Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nas
Vocals
Delight
Keyboards
Linda Clifford
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Annie Lennox
Songwriter
Nasir Jones
Songwriter
Samuel Barnes
Songwriter
David A. Stewart
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rich Travali
Mixing Engineer
Nas
Executive Producer
Poke & Tone
Producer
Stoute
Executive Producer
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer
Trackmasters
Executive Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Uh, what, what, uh
[Verse 2]
Street dreams are made of these
**** push Beemers and 300 Es
A drug dealer's destiny is reachin' a key
Everybody's lookin' for something
[Verse 3]
Street dreams are made of these
Shorties on their knees for **** with big Gs
Who am I to disagree?
Everybody's lookin' for something
[Verse 4]
My man put me up for the share, one-fourth of a square
Headed for Delaware, with one change of gear
Nothing on my mind, but the dime sack was blazed
With the glaze in my eye that we find when crave
[Verse 5]
Dollars and cents, a fugitive with two attempts
Jakes had no trace of the face, now they drew a print
Though I'm innocent till proven guilty
I'ma try to get filthy, purchase a club and start up realty
[Verse 6]
For real G, I'ma fulfill my dreams
If I conceal my scheme, then precisely, I'll build my cream
The first trip with the clique
Sent the bitch with the quarter brick, this is it
[Verse 7]
Fresh face, NY plates, got a crooked eye for the jakes
I want it all, armor all Benz and endless papes
God's sake, what a **** gotta do to make a half million
Without the FBI catching feelings?
[Verse 8]
Street dreams are made of these
**** push Beemers and 300 Es
A drug dealer's destiny is reachin' a key
Everybody's lookin' for something
[Verse 9]
Street dreams are made of these
Shorties on their knees for **** with big Gs
Who am I to disagree?
Everybody's lookin' for something
[Verse 10]
From fat cat to papi, **** see the cat
Twenty five to flat, pushed a thousand feet back
Holding gats wasn't making me fat, snitches on my back
Livin' with moms, gettin' it on, flushin' crack down the toilet
[Verse 11]
Two sips from being alcoholic
Nine-hunnid-ninety-nine thou from being rich but now I'm all for it
My man saw it like Dionne Warwick
A wiser team, for a wiser dream we could all score with
[Verse 12]
The cartel Argentina coke with the nina
Up in the hotel, smokin' on sinsemilla
Trina got the fishscale between her
The way the bitch shook her ass, sure the dogs never seen her
[Verse 13]
She got me back livin' sweeter, fresh Caesar
Guess David Robinson's Wally moccasins
Bitches blow me while hoppin' in the drop top BM
Word is bond, son, I had that bitch down on my**** like this
[Verse 14]
Street dreams are made of these
**** push Beemers and 300 Es
A drug dealer's destiny is reachin' a key
Everybody's lookin' for something
[Verse 15]
Street dreams are made of these
Shorties on their knees for **** with big Gs
Who am I to disagree?
Everybody's lookin' for something
[Verse 16]
Growing up, project struck, looking for luck, dreamin'
Scoping at large **** beaming, check what I'm seein'
Cars, ghetto stars, pushin' ill Europeans
G'ing, heard about them old timers ODin'
[Verse 17]
Young, early 80s, throwing rocks at the crazy lady
Worshipping every word them rope rocking **** gave me
The street raised me up, giving a fuck
I thought Jordans and a gold chain was living it up
[Verse 18]
I knew the dopes, the pushers, the addicts, everybody
Cut out of class just to smoke blunts and drink naughty
Ain't that funny? Getting put on to crack money?
With all the gun play, painting the kettle black, hungry
[Verse 19]
A case of beers in the staircase, I wasted years
Some **** went for theirs, flipping coke is their career
But I'm a rebel stressing to pull out of the heat, no doubt
With Jeeps tinted out, spinning, never holding out
[Verse 20]
Street dreams are made of these
**** push Beemers and 300 Es
A drug dealer's destiny is reachin' a key
Everybody's lookin' for something
[Verse 21]
Street dreams are made of these
Shorties on their knees for **** with big Gs
Who am I to disagree?
Everybody's lookin' for something
[Verse 22]
Street dreams are made of these
**** push Beemers and 300 Es
A drug dealer's destiny is reachin' a key
Everybody's lookin' for something
[Verse 23]
Street dreams are made of these
Shorties on their knees for **** with big Gs
Who am I to disagree?
Everybody's lookin' for something
Written by: Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Nasir Jones, Samuel Barnes