Dreamer-Atmosphere

[ti:Dreamer] [ar:Atmosphere] [al:When Life Gives You Lemons, Yo] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Dreamer - Atmosphere [00:19.03]She gotta condition of the heart a heart condition [00:21.33]So as a kid she had to adapt to smarter livin' [00:23.96]Not much room to rebel because of health [00:26.17]No drugs no booze just kiss and tell [00:28.23]Well known on the scene jailbait queen [00:30.95]Had the first baby barely eighteen [00:33.39]Father of the child was after one thing [00:35.45]When the daughter came the dad was unseen [00:37.38] [00:38.20]It don't matter he ain't got a job [00:40.27]So she had to go to work [00:41.46]And leave the baby with her mom [00:43.14]Second shift 'til the neck is stiff [00:44.96]But she worked it and built her own nest to live [00:47.52]Soon after that baby's dadd/lazy bum with no cash [00:49.96]He wanna come over and crash [00:51.84] [00:52.77]He wanna play his part [00:54.21]So she let him move into that garden level apartment [00:56.40] [00:57.27]She knew better she did it anyways [00:58.53]Explain better when you're tryin' to see some better days [01:00.97] [01:01.65]The sun's up catch those rays [01:03.46]Butterflies now who's got chase [01:04.28] [01:06.78]But she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope [01:09.72] [01:10.22]Sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope [01:14.53] [01:16.10]But she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope [01:19.10] [01:20.72]Sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope [01:23.60] [01:24.54]Two years later two months pregnant [01:26.41]Same daddy same broke a** situation [01:27.72] [01:29.16]This time the doc said her heart might break [01:31.10]Praise god that the job got her health benefits straight [01:33.28] [01:33.85]She believes in the right to choice [01:35.53]But she loves baby girl and wants a boy [01:37.78]Makes more nowadays on the day shift [01:40.66]Balance that with night classes [01:41.72] [01:42.35]Take some time and space and make it all fit [01:45.28]The apartment they now live in is overcrowded [01:47.35]Raised her voice and made her point [01:49.03] [01:49.72]Told that boy go get employed [01:51.16] [01:53.41]He put on his best shirt [01:54.91]Said he wasn't comin back 'til he gets work [01:57.16]She knew what that part meant [01:58.66] [01:59.22]So she swept every piece out that apartment [02:01.28]Peace out keep out take the scenic route [02:03.22] [02:03.85]Rather only hafta feed three mouths [02:06.04]She adapts to everything now [02:07.56] [02:08.88]And nobody asks what she dreams about [02:10.37] [02:10.88]But she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope [02:16.25] [02:16.81]Sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope [02:19.87] [02:21.56]But she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope [02:24.56] [02:26.12]Sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope [02:29.12] [02:30.19]Little girl was her first reason to breathe [02:32.08]And her little man was the first man she believed in [02:34.39]She gotta live right and do right by self [02:36.39]She do for self she don't want your help [02:37.78] [02:39.53]Afraid of being alone [02:40.72]But fear aint' enough to knock her off of that stone [02:43.60]Gonna make that home a home [02:44.59] [02:45.65]With or without a man that she can call her own [02:48.34]Big boss at work is anxious [02:50.02]Continues to hand her the wrong advances [02:51.59] [02:52.41]She passes the test she knew the answers [02:54.15] [02:55.02]Quit the job to go take a chance with life [02:57.03] [02:57.72]This is life we all strain [02:59.52]While we pray for dollars and we work for change [03:01.65] [03:02.21]It's all the same we all struggle [03:04.03]Sometimes you gotta say f**k you [03:05.46] [03:06.34]When you smile and she doesn't return it [03:08.52]Give her room and don't disturb it [03:10.03] [03:10.65]If it makes it hurt less to curse and fight [03:12.77] [03:13.52]Go ahead and hate the world girl you earned the right now [03:15.83] [03:16.53]But she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope [03:19.65] [03:21.21]Sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope [03:24.53] [03:25.78]But she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope [03:28.87] [03:30.43]Sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope [03:33.32] [03:35.02]But she still dreams after she woke tight hold on that hope [03:38.14] [03:39.69]Sometimes it can seem so cold do what you gotta do to cope