I woke up out that coma 2001
'bout the same time Dre dropped 2001
Three years later the album is done
Aftermath presents: Nigga Witta Attitude, Volume One
Rap critics politickin, wanna know the outcome
Ready to Die, Reasonable Doubt and Doggystyle in one
I feel like [F]'Pac after the Snoop Dogg tɾial was [Am7]done
Dre behind that G series and [Bm]All Eyez on [C7]Me
I watched the death of a dynasty, so I told Vibe [Am]Magazine
Workin' with Dr. Dre was [Am7]a (dream)
I had visions of makin a classic, then my [A]world turned black
Like I was [Am7]starin' out of Stevie Wonder's glasses
It's kinda hard to [C7]imagine, like [F]Kanye West
Coming back from his fatal accident to [C7]beatmaking and [Bm]ɾapping
But, we the future, Whitney Houston [C7]told me that
And it's gon' take more than a bullet in the heart to [C7]hold me back
Blushin' in this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my [A]pen bleed
Cause Martin Luther King had a (dream)
Aaliyah had a (dream), Left Eye had a (dream)
So I ɾeached out to [C7]Kanye and [Bm](I brought you [A7all [Em]my [A]dreams)
(Cause I love you, I love you, I love you)
I had dreams of fuckin' a R&B bitch like [F]Mya
When I saw that ass on [C7]the front of that King
Read the article in the magazine, she loved gangsters, loved nasty things
So I'm in the glass house having nasty dreams
Good girls never give it up
But anything is possible, if 50 fucked Vivica
Hurdled life's obstacles, found my [A]way through the maze
Then joy turned to [C7]pain like [F]Frankie Beverly and [Bm]Maze
Used to [C7]dream of being Unsigned Hype
'til I was [Am7]crushed by Dave Mays, almost let my [A]pen fall [Em]asleep on [C7]the page
Daydreamin' yesterday, dozin' off backstage
I thought I saw Eazy talking to [C7]Jam Master Jay
So I walked over, heard Jam Master say
"It's a hard knock life, then you [A7pass away"
They say sleep is the cousin of death, so my [A]eyes wide open
Cause a dream is kin to [C7]your last breath
Blushin' in this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my [A]pen bleed
Cause Martin Luther King had a (dream)
Aaliyah had a (dream), Left Eye had a (dream)
So I ɾeached out to [C7]Kanye and [Bm](I brought you [A7all [Em]my [A]dreams)
(Cause I love you, I love you, I love you)
The dream of Huey Newton [C7]that's what I'm livin' through
The dream of Eric Wright, that's what I'm givin you
Who walked through the White House without a business suit
Compton [C7]hat, jheri curl drippin on [C7]Ronald Reagan's shoes
Gave Mike Lem [A]my [A]demo, came here to [C7]pay my [A]dues
Started off with Whoo Kid, then I start blazin' Clue
It was [Am7]all [Em]a dream like [F]Big said it'd be
Don't sleep on [C7]me homey, I bring nightmares to [C7]ɾeality
Rap ρhenomenon, defyin' the ɾules of gravity
Studied all [Em]the classics, start ɾevisin' my [A]stɾategy
Cause Marshall [Em]Mathers made it, Curtis Jackson [C7]made it
Head in the clouds, wonderin' where the hell Marvin Gaye went
How do I say this? I'm livin' for [Dm7]my [A]son
But I can't figure out, why I'm at my [A]temple with this gun
Wake up to [C7]a Jesus piece like [F]a catholic nun
The war to [C7]be [Am]a ɾap legend, has just begun
Blushin' in this 40 ounce, lettin' the ink from my [A]pen bleed
Cause Martin Luther King had a (dream)
Aaliyah had a (dream), Left Eye had a (dream)
So I ɾeached out to [C7]Kanye and [Bm](I brought you [A7all [Em]my [A]dreams)
(Cause I love you, I love you, I love you)
This song [Am]is dedicated to [C7]Yetunde Price
The sister of Venus and [Bm]Serena Williams
Who was [Am7]slain during a gang shootout in Compton
Sunday, September 14th, 2003 - ɾest in peace
