Verse
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When I was young my mother said to me,
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"You can grow up and be anything you wanna be"
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Well now that I'm older I'm doing what I can
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But everybody round me want me to be like them
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When people tell me that I gotta fall in line
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I say, "You go get yours, I'll go get mine"
[Verse 2]
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When I was young my father said to me,
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"You gotta work hard if you wanna succeed"
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Well my only job give me dirty fingernails
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And I'm still waiting on a check in the mail
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I asked the boss if he'd pay me on time
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He just said, "You go get yours, I'll go get mine"
[Chorus]
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Oh no one told me there'd be days like these
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I never pray but now I'm on my knees
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I looked to God to get some advice
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He said, "You go get yours and I'll go get mine"
[Verse 3]
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And the people on the TV they keep on telling
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me, "You gotta fall in love if you wanna be happy"
D
Well I think my girl just met another guy
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Cause every time I see her she won't look me in the eye
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She told me, "Boy, I wish you woulda tried"
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I just said, "You go get yours baby, I'll go get mine"
[Chorus]
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Oh no one told me there'd be days like these
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I never pray but now I'm on my knees
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I looked to God to get some advice
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He said, "You go get yours and I'll go get mine"
[Outro]
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All of your life you gotta stay on the grind
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I'd help you get yours but it won't help me get mine
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All of your life you gotta stay on the grind
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I'd help you get yours but it won't help me get mine
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Oh no one told me there'd be days like
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these I never pray but now I'm on my knees
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I looked to God to get some advice
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He said, "You go get yours, I'll go get mine."