Dream Big (feat. Akon)

See I remember I was just a loner

Look at me

I'm on top permanently but I stay in the streets

And I won't stop bringing that heat (it's my dream, said it's my dream)

I had a dream I would rise to the top

You haters like it or not

Who number one? I got my eyes on your spot

The west coast treat me like I was 'Pac

Now all I need is the whole world to bang

Crooked I on your block

I'm at the hood if you couldn't tell

I been shot at, stabbed, and put in jail

I've been homeless in places you wouldn't dwell

Feel these words as if they were put in brail

I did not lose cause I knew that I couldn't fail

Now on this track, me and Akon are cell mates

My 16s so fly, I call em jailbait

And I'ma take this to the T-O-P

Put this on G-O-D

Homie this C-O-B

I remember I was just a loner

Hanging on a corner

Now take a look at me

I'm big bossing, steady stacking chips

Never thought that I would see this shit

Now I'm on top permanently

But I stay in the streets

And I won't stop bringing that heat

It's my dream

Said it's my dream

Late nights on the corner, Crooked had em a dream

To drive a maroon five, call it Adam Levine

Never mismanaged the green cause that's vanishing cream

I grind all night, am I man or machine?

I dream big, like I was Kareem Biggs

In my dreams, all I seen was whips and mean cribs

Love my momma, cause look what she did

On her knees like, "Please God, can you help me feed these kids?"

To my deadbeat father, look at your child

You didn't raise me, you crazy, look at me now

It's like I'm solar, everyday your son's gonna come up

Pops, if money talks, my pockets won't shut up

Gotta work hard just to reach what you desire

If you're like me then I'm preaching to the choir

Amen, in my region I'm messiah

Eastsider, I'm the reason Long Beach is on fire

See I remember I was just a loner

Hanging on the corner

Now take a look at me now

Big bossing, steady stacking chips

Never thought that I would see this shit

Now I'm on top permanently

But I stay in the streets

And I won't stop bringing that heat

It's my dream, you know it's my dream, said it's my dream (best believe it's my dream)

I had a dream I would win it all

But when you haters get involved you be praying to see a **** fall

Wait a minute y'all

I'm getting paper from Cali to Senegal then I spend it all in the mall

I'm the rapper that the hood like to talk about

The one the onliners would love to write a blog about

Fill a chat log about

Cats wanna beef in my city, what's that all about?

Later I'ma dog 'em out

Dog, I'm out, giant blur

Your eyes observe me drive and swerve

Be flying, swerve, it's I and her

She's my fly Hawaiian islander

And I'm her servant

She loves me, I never ran from nothing

Even paralyzed people gotta stand for something

And I stand on the block trying to get that green

Money machine go "brrrrr-ding!"

See I remember I was just a loner

Hanging on the corner

Now take a look at me now

Big bossin, steady stacking chips

Never thought that I would see this shit

Now I'm on top permanently

But I stay in the streets

And I won't stop bringing that heat

It's my dream, you know it's my dream, said it's my dream

I dream, you dream, we all dream big dreams

Yeah

It was all a dream