Song Info
Genre
Charts
#99,317 today
Peak #951
#60,932 in subgenre
Peak #506
Author
MeRk
Rights
2007
Uploaded
July 10, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.4 MB • 128 kbps • 3:41
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Life’s been real hard; don’t know if im’a make it
Cause if I told you things was all good; I’d be mistaken
Unaware of my placement; fearin I’ll be n’athin
I mean what’s the reality… of this dream that I’m chasin
Income is low.. And I’m stuck here on probation
I don’t got it easy.. Like all these kids that’s wasted
How many more unsuccessful years will I be facin
How many more negative links will I be traced t a’
I’m on my knees prayin; God, I hope you listenin
Cuz sometimes I swear; I hear the devil whisperin
Tellin me to give up; but I’m not one of his victoms
I’ll stay alive for the dream; seeking knowledge and wisdom
[Chorus]
And this is what happens; when you have an open mind
I wish the light would disappear; please close the blinds
Cause sometimes it’s better.. If you don’t scream for more
But this can’t be life; I always dreamed for more
[Verse 2]
Life’s still hard… and it’s crazy how it flies
How long will I be working; a job that I dispise
The hands on the clock must be planning my demise
Cause I’m tryin to get out this hole; but there is no time
Crooks got it better; livin a life of crime
I never saw the picture; I must have been blind
Cuz people got it twisted like the limit is the sky
But it’s all fake.. We just livin here to die
In between you gotta make it; that’s what I’m afraid of
I’ll just join America; and be made a slave of
Cuz dreamers don’t get paid fa’; especially since I gave up
I’ll stay alive for the dream; but you always gotta wake up
[Chorus]
And this is what happens; when you have an open mind
I wish the light would disappear; please close the blinds
Cause sometimes it’s better.. If you don’t scream for more
But this can’t be life; I always dreamed for more
[Verse 3]
And I guess I am a victom; cause I sleep to smile
But if I had one wish; you know I’d be a child
Cause that’s the only time these dreams are accepted
Right now I’m just a man.. Who won’t accept it
A working class hero, but I don’t feel heroic
A candle on my birthday cake; but I won’t blow it
Time’s still goin; and these dreams don’t come cheap
If I don’t work tomorrow; I’ll have no place to sleep
In this short amount of time; we gotta learn to survive
That’s reality… anything else is just a lie
We are capable, but there just aint no time
Survival of the fittest; we live and we die
[Chorus]
And this is what happens; when you have an open mind
I wish the light would disappear; please close the blinds
Cause sometimes it’s better.. If you don’t scream for more
But this can’t be life; I always dreamed for more
[Outro]
I always dreamed for more… but we gotta survive
