"You gon' be a star," they said

They said, "You gon' take us far," they said

They said, "Everywhere you go, they're gon' know your name

Who cares if you get lonely, long as you're famous?"

"Don't you want money and the cars?" they said

"Expensive liquor and cigars," they said

I mean, what's better than having everything that you dreamed of?

Long as they need you, you don't need love

Just be great

Put on for your city, for your state

And whatever you do, just make us proud

Ain't gon' be no cryin' from the clouds

Yeah, they say

Just be great

Who cares if there's too much on your plate?

Don't make no mistakes and hide your pain, no rain

Whatever you do, just make us proud

And ain't gon' be no cryin' from the clouds

Ain't gon' be no cryin' from the clouds

"You gon', you gon' be a star," they said

They said, "Don't waste your tomorrow," they said

They said, "You're the one that's chosen to make it out

Gotta seize the moment, don't let us down

Just gotta play your part," they said

"And history, you'll be a part of it"

I mean, what's better than having everything that you dreamed of?

Long as they need you, you don't need love

Just be great

Put on for your city, for your state

And whatever you do, just make us proud

Ain't gon' be no cryin' from the clouds

Yeah, they say

Just be great

Who cares if there's too much on your plate?

Don't make no mistakes and hide your pain, no rain

Whatever you do, just make us proud

And ain't gon' be no cryin' from the clouds

Ain't gon' be no cryin' from the clouds

Ain't gon' be no

I was way too far out in the world, but I still put on for my city

I was handing out too much milk money, too much kitten, and ass, and titties

I lost my voice like a pastor, faster than a Harlem shimmy

But I guess that's what you get for trying to make heartbreak pretty, uh

They say life's a bitch, and then you die

So please, if you're penning my eulogy, just say I tried

And that's word to Phineas, Jess and Si

And if I don't wake up in Heaven, then it was one hell of a ride

Yeah, yeah

If I don't wake up in Heaven, it was one hell of a ride

A hell of a ride

Uh, Mama said money can't buy me happiness, so I copped a G5

Tried to fly myself up next to it

I fucked up some commas, just to dot-dot-dot, where's the rest of it?

This what clean look like when clean took life and made a mess of it

Had to realize I'm just blessed to it

You can't take it all with you but you can remember the best of it

I pray for peace within myself, and no more regrets with it

'Cause when I looked at my soul in the Mississippi, it reflected it

And if you know me, you're right next to it

I'm everything you thought I was

I'm everything I thought I was

It was everything I thought it was

It was everything I thought it was