Falling

[Intro: Denzel Washington] I’m sure people have told you, to make sure you have something to fall back on Make sure you have something to fall back on honey.. But I never understood that concept, having something to fall back on. If I’m going to fall, I don’t want to fall back on anything, except my faith, I wanna fall forward.. I figure this way at least I’ll see what I’m going to hit Fall Forward [Sample] I don’t know about my dreams, I don’t know about my dreaming anymore.. All that I know is [Verse 1: D. Ciano] D. Ciano in Savannah's like Lebron out in Cleveland I had to leave to be someone my city can believe in I refuse to be another youngin' out here dreaming I push it like Salt-n-Peppa, but here for more than a Season Relevance is the reason, longevity's my fuel And the process gets me heated, but my fans keep me cool With or without a monarchy, my plan is to rule And a back up plan is the reason that I'm in school Seems cool, but some can't seem to understand me Such as my peers, my friends, and all my Family And Music is my way out, I don't have a Plan B So why work for a college degree, when I want a Grammy It can't be, too far from where I'm at I worked too hard to stay in back And I'm a star and that's a fact No need to say I'm back, because I never left And this food for thought shows I'm a better chef But better yet [Chorus] I don’t know about my dreams, I don’t know about my dreaming anymore.. All that I know is, I'm Falling, Falling, Falling, Falling Might as well Fall in [Denzel Washington Talking] Thomas Edison conducted 1,000 failed experiments Did you know that? I didn’t know that Because the 1,001st was the lightbulb Fall Forward [Verse 2: D. Ciano] Taking classes for granted cause I'm way too advanced And I have questions that can't be answered by raising my hand No bowl of cereal when I say I've been raising my brand Reaching for clout, deep in the south, without.. making a dance But what now? should I craft singles just to get cheese? Or should I make the good music that the youth needs? Correcting errors from my era like I proofread Cause I'm too clever my endeavors are what fuel me I'm tryna measure success but wheres the right ruler Can someone from a dark past have a bright future? I'm just a product of the streets who put my heart into rap Who was smart enough to get the cheese and not get caught in the trap Just take a listen you'll see art in my rap And listen forward I'll have you falling right back I was disguised as the norm to form your referral Went from cyphers in dorms to now taking over the world [Chorus] I don’t know about my dreams, I don’t know about my dreaming anymore.. All that I know is, I'm Falling, Falling, Falling, Falling Might as well Fall in [Denzel Washington Talking] Reggie Jackson struck out 2600 times in his career The most in the history of baseball But you don’t hear about the strike outs, people remember the home runs Fall Forward [Verse 3: D. Ciano] Mixed emotions on right or wrong, write a paper, write a song Living up to the hype but ain't nothing like when my mic is on Like when I see em listening whenever I perform No longer Clark or in the dark cause now the lights are on And since a dream like this isn't for certain Society only respects a student unless I'm working Figured I'd work 4 years for my bachelors Just cause my ancestors worked 400 for their masters Then I went casper, but I was far from friendly D' Evil was out to get me, thank god that heaven sent me I was tired of being broke and no job could ever fix me Working hard but still proud like Oscar for every Penny Living in new beginnings yet steady trying to make ends It's hard in this real life filled with fake friends So I go in, just set the date and set the bets Until I reach my highest peak I don't think I can ever rest [Outro: Denzel Washington] So the question is, what are you going to do with what you have? I’m not talking about how much you have Some of you are business majors, some of you are theologians, nurses, sociologists Some of you have money, some of you have patience, some of you have kindness Some of you have love, some of you have the gift long suffering Whatever it is, whatever your gift is What are you going to do with what you have?