[The Game]
I woke up out that coma two thousand and one
'Bout the same time Dre dropped "2001"
Three years later the album is done
Aftermath presents "n***a Witta Attitude, Volume One"
Rap critics politicking, want to 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
Working with Dr. Dre was a {dream}
I had visions of making a cla**ic, then my world turned black
Like I was staring out of Stevie Wonders gla**es
It's kinda hard to imagine, like Kanye West
Coming back from his fatal accident to beat-making and rapping
But, we the future, Whitney Houston told me that
And it's goin' take more than a bullet in the heart to hold me back
[Chorus: The Game]
Russian and this 40 ounce, letting 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}
{I-high love you}
[The Game]
I had dreams, of f**ing, 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
Daydreaming yesterday, dozing 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
[Chorus]
[The Game]
The dream of Huey Newton that's what I'm living through
The dream of Eric Wright, that's what I'm giving you
Who walked through the White House without a business suit
Compton had jheri curl dripping on Ronald Reagan's shoes
Gave Mike Lem my demo, came here to pay my dues
Started off with Whoo Kid, then I start blazing 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, defying the rules of gravity
Studied all the cla**ics, start revising my strategy
Cause Marshall Mathers made it, Curtis Jackson made it
Head in the clouds, wondering where the hell Marvin Gaye went
How do I say this, I'm living 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
[Chorus]
[The Game]
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-high love you}