American Dream Lyrics - This Thing Called Life - August Alsina

Ever since day one 

Somebody probably say you wouldn't be nothin' 

I bet they told you this over and over again on repeat like a re-run 

Nobody ever told you you could live up 

To anything you want, don't give up 

They rather tell you, you're destined for failure 

That's what they tell you 

But you just say 

What about Martin? 

What about Garvey? 

What about Rosa? 

What about Malcolm? 

What if somebody told they they wouldn't be nothin' 

And they believed this, think about the outcome 

Would we even be the way we are today? 

Even if it weren't, could have been a harder way 

Even though we lost a lot of people on the way 

Had to sacrifice to get us in a better place 

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I hope you listen to these wizzords 

All they want us thinking about is sipping on some sizzurp 

And they got us thinking something better we don't deserve 

And that cha shouldn't try it's no use 

But that couldn't be further from the truth 

Don't believe them that's what they told me too 

When I was growing up (they told me) 

They told me (that I wouldn't make it too far) 

And when I got a little older 

(They told me) they told me, yeah 

(That I wouldn't be anything) 

That's what they told me, they told me, they told me 

When we were little ones 

That's what they told me, they told me, they told me 

We're supposed to be kings and queens 

That's what they told me, they told me, they told me 

When we don't believe them 

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That's what they told me, they told me, they told me 

Trying to live the American Dream 

They say the ballers and celebrities 

as a reminder of the people that would never be 

Jealousy got them sick without a remedy 

Thinking when I die nobody's gon remember me 

I was told that nobody care 

So the dreams that I had turned to nightmares 

its this thing called life really ain't fair 

Need help but it ain't there 

So ya kno its really hard to stay dedicated 

When the ballers screaming they was never educated 

On the come up getting high just to medicate 

Cause the teachers just told him he would never make it 

Now he feeling like he made it cause he stuck in paper 

But probably won't let him spend the money later 

Nobody ever told us we could be greater 

Everybody on the grind aint a paper chaser 

I hope you listen to these wizzords 

All they want us thinking about is sipping on some sizzurp 

And they got us thinking something better we don't deserve 

And that cha shouldn't try it's no use 

But that couldn't be further from the truth 

Don't believe them that's what they told me too 

When I was growing up (they told me) 

They told me (that I wouldn't make it too far) 

And when I got a little older 

(They told me) they told me, yeah 

(That I wouldn't be anything) 

That's what they told me, they told me, they told me 

When we were little ones 

That's what they told me, they told me, they told me 

We're supposed to be kings and queens 

That's what they told me, they told me, they told me 

When we don't believe them 

That's what they told me, they told me, they told me 

Trying to live the American Dream 

(That's what they told me, they told me, they told me) 

They'd rather see me dead, never gone make it 

(That's what they told me, they told me, they told me) 

They'd rather see me fail, never gonna be anything 

(That's what they told me, they told me, they told me) 

They'd rather see me in jail, you're never gonna be shit 

(That's what they told me, they told me, they told me) 

Everybody die, you ain't shit 

(That's what they told me, they told me, they told me) 

But not everybody lives, but i know that somehow 

(I told you you was gonna make it) 

We can make it out of this 

When did you tell me shit? 

You just gotta tell yourself 

That somehow I'ma make it