Eh yo Mary I need you to vibe wit me on this one uh Uh Check it As I grab my pad and pen and begin to talk from within Oh God I'm hot as the water Like a preacher who's sinned I'm only human but The world has put me on a platform since the day I was born To only wait for my downfall but like a brick wall I'm too hard to brake Ok I do make mistakes But I'm the realest from the fake that's why I'm the hardest to hate I live baby girl I've learned to love those while ther still awake Sleep Sleep And prepare a place for those who are good in the projects and hood Give to those who are misunderstood I know like Lisa Pac and Biggie and Jay and Pun are still No.1 There will be more of us to come I am a leader a teacher I gotta Like a single parent provider Put in back those hip hop dividers Like a preist with a back slider I've sinned but I win And anyone we've lost in life from 9-11 We'll be sure to see again What you hear is not a test I'm rockin to the beat What you hear is not a test I'm rockin to the beat See me and my crew and my friends were gonna try to move our feet See I am Mary Blige and I'll like to say hello To the black to the white the red and the brown the purple and yellow First you gotta first you gotta