Am Em Some people have to learn G D C Some people wait there turn Am Em Some people have to fight G D Some people give it up VERSE I: Am Em They wanna hold you back, tell 'em pee off Whenever they say you can't, take the t off I remember when they told me I couldn't be famous Now my dream and reality is simultaneous Am Em 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 do with what you got Am Em Yeah, so get it in go sunny Not everybody gets a second chance at getting money Or even getting lucky so you gotta feel The hunger in your tummy PD-C HORUS: Am Em I'm always pushing myself to the limit Making sure I stay ahead G D C You made me who I am, from the words you said CHORUS: Am Em Some people have to learn Some people wait there turn G D Some people but not me C I was born a champion Am Em Some people have to fight Some people give their lives G D Some people don't believe C I was born a champion Em D C But I was born a champion Em D C But I was born a champion VERSE II: Am Em 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 Am Em 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 Am Em 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 PD-C HORUS: Am Em I'm always pushing myself to the limit Making sure I stay ahead G D C You made me who I am, from the words you said CHORUS: Am Em Some people have to learn Some people wait there turn G D Some people but not me C I was born a champion Am Em Some people have to fight Some people give their lives G D Some people don't believe C I was born a champion Em D C But I was born a champion Em D C But I was born a champion VERSE III: Am Em Okay, no one wants to help, I guess you're on your own Build the foundation with the bricks they've thrown G D In a black and white world, true colors show Change if you want, everybody grows Am Em And life's like an ill, but try an' get a hold Opinions ain't facts take 'em in an' let 'em go G D Em You made me who I am from the words you said CHORUS: Am Em Some people have to learn Some people wait there turn G D Some people but not me C I was born a champion Am Em Some people have to fight Some people give their lives G D Some people don't believe C I was born a champion Em D C But I was born a champion Em D C But I was born a champion