It's not, it's not me exactly, who people It's what I represent, the possibility that dreams from ago May still come true even if they, even if, if Even if they look 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 he was in love with the block
All the stuff came wit it the drugs and the guns The gangs, the slangs and all the He just got a letter of contempt from the Sayin' how love him and they wish he was there
He had it like, Special Ed about to get the bread But chose to do somethin' dumb Go to war wit the crew on the other side of And was ready then Tony got laid down
He ain't even have a chance, died 'fore the got to him so many went through him I to tell the story but that's how it is up in the hood as a kid
When you got big don't listen to what nobody say And don't let nobody turn you When you got big dreams keep eyes on the prize fall to the wayside
When you got big dreams don't listen to what say And don't let nobody you away When you got big dreams keep eyes on the prize Don't 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 seen her Babygirl was on the verge of a big deal Eighteen and life so surreal
She was stuck wit a that was all bad news And all he did was give baby the blues But she was to a nigga do for a nigga Pop, you and ya whole crew for a
One night, he came, her up Told her let's ride that's the same watched her die they was tryna hit a lick But the lick hit put a end to the deal And all of
She even have to be there He knew it wasn't right, now he deal wit it For the rest of his life and the part I don't He ain't even get but the homegirl Gina Is layin' in the
When you got big dreams don't listen to nobody say And let nobody turn you away When you got big dreams keep your on the prize Don't fall to the
When you got big don't listen to what nobody say And let nobody turn you away When you got big dreams keep eyes on the prize fall to the wayside, reach for the sky
I got a few relatives, given family 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 somethin' else
Now, his in the drain, a triflin' shame He all washed up, wife took No car, no mo', no house and he go He stole, so they him out
I was growin' up up to be like them Now, I'm throwin' up cash, up in the bed I was stuck wit a I had since a shorty I be if I let another man support me
Now, Uncle Junebuck's sick, skinny as He got aids in his body from the needles he E'time he get his welfare He don't care, if you wanna see him go to the crack He
When you got big don't listen to what 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 listen to what nobody say And don't let nobody you away When you got big dreams keep your on the prize Don't to the wayside, reach for the sky
When you got big dreams, when you got big When you got big dreams, you got big dreams Keep eyes on the prize don't fall to the wayside for the sky