Hoop Dreams

Every Time I see a court, it take me away/

Go and get my gear on, grab a ball and some jays/

People wanna make fun, ain't got nothing to say/

Cause they gon' stop that, when they see me play/

 

Dunk, jam, Pass, steal, alley-oop/

End up like Jordan, Allen, Stockton too/

Have your name on the guest list, people running to you/

And now you even have your own Nike signature shoe/

 

It doesn’t really matter if you’re short or tall/

As long as you can dribble that ball/

Bounce it back and forth, that's all/

Before long you'll be looking like Chris Paul/

 

See, The aim of the game is to aim for the basket/

Maybe rack up some assists with some passes/

You gotta get out there, stop being so passive/

Work hard and one day u'll be big just imagine/

 

But maybe we play a game up to twenty/

You seeing all of your teammates score plenty/

You already know that you haven't any/

But instead, you come back end the game with so many/

 

Now it's in your sights/

Now you can almost see your name in those bright lights/

But you know that those bright lights don't come without long nights/

But you're determined to learn everything right/

 

Crossing people up, you’ve got ‘em all baffled/

You're in the league now, not the time to unravel/

Work harder than when you was playing on gravel/

This is ain't no vacation, it don't pay to travel/

 

Every Time I see a court, it take me away/

Go and get my gear on, grab a ball and some jays/

People wanna make fun, ain't got nothing to say/

Cause they gon' stop that, when they see me play/

 

So, you decide that you wanna go follow your dream/

Just like a boxer, you tell yourself to get in the ring/

And if others don't like you, you just do your own thing/

Before you know it, 17 years old, on your high school team/

 

other teams scared when you're on the prowl/

Your team is losing, and its never or its now/

And you tell yourself not to throw in the towel/

Your teammates decide that its time for a foul/

 

Now, the other point guard is at the line/

He makes em both, teammate passed a dime/

You tell yourself its my time to shine/

1.8 seconds and you still release the ball in time/

 

Think about it, there was only a minute left/

When the coach decided to take you up off the bench/

You knew the game was crucial, but you just kept playing defense/

And in the end, you hit a game-winner, you did your best/

 

Closer and closer its getting, now its in your sights/

Now you can almost see your name in those bright lights/

But you know that those bright lights don't come without long nights/

But you're determined to learn everything right/

 

Crossing people up, you’ve got ‘em all baffled/

You're in the league now, not the time to unravel/

Work harder than when you was playing on gravel/

This is ain't no vacation, it don't pay to travel/

 

Every Time I see a court, it take me away/

Go and get my gear on, grab a ball and some jays/

People wanna make fun, ain't got nothing to say/

Cause they gon' stop that, when they see me play/

 

Every Time I see a court, it take me away/

Go and get my gear on, grab a ball and some jays/

People wanna make fun, ain't got nothing to say/

Cause they gon' stop that, when they see me play/