All A Dream

It feel like it was all a dream It's like it was all a dream I think it was it all a dream (I used to read Word Up magazines, sike naw I was never really feeling those) Was it all a dream? (I was looking at The Source and Vibe, XXL, shit like that but let's go back) But it seems like it was all a dream Jigga dropped Hard Knock Life back in '98 My mom got it in '99, kinda late Knew that I would rap when I grew up, I couldn't wait Steady recording the radio and making mixtapes By the time I was nine, X was in his prime Was really paying attention, I guess this was a sign Cause I was listening to everybody all the time My uncle and my pop forcing me to freestyle All the girls loved Bow Wow I had his first two CD's, who would've thought he would foul out? In 5th grade took the stage at a talent show I thought"if I could do this this is how imma know" Wasn't worried bout how a rapper can get a lot of dough Learning how to write songs but I kept it kinda low State Prop hit Philly hard back when I was so, young And Roc-A-Fella had it locked, really watching though (It feel like it was all a dream) I used to think about times like this, had to grind like that to rhyme like this (It's like it was all a dream) From cyphers and battles, from the school to the block, going in, I used to do it a lot (I think it was it all a dream) And now it's different I get with it and I miss it, but I could never relive it (Was it all a dream?) Some people start to think they dreams a waste, not me, I got a dream to chase (But it seems like it was all a dream) 14 years old battled anywhere I'm at Watching all them DVD's wishing they would hear me rap Morning cyphers sound like a riot, principal scared of that In placements carried it on my own, no scaredy-cat 16 got sat in a group home doing time Came home 17 not thinking bout getting signed Y'all know what I was on, I became a Dad then More responsibilities but I still had this passion Half way focused, other half I was hopeless Fired from jobs, tryna juggle while I'm promoting (I was) wasting time and, then you change ya mind when They never work out damn that must be a sign, been Chasing it forever for a buzz for it Now I'm strictly only doing it for the love for it Back then I never knew how much an artist does for it And I was for it but the game changed, I wanna move on, I think (It feel like it was all a dream) I used to think about times like this, had to grind like that to rhyme like this (It's like it was all a dream) From cyphers and battles, from the school to the block, going in, I used to do it a lot (I think it was it all a dream) And now it's different I get with it and I miss it, but I could never relive it (Was it all a dream?) Some people start to think they dreams a waste, not me, I got a dream to chase (But it seems like it was all a dream)