[00:00.000] 作词 : Olurotimi Akinosho/Sheldon Grant/Rafael Dewayne Ishman/Brandon Lloyd Hesson/Miguel Jiminez/DeMario Priester/Stacy Barthe
[00:01.000] 作曲 : Olurotimi Akinosho/Sheldon Grant/Rafael Dewayne Ishman/Brandon Lloyd Hesson/Miguel Jiminez/DeMario Priester/Stacy Barthe
[00:02.748]Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks
[00:06.758]We are so proud of you, Ro
[00:09.014]Dad and I
[00:10.668]How glorious are the feat of those who bring good tidings
[00:15.940]From your mother's womb, you were chosen to speak to many generations
[00:19.953]
[00:21.456]Yeah
[00:22.208]I got this two door coupe and this brownstone stoop
[00:25.214]In my bank account, there's a parachute
[00:27.975]And the amount big enough if this shit don't work out
[00:30.984]It's clean, but I got it from the dirt now
[00:33.744]Off to college, '06, selling mixtapes out the dorm
[00:36.749]In Mazda, no tints with a bitch that keep me warm
[00:39.506]I was broke as shit, niggas tryna pass classes
[00:42.511]Me, I'm on the L to the city tryna cash in
[00:45.271]In the Chi', I was never shy
[00:48.029]No, I ain't had shit, but I was still that guy
[00:50.787]Twenty-three below out in front of GCI
[00:53.546]Tryna get my shit some plays, spread my wings so I could fly
[00:57.307]Graduated, but still tryna make it
[00:59.311]Gotta make these ends meet, but my pockets naked
[01:01.816]I can't take it
[01:03.069]Then my mans, he told me I should audition
[01:04.823]Because time in front the camera might help me make a living
[01:07.832]So I did it
[01:09.086]Didn't know if I would get it
[01:10.591]But I walked off in that room and I read a couple sentences
[01:13.597]God was in there with me, all I had to do was finish it
[01:16.354]Went in for commercial and I came out with a meal ticket
[01:19.361]No acting class in my past, but I still get it
[01:22.368]Wasn't looking for a lick, but I still hit it
[01:25.125]God showed me the light when I was lost
[01:28.133]Gotta shoutout Kelsey Grammer, he helped make me a boss
[01:30.391]I took off
[01:31.142]
[01:32.646]Ooh
[01:35.153]I had to choose
[01:39.665]Whether to win or lose
[01:45.179]And look at what it turned into, yeah
[01:48.188]Look at what it turned into, yeah
[01:50.942]Look at what it turned into (Damn)
[01:52.945]
[01:53.947]Show cancelled, so I'm headed to Atlanta
[01:56.201]No whip, but I'm dreaming 'bout a Phantom
[01:58.959]Came up so fast, didn't think that we would lose it
[02:01.714]That fell through, guess it's back to the music
[02:04.726]Then I met my nigga Quise back in 2012
[02:07.231]We was both young dreamers tryna figure out ourselves
[02:09.990]Came across James Foye, now he better known as Keyz
[02:12.746]That's my nigga forever, we did some shit you can't believe, yeah
[02:16.006]2014, we had a crib, it was a vibe
[02:18.261]We ain't had no furniture, but still was sitting high
[02:21.271]Hookah on the coffee table, Chinese food and bottles
[02:24.278]Way before the 'Gram, we was bagging Insta' models
[02:26.787]I'm not a gambling man, but had to bet on myself
[02:29.794]Booked a flight to LA, I was in debt to myself
[02:32.804]Hoping that when it's over I'd have a story to tell
[02:36.063]I should be in the W, but I'm in the motel
[02:38.819]For three weeks straight, all that I could do was wait
[02:41.074]And keep my faith, thank God it was free to pray
[02:44.084]Phone ringing, I hopped straight up out the shower
[02:46.841]And they said, "Congratulations, Ro, we want you for Power"
[02:49.348]I took off
[02:52.858]Congratulations, we want you for Power (Took off)
[02:55.617]Phone ringing, I hopped straight up out the shower
[03:00.382]I took off
[03:01.135]
[03:02.889]Ooh
[03:05.144]I had to choose
[03:09.906]Whether to win or lose
[03:15.674]And look at what it turned into, yeah
[03:18.432]Look at what it turned into, yeah
[03:21.189]Look at what it turned into
[03:22.693]
[03:24.198]He asked you to be faithful in His mercy, told you to praise Him
[03:29.462]We remember you singing "Higher Ground" in our little church
[03:34.726]One line in that song reads, "Lord, plant my feet on higher ground"
[03:42.076]God has been with you through the maze of your life's journey
[03:46.587]It hasn't always been easy, you know
[03:49.841]You had full exuberance
[03:52.096]And through it all, God has been faithful
[03:55.108]Allowing you to stop and take stock
[03:58.611]So, real— realize destiny
[04:02.371]Your journey from Columbia High to West— Northwestern, to manhood is gloriously unfolding new heights
[04:10.716]We are grateful to the most high
[04:13.722]Who is forever faithful and true
[04:16.983]Dad and I are so incredibly proud of you
[04:20.992]Soar like the eagle you are
[04:23.752]Roar like the lion you were made to be (Woo)
[04:27.511]You will humbly serve, with wisdom, your God
[04:36.787]I had to choose
[04:42.552]I took off