'Cause it took us too long to do this album
'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand
Zakia and 4th and Broadway is our record company, indeed
So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent
Then maybe I'll stay alive
Fish, which is my favorite dish
I wanna hear some of them def rhymes, you know what I'm sayin'?
Yo, I hear what you're saying
Well, check this out, since Norby Walters is our agency, right?
I feel great, so maybe I might just
And count our money
So now to test to see if I got pull
And let the beat just keep on rockin'
'Cause my girl is definitely mad
So I start my mission, leave my residence
Thinkin' how could I get some dead presidents
True
A pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape of
Peace
Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin' move but the money
Okay, so who we rollin' with then? We rollin' with Rush
And together, we can get paid in full
This def beat right here that I put together
Yo, well check this out, yo Eli
Publishers: ROBERT HILL MUSIC, UNIVERSAL-SONGS OF POLYGRAM INT'L
Me and Eric B, and a nice big plate of
So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made
Hit the studio, 'cuz I'm paid in full
You go to your girl house and I'll go to mine
Yo, what happened to peace?
Rakim, check this out, yo
Kara Lewis is our agent, word up
Of Rushtown Management
Feelin' out of place 'cuz, man, do I miss
So I think of all the devious things I did
But now I learned to earn 'cuz I'm righteous
So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint
Search for a nine to five, if I strive
So I walk up the street whistlin' this
Check this out, since we talking over
And we outta here
Yo Rakim, what's up?
Turn down the bass down
I used to roll up, this is a hold up, ain't nuthin' funny
Songwriters: Eric Barrier, William Griffin
Thinkin' of a master plan
'Cuz I don't like to dream about gettin' paid
But without no money it's still a wish
Yo, I'm doing the knowledge, E., man I'm trying to get paid in full
So let's just pump the music up
I need money, I used to be a stick-up kid