California Dream
The Game Lyrics

I'm at the house bout to roll this kush up
I am currently rolling some marijuana at home.

I can get a call at any minute, so I'm just doing push-ups
I'm ready to receive a call at any moment, and I am currently exercising to stay alert.

Waiting on what seems to be forever
I've been waiting for a while, and it feels like forever.

I burned a hole in my Polo sweater 'cause I was nervous
I was so anxious that I accidentally burned a hole through my Polo sweater.

But hat's how crazy birth is, loading up this Beretta
The process of childbirth can be very unpredictable, so I'm arming myself with a gun to be prepared for anything.

'Cause this time I'm having a baby girl
I'm excited because I am having a daughter this time.

So it's whatever, whenever whatever
I am ready for whatever happens, whenever it happens.

You my willow and it's my will to make this last forever
You are my beloved, and it is my intention to keep our relationship everlasting.

First thing I'ma tell her, daddy's your umbrella
I will let her know that I will be her protector and shelter.

Give her the glass slipper Cali, you my Cinderella
I will provide her with every opportunity to find her own fairytale, just like Cinderella.

Gotta be a dream, hold up, that's your middle name
I can't believe that this is actually happening, but dreaming is a part of who you are.

Both your brothers big now, so baby you my little Game
Your older brothers have grown up, but you will always be my little Game aka my child.

Who gon' be the Godfather? Swizz? Lil Wayne?
I am thinking about who would be a good godfather for my child, Swizz or Lil Wayne?

Hey y'all smoke too much but got Cali tatted on his veins
I know they smoke too much, but they still have a deep love for California.

And I just got a text from your mama
Your mother just texted me.

Saying the water burst, I guess it's time for my comma
Your mother's water has broken, and it's time for the delivery process to begin.

You walk through the door, she on the ground crying
As soon as you walk through the door, you see your wife on the ground crying.

She don't wanna get up, you had a baby right here
Your wife has just given birth, and she doesn't want to get up from where she delivered the baby.

I ain't cleaning that shit up
I refuse to clean up the mess of childbirth.

I finally got her out the house, now we on the elevator
I was finally able to get your mother out of the house, and now we're in the elevator.

She screaming, her left the car seat, but I'ma tell her later
She's screaming and has forgotten to bring the car seat, but I'll remind her later.

Forget the car seat, man, I'm hella-faded
I'm too drunk to care about the car seat right now.

She like 'I know you ain't high!'
Your mother is concerned about whether or not I'm high.

Shit, 'I'm celebrating'
I'm actually celebrating the birth of our child and not just high.

Now we in the car, she won't put on her seat belt
We're now in the car, but your mother refuses to put on her seat belt.

Screaming at the top of her lungs,'God, I need help!'
Your mother is screaming for help from God at the top of her lungs.

Weaving through traffic, minutes between contractions
I'm weaving through traffic trying to get to the hospital, and your mother is contracting every few minutes.

Close your eyes right now, and you can see it happening
If you close your eyes, you can imagine what's currently happening.

Imagine she pulling on me 'Stop I'm about to crash, shit!'
Picture your mother grabbing onto me and telling me to stop because she feels like crashing.

Butterflies in my stomach, heart beating fast as shit
I'm feeling nervous, and my heart is racing with anxiety.

Every time I have a kid, it's like the first time
No matter how many children I have, each birth feels like the first time all over again.

Kids the best, but they be coming at the worst times
Children are the best thing ever, but they always seem to come at the most inconvenient times.

Now we here, Tiff get in the wheelchair
We have arrived at the hospital and your mother needs to get in the wheelchair.

Them butterflies still here, am I happy? Hell yeah
I'm still feeling anxious, but I'm also very happy about having a child.

I parked the car, now I'm running through the halls lost
After parking the car, I'm now running around the hospital hallways trying to find our room.

Trying to figure out which one of these rooms is ours
I'm trying to figure out which hospital room we're supposed to be in for the delivery.

Think, think damn one of the nurses stuck their head out
I'm trying to think about which nurse might be able to help us, and then one of them sticks their head out.

They gave her an epidural so I pulled the couch bed out
The hospital staff gave your mother an epidural, so I pulled out the couch bed for myself to rest.

Took a nap, woke up, they almost got the head out
I took a nap while waiting, woke up, and realized they are almost finished delivering the baby.

She grabbing on the rails, looking like she about to pass out
Your mother is grabbing onto the bed rails, and she looks like she's about to pass out.

Told her to breathe, grab my phone and hit record
I told her to breathe and pulled out my phone to record the birthing process.

'Breathe, one, two, three, four, one more, two, three, four'
I'm telling your mother to breathe in a rhythm that I'm counting out loud to help her through the delivery process.

'Push, c'mon T, push! God damn it, just push!'
I'm telling your mother to push harder during the delivery process.

Nurse Linda coaching her, Doctor Umbar pulling on shoulders
The nurse named Linda is coaching your mother, and the doctor named Umbar is pulling on her shoulders during delivery.

Giving me the notion to cut the umbilical cord
They are telling me to cut the umbilical cord.

She out, eight pounds four ounces, Sam stop the beat
The baby is out and weighs eight pounds four ounces, so I'm telling the DJ to stop playing the music.

Hold up, I'm about to make an announcement,
I'm about to make an announcement to everyone nearby.

'See, every time a child is born somebody leave the world
Whenever a new child is born, someone else dies, and I'm acknowledging and giving thanks to those who have passed away.

So I thank the woman who gave her life for my baby girl'
I want to thank the woman who gave birth to my child and allowed me to have the gift of fatherhood.

'Hey mars turn the beat down a little so I can share my experience'
I'm telling the DJ to lower the music so that I can share my experience of the childbirth process.