Artist: Common f/ Maya Angelou, James Fauntleroy II Album: The Dreamer/The Believer Song: The Dreamer Typed by: kirenamloh@msn.com [Intro: Common] For the world, world, world, world, world, world... Uh.. My name is Common, No I.D, ha! [Common] Uh, Ferrari testers, Armani dressers Exquisite thick bitches, the body blessers Rest assured, we gettin festive in Miami now Told my nigga 'Ye I'm 'bout to win the Grammys now Gettin Johnny +Cash+, old white folks know me now Standin close to the mic like I'm Kobe now We celebrate with shots-a, they hate because we got love It's the pop life, a lot of faces pop up Known to tear the club and the block up Goin through the airport with more lye/lie than an opera Knew crooks who move books like Harry Potter Get cleaners, to get it cleaner A +Legend+ like John, Lennon, I'm a dreamer Tried to fuck the world she only let me finger Mind trips to Medina, to visit the redeemer A hero, I'll jap-out like Hiroshima Off sangria with two broads at La Esquina Still opening roads for Omoye and Amina I'm a dreamer [Chorus] Dreaaaaaamer (It's for the world, world, world, world, world) Dreaaaaaamer (Dream on) I seeeeeeee her (Yeah) Ohhh [Common] We take, uh, we make, uh... paper and build skyscrapers Walkin on water, buildin my faith up Niggaz with no heart, I'm the pace maker Get the beat from No I, feel the pulse of the Chi Survival of the fit with hope in they eye Takin notes from the sky to fly above understanding They notes from the Most hHgh, so I gotta land them Career ain't random, make anthems Streets chant them, rock +Rolls+ like a +Phantom+ Mad hoes like they throwin tantrums I tell 'em I need space like Richard Branson +Dancing, With Wolves+ and +Stars+, gettin full at bars and then pass out like a pamphlet Never takin grants for granted It's Common, I'm high above standard Fly nigga, keep my feet planted To rock the planet, I don't stop for panic Maybe I'm a hopeless hip-hop romantic I'm a dreamer [Chorus] [Common] He introduced me, I stepped to the podium Said, "Peace, gave thanks to the holy one" Put my water up, thought about my daughter for a second The youth, the living +Resurrection+ Reflections of the sun glaring through the window Now the audi-ence staring at my mental Feelin like the world, the world is at my fingers 'Bout to speak to an auditorium full of dreamers Kinda took me back to when I first had a dream To be like the king that sang Billie Jean Now it's gold records and I'm on silver screens At the mountaintop, you still gotta dream To the dreamers [Chorus] [Interlude: Common] It's for the world, world, world, world Keep on, chka, da-AH, da-uh For the world, world, world, world Keep on, chka, dukka, da-uh Aiyyo, aiyyo, y'all that dance to this, chka... Keep on~! [Bridge: James Fauntleroy II] If I dream you're here and you dream I'm there We'll be nowhere near You should just come here If I wake you up Only difference is You can live the dream Just believe in it Oooooooh-ooooh-ooooh... [Maya Angelou] Once you find your shoulders dropping and your speech gets slow and hazy You better change your way of being before you found your brain got lazy You can build a better future when you join the winning team If you desire a bright tomorrow, you must build a brighter dream Dare to let your dreams reach beyond you Know that history holds more than it seems We are here alive today Because our ancestors dared -- to dream From Africa they lay in the bilge of slave ships and stood half-naked on auction blocks From eastern Europe, they crowded in vessels overloaded with immigrants and were misnamed on Ellis Island From South America and Mexico, from Asia, they labored in sweat shops From all over the world, they came to America Many shivering in rags and still they dared to dream Let us dream for today and for tomorrow Let us dare to dream (Oooooooh-ooooh-ooooh...)