His Dream

He leans back from his desk

Rubs the back of his neck

The stress takes effect

Grips the bridge of his nose

Squints while he's showing emotion he normally won't

At 56, he re-evaluates, possibly regretting some decisions that he's made

Black is turning Grey, patches of his age

Reflecting from the glasses a pass of every page

Passionately day reads, reading on occasion

Dreaming of the day when he could do the same thing

He's always wanted to write, that's all he's wanted in life

With two daughters, a son, and a remarkable wife

He's in a bind, he's has to provide

A family is relying on a Milli to survive

His father died at 56, so he's well aware how vital a father figure is

How big of a responsibility it is

To be a good husband and care for your kids

Never miss an event, helping them with homework

Discipline to prevent things when they're older

His only son is only 21 and focus as a poet has only just begun

Papa isn't dumb, he understands what this means

His dream is my dream, my dream is his dream

[Chorus]

I close my eyes and I can see (his dream)

The sacrifices he made for me (his dream)

Put it aside for his family (his dream)

So I'ma keep it alive (yeah)

And so he targeted to be the dream guardian

Guarding it from anything and anyone whose harming it

But in his heart he knows the hardest thing about it is

Giving up on his dream to be all about his kids

As he kisses the lips of the Mrs. for 24 years, going on the 25th

He thinks to himself this alone is the wealth

That's greater then what's bought and that's sold on the shelf

Sometimes a dream is all that we have

We have to continue to dream

Cause once it is lost amongst other thoughts

Then what really are we? (What are we?)

[Chorus]

I close my eyes and I can see (his dream)

The sacrifices he made for me (his dream)

Put it aside for his family (his dream)

So I'ma keep it alive (yeah)

So he sits back at his desk

Cracking his knuckles and back of his neck

Faxing a paper displaying his name

on another application explaining the main

Things they should know, but the things that they don't

All the things that distinguish him as an adult

And over the phone he can never expose

The roll that he chose, the roll in his home

And at home he is a leader, a father

He'll prove it by using his son and his daughters

In their life he'll be playing the part of

The one who inspires, the one we admire

His only son is only 21 and focus as a poet has only just begun

Papa isn't dumb, he understands what this means

His dream is my dream, my dream is his dream

[Chorus]

I close my eyes and I can see (his dream)

The sacrifices he made for me (his dream)

Put is aside for his family (his dream)

So I'ma keep it alive (yeah)