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Stars Shine Brightest

You can only see the stars when it’s Don Cheadle black\nwhen the chips are down who dips and who reacts?\nfolding under pressure ain’t get us to where we at\nwhen all hope’s lost you battle to get it back\nin fact, dark times are when heroes shine\nwithout them sour grapes there would be no wine\nlet your ego dine, adversity for breakfast\nzero pride, in settling for less then\nfighting tooth and nail, no matter who prevails\ninstead of wishing on a star grab a comet by the tail\nyour ship ain’t coming in, then you got to make a sale\ncatch the wind and make it sail and hit the ground runnin'\ntil ya heartbeat sound like a battle drum thumpin'\nthose talking 'bout failure ain’t talkin' 'bout nothin'\nyou may weather the storm if you don’t stop punchin'\nreach for the stars and you might just touch 'em\nStars shine, stars shine\nWhen you think you’ve lost your way\nMaking for a brighter day a brighter day\nStars shine, stars shine\nComing out to light the way\nMaking for a brighter day a brighter day\nOur money’s funny, our change is strange\nthese days ain’t sunny and the sea ain’t tame\nwe playing games where the rules ain’t clearly defined\nin this coffee black world, knee deep in the grind\nbe a vine in the shade, a salmon in a stream\ntry lookin' for the stars when examining your dreams\ncould go from street singers to pop figures\nfrom block niggaz to a brotha that is followin' stock tickers\nto grow in the night you gotta create light\ngotta be a gamma ray burst that erase sight\nno astronomer has seen your incredible gleam\nand you don’t need a telescope to detect dream\nyou blessed with a mind that can see through space\non dark nights, in the stars you can find your face\njust look up and marvel at all the constellations\nEgyptians built pyramids from these creations\nOUTRO\nStars shine until you’re back into the, back into the\nStars shine until you’re back into the, back into the\nStars shine until you’re back into the, back into the light, light\nStars shine until you’re back into the, back into the\nStars shine until you’re back into the, back into the\nStars shine until you’re back into the, back into the light, light, light\nAgainst all odds and against the grain\nsun becomes shelter in the midst of rain\nin monsoon proportions them moments of importance\nwhen victory’s in vain it’s the same the blood coursin\nof course when selfishness inside provides poison\napply it to your life and let it sink in like ointment\npoised when them black clouds come 'round don’t back down\nlet haters be theme music playin' in the background