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Scarface Dreaming

from Optimist's Cookbook by Akil Nadir

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lyrics written and performed by Akil Nadir, produced by Tony C for Maseed Productions; recorded, mixed and mastered by Akil Nadir at Humble Ardor Studio in Bowie, MD | Humble Ardor Multimedia, copyright 2013

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I got a car with chrome on the wheels
Wood on the dash and leather upholstery
My playlist is jam after jam after jam
She understands who I am
That's how it's supposed to be

Redefining hustle, more brain less muscle
More heat, less sleep, fewer friends, less trouble
The ends gone meet, the dividends gone double
In the end less gas for the bandwagon to guzzle
If I lose some cargo, I might make it to Largo
So fair-weather friend, this is about as far as I go
Try not to slam my car door said Roderigo to Iago
Chucked up the deuce and peeled off full throttle
I don't play the lotto, don't coddle to supermodels
Carpe Diem is the motto, more Malcolm than Aristotle
I don't expect for you to be impressed by my bravado
This is who I am naturally, knowledge papa passed to me
Wisdom mama had for me, understanding the path for me
The moon reflect the light of the sun, the earth attracted to its gravity
From here you see the stars in the galaxy
That's 360 degrees of fact actually

I had a dream, like Martin Luther King
Chocolate and cream in a jam packed arena
Singing along to a song I wrote about love

Well is the black man God or a goddamn fraud?
A demagogue pointing fingers at the synagogue?
A pseudo revolutionary looking for Leningrad?
I'd rather eat my dinner where the stars and the winners are
My slim physique was not built for the prison yard
Isn't it odd? A black man professing he isn't hard
But yet my heart don't pump no Kool-Aid, my dues paid
Still you half-stepping on my blue suedes
That's why I got two shades, turn the other shoe on em
Like the revolutionary Jew on em
Come back 3 days later fresh and brand new on em
Stuntin like Tom Cruise on em, I got em, you want em
I'm headed to the promise land, are you coming?
Pied Piper to the dead beat daddy and loose woman
Who trying to do something? You and your crew fronting?
I'm in the coupe sunk in the seat with The Roots bumping
I shall proceed and continue
To the next venue despite all that I been through
When I ascend to the height that I was meant to
It's as if the Voltron lions assembled
And I'm a symbol of what you can achieve
When you believe in the dreams you were destined to conceive

I got a girl with chocolate thighs
Natty dreadlocks, purple lips, white teeth and pretty Victoria Secret draws
I got a crib with windows for walls
12 foot ceilings and mahogany floors
And a fountain that reads The World Is Yours!

Scarface Dreaming in my Northeast apartment
On the balcony overlooking Brookland
(Repeat 4X)

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from Optimist's Cookbook, track released January 1, 2014
produced by Tony C for Maseed Productions

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