American Dream August Alsina

[Verse 1]
Ever since day one, somebody probably say you wouldn't be nothin'
I bet they told you this over and over again on repeat like a re-run
Nobody ever told you you could live up to anythin' you want, don't give up
They rather tell you, you're destined for failure, that's what they tell you
But you just say, what about Martin?
What about Garvey? What about Rosa? What about Malcolm?
What if somebody told 'em they would never be nothin'
And they believed this, think about the outcome
Would we even be the way we are today?
Even if it weren't, could have been a harder way
Even though we lost a lot of people on the way
Had to sacrifice to get us in a better place

[Pre-Hook]
I hope you listen to these wizzords
All they want us thinking' 'bout is sippin' on some sizzurp
And they got us thinkin' somethin' better, we don't deserve
And that we shouldn't try, it's no use but that couldn't be further from the truth
Don't believe it, that's what they told me too
When I was growing up (they told me), they told me (that I wouldn't make it too far)
And when I got a little older (they told me) they told me
Yeah (that I wouldn't be anything)

[Hook]
That's what they told me, they told me, they told me
When we were little ones
That's what they told me, they told me, they told me
We're supposed to be kings and queens
That's what they told me, they told me, they told me
When we don't believe them
That's what they told me, they told me, they told me
Tryna live the American Dream