Proud of Me (feat. Little Simz) Mahalia, Little Simz

I've never been religious Instead my mom has showered me in kisses Thirteen with the big dream and Daddy said I could be anything So I looked to the stars Found an acoustic guitar, started learning Wrote a couple songs and people heard them Now they sing along My friends used to say "I bet you can't wait for the fame Everyone's gonna know your face, mate" Let me talk specifically That don't me shit to me I wanna keep bits of me to myself I don't need your publicity, all up in my business That right there is a sickness Keep it to yourselves Mother and father, I wanna make you proud Brothers and sisters, let me scream out loud I love you all I love it, yeah Thank you for everything I love it, yeah yeah yeah I didn't just fall out of the sky I've got stars in my eyes I've had stars in my eyes for many years while I was showed how I was grown into the woman that I am now Think of me as a blank sheet of paper My life is mine, I am the creator You don't own me, you're not my commentator Oh, child, see I once had an idol I got her voice on a vinyl And then she turned suicidal Well you see this business Is all about survival of the fittest If you don't go viral you should quit it I am the revival of the unfinished You're my witness Mother and father, I wanna make you proud Brothers and sisters, let me scream out loud I love you all I love it, yeah Thank you for everything I love it, yeah yeah yeah I love you, oh Thoughts more and more are distorted I just pray I wake up in the morning Shit ain't promised to all and we know this But calling it quits is not in my calling (no) I don't need a penny to complete me, no He should know Let all of my elders and my teachers know She is gold (she is gold) Wonder has this always been my thesis, oh, T would know What is this life that I lead, this is the life of the G Can I enlighten you please? I don't ever feel to be like what they're all trying to be You don't even know, I am the one you been dying to meet What are you finding beneath? Lies dressed as honesty, honestly you should follow me Down the rabbit hole I go, I know Change is scary we call this life, so what, move on I'll always give you the realness, it's tough love We right above, Hyatt suite, what we always dreamed of Mother and father, I wanna make you proud Brothers and sisters, let me scream out loud I love you all I love it, yeah Thank you for everything I love it, yeah yeah yeah