When I was born only had one destiny

I would die or I would go to jail

When I was young nobody saw the best in me

I was just another black boy in hell

But I knew if I tried to achieve

If I tried to be more than they thought I would be 

If I knew that I would get this far

Go to college and graduate

Be the captain of my fate


I'll go all the way

Further than they thought I would 

cll the way out the hood

Turn my bads into good ill fly

Part the clouds and testify

With all this light in my heart

Break all these curses on me 

Generations of pain

Generations of hate all on me


They said I would never go anywhere

So that's why I'm here 


Black boy destiny

Rise up to all you can be

Black boy destiny

Rise up to all you can be


In this war there's a price for humanity 

cre we lost or are we unwell

What's mine is yours 

Your pain belongs to me

But together we'll undo this spell

But I knew if I tried to achieve

If I tried to be more than they thought I would be 

if I knew that I would get this far

Go to college and graduate

Be the captain of my fate


I'll go all the way

Further than they thought I would 

cll the way out the hood

Turn my bads into good ill fly

Part the clouds and testify

With all this light in my heart

Break all these curses on me 

Generations of pain

Generations of hate all on me


They said I would never go anywhere

So that's why I'm here


Black boy destiny

Rise up to all you can be

Black boy destiny

Rise up to all you can be

cll you can be


Black man don't cry

Black man just fight

Black man be strong

Loves where you belong

Black man be wise

Black man be kind

Free from your history 

Rise to your destiny

Black man don't cry

Black man just fight

Black man be strong

Loves where you belong

Black man be wise

Black man be kind

Free from your history 

Rise to your destiny


Black boy destiny

Rise up to all you can be

Black boy destiny