It's not, it's not me exactly, who touches It's what I represent, the possibility that dreams long ago May still come even if they, even if, even if if they look lost forever
I had a named, Tony, 16, 6"2' Headed to the NBA from high school My nigga had his game on lock But at the same time he was in love with the
All the stuff that came wit it the drugs and the The gangs, the slangs and all the He just got a letter of from the Cavaliers Sayin' how they him and they wish he was there
He had it made like, Special Ed to get the bread But chose to do dumb instead Go to war wit the crew on the other side of And was ready then Tony got laid down
He even have a chance, died 'fore the ambulance Even got to him so went through him I hate to tell the story but how it is up in the hood as a kid
When you got big dreams don't listen to nobody say And don't let nobody turn you When you got big dreams keep your eyes on the Don't fall to the
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 fall to the wayside, reach for the sky
I knew a girl named Gina that was a of a singer And e'body fell in love wit her when they her Babygirl was on the of signin' a big deal Eighteen and life so surreal
She was stuck wit a dude that was all bad And all he ever did was give the blues But she was to a nigga do for a nigga Pop, you and ya whole for a nigga
One night, he came, her up Told her let's ride the same night Daddy watched her die they was hit a lick But the hit back put a end to the deal And all of
She ain't even to be there He knew it wasn't right, now he deal wit it For the rest of his life and the part I like He even get grazed but the homegirl Gina Is layin' in the
When you got big dreams don't listen to nobody say And don't let turn you away When you got big dreams your eyes on the prize fall to the wayside
When you got big dreams don't 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, reach 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 doctor the other a But when he got his own He was cookin' somethin'
Now, his in the drain, a triflin' shame He all up, wife took e'thing No car, no mo', no house and he go He stole, so they him out
I was up lookin' up to be like them Now, I'm up cash, rollin' up in the bed I was stuck wit a dream I had a shorty I be if I let another man support me
Now, Uncle Junebuck's sick, as hell He got aids in his body the needles he shared he get his welfare checks He care, if you wanna see him go to the crack house He
When you got big dreams don't listen to nobody say And don't let nobody turn you When you got big dreams keep your on the prize Don't fall to the
When you got big dreams listen to what nobody say And don't let turn you away you got big dreams keep your eyes on the prize Don't to the wayside, reach for the sky
When you got big dreams, you got big dreams When you got big dreams, when you got big Keep your eyes on the prize fall to the wayside for the sky