Hood Dreams
A song made by Timothy George
Hood Dreams
A song made by Timothy George
Yeah, yeah
Came from the bottom, now we rising up
Mmm
Grew up where the streetlights barely working
Mama praying every night, I hear her hurting
Corner store dreams, pockets staying empty
But my hunger for more, that's what's tempting me
Watch my brothers fall, some never made it out
I keep their memory close, that's what I'm 'bout
Every scar I got tells a story, baby
Turned my pain into power, never getting lazy
Living that struggle, came up in the hood
Young gangster trying to make it good
They told me I wouldn't, but I knew I could
Turned my nightmares into dreams, understood
Living that struggle, came up in the hood
Oh, baby, I'm rising like they said I never would
Late nights plotting on a better future
Can't go back to nothing, I'm a born shooter
Shooting for the stars while they doubting me
Every setback just another test, I see
Lost homies to the system and the streets
But I keep pushing forward, won't accept defeat
This hood raised a soldier, taught me how to fight
Now I'm chasing every blessing in the light
Living that struggle, came up in the hood
Young gangster trying to make it good
They told me I wouldn't, but I knew I could
Turned my nightmares into dreams, understood
Living that struggle, came up in the hood
Oh, baby, I'm rising like they said I never would
Yeah, from the bottom to the top
This hood made me, and I'll never stop
Mmm, never stop
