They Say

Evil monkeys roam the land [Listener] (I wanna be okay) They say a penny saved is a penny earned And if you play with fire, then you're gonna get burned (And I'm gonna be okay) They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away It'll all give you cancer and kill you anyway (And I'm gonna be okay) [Sivion] They say it's crunk, it's dope, it's hot But nine times out of ten, it's not Man, it's just a plot to get you to bow to their plan To keep you from touching life with your own hands They say your not hip-hop if you don't rock ice You can spend the money but what's the real price If you wear someone's hat then you're bound to get lice I guess I don't gamble cause I won't roll the dice I guess I'm not ripping if I don't rip a verse I guess I'm not living if I don't spit a curse I guess I'm not digging if I don't move the dirt I guess I'm not a Christian if I don't go to church But maybe what they say is really how it works They gotta infrastructure with the big network They say they gotta boss that's a big-head jerk They told me I should work for that big-head jerk, no [Listener] (I wanna be okay) They say every single cloud has a silver lining You can close your eyes but the sun won't stop shining (I'm gonna be okay) They say the bigger you are, the harder you thud Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug [Listener] I'm a jack-of-all-trades, but a master of none I hear time flies when you're having fun That's what they say, what you see is what you get There's an 'A' class sucker born every minute They say it's not where you're from, it's where you're at There's always more than one way to skin that cat Any friend of yours is a friend of mine Lord willing, if the creek don't rise I'ma ??? keep on 'til the sun done shine Global warming is a part of my rhyming I wear my seatbelt and I won't eat meat And I wear good shoes to protect my feet Whatever don't kill ya makes you stronger Money can't buy love or make your life longer Don't put off 'til tomorrow what you can do today Haste makes waste, at least, that's what they say [Listener] (I wanna be okay) Today's the first day of the rest of your life Unless you run with scissors and especially knives (I'm gonna be okay) The lights are always on, but there's nobody home You live in a glass house, you shouldn't throw stones (And I'm gonna be okay) [Sintax] I don't care what they say It's probably misquoted Plagiarized, abridged or re-worded They say rock the vote I say vote in the way that rocks the boat, how they say Something a hundred different ways Like crime don't pay but the lottery's okay My unborn daughter is the Potter's own clay But they say she isn't a person in that way I'm waiting for a day to burn what they say To the ground, build the profound back in it's place Spit nouns 'til the raw sounds up in your face Lick a taste of the God found infinite grace They say words that slay our worth Yo, I've heard it's been said that what they say is cursed But Yahweh say words that clay the earth I've heard it's been said that what he say is birth [Listener] (I wanna be okay) They say you can't have your cake and eat it too Just don't bite off more that you can chew (And I'm gonna be okay) If they said it once they've said it a thousand times The grass is never greener on the other side I'm gonna be okay And I'm gonna be all right I wanna be okay And I'm gonna be all right I'm gonna be okay And I wanna be all right I'm gonna be okay And I wanna be okay You know that they say that you should You heard that they say that you should I know that they say that what they wanna say And when you listen to them, that's not good