[Intro: Jerry Butler]
And I brought, and I brought
And I brought dreams, dreams, dream
And I brought you all my dreams
It's 'cause I love you
I love you, I love you
Aah
[Verse 1]
I woke up out that coma 2001
'bout the same time Dre dropped 2001
Three years later the album is done
Aftermath presents: n***a Witta Attitude, Volume One
Rap critics politickin, wanna know the outcome
Ready to Die, Reasonable Doubt and Doggystyle in one
I feel like 'Pac after the Snoop Dogg trial was done
Dre behind that G series and All Eyez on Me
I watched the d**h of a dynasty, so I told Vibe Magazine
Workin' with Dr. Dre was a (dream)
I had visions of makin a cla**ic, then my world turned black
Like I was starin' out of Stevie Wonder's gla**es
It's kinda hard to imagine, like Kanye West
Coming back from his fatal accident to beatmaking and rapping
But, we the future, Whitney Houston told me that
And it's gon' take more than a bullet in the heart to hold me back
[Hook]
Blushin' in this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my pen bleed
Cause Martin Luther King had a (dream)
Aaliyah had a (dream), Left Eye had a (dream)
So I reached out to Kanye and (I brought you all my dreams)
(Cause I love you, I love you, I love you)
[Verse 2]
I had dreams of f**in' a R&B b**h like Mya
When I saw that a** on the front of that King
Read the article in the magazine, she loved gangsters, loved nasty things
So I'm in the gla** house having nasty dreams
Good girls never give it up
But anything is possible, if 50 f**ed Vivica
Hurdled life's obstacles, found my way through the maze
Then joy turned to pain like Frankie Beverly and Maze
Used to dream of being Unsigned Hype
'til I was crushed by Dave Mays, almost let my pen fall asleep on the page
Daydreamin' yesterday, dozin' off backstage
I thought I saw Eazy talking to Jam Master Jay
So I walked over, heard Jam Master say
"It's a hard knock life, then you pa** away"
They say sleep is the cousin of d**h, so my eyes wide open
Cause a dream is kin to your last breath
[Hook]
Blushin' in this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my pen bleed
Cause Martin Luther King had a (dream)
Aaliyah had a (dream), Left Eye had a (dream)
So I reached out to Kanye and (I brought you all my dreams)
(Cause I love you, I love you, I love you)
[Verse 3]
The dream of Huey Newton, that's what I'm livin' through
The dream of Eric Wright, that's what I'm givin you
Who walked through the White House without a business suit
Compton hat, jheri curl drippin on Ronald Reagan's shoes
Gave Mike Lem my demo, came here to pay my dues
Started off with Whoo Kid, then I start blazin' Clue
It was all a dream like Big said it'd be
Don't sleep on me homey, I bring nightmares to reality
Rap phenomenon, defyin' the rules of gravity
Studied all the cla**ics, start revisin' my strategy
Cause Marshall Mathers made it, Curtis Jackson made it
Head in the clouds, wonderin' where the hell Marvin Gaye went
How do I say this? I'm livin' for my son
But I can't figure out, why I'm at my temple with this gun
Wake up to a Jesus piece, like a catholic nun
The war to be a rap legend has just begun
[Hook]
[Blushin' in this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my pen bleed]
[Cause Martin Luther King had a (dream)]
[Aaliyah had a (dream), Left Eye had a (dream)]
[So I reached out to Kanye and (I brought you all my dreams)]
[(Cause I love you, I love you, I love you)]
[Outro: The Game + Jerry Butler]
This song is dedicated to Yetunde Price
The sister of Venus and Serena Williams
Who was slain during a gang shootout in Compton
Sunday, September 14th, 2003: rest in peace
I brought you all my dreams
Cause I love you, I love you, I love you
I-ighhhhhh love you