18 With a Dream

Wake up Wake up Wake up College ball is like a job but no 9 to 5 The industry making billions while we just survive Look ya got study hall, go to class and then practice too Training room, position meeting just to aim you Towards success to chase the check cause it's just wins and losses Coaches win for that Benz pulled into they office In reality you hit them weights, more than them books Slack in any two and watch your position get took Second team, scout team and next you off the team Back home with city blues cause you done lost ya dream They call us, gladiators, child warriors, field niggas They say your education free you better learn this here boy You better hush your mouth and play this ball You bet not get no job Boy I'll take everything and send you back home with your moms You bet not make no money off them talents you got You bet not be staying at nobody but your family spot if you're just 18 with a dream Go to college, hit the league and ball how I seen Them Saturday lights bright but it ain't all that it seems Cause yea they say you tight, but then unravel ya seams I was just 18 with a dream Go to college, hit the league and ball how I seen Them Saturday lights bright but it ain't all that it seems Cause yea they say you tight, but then unravel ya seams Some people be like switch since your life is so hard I'll trade all of my freedom to live life like a star Free flights and tuition and the TV time? Study hall, nutrition table, where's the dotted line All the girlies know your name the campus like your castle So what you're feeling slighted boy that's worth the hassle You think you're king, stunt for IG but we know that's a joke Scholarship you nigga rich but your spirit is broke You can't trust them females cause they hide they intentions But you're just tryna, Ahh, so you gone directly mention All that playing time you get and how you're league bound It's some sharks in that water, they gone help you drown See this a message to my brothers out there on that field I pray you looking out for you cause all that hype ain't real It's 'bout them dollars, it's 'bout them wins and losses, uh Them coaches tell you one thing and switch it up in they office Loose minds, bad habits over liquor nights Chasing women, tryna kick it, tryna live life It ain't all bad, it ain't all good But shit we ain't trippin', at least we out the hood We get to chase that check, we gotta get that bag But what about your brain, I think we need that I got up off that field, and did a little reflecting I really turned my head, into a lethal weapon And I was just 18 with a dream Go to college, hit the league and ball how I seen Them Saturday lights bright But it ain't all that it seems Cause yea they say you tight, but then unravel ya seams