Bell Littell - Dreamer Lyrics

My lover is a dreamer
But he can't go after any of his dreams
He doesn't know how he's gonna make a living all his life on his feet
He wants to go to school
But the governments got so many rules about dreamers
And what they oughtta be allowed to do
So he went to work
Thought if he did everything right
Then maybe one day he'd get the opportunity to earn some rights
But the time is now
And the sirens are on
The lights are blinking
But he's done nothing wrong
So while my hands are shaking
His heart racing
While I was praying
He was thinking...
Officer please take my hands
Take me back to the motherland
I don't belong in America
They don't even want me here
I haven't seen my brother in years
I'm hoping for a miracle
My father was a dreamer
And I had heard about all the things he couldn't do
Jobs that fell through cause his papers didn't say the right thing
He went on to be a rebel
He built up a record
He was an 80's dare devil who didn't give a damn about the law
But the years wore him down
He walked through every walkable town
Knowing troops had nothing better to do than try to break him down
Cause the law doesn't see a child being raised
In the land of the free through a path that's paved
So while his back was breaking
His heart aching for what he was facing
What he wanted to say is...
Officer get off my back
You can't tell me jack shit
Just cause you're an American
I didn't ask to be here
It's not like I volunteered
But it's all that I know
Brought through the border in the middle of the night
With a mom and a dad
Seeking a better life
Only speaking Spanish
They began lessons to become the American dream
Now why do the sons of immigrant parents open the doors for a generational heiress?
Neither chose it but those with the advantage
Need to stand up and demand
Stand up and demand that no one is illegal on stolen land
No one is illegal on stolen land
No one is illegal on stolen land
If I'm stealing your jobs it's cause you stole my land
No one is illegal on stolen land