Tre Special - Hoop Dreams Lyrics

I had dreams about the riches
Dreamed about the women
Dreams of living lavish with a cook inside the kitchen
I had dreams of loving a R&B chick
Doing shows getting dough
On the road with my click
But it's one thing one dream
When I was on my young scene
That truly moved me in the hood and that was hoop dreams
If nothing else I had them hoop dreams
Raise your hand if you had hoop dreams

Before concerned with balling
I was really balling
Just a 80s 90s baby yeah B-Ball was my calling
As a youngen with the baby face they kicked us off the court
Working dudes, Street dudes, everybody came to ball
Introduce me to a life
Cleared my head and kept me right
Geared up, I Tear up anybody think they nice
I was after it
Passionate
Cause those times to be accurate
The crack epidemic left us sentenced with the savages
Any time or weather
Marcus Ralph or Trevor
Challenging whoever
I thought Jordans made me better
Though I tried to play like Mike
It was my Pops E.G and Ice
Schooled and groomed to get me right
E.G bought my first pair of Nikes
The next year they took his life
The next year my father died
Remember on that very night
I hit the gym and cried to Ice
Hit the court and blacked out
Jump shots maxed out
Defense makes your offense
My whole game was awesome
Girls thought I was gorgeous
Style I got is foreign
Ain't expect to make the league
Started sexing, smoking weed
Fell off from an injury
Thought the dream was in the streets
Cause I loved the hood tournaments
Trophies held like ornaments
Look back at all of it
And where I could of gone with it
And how time flew
Them hoop dreams got me through
Last bar for the youth
Chase your dream find your calling
Work hard stay focused
Share the gift that you was born with

I had dreams about the riches
Dreams about the women
Dreams of living lavish with a cook inside the kitchen
I had dreams of loving a R&B chick
Doing shows getting dough
On the road with my click
But it's one thing one dream
When I was on the young scene
That truly moved me in the hood and that was hoop dreams