[Verse 1: Asher Roth]
He leans back from his desk
Rubs desk, rubs the back of his neck, the neck
The stress takes effect
Grips effect, grips the bridge of his noise nose
Squints while he's showing showin' emotion he normally won't
At 56, fifty six, he re-evaluates re-evaluates, possibly regrettin'
Possibly regretting someSome decisions that he's madeenter added
Black is turning grey, turnin' gray, patches of his age
ReflectingReflectin' from the glasses of passive glasses, a pass of every page
Passionately Dave day reads, reading readin' on occasion
DreamingDreamin' of the day when he can could do the same thing
he's
He's always wanted to write, that'senter deleted
all he's wanted in life
With two daughters, a son and a remarkable wife
he'sHe's in a bind, he he's has to provide
A family is relying relyin' on a millie Milli to surviveenter added
His father died at 56 fifty six
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 helpin' them with their homework
Discipline to prevent things when they're olderenter added
His only son is only 21 twenty one
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: Miguel]
I close my eyes and I can see (His dream) his dream
The sacrifices he made for me (His dream) me, his dream
Put it aside for his family (His dream) family, his dream
Yeah, so I'ma keep it alive, Yeah yeah

[Verse 2: Asher Roth]
And so he targeted to be the dream guardian
GuardingGuardin' it from anything anythin' and anyone whose harming who's harmin' it
But in his heart, heart he knows the hardest thing about it is
GivingGivin' up on his dream to be all about his kidsenter added
As he kisses the lips of the misses Mrs
For 24 years going twenty four years, goin' on the 25th twenty fifth
He thinks to himself, this alone is a the wealth
it'sThat's greater than then what's bought and then
And that's sold on the shelfenter added
Sometimes a dream is all that we have
We have to continue to dream
Cause'Cause once it is lost amongst other thoughts
Then what really are we, what 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
Yeah, so I'ma keep it alive, yeah

[Verse 3: Asher Roth]
So he sits back at his desk
CrackingCrackin' his knuckles and back of his neck
FaxingFaxin' a paper displaying displayin' his name
On another application explaining explainin' the mainenter added
Things they should know but the things that they don't
AreAll the things that distinguish him as an adult
And over the phone, phone he can never expose
The role roll that he chose, the role roll in his homeenter added
And at home, he's home he is a leader, a father
He'll prove it by using usin' his son and his daughters
In their life, life he'll be playing playin' the part of
The one who inspires, the one we admireenter added
His only son is only 21 twenty one
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
Yeah, so I'ma keep it alive, yeah