[Verse 1]
I stand here, a black man
I have no history
I was brought up in East Chicago
And I grew up on the streets
The chains around the playground
Were the chains around my heart
The brand upon my shoulder
Well, it reminds you who you are
[Chorus]
And it all comes true
Yes, it all comes true
Like a wheel inside a wheel
It turns on you
And you think, "What have I done?
What can I do?"
What you believe about yourself
It all comes true
[Verse 2]
I was just a young girl
My mother called me "Hon"
My father was unhappy
'Cause I should have been his son
They said, "Learn to be a waitress
And learn to be a wife
And be thankful for a chance to live
An ordinary life"
[Chorus]
And it all comes true
Yes, it all comes true
Like a wheel inside a wheel
It turns on you
And you think, "What have I done?
What can I do?"
What you believe about yourself
It all comes true
[Verse 3]
My life is a contradiction
Of sorrow and desire
I drag my heart across the ash
To throw it on the fire
Maybe there's a reason
And could there be a plan?
Or are we all just fools
To think we understand?
[Chorus]
And it all comes true
Yeah, it all comes true
Like a wheel around a wheel
It turns on you
And you think, "What have I done?
What can I do?"
What you believe about yourself
It all comes true
Yeah, it all comes true
Yes, it all comes true
Like a wheel inside a wheel
It turns on you
And you think, "What have I done?
What can I do?"
What you believe about yourself
It all comes true
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