Money
(专辑: Adventures In Emceein - 2008)
[MM Lyte:] Money M-o-n-e-y (Money!) Money M-o-n-e-y (Money!) [KRS-One:] M-o-n-e-y, what you need to just get by Money, honey, ain't it funny? Money, people wanna die It seems without money, people cry, people will lie You cannot deny, without money you can't apply For anything that catches your eye, I
wonder why The
root of all evil, let me teach you, now who am I? The
MC, teaching my people "Don't live that lie" You got to get money, but don't let money get you, guy I
can break it down like whatever you want Whatever you spend your money on strong, yo that's what you flaunt Spend your money on these honeys, yo if that's what you want Spend your money on attorneys if you're going to court If I
look around your neck I
can see what you bought What, you think you get respect? No, you taking a
short Yo, you need the
money, of course, you need it to live (Yo, what you put your money on, Kris?) Yo, right on my kids [MC Lyte:] M-o-n-e-y, don't ask why. It IS the
root of all evil Though very necessary to your livelihood It's all good when you got enough Til enough ain't enough and you hit upon rough times You make your money and I'll make mine (Yo, we need the...) (Money!) [KRS-One:] Don't get me wrong, mistaking this song Like money is not important yes, it is, just be strong It's the
reason for the
thieving and that war goin'on It's the
reason that you seeing all these girls in their thong It's the
reason that the
radio's on It's the
reason that you believe if you gotta work from sun-up 'til dawn It's the
cravings that connect you to that money you making Your desire is the
fire got you feeling you slaving (Free yourself!) Money doesn't make you the
man (Be yourself!) A
man gets his money in credit[?] Ok, I'm a
get this money, really, all day But not to the
point where I'm going the
wrong way I'm a
put my money down on rides and all that Hook up the
house so me and my spouse can fall back Investing my knowledge way beyond college Write books and fly hooks in my cottage Cheese Kris bling-blingin'? Yo, please! Money is an energy that gets what I
need I
can understand them cats that rap flossing and fronting It's all good, they from the
hood, never had nothing They just got they money and everything's sunny Hear what I'm saying, they preying, boy, and lookin for bunnies [MC Lyte:] Did we floss what we bought Forgetting that sharing is what we've been taught? 'Cause this here getting money is an individual sport Money can get me in to the
same place where years ago My bros and sisters with black skin Were confined to the
back door and the
kitchen [KRS-One:] Last verse, where your cash purse Reach into your wallet, nothing alloted, that hurts Breath stinking you're thinking, but can't afford Certs Need the
dollar and baby hollering no work I
don't know how you gonna get the
dough You could become educated, you could become a
ho You could do both, that's like putting butter on toast The
bread is the
knowledge, butter is what gets you that close [MC Lyte:] Money is funny how a
piece of paper can make or break your very existence Quick as it come, quick as it go you better know about the
ebb and the
flow You get money in droves, trick it on cars and blow Throw dollars at black queens 'cause, for the
dough they'll strip their clothes And for the
right amount of money A
king will pimp his queen into being a
ho on a
stroll Life will always be hard when you choose to make money your god