They said he couldn’t do it
A kid from the streets to college
Ain’t ever gonna quit
All he wanted was knowledge
They said he can’t afford it
A private institution, cost was high
No one taught him how to quit
Job after job, got the strength to defy
They said he won’t finish it
First to go beyond high school
Obvious that the kid won’t just sit
Take every opportunity possible, that was the rule
They said a lot of things
Money
Experience
Network
Academic smarts Ain’t got that
But four years later, that kid did almost everything
Four years, I am grateful for all that