[Intro] yo its young soulja/
And ...if you ever had somebody that told you you couldn't do something/
This your chance to shine/
Because all that negativity that they put up on you/
Was just motivation/
[Hook]
They said ill never be rich/
They said ill never make it/
That's what they said / (they said)
They said/ (they said)
They said/ (they said)haha look at me now
They said ill never be rich/
They said ill never make it/
That's what they said / (they said)
They said/ (they said)
They said/ (they said)haha look at me now
[Verse one]
Through my life they said ill never make it/
Ill never have money and jewels that id be faking it/
They said ill never kick it with the stars/
That ill never have a mansion never ever drive fancy cars/
They said that it will never happen/
That I should just quit and that I will never make it rapping/
They kept on talking like you will never make it out/
Better find a new career and stumble on a different route/
You got to understand that the stage is where I'm suppose to be/
That's why I got it tatted so it always stays close to me/
My heart pumps beats and my mouth spits lyrics/
If you shut the fuck up maybe you could just hear this/
I been in the industry over ten years/
And I conquered all my enemies/
Worked harder then my peers/
People wonder why cause I went the extra mile/
When they blabbing at the mouth I just smile/
[Hook]
They said ill never be rich/
They said ill never make it/
That's what they said / (they said)
They said/ (they said)
They said/ (they said) ha-ha look at me now
They said ill never be rich/
They said ill never make it/
That's what they said / (they said)
They said/ (they said)
They said/ (they said) ha-ha look at me now
[Verse two]
They said ...you'll never make it on the radio/
The industry's shady but don't let them play you though/
Keep your eyes open for junkie promoters/
And backstabbing suckers that get greasy like motors/
You'll see my face on the cover of a magazine/
You'll never see me fall even though I might be staggering/
Bet they'll say hell never ever go platinum/
I Aim for the stars so I bet you I out lap them/
They said ill never make a mill but they see my counting/
With so much money pouring out like a fountain/
I don't know they don't want me in the lime light /
Even though my swags on point and I rhyme tight/
The music holds me down like drugs on a triple beam/
Watch the envy turn to hate when I'm on the TV screen/
They don't want to see me succeed they want to see me fail/
And When I get my first Grammy well/
[Hook]
They said ill never be rich/
They said ill never make it/
That's what they said / (they said)
They said/ (they said)
They said/ (they said) ha-ha look at me now
They said ill never be rich/
They said ill never make it/
That's what they said / (they said)
They said/ (they said)
They said/ (they said) ha-ha look at me now
[Verse three]
Let me tell you what was said form the get/
Ya mommy's long gone and ya daddy's in prison/
That's the reason/
You'll never make it out these streets girl/
Well I refuse to lose/
I'm breaking through/
Anything standing in my way/
Seen many faces/
Heard all the lies/
They said you'll never win the prize/
Never make it out alive/
That's what they said/
Fuck what they said/
Here's what I say no time for play/
Rise early in the morning for the bread each day/
So full of doubts just look at me now/
Toes in the sand right in front of my beach house/
[Hook]
They said ill never be rich/
They said ill never make it/
That's what they said / (they said)
They said/ (they said)
They said/ (they said)haha look at me now
They said ill never be rich/
They said ill never make it/
That's what they said / (they said)
They said/ (they said)
They said/ (they said)haha look at me now
They said ill never be rich/
They said ill never make it/
That's what they said / (they said)
They said/ (they said)
They said/ (they said)haha look at me now
They said ill never be rich/
They said ill never make it/
That's what they said / (they said)
They said/ (they said)
They said/ (they said)haha look at me now
(echos out)