Jayhawks

Jayhawks - Break My Mind lyrics

Intro

its not its not me exactly

who touches people

its what i represent

the possibility that dreams from long ago

may still come true even if they look lost forever

Verse One:

I had a homie named Tony

16, 6"2'

headed to the NBA

straight from high school

my nigga had his ball game on lock

but at the same time

he was in love with the block

all the stuff that came wit it

the drugs and the guns

the gangs, the slang

and all the funds

he just got a letter of contempt

from the Cavaliers

sayin how they love him

and they wish he was there

he had it made like special ed

about to get the bread

but chose to do something dumb instead

go to war with the crew on the other side of town

and was more ready

then Tony got laid down

he aint even have a chane

died before the ambulance

even got to him

so many went through him

I hate to tell the story

but thats how it is

growin up in tha hood

as a kid

Chorus:

When you got big dreams

dont listen to what nobody say

and dont let nobody turn you away

When you got big dreams

keep your eyes on the prize

dont fall to the waste side

When you got big dreams

dont listen to what nobody say

and dont let nobody turn you away

When you got big dreams

keep your eyes on the prize

dont fall to the waste side

reach for the sky

Verse Two:

I knew this girl named Gina

that was a hell of a singer

and everybody fell in love

with her when they seen her

babygirl was on the verge

of signing a big deal

eighteen, and life looked so surreal

She was stuck wit a dude

that was all bad news

and all he ever did was give

baby the blues

but she was true to a nigga

do for a nigga

pop you and ya whole crew

for a nigga

One night he came

picked her up

told her lets ride

thats the same night

daddy watched her die

they was tryna hit a lick

but the lick hit back

put a end to the deal

and all of that

she aint even have to be there

he knew it wasn't right

now he gotta deal with it

for the rest of his life

and the part i dont like

he aint even get graze

but homegirl Gina

is layin in the grave

Chorus:

When you got big dreams

dont listen to what nobody say

and dont let nobody turn you away

When you got big dreams

keep your eyes on the prize

dont fall to the waste side

When you got big dreams

dont listen to what nobody say

and dont let nobody turn you away

When you got big dreams

keep your eyes on the prize

dont fall to the waste side

reach for the sky

Verse Three:

I got a few relatives

given family drama

always got they hands out

when they see me and my momma

One coulda been a doctor

the other a chef

but when he got his own kitchen

he was cookin somethin else

Now his life in the drain

a triflin shame

He all washed up

wife took everything

No car no mo' no house

and everywhere he go

he stole

so they throwed him out

I was growin up

lookin up to be like them

Now Im throwin up cash

rollin up in the Benz

I was stuck wit a dream

I had since a shorty

I be damned if i let

another man support me

now uncle Junebucks sick

skinny as hell

he got AIDS in his body

from the needles he shared

everytime he get his welfare checks

he dont care

You wanna see him go to the crack house

he there

Chorus:

When you got big dreams

dont listen to what nobody say

and dont let nobody turn you away

When you got big dreams

keep your eyes on the prize

dont fall to the waste side

When you got big dreams

dont listen to what nobody say

and dont let nobody turn you away

When you got big dreams

keep your eyes on the prize

dont fall to the waste side

reach for the sky

When you got big dreams (repeat 4x)

keep your eyes on the prize

dont fall to the waste side

reach for the sky

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