(Masta Ace)
Yeah
I wish the president would stop lyin'
Black babies would stop cryin'
And young brothas would stop dying'
I wish the police would stop k**in'
Politicians'll stop stealin' and actin' like they not dealin'
When they know they got bricks on the street
At the country club fixin' to eat
I can see 'em now
I wish we'd get this sh** figured out
And stop goin' the trigger route
And actin' all n******ged out
On the block with the nine co*ked
I wish we'd try and stop
Stop pushin' for the prime box
I wish we wasn't so obsessed with d**h
Tell me, is it cuz we blessed with less?
I don't know really
I wish the world was safer
I'm scared to travel abroad
That's why, I travel with the lord
I wish a cab would stop for me in the rain
I know you wanna call me insane
I'm a dreamer (I'm a dreamer)
(Edo G)
I wish my pops didn't die when I was seven years old
If there's life after d**h, Is heaven this cold?
I wish I could wipe the tears of all the cryin' mothers
Wish New York n***as didn't start flyin' colors
I wish my people stop avoidin' the truth
BET stop poisonin' youth
We need changes for teenagers
As they go through phases
More than just a concrete jungle, A world with green acres
I wish I'd been more diligent
Smart cats rhyme militant
The fresh rhyme ignorant
I wish the world didn't give us funny looks
Think we all just dummies and crooks
Athletes and entertainers singin' hooks
We need more black babies that's into books (Read on)
I wish God could take away the pain
I know you wanna call me insane
I'm a dreamer (I'm a dreamer)
(Masta Ace)
I wish I didn't get searched when I come through customs
I wish Christians stop beefin' with m**ms
Wish the poor didn't have to take welfare
Wish America had universal health care
Cuz ain't no help here
In a country where we don't fight fair
The American Dream becomes a nightmare
It's all hype here
And on this track, Bust all I might bear
I wish Bush just get out of office (Get out!)
Before he start World War 3 and try to off us
It won't cost them, But it'll cost us
And right now, believe me, you lost us