Too Rich Too Poor

Lyrics

LIFE

we stood by them stoves for some outfits
stirred and stirred and bagged up some ounces
no handouts we used what's around us
we wish for one lil bird to move our mountains
We put so much faith in the Pyrex
can't no goddamn swan stop the process
serve our kinfolk a lot to digest
ain't no movie this real life in high def
money over you know no don't get side tracked
road to the riches vehicle get hijacked
if all fails we'll just sell or try crack
hell ain't like we got tons of options
wells got dry just cotton in pockets
got all 5 in the cylinder where my cock is
o well that's well needed in this metropolis
opportunity ain't come here and get the knocking

So long I had waited on you
You can't seem to say hello
I won't wait a little longer
You know I gotta make due
To rich to lie down for you
To poor to buy a halo
You don't like to come around do you
We sure don't seem to think so

We married the game can't divorce it
got Glocks the latest generation and more shit
pop those and then go then we toss it
jam somethin on days we can't afford shit
we run streets and proceed with caution
Sleep with heat don't leave it for nothing
we clean up nice to see our coffins
folk don't make it out from here often
these apples don't roll far from the orchards
guns clap when they're drawn all for misfortune
we wish for panamara porches
hood rich with hands that ran extortion
hood bitches that cook and scam you for us
dirty bread stacking makes us feel euphoric
o well that's well needed in this metropolis
opportunity ain't come here and get the knocking

So long I had waited on you
You can't seem to say hello
I won't wait a little longer
You know I gotta make due
To rich to lie down for you
To poor to buy a halo
You don't like to come around do you
We sure don't seem to think so


There was no bang of the door knocker
or Notification of when opportunity might arrive and
nobody Qued us on when the small window would widen
and its size to see if we could fit or should we even bother but we're survivors
raised by vets in war such as the Vietnam one
humming hymns was the morning ritual in our ensemble
summers are only soft when the songs of the key of life's on other than that its as hard as concrete we roll dice on don't make me make your head the next thing I'll put a price on I my hands clap then there's another clap to cut ya lights off or I could make your throat the next thing I put my knife on here you beef in the morning and die before the nights young the best hustler know when to chill after a nice run shit I just give it how I live and how I see it that's all cuz shit that’s well needed in this metropolis opportunity ain’t come here and get the knocking

So long I had waited on you
You can't seem to say hello
I won't wait a little longer
You know I gotta make due
To rich to lie down for you
To poor to buy a halo
You don't like to come around do you
We sure don't seem to think so


We married the game can't divorce baking soda helps with our fortune fire arms are kept on our warships drugs and chemicals jade our voices i point my finger back at me to blame
only myself cuz I know that I did some dirt once then Again and again
Although I knew that I shouldn't I still did it anyway imma pay for all the mistakes I made in past