Dream Big

[Intro: Akon (Crooked I)]

See, I remember I was just a loner

Look at me

(I dream, you dream, we all dream big dreams)

(I dream, you dream, we all dream big dreams)

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

And I won't stop bringin' that heat, it's my dream

Said it's my dream

Ohhhh.......

[Verse 1: Crooked I]

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 out the hood if you couldn't tell

I've 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 braille

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

Now on this track, me and Akon are cellmates

My sixteen's so fly, I call them jailbait

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

Put this on G-O-D, homie, this C.O.B

Yeah

[Hook: Akon]

See, I remember I was just a loner, hangin' on the corner

Now take a look at me, I'm, big bossin'

Steady stackin' chips, never thought that I would see this shit

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

And I won't stop bringin' that heat, it's my dream

Said it's my dream

Ohhhh.......

[Verse 2: Crooked I]

Late nights on the corner, Crooked had him a dream

To drive a Maroon 5, call it Adam Levine

Never mismanage the green 'cause that's vanishing cream

I grind all night, am I man or machine? (Hey)

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, Crooked's 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 preachin' to the choir

Amen, in my region, I'm Messiah, east-sider

I'm the reason Long Beach is on fire!

[Hook: Akon]

See, I remember I was just a loner, hangin' on the corner

Now take a look at me, I'm, big bossin'

Steady stackin' chips, never thought that I would see this shit

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

And I won't stop bringin' that heat, it's my dream

Said it's my dream

Ohhhh.......

[Verse 3: Crooked I]

I had a dream I would win it all

But when you haters get involved, you be dreamin' and prayin' to see a nigga fall

Wait a minute, y'all

I'm gettin' 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 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, driving, swerving, flying spurts, it's I and her

She's my fly Hawaiian islander and I'm her sir

She loves me, I never ran from nothing

Even paralyzed people gotta stand for something

And I stand on the block tryna get that green

Money machine go brrrrr-ding, yarrrrrramean?

[Hook: Akon]

See, I remember I was just a loner, hangin' on the corner

Now take a look at me I'm, big bossin'

Steady stackin' chips, never thought that I would see this shit

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

And I won't stop bringin' that heat, it's my dream

Said it's my dream

Ohhhh.......

[Outro: Crooked I]

I dream, you dream, we all dream big dreams

I dream, you dream, we all dream big dreams

I dream, you dream, we all dream big dreams

I dream, you dream, we all dream big dreams

Yeah...

It was all a dream...