I'm just making music from my heart Not music for the charts, no No, I won't get caught up in all of the things dem woulda start To stray I from I path Won't fall victim to dem conduct I'm making music from my heart Not music for the charts, no, no With all the things dem coulda start To stray I from I path Won't, won't Now I see what is my responsibility The blessings I've received, I must do my best to lead then 'Cause when people they stand in front of me with them ears attentively Well then I do my best to reach them For if I am making music from my soul and know my role Well then it cannot get depleted So divine when these energies align, thoughts flow from mind So I know that I [Chorus] Mommy, if I never win a Grammy don't you ever cry for me No billboard up in the sky for me If I never get to put a plaque on Don's wall I'll appreciate the fact that even one sold Daddy, do you see yourself when you look at me I look at you and feel like that is what I've got to be And so my strategy is to stay 'way from the vanity Plus LeAnn, I did promise she That I would make my [Chorus] Said no I will not pick a fight with my brothers just to get to the top When I write, it's truth and rights incite in every drop Represent for all the younger ones that's coming up And show them love No competition, it's not "I, " it's "us" See, for all our times will come and go When there'll be no more lights, and there'll be no more shows And no more interviews, and no more people saying they loving you I'm telling you, and then we'll know [Chorus] No, no Yeah, yeah No, hey, hey Music from my heart Music from my heart No, no, no, no, hey So I give thanks for the ones that before us, you know? And for the ones that forward, you know Treat the music with respect