Street Dreams
Nas R. Kelly Lyrics

Street dreams are made of these
The life that many people crave is to have wealth, cars and a certain status.

Niggaz push Beemers and 300 E's
People believe that driving expensive cars such as BMWs and 300 E's, is a sign of having made it in life.

A drug dealer's destiny is reachin a key
Drug dealers believe that their destiny is to become wealthy by selling drugs to people.

Everybody's lookin for somethin..
Everyone is always searching for something, whether it is wealth, power or just living their best life.

Shorties on they knees, for niggaz with big G's
Women are often treated as objects and seen as only interested in men with money and wealth, leading them to submit to these men and their desires.

Who am I to disagree?
Nas acknowledges that this is the reality of the society we live in today and who is he to disagree.

My man put me up for the share, one-fourth of a square
Nas is given a quarter of a drug deal that is worth a lot of money and sets out to sell it.

Headed for Delaware, with one change of gear
Nas takes the money and the drugs and heads for Delaware, in order to make a deal.

Nothin on my mind but the dime sack we blazed
Nas is only focused on smoking the drugs that he possesses and doesn't think about the implications of selling them.

with the glaze in my eye, that we find when we crave
The high that Nas experiences from smoking the drugs makes him feel good and crave more.

dollars and cents, a fugitive with two attempts
Nas needs to make money and is trying to avoid getting caught by the law, even though he has already been caught before.

Jakes had no trace of the face, now they drew a print
The police have no idea who Nas is or what he looks like and so they are trying to draw a composite sketch of him.

Though I'm innocent, til proven guilty
Nas believes that he is innocent until proven guilty by the law.

I'ma try to filthy, purchase a club and start up realty
Nas wants to use the money he earns from selling drugs to buy a club and start a real estate business.

For real G, I'ma fullfill my dream
Nas has a dream of being a successful businessman and he is determined to make it a reality.

If I conceal my scheme, then precisely I'll build my cream
Nas intends to conceal his illegal activities in order to achieve his goals in a precise and calculated way, and this will bring him success.

Sent the bitch with the quarter brick, this is it
Nas sends someone to deliver the drugs for him.

Fresh face, NY plates got a Crooked I for the Jakes
The driver of the car carrying the drugs is a new person, with New York license plates, and is going unnoticed by the law enforcement, who are also known as the police or Jakes.

I want it all, ArmorAll Benz and endless papes
Nas wants to achieve everything he can, including owning an Armoral Benz and endless amounts of cash.

God sake, what nigga got to do to make a half million
Nas wonders what someone has to do to make a lot of money, such as half a million dollars, without it being illegal or dangerous.

without the FBI catchin feelings
Nas wants to achieve his dreams without the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) knowing or suspecting that he is involved in illegal activity.

From fat cat to papi, niggaz see the cat
Nas went from being a drug dealer to a more successful one, and people started seeing him as a significant figure in the drug industry.

Twenty-five to flat, push a thousand feet back
Nas has moved from a small apartment to a much bigger one and his new home is located in a better part of town.

Holdin gats wasn't making me fat, snitches on my back
Having guns did not make Nas or other drug dealers wealthy, but snitches or informers are always following him and trying to get him in trouble with the law.

Livin with moms, gettin it on, flushin crack down the toilet
Even though Nas was making a lot of money, he was still living with his mother and would flush drugs down the toilet to avoid getting caught.

Two sips from bein alcoholic
Nas was drinking heavily, and only two drinks away from becoming an alcoholic.

Nine hundred ninety nine thou from bein rich but now I'm all for it
Nas was close to being wealthy, but he was willing to do anything to achieve it.

My man saw it like Dionne Warwick
Nas's friend saw his potential for success, like Dionne Warwick who was a successful singer.

A wiser team, for a wiser dream we could all score with
Nas wants to work with a smarter team and achieve a smarter dream that everyone can benefit from.

The cartel Argentina coke with the nina
Nas is involved with the drug cartel that is bringing cocaine from Argentina, and he has a weapon with him.

Up in the hotel, smokin on sessamina
Nas is smoking a type of drug with his associates in a hotel.

Trina got the fishscale between her
Trina has high-quality cocaine with her.

The way the bitch shook her ass yo the dogs never seen her
Trina was dancing provocatively, and this was attractive to everyone, even the dogs that were around.

She got me back livin sweeter, fresh Caesar
Having Trina around made Nas feel better, and he is able to afford more luxuries such as fresh Caesar salads.

Guess, David Robinson's, Walle' moccasins
Nas is wearing expensive shoes made by a famous basketball player named David Robinson and made by the brand Walle'.

Bitches blow me while hoppin in the drop-top BM
Women are attracted to Nas and are willing to perform oral sex on him while riding in his convertible BMW.

Word is bond son, I had that bitch down on my shit like this
Nas is confident that he has women under his control and at his mercy.

Growin up project-struck, lookin for luck dreamin
Growing up in a poor neighborhood, Nas was always searching for a way to become successful or get lucky.

Scopin the large niggaz beamin, check what I'm seein
Nas notices the other men in his community who are successful and wealthy, and knows what he wants to achieve.

Cars, ghetto stars pushin ill Europeans
Those who had made it in the ghetto drove expensive European cars, and were seen as stars in their communities.

G'n, heard about them old timers OD'n
Nas had heard of older people in his community overdosing on drugs.

Young, early 80's, throwin rocks at the crazy lady
In the early 1980s, Nas was young and would throw rocks at a woman who was considered crazy in his neighborhood.

Worshippin every word them rope rockin niggaz gave me
Nas and his peers looked up to drug dealers and gangsters, and would follow everything they said as gospel.

The street raised me up, givin a fuck
Nas was raised by the streets in his neighborhood, and he didn't care about the law or any consequences.

I thought Jordan's and a gold chain was livin it up
At one point, Nas thought that having a pair of Jordans and a gold chain was what it meant to be successful and live well.

I knew the dopes, the pushers, the addicts everybody
Nas knew all types of people involved in the drug industry, including drug dealers and drug addicts.

Cut out of class, just to smoke blunts and drink naughty
Nas would skip school so he could get high on marijuana and drink alcohol.

Ain't that funny? Gettin put on to crack money
Nas finds it ironic that he got involved in the drug business by being introduced to selling crack cocaine.

With all the gunplay, paintin the kettle black hungry
There was a lot of violence and people dying because of the drug industry, and it was making everyone hungry for more money and power.

A case of beers in the staircase I wasted years
Nas spent a lot of time drinking beer and wasting his time instead of working towards something meaningful.

Some niggaz went for theirs, flippin coke as they career
Some people made it their career to sell cocaine and they became successful at it.

But I'm a rebel stressin, to pull out of the heat no doubt
Nas doesn't want to continue being involved in the drug business and is trying to find a way out before he gets caught by the law.

With Jeeps tinted out, spendin never holdin out
Nas is now driving an expensive Jeep with tinted windows, and is spending money without thinking twice about it.

Chorus 2X
Repeating the chorus to emphasize the message that everyone is looking for something, and that wealth and status is a common goal in society.