The Rise Of Francis Ngannou Lyrics

Behold the story of Francis Ngannou

The man they The Predator

Francis wasn't always at the top of the food chain

In order for him to rise

He would have to start from the bottom

Back in the days when

Family was broken with nobody to save it

Pops left early his presence was evasive

felt like a nightmare was hard for me to face it

Especially as kid it was hard for me to take it

Watched TV to escape it

Life in America I wanted to be famous

Made a decision had no choice but to chase it

life I was livin was so bitter I could taste it

For real

Picture so bleak couldn't paint it

So I had to think of a dream to replace it

Me as a champ one day I could make it

Felt like a callin it's hard to explain it

Dream was a seed in my mind I embraced it

Wasn't anything they could do to erase it

Didn't have a path laid out I would pave it

I was a kid on a mission

Just looking for ways to get free from the system

I shared my ambition no one paid attention

In school I was already labeled a misfit

I was the kid that they said wouldn't listen

Me getting kicked out of class was tradition

By the age of 9 I was working and diggin

But somehow I never lost sight of my vision

I spent years in those sand mines

Fantasizing bout the future was my pastime

Day dreamed while I dug just to pass time

Fell back even more during class time

I was barely getting by it was bad times

I was grinding all day no nap time

Days where I barely ate no snack time

Felt like I was always on my last dime

But the school of hard knocks taught wisdom

Rule 1 you can never be a victim

Through hard work you can change your condition

Wanna be a king gotta build your own kingdom

Making like two bucks a day was my income

Saved what could anything I could think of

Started to box got my skills in the ring up

Waitin for a chance and my passion to link up

Then I realized that I could not wait

Fortune favors the bold can't hesitate

Sometimes you gotta risk just to be great

So I had to leave the village it was make or break

Bout to travel overseas to a better place

Better opportunity I had to Immigrate

But thing about this journey was it wasn't safe

people drowned in the sea trying to escape

Plus I really can't swim there's a lot at stake

fear told me I was stupid making a mistake

But I couldn't give into it no I wouldn't break

Thought about my potential that I couldn't waste

Made the journey to Morocco just to get to Spain

Bought a new identity the whole thing was fake

And a 50 dollar raft just to cross the strait

Im the captain of my ship master of my fate

Tried 6 six times made it on the seventh

Lotta cold nights some nights in prison

Somehow I overcame the opposition

Feel blessed just to finally be in this position

Made my way to Paris found a gym train

Focused on the craft fire in my veins

One day coach told me I should try a change

How bout putting all that power into MMA

But The dream had always been boxing

Told him forget it I was already locked in

Then my gym closed didn't have many options

Tried it out first fight arm bar stopped him

Second fight lost by decision it was tough

But I had decided I was never giving up

Started knocking people out they couldn't get enough

Then UFC signed me they saw I had the touch

Ran through the roster and got a title fight

5 round with Stipe the hardest of my life

Thought that I was ready but that day I saw the light

If I wanna be the best can't rely on my right

Back to the gym had to level up my game

4 more wins got the title shot again

This time was different my skills werent the same

KO in the 2nd round now the world knows my name

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