[Verse 1] We stepped in, in 72. James A. Casey homes was the place Concrete and paint chipping, roaches in the kitchen, what a mess Eighteen years, good folks getting evicted, violence, drugs on the street Pipes busted in winter, no air in the summer , struggling hard to keep our faith [Pre-Chorus] But believe it or not As unsafe as them bricks may seem Them bricks were our safety Them bricks were our dream [Chorus] Them bricks were our dream Them bricks were our dream Saturday night basketball court We danced and played ball. What a scene. Them bricks were our dream Them bricks were our dream It wasn’t just a ghetto It held my family [Verse 2] Saturday night disco hit the basketball court, bass shaking the block Kids on the stoop with their pro kids sneakers, loose, Miss Martha on the watch We danced through the hard times, we play ball through the shock Had each other‘s back in the doorway when the cold wind knocked [Pre-Chorus] But believe it or not As unsafe as them bricks may seem Them bricks were our safety Them bricks were our dream [Chorus] Them bricks were our dream Them bricks were our dream Saturday night in the courtyard We danced and played ball what a scene Them bricks were our dream Them bricks were our dream It wasn’t just a ghetto It held my family [Bridge] Yeah, I seen the cracks run long Seen food stamps fall through Seen friends assistance go empty And a little girl lose her life too soon [Final Chorus] Them bricks were our dream Them bricks were our dream Concrete, paint, and mercy In a poverty, driven rain Them bricks were our dream Them bricks were our dream So don’t sit here and say the bricks were that bad Those bricks held the love Those bricks held our little family
