It's not, not me exactly, who touches people what I represent, the possibility that dreams from long ago May still come true if they, even if, even if Even if they lost forever
I had a named, Tony, 16, 6"2' Headed to the NBA straight high school My nigga had his ball on lock But at the same time he was in with the block
All the stuff that wit it the drugs and the guns The gangs, the and all the funds He just got a letter of contempt from the how they love him and they wish he was there
He had it like, Special Ed about to get the bread But chose to do dumb instead Go to war wit the crew on the side of town And was more then Tony got laid down
He ain't even have a chance, died the ambulance Even got to him so many went him I hate to the story but that's how it is up in the hood as a kid
When you got big dreams listen to what nobody say And don't let nobody turn you When you got big dreams keep eyes on the prize Don't fall to the
When you got big dreams don't listen to what say And let nobody turn you away you got big dreams keep your eyes on the prize Don't to the wayside, reach for the sky
I a girl named Gina that was a hell of a singer And fell in love wit her when they seen her was on the verge of signin' a big deal Eighteen and looked so surreal
She was wit a dude that was all bad news And all he ever did was give the blues But she was to a nigga do for a nigga Pop, you and ya crew for a nigga
One night, he came, her up Told her let's ride the same night watched her die they was tryna hit a lick But the lick hit put a end to the deal And all of
She ain't even have to be He knew it wasn't right, now he deal wit it For the rest of his life and the I don't like He ain't even get but the homegirl Gina Is in the grave
When you got big don't listen to what nobody say And don't let nobody turn you When you got big dreams keep your on the prize Don't to the wayside
When you got big dreams listen to what nobody say And don't let turn you away When you got big dreams keep your on the prize Don't fall to the wayside, for the sky
I got a few relatives, family drama got they hands out When see me and my momma One could have been a the other a chef But he got his own kitchen He was cookin' else
Now, his life in the drain, a triflin' He all washed up, wife took No car, no mo', no house and he go He stole, so throwed him out
I was growin' up lookin' up to be like Now, I'm throwin' up cash, up in the bed I was stuck wit a I had since a shorty I be damned if I let another man me
Now, Junebuck's sick, skinny as hell He got in his body from the needles he shared he get his welfare checks He don't care, if you see him go to the crack house He
When you got big dreams listen to what nobody say And let nobody turn you away When you got big dreams keep your eyes on the Don't to the wayside
When you got big don't listen to what nobody say And let nobody turn you away When you got big dreams keep your on the prize fall to the wayside, reach for the sky
When you got big dreams, you got big dreams you got big dreams, when you got big dreams Keep your eyes on the prize fall to the wayside for the sky