J. Cole - Dollar And A Dream II Lyrics
Hey, hey, yea, yeaGot a dolla and a dreamYeaI got a dolla and a dream, real niggas on my teamEverything ain't what it seemsYeaI got a dolla and a dream, hey[clears throat]Ay, I got a dolla and a dream, real niggas on my teamEverything ain't what it seemsNiggas hatin' but I love them even though they trynna schemeBut I'm past that, a niggas stock is raising like the NastecThey same I'm the future but yet I'm giving niggas flashbacksOf better days, when you ain't have to settle for whatever playedI represent the struggle nigga I say what they never sayWhenever they, spit that bullshit they spittin,this that pool pit I'm hittin niggas with the gospelHostile with them hoes, I got a dolla in my pocket, plus a dreamYea you laughing my nigga but everything ain't what it seemsWhat it means to know your momma or your father on that pipeOn that hard white, I'll tell you what them scares likeI'm speaking through these bars like a nigga in the jailTired of sifting through my mails I feel like Cartwright, billsForreal, a nigga I'llJust let me do the talking men I know how niggas feel[Chorus:]I got a dolla and a dream, real niggas on my teamEverything ain't what it seems[4x]I got a dolla and a dream, real niggas on my teamEverything ain't what it seemsEvery lady ain't no hoe, and every ***** ain't no queenEvery nigga ain't no dog, and every nigga ain't no kingShit be happening for a reason, everything is everythingEvery nigga can't dunk, so white man can jumpThey shooting niggas fo' they even tell em put their hands up!Crooked cops, got a nigga scared to drive probably thinkingthat I'm slanging man I see it in their eyesBut inside of my pocket is a dolla plus a dreamYea you swear your girl is faithful everything ain't what it seemsSee I seen how she glance and look away like she want itI ain't saying I'm a ***** her but I could if I wantedKnow it hurts that she flirts with a nigga this is worstI bet if I was to hit men, I wouldn't be the firstThis is church, this is gospelSpit it like I get from the Bible, for your survival[Chorus:]I got a dolla and a dream, real niggas on my teamEverything ain't what it seems[4x]Check itAy Salle, I know I ain't been answering your calls, but shit, let me explain-It's because times been hard, been runnin around trynna find a jobI hear my phone ringing in the morning, 9 o'clockAnd it's you, can't even front I press ignoreI still got cha letters laying in my dresser drawYou telling me about all the things you did for meWhen I was broke, you sent me doe and that was big for meSee you was there every year when I needed you,And you were so quick to give I had to be with youRemember when I used to call you on your phone lineI knew it was official when my momma cosignedBut in no time, a nigga graduatedI hit the real world, baby girl I'm sad to say itBut I was using you, you gave a nigga major stacksAnd I know one day in my heart that I'm gonna pay you back"I got a dolla and a dream
