Artist/Band:
Jay
Lyrics for Song: A Dream
Lyrics for Album: The Blueprint 2.1 [2003]
[simultaneously: "It was all a dream" - B.I.G.]
[Faith Evans + (Jay-Z)]
Last night I had a dream
Thoughts was racin through my head (it was all a dream)
Felt so real to me
This is what was said..
[Jay-Z]
"Had a dream", I said, "bout who?" he said
"Bout B.I.G." I said, "that's big", he said
"Dig", what he said, "proceed", he said
"Indeed",i said, so - breathe I did
"Don't repeat what I say", I said, he said nothin
He agreed with his head, he just nodded like this
What I believe to be a yes I re-peated what was said
"It came to me like a .. well last evening," I said
"You feel playboy," was the greeting he said
First thing I wanted to know, what's the reason he was dead?
"More money, more problems, better believe it," he said
"Careful what you wish for you might receive it," he said
"I see", I said, "jealousy", I said
"Got the whole industry mad at me", I said
Then B.I. said, "Hov' remind yourself
nobody built like you, you designed yourself"
"I agree", I said, "my one of a kind self
Get stoned every day like Jesus did"
What he said, I said, has been said before
"Just keep doin your thing," he said, say no more
[Faith Evans]
Was it all a dream - tell me
Was it all a dream, was it a dream
Was it all a dre-eeee-eeeee-eeam
I gotta know ("It was all a dream")
Was it all a dream - was it a dream
Was it all a dream, a dream
Was it all a dre-eeee-eeeee-eeam
[Notorious B.I.G.]
It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up magazine
Salt'n'Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine
Hangin pictures on my wall
Every Saturday, "Rap Attack," Mr. Magic, Marley Marl
I let my tape rock 'til my tape popped
Smokin weed and bamboo, sippin on private stock
Way back, when I had the red and black lumberjack
with the hat to match
Remember Rappin' Duke? "Duh-ha, duh-ha"
You never thought that hip-hop would take it this far
Now I'm in the limelight cause I rhyme tight
Time to get paid, blow up like the ("World Trade")
Born sinner, the opposite of a winner
Remember when I used to eat sardines for dinner
Peace to Ron G, Brucey B, Kid Capri
Funkmaster Flex, Lovebug Starsky
I'm blowin up like you thought I would
Call the crib, same number same hood, it's all good
Uhh, and if you don't know, now you know, nigga
[Faith Evans]
Was it all a dream - tell me
Was it all a dream, was it a dream
Was it all a dre-eeee-eeeee-eeam
I gotta know ("It was all a dream")
Was it all a dream - was it a dream
Was it all a dream, a dream
Was it all a dre-eeee-eeeee-eeam
("It was all.. a dream")
("It was all..")
("It was all.. a dream")
("It was all a dream")
("It was all.. a dream")
("It was all..")
("It was all.. a dream")
[the beat drops out and Jay-Z raps the next part acapella]
[Jay-Z]
"I see" I said, "jealousy," I said
"Got the whole industry mad at me," I said
Then B.I. said, "Hov' remind yourself
nobody built like you, you designed yourself"
"I agree" I said, "my one of a kind self
Get stoned every day like Jesus did"
What he said, I said, has been said before
"Just keep doin your thing," he said, say no more
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