Dreams
Lil Wayne Lyrics

I had a dream, I was broke
Lil Wayne dreamt he was poor, with no riches or precious metals.

No diamonds and no gold
He did not have any valuable or precious possessions like diamonds or gold.

Most saddest story ever told, whoa
This was the saddest story ever told about his financial situation.

And I had a dream, I was a fool
Lil Wayne had another dream where he was foolish and imprudent.

No mansion or no pool
In this dream, he had no mansion or pool.

I woke up, then I screamed, "Thank God it was just a dream"
When he woke up, Lil Wayne was thrilled to realize that it was just a dream.

I live the American dream, huh
Lil Wayne is now living the American dream.

Foreign everything, huh
Everything he now has is foreign.

I turn my scariest dreams, uh, into to fairy wings
Lil Wayne transforms his scariest dreams into fairy wings, making his dreams come true.

I don't want beef, I just want green, that's vegetarian dreams
In his dreams, Lil Wayne does not want problems or drama, he just wants wealth (green).

Dream, dream, yeah
Lil Wayne keeps dreaming.

I'm havin' a dream, where I'm fallin', yeah
He is dreaming that he is falling in this instance.

I land in the purplest water, yeah
Lil Wayne lands in purple water in his dream.

I'll probably surface tomorrow, yeah
He expects to wake up tomorrow from his dream.

Dream of a world with new order, yeah
He dreams of a world with a new order.

It spin like the perfect revolver, yeah
This world he dreams of spins like the perfect revolver.

I dreamt I died and went to heaven and came back 'cause I got work in the morning, yeah
Lil Wayne had a dream where he died and went to heaven, but had to come back because he had work in the morning.

Sleep tight, I daydream all night
Lil Wayne daydreams all night and tells the listener to sleep well.

Keep my head up right
He keeps his head up and maintains a positive attitude.

Don't let the fed bugs bite
He tells the listener to not let the federal law enforcement agencies bother them.

One night I done sleep in some good pussy and I woke up like "Oh shit"
One night, Lil Wayne slept with someone and was surprised in the morning.

Had a dream that I was broke, I ain't sleep with that same hoe since
He had a dream that he was broke and has not slept with the same person since that dream.

We in another dimension (yeah)
Lil Wayne feels like he is in a different world.

She say I'm the man of her dreams (yeah)
A woman told Lil Wayne he is the man of her dreams.

So after I fuck her, I pinch her (yeah)
After sleeping with her, Lil Wayne pinches the woman to make sure it is real.

She had the wettest of dreams (yeah)
The woman he slept with had a very vivid dream.

She gon' wake up in a swimsuit (yeah)
She will wake up feeling like she is wearing a swimsuit.

They tryna sell me some dreams
People are trying to sell him false hope and promises.

Way too fuckin' expensive (yeah)
The dreams they are trying to sell him are too expensive and too good to be true.

I been sippin' all this lean, I swear my eyes are dreamy
Drinking codeine makes Lil Wayne's eyes look half-closed, nearly dreaming.

Mister Sandman, all your sand about to turn to cement (yeah)
Lil Wayne is addressing Mister Sandman, the mythical figure who brings dreams to people. He warns him that his sand will soon turn to cement, meaning his dreams will become permanent.

California weed got me California dreamin' (yeah)
Lil Wayne is high on California weed, making him feel like he is in a California dream.

I'm your worst nightmare
Lil Wayne warns the listener that he is the worst nightmare.

I just wanna spend it all before I go to sleep (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Lil Wayne wants to spend all of his money before he goes to bed.

Broke my heart and give it too you wrapped in 'chilla mink (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Giving someone your heart is a metaphor used to describe a deep love. Lil Wayne is willing to do this wrapped in luxurious chilla mink.

Waking up on a island, some OD's and violence (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Lil Wayne wakes up on an island with a lot of drug overdose and violence.

Roses with no thorns (huh, huh, huh, huh)
He is telling the listener that the romantic gestures he makes come with no downsides.

Thank God it was just a dream
Lil Wayne is thanking God that he woke up from his dream.

Thank God it was just a dream, yeah
He expresses relief that his dream was not real.

Woke up, then I screamed
Lil Wayne woke up and screamed.