(feat. MC Lyte) [MM Lyte:] Money - M-o-n-e-y (Money!) Money - M-o-n-e-y (Money!) [KRS-One:] 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 catches 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 [MC LYte:] 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 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!) [KRS-One:] 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 their thong It's the reason that the radio's on It's the reason that you believe if 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 credit(?) Ok, I'm a get this money, really, all day But not to the point where I'm goin' the wrong way I'm a put my money down on rides and all that Hook up the house so me and my spouse can fall back Investing my knowledge way beyond college Write books and fly hooks in my cottage Cheese - Kris bling-blingin'? Yo, please! Money is an 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' They just got they money and everything's sunny Hear what I'm saying, they preyin', boy, and lookin for bunnies [MC Lyte:] Did 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 place where years ago My bros and sisters with black skin Were confined to the back door and the kitchen [KRS-One:] Last verse, where your cash purse Reach into your wallet, nothin' alloted, that hurts Breath stinkin' you're thinkin', but can't afford Certs Need the dollar and baby hollerin' - no 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 close [MC Lyte:] 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 their 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
(feat. MC Lyte) [MM Lyte:] Money - M-o-n-e-y (Money!) Money - M-o-n-e-y (Money!) [KRS-One:] 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 catches 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 [MC LYte:] 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 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!) [KRS-One:] 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 their thong It's the reason that the radio's on It's the reason that you believe if 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 credit(?) Ok, I'm a get this money, really, all day But not to the point where I'm goin' the wrong way I'm a put my money down on rides and all that Hook up the house so me and my spouse can fall back Investing my knowledge way beyond college Write books and fly hooks in my cottage Cheese - Kris bling-blingin'? Yo, please! Money is an 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' They just got they money and everything's sunny Hear what I'm saying, they preyin', boy, and lookin for bunnies [MC Lyte:] Did 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 place where years ago My bros and sisters with black skin Were confined to the back door and the kitchen [KRS-One:] Last verse, where your cash purse Reach into your wallet, nothin' alloted, that hurts Breath stinkin' you're thinkin', but can't afford Certs Need the dollar and baby hollerin' - no 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 close [MC Lyte:] 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 their 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
