Where Dreams Come From

Yea
 Yea
 Look
 Scratching and clawing and moving
 And doing things that I shouldn't have been doing
 I'm from the hood stupid
 What kinda facts are those
 See they taught us ruthless
 Then they taught us guns
 They gave us drugs
 And we learned hate
 But when you find love
 Man you'll slip through the cracks
 And make it out this place
 Listen
 Back to tell the youth
 Don't you ever lose hope
 You ain't living for a lost cause
 Yea
 And if you gotta sew a seed
 Don't sew nightmares
 This is where dreams come from
 And don't you ever f****** settle
 Find your purpose
 Get your s*** together
 We ain't depending on weather
 But reign my n***
 The wetter the better
 You see I grew up on the side of the city
 Where my white friends parents said they couldn't come
 And now I'm living on that side of the city
 And my kids know exactly where we come from
 And umma let you in on something
 The hand crafted that silver spoon
 So remain in tune
 About what's consumed
 So when you die
 They can't raid the tombs
 Opportunity awaits
 Just get the mind set to say
 F*** the current tribulations
 It may look s***** right now
 But you build
 There is time in the future for some renovations
 Praise to the Most High God
 Praise to the Most High God
 My knees to the floor
 My hands to the sky
 When the praises goes up
 Then the blessings come down
 Listen
 If you gon' do something
 Do it right now don't wait
 Cause the weight will weigh you down n****
 It's an uphill battle where we from
 Think twice before you make poor decisions n****
 Life is short
 Ask the n***** that didn't make it
 Be real
 Look at the n***** thats really faking
 Ain't nothing free in this life
 You gotta be ready for a fight
 While standing in the dark
 Gotta find your light
 And if you ain't got faith
 It will never be bright
 I know I've been there
 I've lived there I'm Rice
 I'm at my future's door
 My body getting weak
 But these dreams gone grow
 So we gone be alright
 Banks You a Fool