My father never told me that life would be this tough The things he told me ain't worth repeating, facts he never told me was He had no idea what we were up against, me and my generation We were under pressure, underpaid, and we were underestimated But I proved to be amazing Cause I chose to be among the great ones I'm the best I'm the best Fuck it twice in the flesh, never settle for less I'm the best My mother never told me that life would be this hard Believe me when I tell you baby boy, I learned that shit on the job Take a hundred percent, not fun enough Two hundred percent, nice steel wood buns They ain't got enough but y'all don't wanna have to give up Work five times as hard and get half as much Cause I proved to be amazing Cause I chose to be among the great ones I'm the best I'm the best Fuck it twice in the flesh, never settle for less I'm the best My people listen closely, this is for your benefit All my life I've been criticized, they said I talk way too much shit But they don't look around, ain't too many of us that's been in my position Keep the band on wave and keep the battle raging Keep advocating, keep acting crazy Till they have to give us our ass Your name's been slapped down in recognition Cause I proved to be amazing Cause I chose to be among the great ones I'm the best I'm the best Fuck it twice in the flesh, never settle for less I'm the best