Текст песни American Dreamin', Jay Z

[Intro: Marvin Gaye]
Dreamed of you this morning,
Then came the dawn, and
I thought you were here with me.
If you could only see,
How much I love you,
That's all, that's all, baby.
Oh, no, oh, I never gave up no way,
I never felt that before,
I never felt that before,
I never felt that before,
But there's always
That's all, that's all.

[Verse 1:]
This is the shit you dream ‘bout with the homies steamin' out,
Back-to-back backin' them Beamers out,
Seems as our plans to get a grant
Then go off to college didn't pan or even out.
We need it now, we need a town,
We need a place to pitch, we need a mound,
For now I'm just a lazy boy,
Big dreamin' in my La-Z-Boy.
In the clouds of smoke, been playin' this Marvin,
Mama, forgive me, should be thinkin' ‘bout Harvard,
But that's too far away, niggas are starvin',
Ain't nothing wrong with my aim, just gotta change the target.
I got dreams of baggin' sniddow, the size of pillows,
I see pies every time my eyes cliddose,
I see rides, sixes, I got to get those,
Life's a bitch, I hope to not make her a widow.

[Chorus:]
I never felt that before,
American dreamin'.
I never felt that before,
Just American dreamin'.
I never felt that before,
American dreamin'.
But there's always
That's all, that's all.

[Verse 2:]
Now see the life's right there, and it seems right there,
It's not quite near, and it's not like we're
Professionals movin' the decimals.
Know where to cop? Nah. Got a connect? No.
Who in the F knows how to be successful?
Need a personal Jesus, I'm in Depeche Mode.
They say it's celestial, it's all in the stars,
Like Tony La Russa on how you play your Cards.
‘Cause y'all ain't fuckin' with me! The ironies are
At all costs better avoid these bars,
Now let's start, on your mark,
Get set, let's go, get out the car!
Going in circles it's a vicious cycle,
This is a crash course, this ain't high school,
Wake up, Muttley, you're dreamin' again,
Your own reality show, the season begins.

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]
Step one in this process – scramble up in your projects
And head to the heights where big coke is processed,
You gotta convince them that you not from the precinct
Please speak slow ‘cause he no speaky no English.
If he takes a liking after a couple of trips,
And your money is straight, he's gon' give you consignment,
You now in a game where only time can tell,
Survive the droughts, I wish you well. Hold up!
Survive the droughts? I wish you well.
How sick am I? I wish you health,
I wish you wheels, I wish you wealth,
I wish you insight so you could see for yourself.
You could see the signs when the jackers is schemin',
And the cops is comin', you could read they mind,
You could see from behind, you could redefine
The game as we know it, one dream at a time.
I'm American dreamin'.

[Chorus]