Dollar and a Dream

I got a dollar and a dream That's all a man got So if it's bout that cream then I'm all up in the spot When u don't have money time is all you got So are you tryna change your life or rot in the pot Hear me out like it's life or death Seventeen years old never been able to take a breath My life been tragic something like Macbeth Now you have the context let me get in depth I was born in a country where war was a norm People were dying while you were laughing in your dorms Father worked in oil barely ever saw him Oil is where the money is therefore he was a target Growing up in that environment makes you grateful for whatever you got Whether it's a dollar or a band A diamond or a grain of sand Reality hits I open my hand and all I see, I see that All I got is a dollar and a dream If you can't see what I'm doing turn on your high beams Just to make man I'm going to the extremes This shit is in my blood it's in my fucking genes Look I wish I had some universal appeal Maybe I'll get recognized maybe finally get a deal But will I sell my soul or will I keep it real I'm tryna break out of this cycle it's spinning like a wheel I've been hustling for years doing the impossible Jermaine said dream like you've never seen obstacles The hope in my eyes is melting like a popsicle It's either I end up in a mansion or a hospital I fall I get up I fail I never give I'm tryna get my bread up The lord with me if I mess up Never doubt him I know he knows what is best for me But all them tests take me back to elementary Used to daydream about performing for a crowd Tryna make my dreams come true Tryna make my momma proud Tryna get out there and show you what I'm all about My faith in god hoping this shit doesn't go south I'm on my grind tryna turn a dollar into a million It's my time to shine don't give a f*ck bout your opinion Y'all falling behind satisfied with civilian But I'm not civil Came from nothing I'm a rebel Tryna flip that dollar to a dream ill never settle till I do Let me worry bout myself you worry about you L.V or Jimmy Choo don't determine my value You're brainwashed consider changing your shampoo