American Dream

[Intro:] It's early fall, there's a cloud in the New York skyline Innocence, drags across a yellow line [Verse One:] Fresh off the boat With a dream of stepping in a couple connections in murder and coke Came dirty in the game like he never heard of soap An underworld that he wanted to be over Capone of his city with a committee to help him reach the throne With a friendly friend to hold him down 'til he's all alone Straight from the ghetto he thought he would never leave there On the way up he looked down and said, "I don't want to be there" In the end, he lost plenty of friends, including himself He looked into the mirror, couldn't tell who he is Looking at himself with blind eyes, the white lines did it In the diction that didn't kick in, until he found that prison That's still outside of jail but it's hell when you're living With demons sending you see you soon cards, you're tripping Not "b"s it was the "d"s that caught him in the sting As his eyes finally opened he sees the American dream [Hook:] These are the hands that built America These are the hands that built America [Verse Two] Fresh off the block With a dream of stepping in a couple connections in heroin and Glocks And books said he was Captain Hook, he hated clocks Hated thoughts of catching up, to the ticking of the tock Had niggas working with the same vision on the block One day they all say, man, Im'ma take his spot So, always looking over his shoulder he knew it all could be over In the instants of a click and then a shot Cops will find his crimes more than organized Figure this nigga can't be mafioso, he's lyin' Sat down with duchess and luck he's up in his prime Such a rise to the top, it was all so sublime And it came; fast money, felt it in his abdomen Tried to make fast money, like dealing rat again Just to flash on the screen, like Nasdaq screens With a triple beam to achieve the American dream [Hook] [Outro]