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Don't Put Down the Dream

from The Alphabet by Eric Blowtorch and the Welders

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Don’t sleep through the dream, don’t wake up from dream
You walked the highrise beam, you stalked, the sunrise team
Don’t despise the dream, can’t reprise the dream
Spotlight’s not the dream, snow white’s not the dream

Don’t put down the dream, don’t just clown the dream,
don’t dump on the dream, don’t jump off the steam train

Handmade posters are the dream, bland paid boasters not the dream
Having sex beside the dream, cashing checks is not the dream
Humping amps might be the dream, licking stamps could be the dream
Laptop loops likely a dream, got new groups – you got a scene

Don’t put down the dream, don’t just clown the dream,
don’t dump on the dream, don’t jump off the steam train

Blowing minds – it is the dream, moving behinds – it is the dream
Meet and greet – it is the dream, feet on the street – it is the dream
Total control – it is the dream, stories you’ve told – they be the dream
Fat contract is not the dream, crossroads pact is not the dream

Don’t put down the dream, don’t just clown the dream,
don’t dump on the dream, don’t jump off the steam train

Stroking strings – it is the dream, one person sings – it is the dream
Ghetto blaster blares the dream, gentle pastor shares the dream
Hard work – you were unaware – it was the dream

Don’t put down the dream
Don’t put down the dream
Don’t put down the dream

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from The Alphabet, released December 1, 2009

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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