Chase the Dream

L-A-two-four-L-A, this is for y'all Time for a change Genuine people are hard to find Most of the world is partially blind They said I was lame, they know they was lying I'm chasing this fame one day at a time Just wrote this rhyme to clear my mind Just wrote this rhyme to clear my mind Genuine people are hard to find Most of the world is partially blind They said I was lame, they know they was lying I'm chasing this fame one day at a time Just wrote this rhyme to clear my mind Just wrote this rhyme to clear my mind And that's the way it is A natural woman is all I can be I try to be cold, but that shit ain't for me I'm overwhelmed by the bullshit and sick of the games These niggas try to make me, but they nothing but lames Straight pussy niggas Can't fight, but they like to play with triggers Still living with his fucking mama Back at home, he still play with action figures Screaming that he get the fucking bag But no more than four figures has the boy ever had He straight up shooting bad He ain't got much of nothing, but he lying to brag Either his pants too tight or his pants gotta sag I see these niggas all the time and they always mad Worst part of it all is no two people are the same Wreck your brain like a crane Everybody got a bag of tricks I ain't prepared for anything Hitting licks with fake bitches Loving on them sick dicks I don't know what to expect Everyone I gotta check Yeah, I call myself a queen Every woman should Even if she from the hood, she can still be good L.A, baby You better know it All day, baby Longs area Don't get it twisted And that's the way it is All this killing, all this stealing It's like everybody illing, man, they illing What about the unity I thought that that was the mission What about the lost dreams we ain't fulfilling But that's the way it is Genuine people are hard to find Most of the world is partially blind They said I was lame They know they was lying I'm chasing this fame one day at a time Just wrote this rhyme to clear my mind Just wrote this rhyme to clear my mind Genuine people are hard to find Most of the world is partially blind They said I was lame They know they was lying I'm chasing this fame one day at a time Just wrote this rhyme to clear my mind Just wrote this rhyme to clear my mind And that's the way it is Rest in peace to all the fallen soldiers And peace be to those dealing with the struggle No matter what y'all go through, please remember Chase the dream And don't forget what you worth It's just the way it is All these drugs on a slicker Video games And raffling This shit got everyone insane I'm just praying when I died that everyone would know my name So sick and tired of R.I.P Mumbled them letters in my sleep My Nana Pearl, she was a mother to the streets Whole hood miss that lady She was just so sweet My Uncle Randy, he died nine months later Somebody killed him and I know it But they claim that he fell Too many questions go unanswered Y'all killers going to hell Unless you turn yourself in Repent for your sins I guess some niggas can't change after life in a pen 2K11, my Uncle Ray My momma's only other brother And then it was my sister had to be there for my mother Nick, Fonzie, Mutt, Corner Boy Goon Lil Ratchet, DP, T-Baby and Toon And Maurice and Ziggerman too My hood done lost moms, dads Even cousins galore Imagine still trying to run the family store Way too many memories I couldn't do it no more But I'm never giving up on the dream I done almost died I'm so blessed to be alive But my dreams I gotta strive Cause I don't wanna die Before I get to live my life Before I get to live my life Before I get to be a wife Even though the folks gone way too soon Miss Kareem, Miss Tisha Mr. Wanda, Tony Lee Miss Tanya, Cheese, E.T I remember all of you Genuine people are hard to find Most of the world is partially blind They said I was lame They know they was lying I'm chasing this fame one day at a time Just wrote this rhyme to clear my mind Just wrote this rhyme to clear my mind And that's the way it is