Houghton Street, Dean Street, Click Clack, President, Uh-huh, Nostrum L, DP's, Orange L, RBG's, T-Town, Who Wanna Ride, Brooklyn, C'mon, C'mon Sittin' in the living room on the floor, hunger pain got me on some migraine ***, but I'ma maintain, n***a got two or three dollars to my name And my homies in the same boat, goin' through the same thing, ready for a cape, steady plottin' for the paper We been livin' in the dark since April, on the camera, gotta get a handle, my homie got a .25 automatic, add it to the gamble N***a, get the phone book, look up in the yellow page, let me tell you how we finna get paid We gon' order pizza when they send the driver, we gon' stick the .25 up in his face, let's ride Steppin' outside like warriors into the notorious Southside, one weapon to the four of us Hidin' in the corridor till we see the Domino's car headlights, white boy in the wrong place at the right time Soon as the car door open up, he mine, we roll up quick and put the pistol to his nose By the look on his face, he probably ***ted in his clothes, you know what this is It's a stick up, him and the dough from your pickups, you ran into the wrong n****s We runnin' down the block hot with these pizza boxes, so we split up and met back at the apartment Hell yeah, yo, ain't you hungry, my n***a? Hell yeah, you wanna get paid, my n***a? Hell yeah, ain't you tired of starving, my n***a? Hell yeah, way to slide in, hell yeah, hell yeah I know a way we can get paid, you can get down, but you can't be afraid Let's go to the DMV and get a ID, the name says you, but the face is me Now it's your turn, take my paperwork, like one, two, three, let's make it work Then fill out the credit card application and it's gon' be about three weeks Awaitin' for American Express, this government car, Platinum Visa, MasterCard Cause when we was booped and ***, then we was targets, now we just walk right up and say, charge it To the gang, we rockin' brand names, well-known at the parking store chains Even got the boys in the crew for a few things, po-po, never know who's the true blame Store after store, you know we kept rollin', wait two weeks, report the car stolen Repeat the cycle like a laundromat, like a glitch in the system, it's hard to catch Comin' out the mall with the shoppin' bags, ooh, you take it right back, then get the cash, yeah Get a friend, then do it again, damn right, that's how we pay the rent Hell yeah, got to get this paper, I'm down for the caper We steady on the glass, this a damn good struggle We all gotta hustle, this is the way we survive Got to get this paper, I'm down for the caper We steady on the glass, this a damn good struggle We all gotta hustle, this is the way we survive I know a caper, we can get some government paper You know food stamps, can we really do that? Hell yeah, right there, bold to take and *** welfare We say reparations and a, you know the grind Get up early, get on the line and just wait Everybody on break, that's part of the game And when they call your name, miscase work, girl, let me state my claim I'm homeless, jobless, times is hard, I'm bout hopeless But I gotta eat regardless, no family to run to, I'm 22 Now tell me, what the *** am I supposed to do? My sad story made her feel close to me, I made her feel like it was an emergency And when I came to the crib, niggas couldn't believe I came back with a big bag of groceries Every job I ever had, I had to get em The first day, I found out a pimpin' system Two steps ahead of the manager Gettin' over on the regular, tax-free money out the register And when I'm workin' late nights, stockin' boxes I'm creepin' they merchandise And don't put me on dishes, I'm droppin' them bitches And takin' all day long to mop the kitchen *** We ain't gettin' paid commission Minimum wage, modern day slave conditions Got me flippin' burgers with no power And can't even buy one off what I make in a hour I'm not the one the kids ask for the top position I take mine off the top like a politician Where I'm from, doin' dirt is a part of livin' I got miles to feed, dawg, I got to get em Hell yeah You down to roll, my nigga? Hell yeah You better get your hands dirty, my nigga Hell yeah Your momma need money and things, my nigga Hell yeah Well, let's ride then Hell yeah Come on, come on If you claimin' wealth Then bang on the system And show that you read into it Take it all, freedom We got to get over We said it on the down If you claimin' wealth Then bang on the system And show that you read into it Take it all, freedom We got to get over We said it on the down We got to get over