My mama wanted me to be a baller but I ball a different way I look at my Rolex, say it's time to get this cake I throw all this money but it never fade away Uh, hoop dreams I used to shoot the rock until my ***** sold the rock They try to block my shot, I'm taking rollies out the box I used to go to practice just to work on my defence Red and white jersey, red and white mean hit the fence I was outside, tryna make another way To cut the water off that soap s**t that the NBA won't play I'm tryna see a cheque tack back, let it stack 'Cause it's a long time before I see a contract Mama, I can't help it, s**t is getting real now I know you want me in a jersey but we got these bills now I know you want me on the court and not to visit me in court I got you girl, just be a good sport My mama wanted me to be a baller but I ball a different way I look at my Rolex, say it's time to get this cake I throw all this money but it never fade away Uh, hoop dreams What the **** I look like going bassline With this forty on my waste line? What the **** I look like going bassline With this forty on my waste line? Shorty at my phone all the time, Tryna **** me, that's a waste of time Shorty at my phone all the time, Tryna **** me, that's a waste of time Sometimes I still feel like a hooper, How I ball on ****** Talking summertime to winter and to fall on ****** I remember back when I couldn't even call on ****** So tell me how I'm really 'posed to feel What the **** I look like wasting all my time? I got money on my line Boggy forty on my hiphop I make forty on my mind I make forty in the day so I need eighty by my side She ain't a dime What the **** I look like talking to a nine? I've been in and out my mind but I'm back up on my s**t Tryna get some ****** past us but they back up on my list Mama, look what I cup, she always knew that I'd be rich Now I rap and don't play ball But I'm still balling in this ***** My mama wanted me to be a baller but I ball a different way I look at my Rolex, say it's time to get this cake I throw all this money but it never fade away Uh, hoop dreams What the **** I look like going bassline With this forty on my waste line? Hoop Dreams What the **** I look like going bassline With this forty on my waste line? Hoop Dreams Shorty at my phone all the time, tryna **** me That's a waste of time Hoop Dreams Shorty at my phone all the time, tryna **** me That's a waste of time Hoop Dreams
[00:00.60]My mama wanted me to be a baller but I ball a different way [00:04.50]I look at my Rolex, say it's time to get this cake [00:07.64]I throw all this money but it never fade away [00:10.79]Uh, hoop dreams [00:13.66]I used to shoot the rock until my ***** sold the rock [00:17.29]They try to block my shot, I'm taking rollies out the box [00:20.41]I used to go to practice just to work on my defence [00:23.59]Red and white jersey, red and white mean hit the fence [00:26.83]I was outside, tryna make another way [00:30.03]To cut the water off that soap s**t that the NBA won't play [00:33.11]I'm tryna see a cheque tack back, let it stack [00:36.33]'Cause it's a long time before I see a contract [00:39.59]Mama, I can't help it, s**t is getting real now [00:42.71]I know you want me in a jersey but we got these bills now [00:45.80]I know you want me on the court and not to visit me in court [00:49.02]I got you girl, just be a good sport [00:51.45]My mama wanted me to be a baller but I ball a different way [00:55.90]I look at my Rolex, say it's time to get this cake [00:58.86]I throw all this money but it never fade away [01:01.97]Uh, hoop dreams [01:04.28]What the **** I look like going bassline [01:06.67]With this forty on my waste line? [01:08.64]What the **** I look like going bassline [01:12.65]With this forty on my waste line? [01:15.81]Shorty at my phone all the time, [01:19.49]Tryna **** me, that's a waste of time [01:22.31]Shorty at my phone all the time, [01:25.84]Tryna **** me, that's a waste of time [01:28.67]Sometimes I still feel like a hooper, [01:32.27]How I ball on ****** [01:33.96]Talking summertime to winter and to fall on ****** [01:37.00]I remember back when I couldn't even call on ****** [01:40.28]So tell me how I'm really 'posed to feel [01:42.60]What the **** I look like wasting all my time? [01:45.01]I got money on my line [01:46.64]Boggy forty on my hiphop [01:48.24]I make forty on my mind [01:49.82]I make forty in the day so I need eighty by my side [01:53.00]She ain't a dime [01:53.84]What the **** I look like talking to a nine? [01:56.28]I've been in and out my mind but I'm back up on my s**t [01:59.43]Tryna get some ****** past us but they back up on my list [02:02.69]Mama, look what I cup, she always knew that I'd be rich [02:05.86]Now I rap and don't play ball [02:07.45]But I'm still balling in this ***** [02:09.00]My mama wanted me to be a baller but I ball a different way [02:12.50]I look at my Rolex, say it's time to get this cake [02:15.64]I throw all this money but it never fade away [02:18.71]Uh, hoop dreams [02:21.34]What the **** I look like going bassline [02:23.41]With this forty on my waste line? [02:25.46]Hoop Dreams [02:27.62]What the **** I look like going bassline [02:29.86]With this forty on my waste line? [02:32.15]Hoop Dreams [02:34.15]Shorty at my phone all the time, tryna **** me [02:37.11]That's a waste of time [02:39.04]Hoop Dreams [02:40.29]Shorty at my phone all the time, tryna **** me [02:43.52]That's a waste of time [02:45.41]Hoop Dreams
