I Have a Dream

I just want to get these dreams out,
 So hopefully I'll stop having these nightmares
 And if you wanna know what a dream 'bout
 It's that one thing you might get
 15 years old
 Sitting in my bedroom
 Watching my baby sister
 And praying Mom's will be home soon
 Burning my arms
 The pressure hit me like typhoons
 'Cause I'm the only black kid in my homeroom
 I felt the power of words that day
 When I was called coon
 Sharp as any sword
 When they cut, it scar you
 You know the pain when people seem to ignore you
 I grab the teacher like "I just want to be heard!"
 I went home, and put it all inside a notebook
 Poetry is molding me
 Look, this how hope look
 My father is in Michigan
 My step-dad addicted and
 My mom's out at working all her fingers to the bone
 And I feel like I'm worthless and hurting beneath the surface
 It's clear that I am broken Lord,
 I just need you in my home
 And that day
 A dream was born
 That in 16 bars
 You can hear my pain in this song.
 I just want to get these dreams out,
 So hopefully I'll stop having these nightmares
 And if you wanna know what a dream 'bout
 It's that one thing you might get
 I see some doctors and lawyers
 With a person to cure cancer
 And they don't even know it
 It's a voice in they dreams, it drowned out
 By the loudmouths
 Dreamkillers screaming for God to quiet down
 So if they say that you are nothin'
 Tell em' thank you
 'Cause God created this whole universe, that is proof
 Meaning, we're expressions of the greatest artist
 Brushstrokes of The King's speech, greatest masterpiece
 So why you let em' take your purpose? (Huh?)
 (It's the dream that he gave you)
 Why you believin' that you worthless? (Huh?)
 (It's a reason why he made you)
 Fly higher, inspire,
 You were wired to be The Lord's greatness
 Naysayers are liars
 And this what He designed me to do
 I'm living my dream
 You better live yours too.
 I just want to get these dreams out,
 So hopefully I'll stop having these nightmares
 And if you wanna know what a dream 'bout
 It's that one thing you might get
 Now, all my dreamers say (Ooh)
 Don't let em' ever take your dream away (Ooh)
 Now, all my dreamers say (Ooh)
 Don't let em' ever take your dream away (Ooh)
 They can never take your dream away