Intro] (instrumental slack-key) [Verse 1] Today is the day of me counting all my blessings accepting all the meaning me as my family me as my daughter me as the world I choose to live in [Pre-Chorus] I have complete control of me and knowing that me is everybody I have complete control of everything I hold [Chorus] I’ve always known this isn’t my first time here I’ve always known this isn’t my last I will always succeed because that’s who I am because that’s who I’ve always been because that’s who I’ve always been [Verse 2] I think I manifested what has transpired since the day I was born I’ve always known I’ve always known even when the world tried to make me small I’ve always known [Pre-Chorus] I am my mother so I’ll be the best mother I can be I am my grandmother so I’ll be the strongest wahine I carry the line and the line carries me [Chorus] I’ve always known this isn’t my first time here I’ve always known this isn’t my last I will always succeed because that’s who I am because that’s who I’ve always been because that’s who I’ve always been [Bridge] Everything I accomplish everything I think of I’ll bring to fruition and I’ll master it because that’s who I’ve always been Grandma Jo watching Julia watching Victoria watching every wahine before me watching and I stand and I stand and I stand [Final Chorus] Today is the day of me today is the day of me today is the day of me and I have always known I have always known I have always known [Outro] (slack-key returns, quiet) That’s who I’ve always been (whispered) That’s who I’ve always been
