I was born three six seven eighteen with ???? on the wisdom
Hail to the moon, just like Kunta Kinte
That means I`m gifted from the get-go
Mom`s you never let go
Mad thanks for raising me right, bro`
You gave me confidence to stop the nonsense
Didn`t live in Bel Air like the Fresh Prince
Times are hard, times are rough
Didn`t have Toys R Us toys, but I had enough love
Plus the guidance from above
To go to the park, sweatin` push and shove
Maybe then for a dunk like you told me
Then there were a few times when Dad had to scold me
Prayed for my safety, I know how you was feeling
Didn`t want me wheeling and get to drug-dealing
Remember when you asked me this one day
Who I wanna` be like, I said Dr. J
Then you said, Good, now you gotta` go
Take the damn ball and slam it through the hole.
Mom cracked a smile, Daddy gave a frown
I said to myself, I can`t let them down.
So make way, I`m coming in for a landing
And nothing`s gonna` stop me, from being outstanding
I`m outstanding
Now let`s skip to the time when I was fifteen
Shaq is in the house... no, Shaq is on the scene!
Now my name`s in papers, girls caught the vapors
Kids look up to me like a skyscraper
Now, a role model... I mean a role figure
Then I ask myself, can I get any bigger?
My dream is coming through, but coming through slowly
Then I remember what Mom and Dad told me
Remember this, son, do all the runs
Shoot your gift like a gun and never forget where you come from
You`re young, gifted, and Black
If they can`t say Shaquille O`Neal then make `em scream, `Shaq!`
Like the fam` do, in the stands who
When I freak the funk on a dunk they, Ahhh! Oooh!
From high school to college, they gave me enough knowledge
Make that gift and now it`s
Time for me to fulfill my dream
To be in the [leaders` game?] like Dakeem
I`ll make the backboards shatter,
Fans chit-chatter
Even make the other [sen-tails?] get madder
That`s me. Who can it be?
The master of disaster, seven foot three
Brother, ain`t no other in the nation
I`m born from my mother but I`m God`s creation
I`m outstanding
I`m outstanding
Cause now I`m outstanding
Wave your hands and pump your fist
When I`m on the court you know it`s strictly Swish!
Cause there`s some things that I gotta` do:
Tape up the ankle, pump up my Shaq-shoe
And now it`s time to take care of business
To run up the court with Nick and Dennis
Scott, but I won`t stop
Gotta` keep striving until I reach the top
Gonna` take a peek over the mountain
I flow like a fountain
Peace, I gotta` go! And I`m out and...
But before I go, wave your hands
Peace to all my family, friends, and fam
I`m outstanding
