Chorus (Did you realize That you were a champion) (Kanye) Yes I did So I packed it up and brought it back to the crib Just a lil somethin', show you how we live Everybody want it but it aint that serious Mhmmm thats that shit So if you gon do it, do it just like this Chorus (Did you realize That you were a champion) You dont see just how wild the crowd is You dont see just how fly my style is I dont see why I need a stylist When I shop so much I can speak italian I dont know I just want it better for my kids And I aint sayin we was from the projects But everytime I wanna layaway or deposit My dad'll say when you see clothes, close your eyelids We was sort of like Will Smith and his son In the movie I aint talkin' bout the rich ones Cuz every summer He'll get some brand new harebrain scheme to get rich from And I dont know what he did for dough But he'll send me back to school with a new wardrobe and ay, ay, ay ,ay Chorus (Did you realize That you were a champion) I think he did When he packed it up and brought it back to the crib Just a lil somethin', show you how we live Everything I wanted man it seemed so serious Mhmmm thats that shit So if you gon do it, do it just like this Chorus (Did you realize That you were a champion) When it feel like living's harder than dying For me giving up's way harder than trying Lauryn Hill said her heart was in Zion I wish her heart still was in rhyming Cuz who the kids gon' listen to Huh I guess me if it isnt you Last week I payed a visit to the Institute They got the Dropout keepin' kids in the school I guess i cleaned up my act like prison do If not for pledge at least for the principle They got the CD they got to see me Drop gems like i droped out of PE They used to feel invisible Now they now they invincible Chorus (Did you realize That you were a champion) This is the story of a champion runners on their mark and they pop their guns Stand up stand up here he comes Tell me what it takes to be number 1 Tell me what it takes to be number 1 This is the story of a champion runners on their mark and they pop their guns Stand up stand up here he comes Tell me what it takes to be number 1 Tell me what it takes to be number 1 (Did you realize That you were a champion) Yes I did So I packed it up and brought it back to the crib Just a lil somethin', show you how we live Everybody want it but it aint that serious Mhmmm thats that shit So if you gon do it, do it just like this (Did you realize That you were a champion)