The Corner

[Intro] The corner, the corner Where you learn to earn Where you get determined There's a place in your mind where your darkest thoughts reside It's what I shout anytime I get on an elevator (The corner, the corner) Only some of y'all know about that [Verse 1: Talib Kweli] Man they work us like dogs Our tongues wag at the corpses Corner the market like corporate all from a corner office Smog out our lungs, black as the smoke Just try to pass up the soap Get hit in the back of the dome with the four fifth Put Olympics where niggas is passing the torches To every hand in the ghetto We Hansel and Gretel we trapped in the forest We went from captives on boat trips To the corners with the rats and the roaches Now we grind with spectacular foes and jokers In the corner of the club making the models nervous Any nigga try to front send them some bottle service We follow verdicts like Buddhists to follow Sherpas Respect what they say Yesterday's fights, tomorrow's murders I hope and I pray that you never forget where you came from Close to the slaves except this light post that we hang from Nightmares of getting [shot at?] and woke with the same gun [Hook] That was just a dream That’s me on the corner That’s me in the spotlight Fucking cop don’t say I ain’t warn you Trying to keep up with me And I don’t know if you can do it Oh no I’ve said too much (that was just a dream) I haven’t said enough (that was just a dream) (That's me in the corner) [Verse 2: Jay Rock] Woke up this morning like fuck all of my opponents Grabbed my strap, jumped in that hooptie Hit the block and hit some donuts I’m hanging out the window middle finger to the police Shining diamonds got them blinded by reflections of this rollie I was broke as shit, they didn’t know me then Niggas hands out, always on that owe me shit Sometimes I get paranoid like when I was holding bricks Everyone’s a suspect - be careful who you rolling with For that blow, guns blow like trumpets Home invasions get your ticket-free lunches Reminiscing off Rémy yea that’s the remedy Roof over my head, you seen how they did Kennedy Life is a traffic jam, trying to get by Kweli, light up the fire Time to get high, know why? Because... [Outro] That was just a dream That was just a dream That's me in the corner That's me in the spotlight Losing my religion Trying to keep a view And I don't know if I can do it Oh no, I've said too much I haven't said enough I thought that I heard you laughing I thought that I heard you sing I think I thought I saw you try But that was just a dream You try, you cry, you fly, you try That was just a dream Just a dream Just a dream, dream