My mother put me in dance lessons ‘Cause she had to work until late Dinner was always after 8 I was 10, after school, my fantasy, I couldn’t wait I was dreaming of performing on the huge stage And Aretha and Lauryn hill grabbed my heart Kept singing at Yodo river 'cause my neighbors complained Bad boys, bad friends I gave in to temptation I almost went astray Thank God, I could get back on track No more playing, fooling around Gotta pay my dues and I learn A guy told me that I should give up If I can’t be a star by 20 And my mother said “honey listen we don’t have plenty of time Just focus on your purpose That’s how we grow and bring us Joy" Yeah, I promise ※We don’t know what the future will be like Love what you do, do what we love We don’t know what the future will be like Keep your hopes up, hands up Do what you love! Some people say that I gave up Some people say that I ruined my career Mind your own business, are we all clear? No struggle no life What keeps you alive? Don’t doubt your intuition Inspire your imagination This generation We’re all confused Fake seems like a truth Truth seems like a fake If what I sense is reality I don’t cut corners to do my best And now I’m a mother too Trying to give my daughter As much potential as possible that’s my responsibility When we are pressed for time We tend to forget a little happiness We all need money, but money can’t buy what I want And she says “I love you mommy” Shit I can do better Shit I can do more Life sucks many times We have no choice sometimes But don’t let your soul die Keep your dreams alive ※Repeat We don’t know what the future will be like Do what you love (Keep your hopes up, hands up) ….. Do what you love