So I reached out to Kanye an' I brought you all my dreams
But I can't figure out why I'm at my temple with this gun
I woke up out that coma two thousand an' one
I had visions of makin' a classic, then my world turned black
But we the future, Whitney Houston told me that
This song is dedicated to Yetunde Price
Aaliyah had a dream, Left Eye had a dream
Dre behind that G series an' 'All Eyez On Me'
Rap phenomenon, defyin' the rules of gravity
So I walked over, heard Jam Master say
Russian an' this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my pen bleed
'Cause I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
'Cause Martin Luther King had a dream
So I'm in the glass house havin' nasty dreams
'Cause a dream is kin to your last breath
An' it's gon' take more than a bullet in the heart to hold me back
I watched the death of a dynasty, so I told Vibe Magazine
The dream of Eric Wright, that's what I'm givin' you
They say sleep is the cousin of death, so my eyes wide open
Rap critics politickin', wanna know the outcome
Wake up to a Jesus, piece like a Catholic nun
Comin' back from his fatal accident to beatmakin' an' rappin'
It's kinda hard to imagine like Kanye West
Compton had jheri curl drippin' on Ronald Reagan's shoes
How do I say this? I'm livin' for my son
An' I brought an' I brought an' I brought dreams
'Cause Marshall Mathers made it, Curtis Jackson made it
So I reached out to Kanye an' I brought you all my dreams
So I reached out to Kanye an' I brought you all my dreams
'Cause Martin Luther King had a dream
I had dreams of fuckin' a R an'B bitch like Mya
Like I was starin' out of Stevie Wonders glasses
Read the article in the magazine
The sister of Venus an' Serena Williams
The dream of Huey Newton, that's what I'm livin' through
I thought I saw Eazy, talkin' to Jam Master Jay
'Cause Martin Luther King had a dream
Used to dream of bein' 'Unsigned Hype'
She loved gangsters, loved nasty things
'Bout the same time Dre dropped '2001'
'Cause I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
Aaliyah had a dream, Left Eye had a dream
Don't sleep on me, homey, I bring nightmares to reality
When I saw that ass on the front of that King
Who walked through the White House without a business suit
Studied all the classics, start revisin' my strategy
Three years later, the album is done
Hurdled life's obstacles, found my way through the maze
It was all a dream like Big said it'd be
But anything is possible if 50 fucked Vivica
'Cause I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
Gave Mike Lem my demo, came here to pay my dues
Dreams, dreams an' I brought you all my dreams
Good girls never give it up
Daydreamin' yesterday, dozin' off backstage
Workin' with Dr. Dre was a dream
'Til I was crushed by Dave Mays
Russian an' this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my pen bleed
'Ready To Die', 'Reasonable Doubt' an' 'Doggystyle' in one
Started off with Whoo Kid, then I start blazin' Clue
I feel like 'Pac after the Snoop Dogg trial was done
Who was slain durin' a gang shootout in Compton
'Cause I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
Head in the clouds, wonderin' where the hell Marvin Gaye went
'Cause I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
Aaliyah had a dream, Left Eye had a dream
"It's a hard knock life, then you pass away"
Russian an' this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my pen bleed
Aftermath presents 'Nigga Witta Attitude, Volume One'
Then joy turned to pain like Frankie Beverly an' Maze
Almost let my pen fall asleep on the page
Sunday, September 14th, 2003, rest in peace
The war to be a rap legend has just begun
