♪ Mmm, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ This song is dedicated ♪
♪ To everybody incarcerated now ♪
♪ Everybody locked up worldwide, yeah ♪
♪ They got me dressed in a paper suit, shackled on a gray goose ♪
♪ Looking out the window, wishing I could cut these chains loose ♪
♪ You know what California state do ♪
♪ Tamper with the evidence to make the jury hate you ♪
♪ LA Times articles paint up a different picture ♪
♪ Don’t believe the hype, they type just to convict you ♪
♪ DA’s coaching their witnesses to switch the testimony up ♪
♪ You’re stuck; they’re gonna get you ♪
♪ Murder was the case that they gave me ♪
♪ No Johnnie Cochran or dream team to save me ♪
♪ Falling to me knees, asking God for forgiveness ♪
♪ Tears falling down my face as I’m studying the scriptures ♪
♪ Praying for the man that lost his life in this tragedy ♪
♪ Praying for my son growing up without his daddy ♪
♪ They said that God talks to us in our dreams ♪
♪ So when I wake up, I just try to figure out what it means ♪
♪ Freedom, I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom, yeah ♪
♪ I said freedom, I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom, yeah ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom ♪
♪ When I woke, I thought I was in Sweden ♪
♪ Reality so cold, it feels like I’m skiing ♪
♪ Swerving down the slopes, speeding, steam that’s freezing ♪
♪ Ice in my nostrils, ice when I breathe in ♪
♪ Surreal like Picasso, sights that I’m seeing ♪
♪ Art behind bars, but there’s no museum ♪
♪ Just tattoos with ink bleeding carpe diem ♪
♪ There’s no poetic justice; just ice ♪
♪ I’m praying for all of my people trapped doing life ♪
♪ In Solano, Pelican Bay, Corcoran, and Chino ♪
♪ Folsom, Quentin – not Tarantino ♪
♪ No “Pulp Fiction,” no “Finding Nemo” ♪
♪ Sharks in the tank with shanks to make deep holes ♪
♪ It’s not a dream; it’s reality ♪
♪ But I’m going to keep dreaming to keep a sane mentality ♪
♪ Freedom, I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom, yeah ♪
♪ I said freedom, I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way, yeah ♪
♪ Buy my way, yeah ♪
♪ Buy my way, yeah ♪
♪ Buy my way, yeah ♪
♪ Mmm, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Mmm, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
(Applause)
♪ Somebody say freedom ♪
♪ Say freedom ♪
♪ Say freedom ♪
♪ One more time, say freedom ♪
(Audience) Freedom.
♪ Let me hear you say freedom, yeah ♪
(Audience) Freedom.
♪ Somebody say freedom ♪
(Audience) Freedom.
♪ Let me hear you say freedom, yeah ♪
(Audience) Freedom.
♪ Dream your dreams with your eyes closed ♪
♪ But live your dreams with your eyes open ♪
♪ Recognize that [it] was chosen ♪
♪ Life is a gift in itself, so stay hoping ♪
♪ Move in meticulous ways and slow motion ♪
♪ Seek first the kingdom of God and give devotion ♪
♪ If it’s in His will, you will get your promotion ♪
♪ Look into the story of Job, look at Moses ♪
♪ You may get a blessing in disguise; look at Joseph ♪
♪ So, study your dreams and paint it vividly ♪
♪ Stay diligently getting it; utilize your ability ♪
♪ And keep building a skill of your own ♪
♪ Get your craft perfect ♪
♪ Faith alone is not enough; man, you gotta work it ♪
♪ Along with Thanksgiving prayers and worship ♪
♪ God willing, your dreams are gonna surface ♪
♪ So when you’re down and feeling worthless ♪
♪ Remember that your birth on Earth is for a purpose ♪
♪ Freedom, I had a dream I could buy my way to, buy my way to ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to, buy my way to ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to, buy my way to ♪
♪ Let me hear you say freedom ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to, buy my way to ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way ♪
♪ I had a dream I could buy my way to freedom ♪
♪ Let me hear you say freedom ♪
(Audience) Freedom.
♪ Let me hear you say freedom, yeah ♪
(Audience) Freedom.
♪ San Quentin, say freedom ♪
(Audience) Freedom.
♪ Anybody say freedom, yeah ♪
(Audience) Freedom.
(Applause)
(Cheers)
(Applause)
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