The Confidence Of Knowing

[Intro] Ayy, how you feel out there? Ah, gotta be brave enough to be yourself Aw, yeah Yeah, gotta be brave enough to be yourself It's called the confidence of knowing [?] Ah, gotta be brave enough to be yourself [?] J. Rawls Talib Kweli, let's get this done [Verse 1] Born in the '70s (Yeah) approachin' half a century (Yeah) Judged me by my enemies, they mad when I match the energy (Ha) The son of Perry and Brenda, representer and defender of the culture I killed the vultures, you might forget, but the flesh remember Rap tutoria (Ha), you followin' the oracle Askin' who the best MC, knowin' that question is rhetorical This way you find inspiration as far as stories go To make the world a better place before you go Nowadays, dealers write prescriptions for Adderall I used to self-medicate with dime bags from Alba Mall This is what happens when the sun starts collapsin' The blackest star of them all With the goal to be who I am in my avatar It's accurate, my lyrics show you exactly who I am Check the catalog, I'm out of all Commercial rappers spoiled like salad bars, a la carte I'm liftin' my soldiers like Mr. Carly Parker Told you that pose only gets you molly rock Come on [Chorus] Yeah, you've got to be yourself Gotta be brave enough to be yourself There's no other option Just keep on pushing You've got it now You've got to be yourself Gotta be brave enough to be yourself There's no other option (Uh) Just keep on pushing You've got it [Verse 2] See, I always been brave enough to be me Like [?] and MC beat me, believe me I believed in me since I was three feet high and risin' 'Til I was tall as the high rises And walkin' barefoot through the ash after the riots The skinniest little penny, but in my mind, a giant If I couldn't move a mile, and I know I had to climb And stay equipped for any climate Got the best for any [?] My confidence can conquer continents by just tryin' Try it, try it through and don't let nobody blind you Shine through like the sunshine you open your blinds to If you ever feelin' blue, just let this song remind you To look inside to find the truth and let it guide you I do my third eye wide open I slide through floatin', smokin' some bomb Marijuana, sippin' wine in the open 'Til the day you see me ownin' a business with billions bulgin' I'll be brave enough to be who I am at this very moment [Chorus] Brave enough You've got to be yourself, yeah, yeah Gotta be brave enough to be yourself There's no other option Just keep on pushing (Keep on pushing) You've got it now (Yeah, yeah) You've got to be yourself, yeah Gotta be brave enough to be yourself There's no other option (Uh) Just keep on pushing You've got it Keep on pushing [Outro] The [?] grooving The body moving The record making The record breaking The [?] grooving The body moving The record making The record breaking