Some people have to learn Some people wait their turn Some people have to fight Some people give their lives They wanna hold you back, tell 'em pee off Whenever they say you can't take the c off I remember when they told me I wouldn't be famous Now my dream and reality's simultaneous And, work your own way to the top If they put you on a pedestal, they can take you off And there's a higher level than the top You gotta make more, don't make do with what you got Yeah, so go and get it in, sonny Not everybody get's a second chance at getting money Or even getting lucky So you gotta fill the hunger in your tummy I'm always pushing myself to the limit Making sure I stay ahead You made me who I am From the words you said Some people have to learn Some people wait their turn Some people, but not me I was born a champion Some people have to fight Some people give their lives Some people don't believe But I was born a champion But I was born a champion But I was born a champion This gon' be the realist shit I ever wrote Off the records, no cameras, forget a quote Some of my family doing good, most doing dope I'm from Virginia where they hang them niggas by a rope I used to see my momma getting beat down Is that the real definition of me now? I fell off, back on my feet now Heading to the sky, can't even see down Award shows, I pour my heart out And people still study, tryna point my flaws out And I be lying if I say it ain't get to me But I'm a champion, legend, history I'm always pushing myself to the limit Making sure I stay ahead You made me who I am From the words you said Some people have to learn Some people wait their turn Some people, but not me I was born a champion Some people have to fight Some people give their lives Some people don't believe But I was born a champion But I was born a champion But I was born a champion Okay, no one wants to help, I guess you're on your own Build the foundation with the bricks they've thrown In a black and white world, true colors show Change if you want, everybody grows And life's like an ill, but try an' get a hold Opinions ain't facts take 'em in an' let 'em go You made me who I am From the words you said Some people have to learn Some people wait their turn Some people, but not me I was born a champion Some people have to fight Some people give their lives Some people don't believe But I was born a champion Some people have to learn Some people wait their turn Some people, but not me I was born a champion Some people have to fight Some people give their lives Some people don't believe But I was born a champion But I was born a champion But I was born a champion