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
Dont you want money and the cars
They said
Expensive liquor and cigars
They said

I mean whats better than
Having everything that you dreamed of
Long as they need you
You dont need love

Just be great
Put on for your city, for your state
And whatever you do
Just make us proud
Aint gonna be no cryin from the clouds
Yeah, they say

Just be great
Who cares if theres too much on your plate
Dont make no mistakes
And hide your pain
No rain
Whatever you do
Just make us proud

And aint gonna be no cryin from the clouds
Aint gonna be no cryin from the clouds

You gonna be a star they said
They said
Dont waste your tomorrow, they said
They said
You re the one thats chosen to make it out
Gotta seize the moment
Dont let us down

Just gotta play your part, they said
And history, you ll be a part of it
I mean, whats better than
Having everything that you dreamed of
Long as they need you, you dont need love

Just be great
Put on for your city, for your state
And whatever you do
Just make us proud
Aint gonna be no cryin from the clouds
Yeah, they say

Just be great
Who cares if theres too much on your plate
Dont make no mistakes
And hide your pain
No rain
Whatever you do
Just make us proud

And aint gonna be no cryin from the clouds
Aint gonna be no cryin from the clouds

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

They say lifes a bitch
And then you die
So please, if you re penning my eulogy
Just say I tried
And thats word to Phineas, Jess and Si
And if I dont wake up in heaven
Then it was one hell of a ride

If I dont wake up in heaven
It was one hell of a ride
A hell of a ride

Momma said money cant 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
Wheres 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 cant 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