["You know very well who you are","'Cause you're the only one, I'll give you good and plenty","Me when I was just tryin' to make some money to feed my daughters","","Birthdays was the worst days","Yeah, this album is dedicated to all my teachers that told me","Peace to Ron G, Brucey B, Kid Capri","Spread love, it's the Brooklyn way","From the Mississippi down to the east coast","You had a goal, but not that many",""," (If you don't know, now you know, nigga, uh)","Uh, and if you don't know, now you know, nigga, uh","Remember rappin' duke, duh-ha, duh-ha","You know very well who you are","With the hat to match","Hangin' pictures on my wall","Representin' B-town in the house, Junior Mafia","When I was dead broke, man I couldn't picture this","Don't let 'em hold you down, reach for the stars","Now honies play me close like butter played toast","'Cause I went from negative to positive and it's all","I'd never amount to nothin', to all the people that lived above the","","","Now they write letters 'cause they miss me","Stereotypes of a black male misunderstood","","Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack","Smiles every time my face is up in the source"," (Uh, uh)","","","","","Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner","'Cause you're the only one, I'll give you good and plenty","Thinkin' back on my one-room shack","And if you don't know, now you know, nigga","","","Phone bill about two G's flat","It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up magazine","Celebratin' every day, no more public housin'","Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade","I never thought it could happen, this rappin' stuff","Don't let 'em hold you down, reach for the stars","We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us"," (And if you don't know, now you know, nigga)","You know very well who you are","Considered a fool 'cause I dropped out of high school","Livin' life without fear, puttin' 5 karats in my baby girl's ears","I was too used to packin' gats and stuff","Every Saturday rap attack, Mr. Magic, Marley marl","And my whole crew is loungin'"," (It's all good)","To up close and personal with Robin Leach","Salt 'n' Pepa and heavy D up in the limousine","50 inch screen, money green leather sofa","You had a goal, but not that many","'Cause you're the only one, I'll give you good and plenty","Lunches, brunches, interviews by the pools","No heat, wonder why Christmas missed us","I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped","Condos in Queens, indo for weeks","I made the change from a common thief","Uh, damn right I like the life I live","Born sinner, the opposite of a winner","Smokin' weed and bamboo, sippin' on private stocks","Uh huh, it's all good baby baby","","And she loves to show me off, of course","Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis","I'm blowin' up like you thought I would","","Funkmaster Flex, Love Bug Starsky","And I'm far from cheap, I smoke skunk with my peeps all day","Uh, yeah, uh","'Cause you're the only one, I'll give you good and plenty","And all the brothers in the struggle, you know what I'm sayin'?","Sold out seats to hear Biggie Smalls speak","You had a go, but not that many","And if you don't know, now you know, nigga","Got two rides, a limousine with a chauffeur","Don't let 'em hold you down, reach for the stars","Call the crib, same number, same hood, it's all good","Now I'm in the limelight 'cause I rhyme tight","Now my mom pimps a A.C. with minks on her back","No need to worry, my accountant handles that","Now we sip champagne on our worst days","Don't let 'em hold you down, reach for the stars","You had a goal, but not that many","And it's still all good, uh","You never thought that hip hop would take it this far","The Moet and Alize keep me pissy, girls used to dis me","Buildings that I was hustlin' in front of that called the police on","","You know very well who you are"]
Performed by: Biggie Smalls; The Notorious B.I.G. Written by: Sean Combs; James Mtume; Jean Olivier; Christopher Wallace
Credits: Combs, Sean (Songwriter); Mtume, James (Songwriter); Olivier, Jean (Songwriter); Wallace, Christopher (Songwriter); BIG POPPA MUSIC (Publisher); EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (Publisher); JUSTIN COMBS PUBLISHING INC (Publisher); TWELVE AND UNDER MUSIC (Publisher)
