Dead Dreams

Born into an unfair world
Hello!!! World
Man cries to the new world
Full of hope, full of ideas
Full of plans, he walks the earth with optimism
He dreams of a better job
He dreams of a mansion,
And his pension
He dreams of a beautiful wife
And a better world

But all of a sudden
Time is running out to
Hope becomes hopeless
Faith becomes fake
Dreams and plans become vague
What happened? How did he get here?
Please hear me
Bad choices and bad company
Inaction and complacency
Procrastination has really stolen the time
Confusion and desperation sets in
His dream of a better world is now shuttered
He becomes grumpy, he becomes sad

What else can he do?
He gangs up with his fellas
They sit under shady trees
Their only priority becomes winning that game of oware
A cedi for a calabash of pito becomes the budget for the day
He finds solace in abusing cola nuts
Teeth becomes tainted

Hey hey hey!!
While the sun shines make hay!
Under shady trees, they sit
Having a lonely drink
In memory of their hopes and dreams
That are now dead and buried
Now I know, dreams have a lifespan
They do not span a life time.
Live your dreams,
dreams have a life span.