Gradient - Ambition lyrics

[Verse 1] Nate Kiz gonna scratch wax because that cat's the man While I'mma blast tracks in a hatchback sedan Gotta backpack full of raps that's within And man I feel like I can do anything Yo, people wanna see you throw in the towel They stopped listening before you even show ‘em a vowel They're mad when they see that you been doing it well, but It's all because they couldn't do it themselves They're lookin' foolish as hell… outta the way, haters They're full of horse sh** so I call ‘em naysayers They won't be able block your dedication Whether it's rockin' stadiums or Autzen Stadium Don't stop when chasin' it, if it's often rainin' You just shake off the pain and keep walkin' each day I can honestly say that it's kinda cliché But with some dedication you can have anything [Chorus] And it's alright now If you never back down, whoa When it's tough keep makin' the best of it Keep pushin' through the pain the stress Be anybody, anything, everything you wanna be But you have to believe, oh Keep movin', don't give it up on that vision ‘Cause you can do it with enough ambition [Verse 2] I was 11 when I heard the Marshall Mathers LP I had the edited version but I remember explicitly He was spittin' wicked similes that blew my mind I was thinkin' maybe I could do it sometime But when I threw some rhymes down with the pen and a pad It was never the cleverest stuff that Em and them had I was wack, I thought that I'd forever be bad So I ended that dream and I never went back ‘Til I had to do an art project for the Odyssey, soph*more year But I couldn't draw a thing So I wrote a rap and the cla**room applauded me And honestly, it felt unbelievable Call it Pearl Jam, baby, I'm Alive and can Even Flow And even though I'm white, I respect this art form I'm not from the place of the pain and strife But I believe in hip-hop ‘cause it changed my life [Chorus] [Verse 3] This is for single mothers tryna search for employment For military soldiers on their third deployment For the schoolgirl that the popular haters avoided Now she operates at the hospital replacing organs For success after ma**ive rejection For sixth-graders running in their cla**room elections For those who have had some depression For same-s** couples who no longer have to mask their affection For dedicated teachers who shape education For college dropouts bumpin' Late Registration The family who just paid their home loan, barely The trans girl undergoing hormone therapy The young coach bringing hope to the youth For any fans of my music, the old and the new For any broke 20-something who don't know what to do For anybody feelin' this, I wrote it for you! [Chorus] x2