Hoop Dreams

[Intro]
Ha, know we'd be doubted all our life
Ha, all the trials and tribulations
But we always stayed down
Now we ballin', haha
Lil' Bran

[Chorus]
Young nigga had hoop dreams
Things ain’t work out in my favor, so I switched dreams
I never thought that I’d be rapping, it's surprising
I told y’all that I’d get this shit by any means
And then I fucked up the game when I learned to sing
I didn’t make it to the league, but I got a team
They said my family had a star, but they ain’t believe it was me
So like Demarcus Cousins, yeah, I'ma ball with kings
'Cause I’m a king

[Verse 1]
I ain’t make it to the NBA, but I can show a nigga how to ball
Sometimes I be tripping, I just pray I never ever fall
I stay in my lane like Ken Nugent, it only takes one call
That’s why when they hate my eyes stay on Ray Charles
'Cause I’m a better man
Life did me so dirty, I thought my name was Dan
But I always stayed ten toes, nah, I never ran
That’s how I learned to ball without no helping hand
I shot my shot at life, I made an all netter
When I was at the bottom, I just knew it get better
I was taking L’s back to back, now I don’t know that letter
And we ain’t never been rats, but we chasing all this cheddar

[Chorus]
Young nigga had hoop dreams
Things ain’t work out in my favor, so I switched dreams
I never thought that I’d be rapping, it's surprising
I told y’all that I’d get this shit by any means
And then I fucked up the game when I learned to sing
I didn’t make it to the league, but I got a team
They said my family had a star, but they ain’t believe it was me
So like Demarcus Cousins, yeah, I'ma ball with kings
'Cause I’m a king

[Verse 2]
They always said, "to play the game, you gotta be made for it"
We was just down bad, now we done upped the score
Young nigga coming from the south, but I’m going north
I’m finally getting everything that I prayed for
I’m dropping hits back to back, like I’m in OT
I be wondering, "why they still doubt me?"
I guess the dry air makes them hate from the nosebleeds
I swear it’s funny 'cause they don’t even know me
So I told my team that we gone ball forever
We chasing green like the Celtics, we a three leaf clover
Yeah, we gone make it rain, it don’t matter the weather
But I thank God that my situation got better
It feels like yesterday I was struggling with rent
Now when I hit the mall, I can’t remember what I spent
I threw myself an ally, nobody gave me an assist
I’m glad I’m finally balling 'cause life was different on the bench

[Chorus]
Young nigga had hoop dreams
Things ain’t work out in my favor, so I switched dreams
I never thought that I’d be rapping, it's surprising
I told y’all that I’d get this shit by any means
And then I fucked up the game when I learned to sing
I didn’t make it to the league, but I got a team
They said my family had a star, but they ain’t believe it was me
So like Demarcus Cousins, yeah, I'ma ball with kings
'Cause I’m a king