Ghetto Dreams Lyrics - John Legend

1 My ghetto dreams always turn to ghetto nightmares

2 At night I can't sleep, I toss and turn

3 Candlesticks in the dark, I was whippin' the hard

4 I was gettin' the broads that like "who the hell is that"

5 I was dealing sacks, you looking at niggas that drove to hell and back.

6 Charismatic I was raised by a addict with money in the attic.

7 Got goons while you at it at

8 This present time I'm out of my mind and that's a habit,

9 Still got them waiting in line they gotta have

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11 Last night was the first night I got sleep

12 Tossing and turning for two or three weeks

13 My nightmares are triggered by bad memories

14 Lord, send me an angel right now while I'm having ghetto dreams

15 Cold sweats listenin' to the old sweat

16 One, two that's a ho check

17 Now for real, nigga this a whole check

18 Just bossin' around, polo sweats

19 Used to dream 'bout a bigger couch

20 Woke up in a bigger house, come on

21 Commas in my bank account

22 So much money I had to let the banker count

23 [Chorus]

24 It's like the world stand still

25 Yesterday your little man got killed

26 And all he ever wanted was a bank roll

27 But he died too young 'cause the game's cold

28 Most niggas ain't know, or they just think slow

29 Once you get in you gotta leave but you can't though

30 Does freedom make a motherfucker evil

31 To the point down your ass when he see you

32 Let's take that needle, fill it with poison

33 Inject the ghetto with the drug, paranoia

34 Got you lookin' at your homeboy sideways

35 Ain't no honor among thieves is there nowadays

36 They tell me crime pays, but I don't think so

37 Because every criminal I know is in the clink, yo

38 A nigga in the game right now

39 Must be working for them people cause that shit played out

40 I lay awake in my four corner room with the candles