[VERSE 1]
Check it, aye yo
This right here is, this is honestly the jam
To make them all say YONAS is honestly the man
On my Ferris Bueller sh**, school was never in the plan
Because what I got is special like a j**el in the sand
Make a move where they can slam
Rappers like to pretend
I always keep a girl that’s why they like me to win
And who would’ve ever thought that my life would ever begin
By inspiring the world through the strike of a pen
So I got to thank the fans because they made me who I am
First, they showed me how to fall
Then they taught me how to stand
I just got to be myself, and they all understand
Like an Aloe Blacc song
I’m the man, I’m the man
(Ha ha)
I took a theory and I turned it into fact
You took a couple rock songs and turned them into rap
You all liked it better because I gave it what it lacked
Had some fun with it and then I gave it back
So this is for you
[Chorus]
This goes out to you (x3)
You were there when no one was around
This goes out to you (x3)
You were there when no one was around
[VERSE 2]
Now I don’t have a corny name for my fan base
But they still love me because I’m something you can’t hate
Plus I draw what these other dudes can’t trace
Out of this world you’re better off trying to scan space
A bed of nails, ain’t no sleeping on the kid
I don’t usually smoke, but now I’m chiefing on the clear
It’s never easy to cope when the reason you exist is to carry the torch
My n***as reaching for this sh**
But I got it
Nope, I’m not a novice
I know I’m an artist
And also a product
And I got friends that look like Mike Brown
But I got some friends that live in white towns
So I try to find a way to stay cool
But somehow I always manage to break rules
And if I ever lied on a record, lord let me die today
(Huh)
And by the way, I do this for you
[Chorus]
[VERSE 3]
This is for any being being creative
I thank you for the things that you have created
Even if it seems that we ain’t related
You’re the reason I ever had dreams of being the greatest
I could rush to the finish but sh** is better patient
Feeling like I’m minutes from a celebration
Pour champagne gla** leaving demons in the past
One toast for success, another toast to make it last
[Chorus]