Hey mazel tov and all that good stuff man This is for all my folks who got legal jobs We beat the odds, you feel me? We ain't supposed to be here, never thought we see it Now we living proof, tell the world to believe it yeah Congratulations, thank God we made it They told us we was nothing, now I know they hate it Round of applause, round of applause Congratulations, we beat them odds Round of applause, round of applause Congratulations, we beat them odds I ain't supposed to be nothing but a dope dealer, but a hope killer Supposed to brag on the guns and the coke kilo's Dropping molly's in a coke zero Ashamed of my education, then I'm finally off probation Then I quit smoking, got a wife and kids and I'm a real father no faking See I'm a black man who beat them odds Supposed to be locked up with no job Never should of went to college or learned who God is You add it up it's all odd See I never knew my pops I been abused, ran from the cops I went to school High on them crops Wasn't a thug, never been shot Running from God man turning my back Never would of made it, Marvin Sapp But He opened up my eyes and I can't look back While they look surprised, I just tip my cap Yeah he did it, he did it He changed me and I'm with it He made me what I'm supposed to be You get close to me, you might get it We ain't supposed to be here, never thought we see it Now we living proof, tell the world to believe it yeah Congratulations, thank God we made it They told us we was nothing, now I know they hate it Round of applause, round of applause Congratulations, we beat them odds Round of applause, round of applause Congratulations, we beat them odds I ain't even spos' to be here I ain't even spos' to be livin' The world is set up for me to Be dead broke and somewhere locked up in prison Yeah, I know they be watchin' Yeah, I know they be listenin' Yeah, I know that hip-hop police is probably plotting for me To be missing And cover it up with the cliche okey doke And blame it on the pain pill overdose From the city where they love to hate But I still got love for my homies tho They don't want to see us ball out But we do it anyway Got a mil' in the bank Another two up in the safe Cuz' I do it everday Know, know me ain't no roomies in the A All they say that is I could've fool in the A Don't assume anything I'm a fool with the pay I'll be goon till your day We ain't supposed to be here, never thought we see it Now we living proof, tell the world to believe it yeah Congratulations, thank God we made it They told us we was nothing, now I know they hate it Round of applause, round of applause Congratulations, we beat them odds Round of applause, round of applause Congratulations, we beat them odds I'm supposed to be dead or in jail right now But instead, I'm sharing my gift with the world Now she used to strip at Onyx Working her way through college Tryna put food in her son's mouth On a pole for them dollars She was looking for some solace Told the Lord, I promise. I'm heading to the hills with my heels on Where the feels ain't a touch to the billfolds No copping feels from no Uncle Phil's, just Phil Jackson coach her And get her out that game where they losing they dignity for a Coach purse No skirts just "skrr", found another way around a real worth And left that fine establishment It's like her whole life is having a growth Spurt She out the game and they hate it, mad at her she made it (haters) They ain't nothing but some shellfish in a bucket Probably get crabs if you touch it Now she graduated from college -- scratch that -- graduated with honors Little man got a little cap and gown, look at him matching his mama, yeah! We ain't supposed to be here, never thought we see it Now we living proof, tell the world to believe it yeah Congratulations, thank God we made it They told us we was nothing, now I know they hate it Round of applause, round of applause Congratulations, we beat them odds Round of applause, round of applause Congratulations, we beat them odds

1, 2, 3, 4 Our stepmom, we did everything to hate her She took us down to the edge of Decatur We saw the lion and the kangaroo take her Down to the river where they caught a wild alligator Sangamon River, it overflowed It caused a mudslide on the banks of the operator Civil War skeletons in their graves They came up clapping in the spirit of the aviator The sound of the engines and the smell of the grain We go riding on the abolition grain train Stephen A. Douglas was a great debater But Abraham Lincoln was the great emancipator Chickenmobile with your rooster tail I had my fill, and I know how bad it feels Stay awake and watch for the data No small caterpillar, go congratulate her Denominator, go Decatur, go Decatur It's the great I am Abominate her, go Decatur, why did we hate her? It's the great I am Denominator, go Decatur, anticipate her It's the great I am Appreciate her, appreciate her Stand up and thank her Stand up and thank her It's the great I am Stand up and thank her It's the great I am Stand up and thank her It's the great I am Stand up and thank her

I stand here waiting for you to bang the gong to crash the critic saying Is it right or is it wrong? If only Fame had an IV Baby could I bare being away from you I found the vein, put it in here I live for the Applause, Applause, Applause I live for the Applause-plause Live for the Applause-plause Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me The applause, applause, applause Give me the thing that I love (Turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make em touch (Make it real loud) Give me the thing that I love (Turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make em touch (Make it real loud) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E Make it real loud Put your hands up, make em touch, touch A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E Make it real loud Put your hands up, make em touch, touch I've overheard your theory Nostalgia's for geeks I guess sir, if you say so Some of us just like to read One second I'm a Kunst Then suddenly the Kunst is me Pop culture was in Art now ART's in POP culture, in me! I live for the Applause, Applause, Applause I live for the Applause-plause Live for the Applause-plause Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me The applause, applause, applause Give me the thing that I love (Turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make em touch (Make it real loud) Give me the thing that I love (Turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make em touch (Make it real loud) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E Make it real loud Put your hands up, make em touch, touch A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E Make it real loud Put your hands up, make em touch, touch Touch touch Touch touch now I live for the Applause, Applause, Applause I live for the Applause-plause Live for the Applause-plause Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me The applause, applause, applause Give me the thing that I love (Turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make em touch (Make it real loud) Give me the thing that I love (Turn the lights on) Put your hands up, make em touch (Make it real loud) A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E Make it real loud Put your hands up, make em touch, touch A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E Make it real loud Put your hands up, make em touch, touch A R T P O P