The American Dream in Music

1. The American Dream in Music • Terrell Brown

2. This is the Dedication I would like to dedicate this to my God, my mama, and my brothers and sisters.

3. Song It takes two Chim Chim-in-ey Black man Seeing is believing Black or White Public Enemy No.1 Hard Knock Life Brenda’s Got A Baby Hate It or Love It Georgia… Bush Page 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Index Page

4. [Her:] One can have a dream, baby[Him:] Two can make that dream so real[Her:] One can talk about bein' in love[Him:] Two can say how it really feels[Her:] One can wish upon a star[Him:] Two can make that wish come true, yeah[Her:] One can stand alone in the dark[Him:] Two can make the light shine through[Chorus (Both):]It takes two, babyIt takes two, babyMe and you, just takes twoIt takes two, babyIt takes two, babyTo make a dream come true, just takes two[Her:] One can have a broken heart, livin' in misery[Him:] Two can really ease the pain like a perfect remedy[Her:] One can be alone in a car, on a night like these all alone[Him:] Two can make just any place seem just like bein' at home[Chorus][Instrumental]Just takes two, just takes two[Her:] One can go out to a movie, lookin' for a special treat[Him:] Two can make that single movie somethin' really kinda sweet[Her:] One can take a walk in the moonlight, thinkin' that it's really nice[Him:] But two walkin' hand-in-hand is like addin' just a pinch of spice Marvin Gaye This song is about doing stuff together and not being alone. It reflects my view of the American dream because nobody wants to be alone as much as they act like it. It makes me feel like I need a girlfriend or something. It takes two

5. Chorus:Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-eyChim chim cher-ee!A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can beChim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-eyChim chim cher-oo!Good luck will rub off when I shakes 'ands with you Or blow me a kiss and that's lucky too Now, as the ladder of life 'as been strungYou might think a sweep's on the bottommost rungThough I spends me time in the ashes and smokeIn this 'ole wide world there's no 'appier bloke Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-eyChim chim cher-ee!A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can beChim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-eyChim chim cher-oo!Good luck will rub off when I shakes 'ands with you Chorus I choose me bristles with pride, yes, I doA broom for the shaft and a brush for the fluteUp where the smoke is all billered and curled'Tween pavement and stars is the chimney sweep worldWhen there's 'ardly no day nor 'ardly no night There's things 'alf in shadow and 'alfway in light On the rooftops of London coo, what a sight! Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey Chim chim cher-ee!When you're with a sweep you're in glad companyNowhere is there a more 'appier crewThan them wot sings, "Chim chim cher-ee, chim cher-oo!"On the Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim cher-ee, chim cher-oo. By Julia Andrews It’s about being happy and passing it on. It’s saying good luck rubs off. Because most of the time when one person is happy they make everybody around them happy. I really don’t feel nothing but I see what it’s saying though. Chim Chim-in-ey

6. First man to dieFor the flag we now hold high (Crispus Attucks)Was a black man The ground were we standWith the flag held in our handWas first the redman's Guide of a shipOn the first Columbus trip (Pedro Alonzo Nino)Was a brown man The railroads for trainsCame on tracking that was laidBy the yellow man We pledge allegianceAll our livesTo the magic colorsRed, blue and whiteBut we all must be givenThe liberty that we defendFor with justice not for all menHistory will repeat againIt's time we learnedThis World Was Made For All Men Heart surgeryWas first done successfullyBy a black man (Dr Daniel Hale Williams) Friendly man who diedBut helped the pilgrims to survive (Squanto)Was a redman Farm workers rightsWere lifted to new heights (Caesar Chavez)By a brown man Incandescent lightWas invented to give sight (Thomas Edison)By the white man Stevie Wonder It’s about how black men are mistreated in America and never get credit. It reflects my view of the American dream because I deal with the same issues that he is talking about. It makes me feel like there is no hope. Black man

7. Every time I see the sun riseOr a mountain that's so highJust by seeing is believingI don't need to question whyWhen I see a mighty oceanThat rushes to the shoreIf I ever had cause to doubt HimI don't doubt Him anymoreOh seeing, seeing, seeing is believingAnd I see him everywhereIn the mountains, in the valleyYes I know my God is thereOh, in time I look above meSee the stars that fill the skyHow could there be any questionOnly God can reach that high Elvis Presley This song is about believing is what you see. This song reflects my view of the American dream because everybody believes in what they can see It makes me feel like in this Country, if you see it you can have it Seeing is Believing

8. I Took My BabyOn A Saturday BangBoy Is That Girl With YouYes We're One And The SameNow I Believe In MiraclesAnd A MiracleHas Happened TonightBut, IfYou're Thinkin'About My BabyIt Don't Matter If You'reBlack Or WhiteThey Print My MessageIn The Saturday SunI Had To Tell ThemI Ain't Second To NoneAnd I Told About EqualityAn It's TrueEither You're WrongOr You're RightBut, IfYou're Thinkin'About My BabyIt Don't Matter If You'reBlack Or White Michael Jackson It’s saying it doesn’t matter what color you are we all are equal If reflects how the world should be how people shouldn’t judge you by what color your skin is It makes me feel that the world is getting better as far as racism Black or White

9. You got no rap - but you want to battleIt's like havin' a boat - but you got no paddleCause I never pause - I say it becauseI don't break in stores - but I break all lawsWritten while sittin' - all fittin' not bittenGivin' me the juice that your not gettin'I'm not a law obeyer - so you can tell your mayorI'm a non-stop, rhythm rock poetry sayerI'm the rhyme player - the ozone layerA battle what? Here's a bible start your prayerThis word to the wise is justifiedIf they ask you what happened - just admit you liedYou just got caught a - for going out of orderAnd now you're serving' football teams their waterYou messed with the master, word to ChuckAnd I'll wax cold tax, made sure you got dome (?)You just got dissed - all but dismissedSucker duck emcees - you get me pissedIt's no fun - being on the runBecause they got me - Public Enemy number one Public Enemy It how being a black male makes you a target for the rest of the world It tells the way black males get treated in this country It makes me feel like I ain’t gone ever be free in this country Public Enemy No.1

10. It's the hard knock life (uh-huh) for usIt's the hard knock life, for us!!Steada Treated,we get trickedSteada kisses, we get kickedIt's the hard knock life!![Jay-Z]From standin on the corners boppinto drivin some of the hottest cars New York has ever seenFor droppin some of the hottest verses rap has ever heardFrom the dope spot, with the smoke Glockfleein the murder scene, you know me wellfrom nightmares of a lonely cell, my only hellBut since when y'all niggaz know me to fail? Fuck nawWhere all my niggaz with the rubber grips, bust shotsAnd if you with me mom I rub on your tits, and what-notI'm from the school of the hard knocks, we must notlet outsiders violate our blocks, and my plotlet's stick up the world and split it fifty/fifty, uh-huhLet's take the dough and stay real jiggy, uh-huhAnd sip the Cris' and get pissy-pissyFlow infinitely like the memory of my nigga Biggie, baby!You know it's hell when I come throughThe life and times of Shawn Carter nigga Volume 2, y'all niggaz get ready Jay-Z This song is about how it is in the projects and the poor parts of America and how we get treated It reflects my view of the American dream because people living in these parts of the world dream of getting out to a better place It makes me feel like this country doesn’t care about its people (poor people). Hard Knock Life

11. I hear Brenda's got a babyBut, Brenda's barely got a brainA damn shameTha girl can hardly spell her name(That's not our problem, that's up ta Brenda's family)Well let me show ya how it affects tha whole communityNow Brenda never really knew her moms and her dad was ajunkyWent in death to his arms, it's sadCause I bet Brenda doesn't even knowJust cause your in tha ghetto doesn't mean ya can't growBut oh, that's a thought, my own revelationDo whatever it takes ta resist tha temptationBrenda got herself a boyfriendHer boyfriend was her cousin, now lets watch tha joy endShe tried to hide her pregnancy, from her familyWho didn't really care to see, or give a damn if sheWent out and had a church of kidsAs long as when tha check came they got first dibsNow Brendas belly is gettin biggerBut no one seems ta notice any change in her figureShe's 12 years old and she's having a babyIn love with tha molester, whos sexin her crazyAnd yet she thinks that he'll be with her foreverAnd dreams of a world with tha two of them are together,whatever Tupac This song is about a little girl who is mistreated and gets pregnant at an early age It reflects the American dream because this happens everyday all across America This song makes me feel like we need to make a change and stop giving girls babies and leaving them Brenda’s Got A Baby

12. Comin' up I was confused, my mama kissin' a girlConfusin' occurs, comin' up in the cold worldDaddy ain't around, prolly out committin' feloniesMy favorite rapper used to sing ch-check out my melodyI wanna live good, so shit I sell dopeFor a fo' finger ring, one of them gold ropesNanna told me if I pass I'll get a sheep skin coatIf I can move a few packs and get the hat, now that'll be dopeTossed and turn in my sleep at nightWoke up the next mornin' niggas done stole my bikeDifferent day, same shit, ain't nothin' good in the hoodI'd run away from this bitch and never come back if I could 50 cent and The Game The song is about being the underdog and coming out on top It reflects the American dream because every underdog dreams of coming out on top and he did I feel like I can come up too Hate It Or Love It

13. This song is dedicated to the one wit the suitThick white skin and his eyes bright blueSo called beef wit you know whoFuck it he just let him kill all of our troopsLook at the bullshit we been throughHad the niggas sitting on top they roofsHurricane Katrina, we shoulda called it Hurricane (Geeoorrggiaa) BushThen they telling y'all lies on the newsThe white people smiling like everything coolBut I know people that died in that poolI know people that died in them schoolsNow what is the survivor to do?Got to no trailer, you gotta moveNow it's on to Texas and to (Geeoorrggiiaa)They tell you what they want, show you what they want you to seeBut they don't let you know what's really going onMake it look like a lotta stealing going onBoy them cops is killas in my homeNigga shot dead in the middle of the streetI ain't no thief, I'm just trying to eatMan fuck the police and president (Geeoorrrggiiaa) BushSo what happened to the levees, why wasn't they steadyWhy wasn't they able to control this?I know some fok' that live by the leveethat keep on telling me they heard the explosionsSame shit happened back in Hurricane Betsy1965, I ain't too young to know thisThat was President Johnson but nowbut it's president (Geeoorrggiiaa) Bush Lil Wayne This song is about President Bush and how he doesn’t care about black people, especially in New Orleans. It reflects America because it shows how Bush is treating people and how it’s wrong It makes me feel like America has gone crazy Georgia… Bush