I wanna be the greatest that ever did it
Or better yet I wanna be the greatest Floco Torres that ever lived
I wanna do the things that kings have never did
My expectations are higher than the falsetto on Jamaal Lyon
I been building an empire & it goes to show
That the overnight success ain't the way to go
And I ain't tryna steal Drake flow
But it ain't good when I'm running through the city with my woes
I been stressing
I'm looking at the sky hoping that I get a blessing
God sent a text but I didn't get the message
You Prolly wonder why he did at all
But sometimes you gotta reach folks right where they are
And he Prolly know I ain't gettin service at all
I'm just sitting in the pew & I'm staring at the wall
Then the preacher said the journey is for you & you only
Look to ya left or your right & tell ya homie that

Now I'm qtryna make it to the glory
It isn't your fault if you don't stay

I wanted to be an open heart surgeon like Charles Drew
Then I picked up a pen, Ma look what I drew
Then I read a news story that wasn't right
Then I wanted the world to read things I write
Then I heard a biggie song & I like rap
First time on stage & everybody clapped
When they ask what I wanna be I point & say I wanna be that
I wanna be that I wanna be

I wanna be great, even if I'm not discovered
I want my name to ring bells like the bride is coming
Last verse folks Prolly thought I died or something
but My...watch been fuckin cause my time is comin
And I can feel it, feel it in my spirit
You see it in my walk & the tv tryna kill it
the magazines too
But if I don't just take responsibility I guess then I'm just like you
Could blame it on the shoulder blade she stuck a knife through
Or blame it on the shows that they wouldn't come to
I've seemed to make it out unscathed to some praising reviews
so Imma turn the blame into gratitude
Thank you to my Ma cause she showed me how to love
Thanks to my pops cause he taught me how to hustle
They hated the Messiah everybody ain't gon love you
It ain't for popularity it ain't for the money I just told my baby

now I'm tryna make it to the glory
It isn't your fault, if you don't stay

I wanted to be an open heart surgeon like Charles Drew
Then I picked up a pen, Ma look what I drew
Then I read a news story that wasn't right
Then I wanted the world to read things I write
Then I heard a biggie song & I like rap
First time on stage & everybody clapped
When they ask what I wanna be I point & say I wanna be that
I wanna be that I wanna be

I wanna be better than my idols
I wanna be a headache for my rivals
And you all outta excedrin
I wanna be the exception to the rule
They got it roped off but I still get through
You out in the lobby I'm lobbying for position
I wanna be the reason you don't even get the mention
I wanna be the reason that my friends go farther
I wanna make a point, like making ya sixth man ya starter
Back then my first step was awkward
I had one foot out like a jab step on a guard
These days I'm thinking less cautious
Bars harder than a crease over doc martins
This is that corner office flow
This when Gekko told Ollie that he wanted every or-face flowing
This ain't corporate tho
My abs are good the core is hope
Its crunch time I'm tryna be more than dope

now I'm tryna make it to the glory
It isn't your fault, if you don't stay

I wanted to be an open heart surgeon like Charles Drew
Then I picked up a pen, Ma look what I drew
Then I read a news story that wasn't right
Then I wanted the world to read things I write
Then I heard a biggie song & I like rap
First time on stage & everybody clapped
When they ask what I wanna be I point & say I wanna be that
I wanna be that I wanna be