Some people have to learn Some people wait their turn Some people have to fight Some people give their life They wanna hold you back, tell them pay off Whenever they say you can't, take the tea off I remember when they told me I wouldn't be famous Now my dream and reality's simultaneous I worked your own way to the top If they put you on the pedestal, they could take you off And there's a higher level than the top You gotta make more, don't make do with what you got So go and get it in sunny Not everybody gets a second chance at getting money Or even getting lucky So you gotta feel the hunger in your tummy I'm always pushing myself to the limit Making sure I stay ahead You made me who I am from the words you said Some people have to learn Some people wait their turn Some people want nothing I was born a champion Some people have to fight Some people give their life Some people don't believe But I was born a champion But I was born a champion But I was born a champion This gon' be the realest 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, why they hang them niggas by a rope? I used to see my mama getting beat down Is that the real definition of me now? I fell off, back on my feet now Headed to the sky, can't even see down Award shows, I poured my heart out And people still steady tryna point my flaws out And I'd be lying if I said it ain't good to me But I'm a champion, legend, history I'm always pushing myself to the limit Making sure I stay ahead You made me who I am from the words you said Some people have to learn Some people wait their turn Some people run on me Some people have to fight Some people give the light Some people don't believe But I was born a champion But I was born a champion Okay, no one wants to help, I guess you're on your own Build a foundation with the bricks they throw In a black and white world, true colors show Change if you want, everybody grows And life's like an eel, but try and get a hold Opinions ain't facts, take them in and let them go You made me who I am from the words you said Some people have to learn Some people wait their turn Some people run on me Some people have to fight Some people give the light Some people don't believe Some people have to learn Some people wait their turn Some people run on me Some people have to fight Some people give the light Some people don't believe But I was born a champion But I was born a champion