Dream On

Lyrics

Yeah Uh Nat King Yeah Feelin' this right here Yo Yo Sittin' back getting lost in my thoughts Get caught, dreamin', hopin these nightmares'll stop Ideas in my head bright enough to light up the dark Stuck in a race, tryna win but feel I lost at the start Put up a wall, a barrier tryna hide the hysteria Sayin' history repeats, I'm tryna fall outta character Hit the gas and I'm gone, gotta escape the criteria 'Cause niggas got it backwards like they stuck with dyslexia I'm in The highest regards when it comes to my peers But when it comes to my future blessin's rarely appear I see heaven at the end my baby told me peer She said one day you'll be great, you have nothing to fear Dodge the date that I'm destined with Bourban and Smith and Wesson I hold tight to my pen and my pad, my greatest of weapons Inna War with the voices, tryne battle depression Meanwhile prayin' that God'll forgive my transgressions Niggas dyin' to live but also livin' to die Instead of shooting each other, we need to shoot for the sky Just the wishes of a young black boy horrified Witnessin' death and despair when he opens his eyes Yeah But I dream on (Push my pride to the side let the music ride) But I dream on (Cause I know one day what I want is mines) Yeah Yeah Broke boys till end of my livin' 'Cause I spent my whole life tryna make me a killin' Money issues have me stressed gotta make ends meet It's like a test,only difference is there's no cheat sheet And my teacher had to dip 'cause he couldn't provide And substitutes could never see the world from my eyes Maybe we all have our reasons, that's why I keep to myself 'Cause feelings change with every season, just be true to yaself Heart as cold as the winter with bars as hot as the summer When I spring into action, haters fallin' in numbers I been at it for years, pourin' my soul in these lines Blood, sweat and the tears, just hope I'm changing some lives Had to live through tough times, some of the coldest of nights Many Christmases passed where we ain't put up no lights Santa neva visits kids who ain't privileged in life So I assumed being broke was bad as taking a life But growin' up I've realized we all come from the bottom All of our differences are different but we have that in common I say ignorance is bliss, intelligence is a curse And although money is a gift sometimes it makes things worse I stay weary of my demons tryna keep 'em at bay 'Cause I'm afraid that I'mma change as soon as I'm paid I guess it comes with the territory and trust that I'm ready 'Cause I been scrappin' too long to not have earned every penny I'm here But I dream on (Push my pride to the side let the music ride) But I dream on (Cause I know one day what I want is mines) Yeah Yeah But I dream on (Push my pride to the side let the music ride) But i dream on (Cause I know one day what I want is mines) Yeah Yeah Uh I just wanna thank everyone for going on this journey with me Helping me find myself again Thanks for sticking around It's only up from here But always remember, whenever you feel LIT you can always Dream On Nat King