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Alien (Hold on to Your Dreams)

👤 Gil Scott‐Heron 🎼 1980 ⏱️ 3:28
🎵 1963 characters
⏱️ 3:28 duration
🆔 ID: 20031877

📜 Lyrics

Midnight near the border
Trying to cross the Rio Grande
Runnin' with coyotes
To where the streets are paved with gold

Diving underwater
When you hear the helicopter
Knowing it's all been less than worthless
If you see the border patrol

Hiding in the shadows
So scared that you want to scream
But you dare not make a sound
If you want to hold on to your dreams

Hold on, it may not be a lot
Hold on, 'cause you know it's all you got
No matter the consequences
Or the fear that grips your senses
You have got to hold on to your dreams

Down at Western Union
Sending cash back to your family
Drinking down cerveza
Where the lights are very low

Your mind may start to wander
When you think about your village
The woman that you love so much
Who's still in Mexico

At just two bucks an hour
There is little to redeem this life
Except that in your mind you're tryin'
To hold on to your dreams

Hold on, it may not be a lot
Hold on, 'cause you know it's all you got
No matter the consequences
Or the fear that grips your senses
You have got to hold on to your dreams

City of the Angels
With its bright light fascination
Only adds to the confusion
That your mind must now endure

The gringos take advantage
When they know that you're illegal
You avoid la policía
Like a plague that can't be cured

Paying la mordida
You find out just what pollo means
But you dare not file complaints
If you want to hold on to your dreams

Hold on, it may not be a lot
Hold on, 'cause you know it's all you got
No matter the consequences
Or the fear that grips your senses
You have got to hold on to your dreams

Hold on, it may not be a lot but I'm holding on
'Cause you know it's all you got
No matter the consequences
Or the fear that grips your senses
You have got to hold on to your dreams

Hold on, it may not be a lot but I'm holding on
'Cause you know it's all you got
No matter the consequences
Or the fear that grips your senses
You have got to hold on to your dreams, yeah

⏱️ Synced Lyrics

[00:00.14] Midnight near the border
[00:01.95] Trying to cross the Rio Grande
[00:05.25] Runnin' with coyotes
[00:06.98] To where the streets are paved with gold
[00:10.35] Diving underwater
[00:11.81] When you hear the helicopter
[00:14.38] Knowing it's all been less than worthless
[00:16.12] If you see the border patrol
[00:19.43] Hiding in the shadows
[00:21.14] So scared that you want to scream
[00:23.57] But you dare not make a sound
[00:25.68] If you want to hold on to your dreams
[00:28.19] Hold on, it may not be a lot
[00:32.88] Hold on, 'cause you know it's all you got
[00:37.93] No matter the consequences
[00:39.72] Or the fear that grips your senses
[00:42.78] You have got to hold on to your dreams
[00:47.28] Down at Western Union
[00:48.71] Sending cash back to your family
[00:52.01] Drinking down cerveza
[00:53.66] Where the lights are very low
[00:56.43] Your mind may start to wander
[00:58.37] When you think about your village
[01:01.02] The woman that you love so much
[01:03.26] Who's still in Mexico
[01:05.46] At just two bucks an hour
[01:07.48] There is little to redeem this life
[01:10.27] Except that in your mind you're tryin'
[01:12.37] To hold on to your dreams
[01:14.37] Hold on, it may not be a lot
[01:18.86] Hold on, 'cause you know it's all you got
[01:23.83] No matter the consequences
[01:25.82] Or the fear that grips your senses
[01:28.75] You have got to hold on to your dreams
[01:33.15] City of the Angels
[01:34.98] With its bright light fascination
[01:37.15] Only adds to the confusion
[01:39.70] That your mind must now endure
[01:42.12] The gringos take advantage
[01:43.98] When they know that you're illegal
[01:46.33] You avoid la policía
[01:48.49] Like a plague that can't be cured
[01:51.25] Paying la mordida
[01:52.83] You find out just what pollo means
[01:55.08] But you dare not file complaints
[01:57.27] If you want to hold on to your dreams
[01:59.55] Hold on, it may not be a lot
[02:04.26] Hold on, 'cause you know it's all you got
[02:09.27] No matter the consequences
[02:11.06] Or the fear that grips your senses
[02:13.77] You have got to hold on to your dreams
[02:17.92] Hold on, it may not be a lot but I'm holding on
[02:24.69] 'Cause you know it's all you got
[02:27.13] No matter the consequences
[02:28.95] Or the fear that grips your senses
[02:31.74] You have got to hold on to your dreams
[02:35.88] Hold on, it may not be a lot but I'm holding on
[02:42.43] 'Cause you know it's all you got
[02:45.02] No matter the consequences
[02:46.94] Or the fear that grips your senses
[02:49.60] You have got to hold on to your dreams, yeah
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