American Dream

[Hook: Nelly] X2

Yo it be I man, fuckin it up for errbody

I can't lie man, they thought I was just gettin started

Peep the pie man, its the american dream

I'm just participatin, my participation is game

[Verse 1: Nelly]

I'm makin' this one for the hotel, motel, Holiday Inns

Super 8, Red and the Ritz Carlton's

All my niggas that tryin' to ball, my niggas ballin'

All my soldiers and generals, errbody fall in

Stop stallin', pick up the phone and call in

Tell your boss you ain't gon make it to work in the mornin'

And while you explainin' go head and throw a cough in

And kindly explain that this won't happen often

But I'm long and I'm amazed, I'm be willin' then dazed

I rage that niggas think that derrty don't need a cage

I should be put on display, for the display I'm displayin'

Half you niggas is dyin' and all the rest are decayin'

I'm doin' tracks in hotels steady rockin girls bells

Kinda like a young L residin in Nellyville

I never squeal, not the type to kiss and tell

But if I catch ya in the shower I might kiss ya tail

[Hook: Nelly] X2

Yo it be I man, fuckin it up for errbody

I can't lie man, they thought I was just gettin started

Peep the pie man, its the american dream

I'm just participatin, my participation is game

[Verse 2: Ali]

Now as I bounced off, Kyweezy writin' movies

Slo done took that mask off

Mo's the leader what do ya know, Murph run his ass off

I got every whip, derrty even got a Nascar

And you know we fucked up at his house

Ayo my rain on weed, naps and Japanese

Clap at g's, smack 'em back on they knees

Drop on wack, simple facts that rap needs

And its always Christ-a-mas and wrap trees

And I got my game, I said I got my game from the OG's

Smokin' reefer, moonshine pumpin' OD's

Bought a old plain Jane, yeah you know me

Shipped in from Cali got it home, cops'll know these

Yo we smashed the summer

We oughta recoup, call NASA to do the numbers

All the friendship on the vocals started fire in the booth

Got more whips and chains than Amistad and Roots

[Verse 3: Kyjuan]

Ali I'm sicka ballin, unnecessary phone callin'

Man down, pimp in distress I think I'm fallin'

For anything but the okey doke

I'm old school like her and bones and nooky ropes

I can't stand no groupie folks

They want me to turn around like this is hokey poke

They wanna bring me down like Irv before I choked

I'm not a joke at all, I'm Quick-Draw-McGraw

And number 20 on the Lakers couldn't hold me yall

I'm climbin' over yall, I'm still scorin'

85 percenta yall awake but still snorin'

Got knowledge of self and now my style is much older now

We Derrty Ent., We all we got we hold it down

I'm feelin' cooler than cool, my wrist cold and wild

If theres a fashion king then I deserve the crown

I'm U-City, you dressin' up I'm dressin' down

And you keep messin' up, me and your girl gon be messin'

Around

[Hook: Nelly] X2

Yo it be I man, fuckin it up for errbody

I can't lie man, they thought I was just gettin started

Peep the pie man, its the american dream

I'm just participatin, my participation is game

[Verse 4: Murphy Lee]

Ayo I'm fresh out the gate

From the Lou with a Grammy in my resi'

Nelly bought me a presi' with a diamond in the besi'

Tics taught me how to walk so when I run I be ready

Female fans sayin' that I'm they baby daddy

Whoa more attention than Justin and Janet

How I Midwest Swang and how I St. Louis Ram it

Derrty Ent. damnit, got more bread than a samich

And my wrist got more nuggets than Carmelo and Camby

Look, I'm from the Lou and I'm important like the Arch

So tourists look for me like an important park, shoot

Find your talent, use your talent get your money

Or don't find your talent and don't use it and stay bummy

But that ain't on me cuz we built it from scratch

My neck shit is a house witha house in the back

Man I been wild since middle school, I was that little dude

That been around more waist lines than hula hoops