How I Made It

Yeah, this song right here is about a young man

Who's endured a lot of twists and turns in his life

'Cause he always kept his head up, stayed focused

This man's name is Mario Winans, listen



What makes you think I can't make it?

Put me to the test, I'll take it

I've been through more trials

But I've overcome all of them

And I've never been one for fakin'

I kept on movin' an' shakin'

An' that's how I made it



I've seen it all but I never let no one

Tell me what's right, when it's wrong

'Cause I heard it all before

An' it gives me a reason to fight for

A right for, to do what I gotta do, baby

  (What makes you think I can't make it?)



Put me to the test, I'll take it

I've been through more trials

But I've overcome all of them

And I've never been one for fakin'

I kept on movin' an' shakin'

An' that's how I made it



All of my life I was told that

You had to go through

Just to get where you want

An' if you come across a storm

You just gotta keep holdin' on

An' stay strong and do what you gotta do, baby

  (What makes you think I can't make it?)



Put me to the test, I'll take it

I've been through more trials

But I've overcome all of them

And I've never been one for fakin'

I kept on movin' an' shakin'

An' that's how I made it



Hey, yo, I came from the bottom

Worked my way up, ran wit big dudes

Had to get my weight up, now my cake up

Now it's lights, cameras, make up



Trips to jake up, foreign countries

Reminisce on times when we all was hungry

Now I made it, an' all y'all niggaz can hate it

Seein' that I sound like Mase

An' knownin' that I came from the basement

Did my own thing, so face it



Now they comin' wit cases, now wit this hand I'm racist

I'm so close, I could taste it

Sometimes, I just wanna grab toast an' take it

But I'm a keep movin' an' shakin', stay true to my faith

An' I ain't worryin' about you, I'ma make it

  (What makes you think I can't make it?)



Put me to the test, I'll take it

I've been through more trials

But I've overcome all of them

And I've never been one for fakin'

I kept on movin' an' shakin'

An' that's how I made it