Will Smith sample "you got a dream, you gotta protect it, people can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it, you want something, go get it, PERIOD"
Verse 1:
I heard dreams come true, it could happen to you,
I been rapping for a decade, what happened to you,
I heard you fell off, meanwhile I'm well off,
Freestyle? Hell nah, it was writ'en, like the bible this a tell all,
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth,
I made something outta nothing for whatever its worth,
I still work like a dog, for a measly check,
If my music won't sell, it's the weed and the X,
I gotta pay these bills, I put my dreams on hold,
While I push these pills, I let my heart grow cold,
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent,
Nobody said that it was easy gotta face the challenge,
Gotta make the balance between mistakes and accomplishments,
Whatever it takes, these dreams ain't promises,
They're not reality, that doesn't mean they'll never be,
I'm shameless, relentless, I need you to remember me
Hook:
I'm chasing a dream,
Like the cat chases the mouse,
Like the dog chases the car,
I might never catch up but still, I'm going hard
(repeats)
Verse 2:
I'm chasing a dream like a pig chase a thief,
Like a scrub chase a dime, while them dimes chasing me,
Like I chase the patron, with a cold corona,
It's like I'm chasing the throne, one day I know that I'm gonna,
Be on top, cuz I'll never stop chasing my dream,
Cash rule everything around me, cream,
Get the money legit, keeping 100 percent,
It feels good not to worry about paying the rent,
I'm on a paper chase at Chase bank, making withdrawals,
Going after my goals, like a kid chasing a ball,
I'm chasing to fall, so deep into the game,
I been chasing the fortune, not really chasing the fame,
It chase me, like the fan who was chasing me down,
After the show, just to shake my hand, give me a pound,
Let me know what it meant to you,
And I appreciate that, its like a dream come true
Hook:
I'm chasing a dream,
Like the cat chases the mouse,
Like the dog chases the car,
I might never catch up but still, I'm going hard
(repeats)
Bridge:
Chasing a dream, sorta like Martin Luther King,
You know me I would never choose to sing,
Cuz that be Senoj thing,
My thing is rhyming, and I keep evolving
Verse 3:
Dream chaser, I want a black card, lots of green paper,
Some people say I act hard, I call these haters,
Cuz they don't believe, but I'm all me,
Ask around I been the same since '03,
Trying to put it down for the whole state of AZ,
Prepared to carry it on my back, but apparently,
Ya'll cant appreciate a real emcee,
Mention me when you talk revolutionary,
Influenced by Tupac, but I love Biggie,
Big L, Big Pun, Guru, Eazy-E,
Rest in peace to the greats, I'm grateful,
You paved the way for cats like me to chase my dream,
Thank you!
Hook:
I'm chasing a dream,
Like the cat chases the mouse,
Like the dog chases the car,
I might never catch up but still, I'm going hard
(repeats)
Steve Jobs sample "right now, the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will truly become the old, and be cleared away, sorry to be so dramatic, but its quite true, your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life, don't be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other peoples' thinking, don't let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice, and most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become, everything else is secondary"
I'm chasing a dream....
credits
from Lost and Found in CaliZona,
released September 29, 2016
written and performed by Point Nine, produced by Taymak, featuring additional vocals by Senoj
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