Gil Scott-Heron - Alien hold on to your dreams

^Em7Midnight near the border trying to ^Em7cross the Rio Grande ^Em7Runnin' with coyotes to where the^D7sus4 streets are paved with gold ^Em7You're diving underwater when you ^Em7hear the helicopters Knowing ^Em7it's all been less than worthless if you ^D7sus4run into patrols ^AHiding in the shadows, so ^Em7scared you want to scream But you ^B#dare not make a ^Asound if you want to ^Dsus4hold on to your ^Em7dreams

Hold ^Em7on. Though it ^Dsus4may not be a lot, you got to Hold ^Em7on. Cause you ^Dsus4know it's all you got No ^Amatter the consequences or the fea^Em7r that grips your senses ^B#You have got to ^Ahold on to your d^Dsus4reams ^Em7

^Em7City of the Angels with its ^Em7bright light fascination ^Em7Only adds to the confusion that your ^D7sus4mind must now endure The ^Em7gringos take advantage when they ^Em7know that you're illegal But you a^Em7void la policía like a^D7sus4 plague that can't be cured ^APlaying la mordida you find out ^Em7just what pollo means But you ^B#dare not file comp^Alaints if you want to ^Dsus4hold on to your ^Em7dreams

Hold ^Em7on. Though it ^Dsus4may not be a lot, you got to Hold ^Em7on. Cause you ^Dsus4know it's all you got No ^Amatter the consequences or the fea^Em7r that grips your senses ^B#You have got to ^Ahold on to your d^Dsus4reams ^Em7

^Em7Down at Western Union sending ^Em7cash back to your family Or ^Em7drinking down cerveza where the ^D7sus4lights are very low Your ^Em7mind may start to wander when you ^Em7think about your village Or the ^Em7woman that you love so much who's ^D7sus4still in Mexico At ^Ajust two bucks an hour there is ^Em7little to redeem this life Except that ^B#in your mind you're ^Atryin' to ^Dsus4hold on to your ^Em7dreams

Hold ^Em7on. Though it ^Dsus4may not be a lot, you got to Hold ^Em7on. Cause you ^Dsus4know it's all you got No ^Amatter the consequences or the fea^Em7r that grips your senses ^B#You have got to ^Ahold on to your d^Dsus4reams ^Em7