Paper Tongues

Rich and Poor
This goes out to the rich and poorI stand as a broken manBefore we shake I shoulda let you knowMy hand, it's a dirty handThe place I live ain't called "Easy Street"Our house is a weakened sheetSo this goes out to my strugglin' peepsI have a dream we get out this weekNew York, L.A. say a prayer for meOrange County, Queen's Bridge say a prayer for meA.T.L., Southeast say a prayer for meManhattan, Hollywood say a prayer for meAthens, ? say a prayer for meQueen's City, Long Island say a prayer for meJay-ville, M.C. say a prayer for me?, ? say a prayer for meI want to give my peace awayTo the many that drives the EscaladeCause he knows that money don't buy a homeIt takes a wife and kids where love is grownI think I'm really tired of these washed up plansTo be the kind of Thug and all the war-street fam'It takes a whole lot of guts to hold onto your greenWhen there are dead banks plus political swingSongtexteI think it's 'bout time we get people in the HouseWho want to write "game" on the naysayer's mouthIf you got the money then you understand me partlyAnd if you're plain broke well, then, "Welcome to the party!"This goes out to the rich and poorI stand as a broken manBefore we shake I shoulda let you knowMy hand, it's a dirty handThe place I live ain't called "Easy Street"Our house is a weakened sheetSo this goes out to my strugglin' peepsI have a dream we get out this weekNew York, L.A. say a prayer for meA.T.L., Southeast say a prayer for meManhattan, Hollywood say a prayer for meLondon, Hong-Kong say a prayer for meSingapore, Jobani(?) say a prayer for meMexico, Beijing say a prayer for meColumbia, Sydney say a prayer for meBrazil, Russia say a prayer for meI want to give five-hundred cups Of karma to the homeless on the blockNext week lets make it half a mil'But they say my day dreams aren't for realCan you tell me a better way to make dreams?I know we got a world full of over-rated schemesI've watched a lot of people get bit then breakStuck up in the system with locks on their gateI know a lot of people who can sing this songCause I wrote this for all those who don't belongI say we form a choir and take it to the streetsAnd let the world know we gettin out this week(Dream, dream, dream boy, dream)(Dream, dream, dream girl, dream)If I get down I'll singIf I get scared I'll yellWell make no mistake about this I'm comin out of hereThis goes out to the rich and poorI stand as a broken manBefore we shake I shoulda let you knowMy hand, it's a dirty handThe place I live ain't called "Easy Street"Our house is a weakened sheetSo this goes out to my strugglin' peepsI have a dream we get out this weekNew York, L.A. say a prayer for meOrange County, Queen's Bridge say a prayer for meA.T.L., Southeast say a prayer for meManhattan, Hollywood say a prayer for meAthens, ? say a prayer for meQueen's City, Long Island say a prayer for meJay-ville, M.C. say a prayer for me?, ? say a prayer for me Aus Songtexte Mania