Fill the gaps

I ____________________ I can
Be what I wanna be
If I ____________________ hard at it
I'll be where I wanna be
I know I can ( I know I can ! )
Be what I wanna be ( be what I wanna be ! )
If I work hard at it ( If I work hard it ! )
I'll be ____________________ I wanna be ( I'll be where I wanna be ! )

[ Verse 1 ]
Be , b - boys and girls , listen up
You can be ____________________ in the world , in God we ____________________
An architect , doctor , maybe an ____________________
But nothing comes easy , it takes much ____________________
Like , I met a woman who's becoming a star
She was very ____________________ , leaving people in awe
Singing songs , Lena Horne , but the ____________________ version
Hung with the wrong ____________________ , got her strung on that heroin
Cocaine , sniffing up drugs , all in her nose
Could've died , so young , now looks ____________________ and old
No fun 'cause when she ____________________ for hugs , people hold their breath
'Cause she smells of ____________________ and death
Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring
'Cause they came to do drugs and you ____________________ to sing
So if you gonna be the best , I'ma tell you how
Put your hands in the air , and take the vow

[ ____________________ ]
I know I can ( I know I can ! )
Be what I wanna be ( be what I wanna be ! )
If I work hard at it ( If I work hard it ! )
I'll be where I wanna be ( I'll be where I wanna be ! )
I know I can ( I know I can ! )
Be what I ____________________ be ( be what I wanna be ! )
If I work hard at it ( If I work hard it ! )
I'll be where I wanna be ( I'll be where I wanna be ! )

[ Verse 2 ]
Be , b - boys and girls , ____________________ again
This is for grown - ____________________ girls who's only 10
The ____________________ who watch videos and do what they see
As cute as can be , up in the club with fake ID
Careful , 'fore you meet a man with HIV
You can host the TV like Oprah Winfrey
Whatever you decide , be careful , some men be
Rapists , so act your age , don't ____________________ to be
Older than you are , give yourself time to ____________________
You thinking he can give you ____________________ , but so
Young boys , you can use a lot of help , you know
You ____________________ life's all about smoking weed and ice
You don't wanna be my age and can't read and write
Begging different women for a place to sleep at night
Smart boys turn to men and do whatever they wish
If you believe you can ____________________ , then say it like this

[ Hook ]
I know I can ( I know I can ! )
Be what I wanna be ( be what I wanna be ! )
If I work ____________________ at it ( If I work hard it ! )
I'll be where I wanna be ( I'll be where I wanna be ! )
Now , go ?
I know I can ( I know I can ! )
Be what I wanna be ( be what I wanna be ! )
If I work hard at it ( If I work hard it ! )
I'll be where I wanna be ( I'll be where I ____________________ be ! )

[ Verse 3 ]
Be , be - fore we came to this country
We were kings and queens , ____________________ porch monkeys
There was empires in Africa called Kush
Timbuktu , where every race came to get books
To learn from black teachers who taught Greeks and Romans
Asian ____________________ and gave them gold , when
Gold was converted to money it all changed
Money then became empowerment for ____________________
The Persian ____________________ invaded
They heard about the gold , the teachings , and everything sacred
Africa was almost robbed naked
Slavery was ____________________ , so they began making slave ____________________
Egypt was the ____________________ that Alexander the Great went
He was so ____________________ at the mountains with black faces
Shot up they nose to impose what ____________________
Still goes on today , you see ?
If the truth is told , the youth can ____________________
They learn to survive until they gain control
Nobody says you have to be gangstas , hoes
Read more , learn more , change the globe
Ghetto children , do your thing
Hold your head up , little man , you're a king
Young Princess ____________________ you get your wedding ring
Your man is saying " She's my Queen "