[Chris Brown:] Some people have to learn Some people wait there turn Some people have to fight Some people give their lives
[Verse 1 - Chipmunk:] They wanna hold you back, tell 'em pee off Whenever they say you can't, take the "t" off I remember when they told me I wouldn't be famous Now my dream and reality is simultaneous And work your own way to the top If they put you on a pedestal they can take you off And there's a higher level than the top You gotta make more, don't make do with what you got Yeah, so get it in, go sonny Not everybody gets a second chance at getting money Or even getting lucky so you gotta feel The hunger in your tummy
[Hook - Chris Brown:] I'm always pushing myself to the limit Making sure I stay ahead You made me who I am, from the words you said
Some people have to learn Some people wait there turn Some people but not me I was born a champion
Some people have to fight Some people give their lives Some people don't believe But I was born a champion But I was born a champion But I was born a champion
[Verse 2 - Chris Brown:] This gonna be the realest shit I ever wrote Off the record, no camera’s, forget a quote Some of my family doing good, most doing dope I'm from Virginia where they hang the niggas by a rope I used to see my momma getting beat down Is that the real definition of me now? I fell off, back on my feet now Headed to the sky, can’t even see down Award shows, I poured my heart out And people still steady trynna point my flaws out And I’d be lying if I said it ain’t get to me But I’m a champion, legend, history
[Hook]
[Verse 3 - Chipmunk:] [only at Album Version!] Imagine you was the one, that couldn't get a look in Couldn't get a booking Couldn't get a push in when you needed a shove Or your buttons they be pushing So now they tryna shush him It's only you believing in you They turn you into a bastard the moment you rude Attitude a little out of tune But that's how champions move Yeah so go and get it in sonny Not everybody gets a second chance at getting money Or even getting lucky So you gotta feel the hunger in your tummy
[Hook] [only at Album Version!]
[Verse 4 - Chipmunk:] No-one wants to help I guess you're on your own Build a foundation with the bricks they throw In a black and white world, true colors show Change if you want, everybody grows Life's like an eel, but try and get a hold Opinions ain't facts, take em and let em go
[Hook - Chris Brown:] You made me who I am from the words you said
Some people have to learn Some people wait there turn Some people but not me I was born a champion (champion)
Some people have to fight Some people give their lives Some people don't believe But I was born a champion
Some people have to learn Some people wait there turn Some people but not me I was born a champion (champion)
Some people have to fight Some people give their lives Some people don't believe But I was born a champion But I was born a champion But I was born a champion