When Dante woke up, he didn't mean to He coulda used a little more time in his dreams But it was gettin late in the evening And as depressed as he was he went walking In that buzzing night And by the jasmine on the corner He fit his headphones tight around his big ol head He let the soundtrack move him through the city Yeah just a black boy walkin with moonlight in his eye Karen Johnson was out jogging With her neon vest and a chocolate lab named Sam She just bought a house for next to nothin Right across the street from where our hero Lays his head Her wristwatch counted every footstep As she shot like an arrow through the night She thought to get in a run before her early morning Yea just a white girl runnin with the law on her side And on a poor lit street she saw Dante standin But to her he looked like a big black gun She reached for her phone Dialed 911 And in a matter of minutes Dante was gone When Dante woke up, he didn't mean to He coulda used a little more time in his dreams