Standing Ovations

(Intro) Mic check 1, 2 Mic check 1, 2 Let me tell you a little story [Verse 1: Danny Bravo] Catch him rocking stages in some highly populated places His team making constellations because they're all stars Like Lebron James in this game, he sees the haters hatin But he loves the looks that's on their faces So he knows he gotta make it, he ain't leaving here with nada So dreams is what he's chasing til he caught em like Posada All it took was patience, no doctor He aced examinations now you're looking at the motherfucking proctor And he ain't never took no short cuts like stair cases Now he's running with the greatest like he's in olympic races A couple platinum plaques for his basement A couple snack packs for observation cuz the proof is in the pudding He's been putting in work and it's been working From fable to being able until they close curtains Until his bone's aching and there ain't no blood flowing through his veins Man he swear the whole nation give him standing ovations [Hook] (Applause) Standing Ovations Standing Ovations (Beeping) [Verse 2: Danny Bravo] Then his alarm clock rings, he know it was a dream But he's trying to make reality out of what he just seen So he hop up out the bed like trampolines He wanna be high like a fiend's scheme, or hotter than steamed jeans Cuz he, think he sick like hypochondriac So he knows that he'll never get caught sleeping like insomniacs He just keep his drive like a pontiac He wanna sign on that dotted line just so he can see his mom react Just to show his friends and them who laughed when he mentioned it All because he's white, like the president's residence He wanna earn percentages of pensions from his penmanship His menacing sentences making his enemies envious Until they both green, like moldy cheese or some grown weed He'll show the sheep that he's gonna be the GOAT, hopefully Just to show his teachers who don't believe in his poetry He know that he gotta stay focused like a telescope to see the stars and them Even though his past was looking ominous He'll keep rhyming til he's synonymous with prominence He gon keep it real like honest promises, he won't break it Til the whole nation give him standing ovations [Hook] (applause) Standing Ovations Standing Ovations [Refrain] You either living or you dying, homie, follow your dreams And be all you can possibly be I said you living or you dying, homie, follow your dreams And be all you can possibly be You either living or you dying, homie, follow your dreams And be all you can possibly be I said you living or you dying, homie, follow your dreams And be all you can possibly be BRAVO!