I've been daydreaming for a long time now
I had to learn a lot from my worst moment
From suffering, from crying, but at the same time
Living with a heart full of gratitude
That's how I am, kind yet sometimes hateful
Not sharing my plans, I move in silence
My kids make me feel like a proud dad
Babe hits another birthday, I feel blessed
Because I move like a capo and I'm not Gaviria
My riches ain't money, they're my family
Life taught me to watch out for lukewarm folks
I don't buy the "I love you's" said with happy faces
Nor the "I hate you's" tossed out when they're mad
I've tripped a thousand times, I mess up, that's obvious
Only God and babe can judge me if I stress her
There was a time I realized nobody trains you to lose
But life still gives you the test
I learned to fall without a sound
And rise without announcing it
I got that respect ain't asked for
It's built when nobody's watching
And you know what? Today I prize peace over noise
And the process over the outcome
Cause not everyone who shines is whole
Nor everyone who stays quiet is empty
One day I found it wasn't about going farther
After that day I promised myself more greatness
I also swore I'd never break that vow
With dedication and hustle, discipline and skill
I grabbed every piece and finished the puzzle
One month after my brother left, I had to hit the stage
How could you call that luck?
I study this whole run front to back
They split my chest in two
And a week later I was already in the studio
How do I make you see this wasn't luck?
How do I say it? How you want me to talk?
I kept pushing ahead in my most fragile moment
Who slips into my shoes? Nobody
Now I'm lucid, mind clear
I hear it even in my voice when the producer records me
Though life drove a sword through my heart
I keep walking like nothing's wrong
Head held high, fierce soul
The living legend stepping in again
Twenty years in the biz and it still ain't over
The f*ckin' Wonder says it, I'm the eighth