| It was all a dream, thinkin 'bout the fortune and fame
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| Hopin one day I could get in the game
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| It was all a dream, wishin for the money and cars
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| And to live the lifestyle of the stars
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| It was all a dream, livin through the struggle and pain
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| Tryin not to fall out of the frame
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| It was all a dream, until I seen my dream come true
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| Now I’m a make it do what it do
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| 'Cause it was all a dream
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| I’m from the hood player, check my stats
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| I grew up in the ghetto with the roaches and the rats (and the rats)
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| We used to shoot basketball through a bike rim (rim)
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| Lookin at Jordan, wantin to be like him (him)
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| Syrup sandwiches, sugar water drink (drinks)
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| I look back at my past and man I got to think (think)
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| Of where I came from (from) and what I’ve been through (through)
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| 'Cause for some man, the saga still continues ('ues)
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| I remember, my days as a young’n
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| The alley ways and back streets we used to run in
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| Who knew back then that some would kill
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| and some would die? |
| 'Cause on the real
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| I’m from the hood player, check my photos (my photos)
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| I used to be up all night on no doze (on no doze)
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| I had a dollar and a destiny (destiny)
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| And everyday man, the streets kept testin me (testin me)
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| With peer pressure (pressure) and even poverty (poverty)
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| But see I can’t stop now, man there’s got to be
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| A better life for me (life for me), I want the glory
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| But they won’t give it to me and they won’t do it for me (do it for me)
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| So I’m a pray on it and give it up to God (God)
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| Then wipe myself off, get up and go hard (hard)
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| I lost a lot of good friends on the way
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| That’s why I’m tryin harder every day
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| I’m from the hood player, check my pedigree (pedigree)
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| And nowadays man, I’m tryin to be a better me (better me)
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| You see I’m older (older) and even smarter now (smarter now)
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| So I got to hold my son and my daughter down (daughter down)
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| And I’m a always keep it real with my kids (my kids)
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| So they don’t have to go through what I did (I did)
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| 'Cause they can climb higher than we ever climbed (ever climbed)
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| And they can shine brighter than we ever shined (ever shined)
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| See the next generation is the future (future)
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| And yeah the game’s a little different than you’re used to (used to)
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| But don’t give up, just stay true
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| 'Cause if I did it, than you can too |