[nelly]
You got to believe in yourself
Don't let nobody tell you what you can't be
You got to believe in yoursel-elf yeah
And everything else'll work out you'll see
Ohh (ohh) ohh ohh hoh!
[chorus: nelly]
You got to believe in yourself
Don't let nobody tell you what you can't be
You got to believe in yoursel-elf yeah
And everything else'll work out you'll see
Ohh ohh ohh ohh
I think i - naw i know i can
I think i - naw i know i can
I think i - naw i know i can
I know i can i know i can ay
[nelly - over chorus]
Ay yeah
Nobody uh-uh uh uhh
Everybody i think i...
Uhh uhh uhh uhh
[nelly]
You see my poppa was a rollin stone
And my momma had problems of her own
But i still managed to make it out okay
... ohh ohh
Although i'm hailed as a hometown hero
Still in my hometown i'm seen as a ****
But man that's okay
Uh uh uh uh uh uh
It's so many obstacles in life to overcome
And as soon as you jump over one here come another come
But we got to be strong and set examples for our sons
If the sun don't shine then the decayin has begun
[chorus]
[nelly]
Uhh uhh uhh uhh
They say i'm old enough to go to war
But i ain't old enough to play in the nba no more
Now you tell me what's wrong with that?
Ah ah ah ah-ah ah ah
I pledge allegiance all the way to iraq
But ain't nobody pledgin to me when i get back
Tell my uncle sam he wrong for that
Ah ah ah woo!
You see my self-esteem i'm never leavin home without it
They told me i'd never make it they told me i ain't doubt it
Now tell me whoever make it now tell me i ain't got it
I'm seein (no limits) **** who sayin i ain't (bout it)?
Woo!
[chorus]
[chuck d - over chorus]
That's right you gotta believe it y'all c'mon
I know i can
I think i - naw i know i can
I think i - naw i know i can
Know i can know you can
[chuck d]
Rock on nelly rock on my brother
Keep your head up over the storm young fella (hoh!)
Got a letter from the government opened and read it
Uhh and told 'em all to forget it
C'mon cause we believe in the future
Uncle sam sent his man to recruit ya
You still can't trust it cause you came this far
End of discussion when you know who you are
[chorus]
[chuck d - over chorus]
That's right believe c'mon now
Don't let nobody tell you what you can be
C'mon nelly tell 'em man
That's right rockin it positivity that's right
I know i can i know i can
I think i i know i can
[outro: chuck d]
You gotta believe it
You gotta believe my brother
You keep doin your thing
That's right keep that head up
All the way to the future
That's right for the babies baby
For the babies
