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KRS-ONE, M.C. Lyte
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Money, M-O-N-E-Y
(Money)
Money, M-O-N-E-Y
(Money)
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 captures your eye, I wonder why
The root of all evil, let me teach you, now who am I?
The MC, teachin' 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 goin' to court
If I look around your neck, I can see what you bought
What you think you get respect? No you takin' 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
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've 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)
(M-O-N-E-Y)
Don't get me wrong, mistakin' this song
Like money is not important, yes it is, just be strong
It's the reason for the thievin' and that war goin' on
It's the reason that you seein' all these girls in a thong
It's the reason that the radio's on
It's the reason that you believin'
You gotta work from sun up 'til dawn
It's the cravings that connect you to that money you makin'
Your desire is the fire, got you feelin' you slavin'
Free yourself, money doesn't make you the man
Be yourself, a man gets his money in grants
Okay, I'ma get this money really all day
But not to the point where I'm goin' the wrong way
I'ma put my money down on rides and all that
Hook up the house so me and my spouse can fall back
Invest in my knowledge way beyond college
Write books and fly hooks in my cottage
Cheese, Kris bling-blingin'? Yo please
Money is a energy that gets what I need
I can understand them cats that rap flossin' and frontin'
It's all good, they from the hood, never had nothin'
Uh, they just got they money and everything sunny
Hear what I'm sayin', they playin' boy and lookin' for bunnies
Then we floss what we bought
Forgetting that sharing is what we've been taught
'Cause this here gettin' money is an individual sport
Money can get me in
To the same places where years ago my bros and sisters with black skin
Were confined to the back door and the kitchen
Last verse, where your cash purse?
Reach into your wallet, nothin' a lot of that hurts
Breath stinkin', you're thinkin' but can't afford search
Need a dollar and baby hollerin' "I'll 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 puttin' butter on toast
The bread is the knowledge, butter is what gets you that coast
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 they 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