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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Game
The Game
Vocals
Glenn Jefferies
Glenn Jefferies
Guitar
Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
Sampled Artist
E Pope
E Pope
Keyboards
Keenan Holloway
Keenan Holloway
Bass
The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kanye West
Kanye West
Songwriter
Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler
Composer
J. Taylor
J. Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kanye West
Kanye West
Producer
Kent Huffnagle
Kent Huffnagle
Recording Engineer
Joe Warlick
Joe Warlick
Recording Engineer
Steve Daniel Baughman
Steve Daniel Baughman
Recording Engineer
Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri
Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri
Recording Engineer
Rouble Kapoor
Rouble Kapoor
Assistant Engineer
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
And I brought, and I brought
And I brought dreams
Dreams, dreams
And I brought you all my dreams 'cause I love you
I love you
I love you
I-I-I love you
[Verse 1]
I woke up out that coma 2001
'Bout the same time Dre dropped 2001
Three years later the album is done
Aftermath presents: **** Witta Attitude, Volume One
Rap critics politicking, wanna know the outcome
Ready to Die, Reasonable Doubt and Doggystyle in one
I feel like Pac after the Snoop Dogg trial was done
Dre behind that G series and All Eyez on Me
I watched the death of a dynasty so I told Vibe Magazine
Working with Dr. Dre was a (Dream)
I had visions of making a classic then my world turned black
Like I was staring out of Stevie Wonder's glasses
It's kinda hard to imagine like Kanye West
Coming back from his fatal accident to beat making and rapping
But we the future, Whitney Houston told me that
And it's gon' take more than a bullet in the heart to hold me back
[Chorus]
Blushing in this forty ounce, letting the ink from my pen bleed
'Cause Martin Luther King had a (Dream)
Aaliyah had a, Left Eye had a (Dream, dream)
So I reached out to Kanye, and
And I brought you all my dreams 'cause I love you
I love you
I love you
I-I-I love you
[Verse 2]
I had dreams of fucking a R&B bitch like Mýa
When I saw that ass on 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 way through the maze
Then joy turned to pain like Frankie Beverly and Maze
Used to dream of being Unsigned Hype
Till I was crushed by Dave Mays
Almost let my pen fall asleep on the page
Daydreaming yesterday, dozing off backstage
I thought I saw Eazy talking to Jam Master Jay
So I walked over, heard Jam Master say
"It's a hard knock life then you pass away"
They say sleep is the cousin of death so my eyes wide open
'Cause a dream is kin to your last breath
[Chorus]
Blushing in this forty ounce, letting the ink from my pen bleed
'Cause Martin Luther King had a (Dream)
Aaliyah had a, Left Eye had a (Dream, dream)
So I reached out to Kanye, and
And I brought you all my dreams 'cause I love you
I love you
I love you
I-I-I love you
[Verse 3]
The dream of Huey Newton, that's what I'm living through
The dream of Eric Wright, that's what I'm giving you
Who walked through the White House without a business suit
Compton hat, jheri curl dripping on Ronald Reagan's shoes
Gave Mike Lem my demo, came here to pay my dues
Started off with Whoo Kid then I start blazing Clue
It was all a dream like Big said it'd be
Don't sleep on me, homie, I bring nightmares to reality
Rap phenomenon, defying the rules of gravity
Studied all the classics, start revising my strategy
'Cause Marshall Mathers made it, Curtis Jackson made it
Head in the clouds, wondering where the hell Marvin Gaye went
How do I say this? I'm living for my son
But I can't figure out why I'm at my temple with this gun
Wake up to a Jesus piece like a catholic nun
The war to be a rap legend has just begun
[Chorus]
Blushing in this forty ounce, letting the ink from my pen bleed
'Cause Martin Luther King had a (Dream)
Aaliyah had a, Left Eye had a (Dream, dream)
So I reached out to Kanye, and
And I brought you all my dreams 'cause I love you
I love you
I love you
I-I-I love you
[Outro]
This song is dedicated to Yetunde Price (And I brought, and I brought)
The sister of Venus and Serena Williams (And I brought dreams)
Who was slain during a gang shootout in Compton (Dreams, dreams)
Sunday, September 14th, 2003, rest in peace
[Outro]
And I brought you all my dreams 'cause I love you
I love you
I love you
I-I-I love you
And I brought, and I brought
And I brought dreams
Dreams, dreams
And I brought you all my dreams 'cause I love you
Written by: Jayceon Taylor, Jerry Butler, Kanye West, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff
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