Muhammad Ali

[00:00.51] {If all you keep hearing it so long
[00:01.85] You will see me as a super star
[00:03.38] And you'll have time to waste
[00:04.83] With your minions and things}
[00:44.39] I see your face in front of me, still grainy
[00:46.45] From that old black and white TV
[00:48.56] My whole family silenced
[00:50.01] Watchin' you shape destiny with your two hands
[00:52.68] Faster than the eye could see
[00:54.37] Mesmerising
[00:59.09] You know what skinny little me, started to strut
[01:01.11] Ten years old, suddenly bold
[01:03.00] 'Cause I resolved to live like my hero in the ring
[01:05.72] Be smart, never give an inch, no retreating
[01:08.69] And I racked up, respect from teachers, rednecks
[01:11.06] And creatures who attack in a pack like insects
[01:13.32] Never, seen the like, not before or since
[01:15.63] A young prince, and I remain convinced of his invincibility
[01:19.55] Athletic agility, virility, still a free spirit
[01:22.40] Forever through eternity, stingin' like a bee, Mr. Muhammad Ali
[01:33.51] I want you to know
[01:39.34] You are the original
[01:43.10] I want you to know
[01:47.64] You are the original
[01:52.52] I want you to know
[01:57.27] You are the original
[02:02.51] Your achievements defy belief, from the belly of the beast
[02:05.43] Risin' like yeast yo, my release from low self-esteem
[02:08.72] Came when I saw you rappin' on my TV screen
[02:11.43] Float like a butterfly that describe my walk to school
[02:14.91] After fight night, I felt so cool 'cause I was the greatest too
[02:18.44] Love of self born simply out of love for you
[02:21.18] And I knew someday people'll love me too
[02:23.50] None of the hecklin' about my black skin got throug
[02:25.88] I would walked barefoot through Hell for you
[02:28.28] It's how, I felt back then an I still do so will you
[02:30.96] Accept these humble words of praise
[02:33.15] And my gratitude for those glorious days
[02:35.79] And meritorious ways instilled in a young mind
[02:38.44] Skills sublime, yours to mine
[02:41.11] I want you to know
[02:45.59] You are the original
[02:50.55] I want you to know
[02:55.22] You are the original
[03:00.22] I want you to know
[03:04.94] You are the original
[03:09.98] I want you to know
[03:15.74] You are the original
[03:19.88] I, I, I, I
[03:29.24] I want you to know
[03:34.04] You are the original
[03:38.99] I want you to know
[03:43.39] You are the original
[03:48.65] I want you to know
[03:53.34] You are the original
[03:58.31] I want you to know
[04:02.93] You are the original
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