Rags to Riches
A quick story from rags to riches
Comin to you from supernova (aka left eye)
Give it to em, give it to em, give it to em (ha ha)
Im goin, im goin from rags to riches (ha ha ha ha)
Im goin, im goin from rags to riches (ha ha ha ha)
I started off as an army brat (atten-hut!)
Seven months old class act
I was racing down the block
As a matter of fact
I couldve been a track star (i guess i am)
I stacked bars
Comin through your system in them phat cars (uh)
Cross country isnt that far
Its like im in the race, dont know who you cats are
See one day i fell from grace, landed in this place
My innocence erased from talkin back to my mommas face
Like i was lost in space
Without a trace, cuttin class, bein mrs. fast ass
Gettin blasted with my dad, got caught up in the flash
My nana goin straight mad, had to make the dash
Saw a fella through the streets
Who would give anything for cash
And anything to crash in anybodys path
If everything i had
Look at what i could grab (check it)
And it was just a bunch of ******
Im goin from rags to riches
From rags to riches
Im goin from rags to riches
I bet you imma be the richest
Im goin from rags to riches
From rags to riches
Im goin from rags to riches
I bet you imma be the richest
Im goin from rags to riches
From rags to riches
Im goin from rags to riches
I bet you imma be the richest
Im goin from rags to riches
From rags to riches
Im goin from rags to riches
I bet you imma be the richest
Ding ding the bell ring, landlord causin a scene
Mama diggin for her green, last dolla (dolla bill)
To pay for the phone bill, electric bill, water bill
How you feel when you make a mill?
And move your mama to a house on the hill
With picture framed tvs on the wall
Hard and im pissed when she wanna ball
A cell phone for when she wanna call
She ballin out of control
With her own bank roll, i got her back though
One for the money and two for the show
Mama floors stayin clean 600 green outside
Showin them the many ways that god provides in life
Or who can see the bigger picture
And tell a story from goin dead broke to gettin richer
Knowin im gettin with you in this paper chase
Rags to riches all up in your face
Im goin from rags to riches
From rags to riches
Im goin from rags to riches
I bet you imma be the richest
Im goin from rags to riches
From rags to riches
Im goin from rags to riches
I bet you imma be the richest
I remember sellin ****
Cant believe that i was poisonin my folk
Now i let my throat be the antidote
Always kept my hopes high
Now mama dont cry, cause ill be close by
With themost high i was playin robin hood (in the hood)
Little red riding hood
Til the barrel pointed where i stood (yeah, i stood)
But walked away like i was absolutely positively sure i could
Attitude on drugs
A few dollars in the bucket
And scheming steady dreaming
For a chance to make some duckets
Caused a little ruckus on the sideline
From the alley way to cali , on the grammy day
Went from disarray to mayday, mayday, mayday
Ran away from the sickness with a quickness
And went from rags to riches
Im goin from rags to riches
From rags to riches
Im goin from rags to riches
I bet you imma be the richest
Im goin from rags to riches
From rags to riches
Im goin from rags to riches
I bet you imma be the richest
Im lovin everybody thats tryin to get it from rags to riches
From nuttin to somethin (ha ha right)
You know what im sayin
Im nuttin but a quickie story from rags to riches
To all my mournin ghetto superstars out there
Much love!
Im backin everybody, east coast, west coast, the midwest
Everything you know what im sayin, its all hip hop
Much love!
We all came from rags and went to riches
And the ones thats still messin with them rags
You know what im sayin
Keep your head up (know what im sayin)
Somethin bound to happen
For sure though...