Intro: sampled from andquot;the vaporsandquot; by bizmarkie
Nothin can save ya
Nothin can save ya
Nothin can save ya
*scratched* nothin
Just throw your hands in the air
And wave and'em like you just donand't care
Keep and'em there
Yo run the jewels run the jewels run the jewels
*scratched* can you feel it
Verse one:
I used to be rollin like a millionaire
Cash in a flash bankroll to spare
Homeboys hangin, champagne and girls
Got my main woman diamonds, my mistress pearls
Everybody laughin at my corny jokes
I was stupid; i thought that they were sincere folks
It turned out they liked the money and the fame
If i ainand't get paid, iand'd be that nobody james
The nobody, who dreamed about bein somebody
Chief rocker at the party
And they was hangin like, andquot;yo, iand'm your man
I donand't even care about the ring on your handandquot;
Weand'd go out to eat and chill
But they would go to the bathroom when it was time to pay the bill
I didnand't notice all the chuckles and laughter
Too busy with a female tellin me iand'm the master
I was slick like, andquot;huh, do i know you?
I got play, here, let me show yaandquot;
Used to have a girl that was on the ball
When the cash flow got low, so did her calls
Used to have a homeboy, always chillin
My cash went low, he told me i was illin
And donand't call cause he donand't hang with derelicts
Broke with no cash, yo, i was in the mix
Everybody stepped cause my pocket wasnand't fat
My girl got a new man, i fixed his flat
Iand'm the one that theyand're laughinand' at
They say, andquot;cheesy rat, you ainand't all thatandquot;
Chorus: *bizmarkie again*
Can you feel it?
Can you feel it?
Can you feel it?
Can you feel it?
Nothin can save ya
Verse two:
I mean crabbin, played out by backstabbin; i feel like tiein
A anchor to my ankle and jumpin right in the ocean
Cause iand'm ashy and i canand't afford lotion
So-called friends in the jewelry store
Told me, andquot;todd, come back when you get off tourandquot;
Souped as hell, i really regret it
Now the only thing i got in my pocket is bad credit
How can a man like me
Be walkin around in a world of misery?
And if women like a man with a body, itand's not mine
Cause they be walkin past me like iand'm a stop sign
My homeboys laugh when they pass the forty
Sayin, andquot;todd, as if he used to have a sportyandquot;
The benz was slammin, the jeep was pumpin
Ainand't that somethin?
I just laugh, this isnand't what i was raised for
When i walk away, itand's like ainand't this a
Kick in the rear, that iand'm standin here
And canand't afford a tissue for my tear
Should i drink wine and brandy
Or get a job puttin stripes on candy
Or put a hole in donuts?
Cause when youand're broke, your middle name is andquot;so-what?andquot;
I had to learn in an incredibly fast way
When you ainand't got no money they treat you like an ashtray
I pawned all my jewelry and clothes
Right after that, i got dissed by all the hoes
That i thought was mine, but really never was
Soon the whole neighborhood got the buzz
That my tank was on andquot;eandquot;, and that means empty
That twinkie looks good, so mister donand't tempt me
Everybody thought i was trippin
I rode the back of the bus, but my grip kept on slippin
Iand'm the man that theyand're laughin at
They say, andquot;cheesy rat, you ainand't all thatandquot;
Repeat chorus
Verse three:
I wanna hang with my man like, andquot;letand's do thisandquot;
But this man like andquot;who this?andquot;
Thatand's right, the brother got two faces
They got me puttin the tips on shoelaces
P on the puma, a mop and a bucket
My motto is... i donand't care
I donand't give a damn, so what, why try?
I might as well rob some blake carrington sucker for his money
Itand's so funny
Cars ride by with the boomin system
Sayin, andquot;leave him alone, my man already dissed himandquot;
Now iand'm on the cheeseline, poverty-stricken
As the red tape thickens
I go to the park, they wanna baseball-bat me
I go to the mall, they throw my old tapes at me
Iand'm so horny
And every girl i know be like, andquot;heand's so cornyandquot;
I want money in a hurry
Iand'm gettin tired of leftover curry
I wanna fall off, but i donand't know where the edge is
Iand'm so hungry, i eat my neighborand's hedges
Now i realize i gotta go for mine
Itand's windshield time
I take quarters, pennies, dimes and nickles
And a kiddyand's tricycle
Iand'm a desperado
andquot;iand'ma steal your rimsandquot; is my motto
I watch wrestlin until iand'm dizzy sore
So if youand're cashin your rent check, know how to get busy
Go to the drive-through, run with a milkshake
Go to the supermarket, pocket a raw steak
I need beer
Iand'ma catch the miller truck out there
You know how they throw, the newspapers in the morning
The owner donand't want em
Iand'm the man that theyand're laughin at
They say, andquot;cheesy rat, you ainand't all that.andquot;
Repeat chorus
Outro:
So yo, one more time, one more time
Party people in the house tonight
Just throw your hands in the air
And wave em like you just donand't care
Keep em there
Run the jewels, run the jewels, run the jewels
