bad dream

oh, yea, yea, yea, yea, yea, yea, yea, yea, oh, oh yea, yea, yea, yea, this is a b-a-d-d-r-e-a-m, seems like when we have the best, we find a way to lose them, a b-a-d-d-r-e-a-m, listen, how do i tell my mother, tell my brother, when they ask me about you, how do i tell my sister, tell my pastor, when they ask me about you, now, now how do i explain this, when i know damn well this as good as it gets, she's usually right behind my shoulder, but now the moment, it feels it's over, and empty spots on my wall, marked where her pictures have all come down, and the lonely voice in the hallway, is the only sound, and i couldn't sleep this off, i can't believe she's gone, somebody pinch me, and tell me, that it's just a bad dream, dream, dream, yea, yea, that it's just a bad dream, dream, dream, yea, yea, how do i tell my homies, when they askin' why i'm all up in, the club like whoa, whoa, whoa, and how do i get past being lonely, even when i'm all up on this shawty, like whoa, whoa, whoa, it feels like i'm sleepin', under a ton of bricks, this is all bad, the boy so sick, the boy can't eat, the boy can't breathe, no, oh baby you got me, and empty spots on my wall, marked where her pictures have all came down, and my lonely voice in the hallway, will be the only sound, i couldn't sleep this off, i can't believe she's gone, somebody pinch me, and tell me, that it's just a bad dream, dream, dream, yea, yea, it's just a bad dream, dream, dream, yea, yea, you got me tossin' and turnin', girl the center of my heart is burnin', and while i'm awake, i'm meltin' down, crushin' me floor by floor, i'm all torn down, i'm hurting, baby i need you, and i won't awake until i see you, and every other day i get up, and you not beside me, i know, that reality is the bad, dream, dream, dream, oh oh, bad dream, dream, no, yea, 'cause i couldn't sleep this off, i can't believe she's gone, somebody pinch me, and tell me, that it's all a bad dream, a dream, a dream uh no, it's just reality, a dream, a dream, uh ohh, oh, oh, oh yea