I was a girl in a small town But that wasn't a place for me to get down Feeling lonely, feeling lost And there was no reason for paying the cost Then I heard the voice of Mommy Mariah I said to myself, I wanna go higher I wanna be famous and sing like a Diva I prayed that God could hear me With the sound in my ears and cassettes in my pockets I already knew Aaliyah could rock it I swang to the beat with the tracks of Missy She taught me to take it easy I was impressed by Destiny's Child, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa were making me wild So I made up my mind to help my own dream meet me and soon I found myself in a big city
Under the cold blue sky We're searching for place to belong Under the cold blue sky Everybody's looking for love, Looking for...
Now I'm so thankful for being on stage For not being caught in a golden cage I learned to stay true, without feeling obliged That's what I know from Mary J Blige She's a real Queen of a hip hop soul She is unique in the whole wide world and so you and I, we are so unique though we all once were lifted by 'Sky' of Sonique You know why I'm telling you this? We got the music and this is the bliss We got dancers, we got MC's Everything for our souls to be pleased So come on, come on, get your back off the wall we all got the stories that need to be told Go ahead and be the one like Madonna you'll get it if you really want it