Broken Dreams
Lil B Lyrics

This so sad to see it
It is unfortunate and disheartening to witness

You gotta keep your head up man
You must stay positive and hopeful

Keep ya head up if you don't stay away from
Maintain a positive mindset and distance yourself from

All the leaches man
Those who only seek to benefit from you

Then all the people that wanna see you
Those who derive satisfaction from observing

They love to see you bad like that
They derive pleasure from witnessing your struggles

Keep ya head up man
Maintain a positive mindset, my friend

Yo, yo a few niggas round my way
There were a few individuals in my neighborhood

Wanted to sell some drugs
Aspired to engage in drug dealing

Now I ain't no thug, or I thought I was
I didn't consider myself a criminal, or perhaps I was confused

Young niggas in the hood, we throw away
Young individuals in our neighborhood, we discard or overlook

If you make it, you make it
If you succeed, you succeed

21 niggas be dying too young
21 individuals are dying prematurely

All the niggas calling shots
Those in power and control

Preying on the weak, seeing those spots
Exploiting the vulnerable, observing their weaknesses

Put in little pressure
Applying minimal force or coercion

Intimidate your neighbor
Instilling fear in your neighbor

See a murder's going on
Witnessing a homicide

That's some outlaw shit
That is criminal behavior

Niggas in the complex is hit man
Individuals in the neighborhood are experiencing hardship

Selling cocaine out the wheelchair
Engaging in drug dealing even while physically disabled

And I ain't understand fully til
And I did not fully comprehend until

I got a little older
I matured and gained more life experience

Niggas had dashes in the hood
Individuals had extravagant lifestyles in the neighborhood

Dirty money, got it all
Ill-gotten wealth, acquired abundantly

When you ball, you ball
When you succeed or experience luxury, you do so fully

And when you fall you fall
And when you fail or struggle, you do so intensely

When you heatin every day
When you face constant danger or conflict

Niggas hit them all
Individuals are attacking or targeting everyone

Both police watch you like white on rice
Law enforcement closely monitors you without relenting

Task force, nothing nice
Law enforcement units focused and determined

I'd give a lil advice
I would offer a small piece of guidance

I walk by death every day
I face the possibility of death on a daily basis

Lost souls ready to die for anything
Individuals devoid of purpose, willing to die for any cause

My nigga Kurupt got hooked on heroin
My friend Kurupt became addicted to heroin

Had a overdose, RIP my brother
Suffered a fatal drug overdose, rest in peace my brother

Apart of life struggles, you know I love ya
A part of the challenges life presents, you know I care for you

We all rootin for ya
We are all supporting and cheering for you

I'm not tryina get a lawyer
I am not attempting to hire a lawyer

I'm not tryina be sober
I am not trying to remain abstinent

He loved girls way too much
He had an excessive fondness for women

One broke his heart he cried in the dark
One woman shattered his heart, and he wept in solitude

In the light he put his pimp face on
In public, he concealed his emotional pain and adopted an exaggerated confident demeanor

Started beatin on bitches
He began physically abusing women

Man, for all the pain inside
Because of the immense emotional suffering within him

I prayed for him, he started snortin cocaine
I prayed for him, but he resorted to using cocaine

Just to deal with it, shit and all that pain
In order to cope with the pain and emotional turmoil

I seen him on the bus, he was shaking
I saw him on the bus, trembling or experiencing withdrawal

Tryina use a payphone
Attempting to use a public telephone

Asking me for a quarter
Requesting a small amount of money from me

Times really do change
Times truly and inevitably evolve

The hood put on pressure
The neighborhood imposed significant stress

Being broke is a label
Having no money or resources is considered a social stigma

We all struggle together
We collectively experience hardship

Appreciate the struggle, don't take it still
Value and acknowledge the challenges, do not become complacent

My young niggas died for breaking they houses
My younger peers lost their lives due to engaging in burglary

Went in the wrong and dude gave him a don
They ventured into the wrong territory and someone killed them

His whole chest was bout as big as my head
His chest was extremely muscular or well-built

Another young nigga dead
Another young individual has died

Moving way too fast and they in the city
Progressing excessively quickly, and they are in a dangerous urban environment

Hidin the cash
Concealing the money

Stolen rental, thinkin bout robbin banks
Using a stolen vehicle and contemplating bank robberies

If you can't get no cheddar
If you are unable to attain money or success

That's the easy way out
That is the simple but misguided solution

The plus ten - the better
Additional years in prison - the worse the outcome

Ten years in the cell
Ten years spent in prison

Your life change forever
Your life is permanently altered

Niggas not loyal, I don't expect it
Individuals are not trustworthy, I do not anticipate loyalty

Niggas be jealous, they don't respect it
Individuals feel envy and lack admiration

Niggas be fake at the end of the day
Individuals portray a false persona when it comes down to it

This their broken dreams it's Lil B
These are their shattered aspirations, as expressed by Lil B