Well it seems so early Like dewdrops on my mind I've just begun to realize The things I could not find Just like I was told as a child By the greatest man who ever shined I'm just wakin' up Just smelling the coffee I'm just wakin' up To the sweetness of life He said life isn't easy But he told me from a different point of view He said, "You've got to watch your back, boy Everybody's gonna love you And everybody hates somebody, somebody loves Watcha gonna do?" (Chorus) He said, "There's something I've got to tell you Before I send you out on your own" And then there was a stare so deep, my man It chilled me to the bone "It's somewhat like a legacy, it can't be left alone" (Chorus)