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Basketball Dream Lyrics — The Presidents of the United States of America | Dork

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The Presidents of the United States of America
Basketball Dream Lyrics

Lyrics

The Presidents of the United States of America

Basketball Dream

Lyrics

Basketball Dream

Had a dream Magic Johnson was there He autographed the ball A small rubber ball Ten feet tall Big puffy shoes Are the cameras on Are the cameras on Set the ball down Went to the court Shot a swish Fell like a ball Went back to the spot And Magic was gone Same old ball Time to go home

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About this track

"Basketball Dream" is a song by The Presidents of the United States of America from the album II, released in 1996. The song was written by Chris Ballew. It was produced by Chris Ballew, Craig Montgomery, Dave Dederer, Jason Finn.

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Chris Ballew— 74 credits as songwriter & producer →
Craig Montgomery— 33 credits as producer →
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Chris Ballew— 74 credits as songwriter & producer →

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