Punished for Dreaming ft. K.O. Lyrics

They tired of seeing they friends die (View!)

They tired of hearing they moms cry

Look up to GOD and they ask why

Take anything just to get high

Truth is they just wanna get by

Hustle for fits just to get fly

Some shit that they mama just can't buy

She wanna save him she gotta try

She can't accept that he might die

Sad because he not a bad guy

He just came up on the wrong side

Learned about life from the wrong guys

He from the set its a strong tie

He too familiar with war cries

Nobody makes it they all die

Nobody makes it they all die

They getting punished for dreaming

Black babies die for no reason

Got goals they tryna achieve em

They just wanna grow up to be men

They getting punished for dreaming

Yeah it get tough but you can't quit

Now they got dreams so they chase them

All of the curses they breaking

They getting punished for dreaming

Black babies die for no reason

Got goals they tryna achieve em

They just wanna grow up to be men

They getting punished for dreaming

Yeah it get tough but you can't quit

Now they got dreams so they chase them

All of the curses they breaking

They don't learn much in the classroom

But they doing drugs in the bathroom

Pat 'em for guns when they walk through

Cause you can get shot in the lunchroom

They never dreamed of a boardroom

They probably goin' end up in courtrooms

For losing they top gotta short fuse

For losing they top gotta short look

It's hard being Black in America

Just knowing that nobody cared enough

Descendants of slaves ain't no scaring us

Descendants of slaves ain't no scaring look

Enough of the talk time to rise up

It's time to open they eyes up

Show em that they can't divide us

Show em that they can't divide look

They getting punished for dreaming

Black babies die for no reason

Got goals they tryna achieve em

They just wanna grow up to be men

They getting punished for dreaming

Yeah it get tough but you can't quit

Now they got dreams so they chase them

All of the curses they breaking

They getting punished for dreaming

Black babies die for no reason

Got goals they tryna achieve em

They just wanna grow up to be men

They getting punished for dreaming

Yeah it get tough but you can't quit

Now they got dreams so they chase them

All of the curses they breaking