It's not, it's not me exactly, who touches It's I represent, the possibility that dreams from long ago May come true even if they, even if, even if Even if they look lost
I had a named, Tony, 16, 6"2' Headed to the NBA straight high school My nigga had his ball game on But at the same he was in love with the block
All the stuff that wit it the drugs and the guns The gangs, the and all the funds He just got a of contempt from the Cavaliers Sayin' how love him and they wish he was there
He had it made like, Special Ed about to get the But chose to do somethin' instead Go to war wit the crew on the other side of And was more then Tony got laid down
He ain't even have a chance, died the ambulance Even got to him so went through him I to tell the story but that's how it is Growin' up in the as a kid
When you got big dreams listen to what nobody say And don't let nobody turn you When you got big dreams keep your on the prize fall to the wayside
When you got big dreams listen 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 a girl named Gina that was a hell of a singer And e'body in love wit her when they seen her Babygirl was on the of signin' a big deal and life looked so surreal
She was wit a dude that was all bad news And all he ever did was baby 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 her let's ride that's the same night Daddy watched her die they was hit a lick But the lick hit put a end to the deal And all of
She ain't even have to be He it wasn't right, now he gotta deal wit it For the rest of his life and the part I like He ain't even get grazed but the Gina Is in the grave
When you got big dreams don't listen to what say And don't let nobody turn you When you got big keep 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 you away When you got big keep your eyes on the prize Don't fall to the wayside, 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 a chef But he got his own kitchen He was cookin' else
Now, his life in the drain, a shame He all washed up, wife e'thing No car, no mo', no and everywhere he go He stole, so they him out
I was growin' up up to be like them Now, I'm up cash, rollin' up in the bed I was stuck wit a I had since a shorty I be damned if I let another man me
Now, Uncle Junebuck's sick, skinny as He got aids in his from the needles he shared E'time he get his welfare He care, if you wanna see him go to the crack house He
you got big dreams don't listen to what nobody say And don't let nobody turn you you got big dreams keep your eyes on the prize Don't to the wayside
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 Don't fall to the wayside, for the sky
When you got big dreams, when you got big When you got big dreams, when you got big Keep your eyes on the prize fall to the wayside for the sky