Everybody has a dream, given straight from above Something they love, all day, they can't get enough Singing in showers and on the streets , like they are stages Flipping through the pages, trying to copy the faces And poses, of every model in the magazine And all the things that they see on the TV screen Shouting from the roof, that one day they'll make it big But all they hear in response is \"that won't happen kid You better get yourself a job, work nine to 5 Dreams always die, you've to grind to survive Ain't no happiness for those who choose to chase their dreams With their head in the clouds , it ain't easy as it seems It's funny, these are the same people that complain That they've lived in vain, and nothing ever seems to change But that's what happens when your dreams are gone It's hard to keep going on
Keep hope alive (You'll never get it back once you let it die, you can never succeed at what you never try)x 4
And I know that I am not the only man Who spent his days hoping, trying to make a plan Looking for a chance, trying to grow and advance But entranced, by the looks of my circumstance Every day I tried, to do the best that I could All that I knew that I should, more than I ever thought I would Because of the dream that was inside, it was alive My drive to keep me going after my people died And my friends were non-existent ,though it was different I had a dream that my rhymes would be significant Even when I was indigent and couldn't get out of bed I was depressed, but I had this thought running through my head That I'd be standing on stages spilling these raps While the fire inside rages , until I collapse It was the only reason why I stayed strong It gave me the strength to go on (and)
Keep hope alive (You'll never get it back once you let it die, you can never succeed at what you never try)x 4
The only thing that's impossible is the thing you don't try If an eagle never flaps his wings , he's never going to fly And the world will try to tell you that it's impossible But a normal life's illogical to those that live in hospitals Don't listen or pay attention , keep chasing that vision No one ever found success by givin' up and quittin' Sometimes it takes more than everything in your power That's when you dig deep to get the strength to devour Every enemy that dare stand in your path They can only stare, as they're feeling your wrath Wars are never won unless the soldiers go to fight Maybe it isn't right, but day only comes after night Don't let your hope die, before the dawn is here If you refuse to fight, your life will disappear So take this chance before your life is gone It's the only way life goes on Keep hope alive (You'll never get it back once you let it die, you can never succeed at what you never try)x 4