Dreamers

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Tyrese] When I was on the block It was the niggas that said it's all good, that wasn't good Yeah, they kept the block hot, and watch Ah, fuck the police was the normal mentality Ratchet on my block while getting served by cops By the hook or crook, me and my niggas had to get it And I kept a bad bitch on my handlebars I was hittin' They asked me how did I survive in South Central A.K.A. the city of the unpredictable, so they say It's real simple if you ask me If you ain't really 'bout that life, nigga, have a seat I was born in the belly of the beast So еither you crippin' the blood or sellin' drugs, niggas gotta gеt it Your baby boy was really one of those Boys in the hood considered a menace to society from the niggas I had around me But I always felt different We might be cut from the same cloth But I'm not tryin' to be none of y'all I was born a king My mama gave birth to Martin Luther King so I could dream Thinkin' there's gotta be somethin' better out there I'm puttin' my life on the line every day for my niggas stayin' here It's hard to dream When I'm livin' this reality Wolves in sheep clothin' surroundin' me I pray to God to hear my heart But for now I'ma keep dreamin' I'ma keep dreamin' for more [Chorus: Musiq Soulchild] Life from my blood, stab you in the back Deep in the hood is where you're at My nigga, that's why you always gotta stay Ten toes down in the ghetto It's all by design When you play it all from life (Life, life) Life from my blood [Verse 2: Kurupt & Musiq Soulchild] The fantasy's real thing This is how the dreamers dream The Smith and Wesson screams Heaven on earth This is how I expand They make documentaries about me, like this was gangland Dreamin' about my life It's a vision of a prince Posted with the homies by the side of the fence Just dream (Just dream, just dream) But at some point you gotta wake up Ain't nobody comin' in and out here trying to take us out How the fuck am I fightin' for your life Why you out here tryin' to take mine Don't you hear your momma, brother, sister, baby cryin' We don't need no more dyin' (No dyin') OG Marvin told her we just need to find (Need to find) Find a way to figure out what's really going on (What's going on) I know ain't nobody got all the answers but But who gon' start asking questions tonight I ask myself how to survive in South Central Keep to yourself This a mode of entry I gotta live, man, I gotta live I'm here for a reason God gave me four kids Murder, rape, rise It's just me and Black Ty Sitting back thinking 'bout lies Martin Luther King dreamin' Words of wisdom and war I do dirt by my lonely Me, myself only, watch [Chorus: Musiq Soulchild] Life from my blood, stab you in the back Deep in the hood is where you're at My nigga, that's why you always gotta stay Ten toes down in the ghetto It's all by design When you play it all from life (Life, life) Life from my blood, stab you in the back Deep in the hood is where you're at My nigga, that's why you always gotta stay Ten toes down in the ghetto It's all by design When you play it all from life (Life, life) Life from my blood