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So we were down in Brazil and, man
That place is wild
We were in Rio de Janeiro, and uh
We had this, this sort of, uh
Security-guard type guy and he was
Supposed to take us around
I said "Hey, could, you know
Could you take us to the, the favelas and
Show us the prostitution, and the drug
Deals, and the night fights, and theyou know
The street life
Of your town?" And he said "Sure" So we
We pull up to this hooker and
She's wearing some kind of
A, a bright green miniskirt, and it
Turns out it's a transsexual, and he
Says "Get over here!" And she comes
Over and she thinks she's busted
But she's not busted naw, she's not busted
He just wanted to smack
Her on the ass a few times
And say, "Hey, what's up, girl?"
Get out of bed and I clear up my head and
I don't want to go but I do it instead
We are dreams within a dream
Get into bed and I turn off my head
And I started to float
Was it something she said?
We are dreams within a dream
So I remember we got our driver's license
And my friend Hillel had this little
Datsun painted green, and
Hollywood would get so crazy in the winter
The rains would come and the
Hills would just kind of melt down
Into the city lights, and, well, you
Know, we'd smoke weed and we'd
Go up in the hills, and we'd listen
To progressive rock music, and just kind
Of trip out and well, we would
Dream, you know, we would dream
And we would talk about what we wanted
To do, and we would talk about
Girls and music and, you know, hillel
Wanted to be a rock star
And I didn't even know what that was
I was like, "Whatever you want to
Do, man, I'm coming with you
I'm right with you my friend"
Get out of bed and I clear up my head and
I don't want to go but I do it instead
We are dreams within a dream
Get into bed and I turn off my head
And I started to float
Was it something she said?
We are dreams within a dream
Why in the world would you want it to be?
Why would you want to take it so
So literally?
All these things that come down from the sky
Raining upon your head
Make you stop and wonder why, ah!
Can't they just spell it out, make it clear
Make it easy to read
For the simple man like me? I don't think so
I reach out to my family and I say
"It's not about religion and the God sitting
In a chair in the sky
With a punishing hand, no
It's about heaven in your heart"
Now when can we start?
I wanna choose love instead of fear
Won't you come right now, over here
And be a part of my, ah
Let me make it easier this time, I love you
