Make Money Money

[Intro] (Make money money, make money money) (Save money money, save money money) [Verse 1] Left high school at sixteen Pick an identity Entrepreneur dreams Find yourself a strategy Next Saturday, the class of '97 is graduating In a couple of years, I’ll grab a G.E.D As for now, we’ll just make ends meet Put our art in the place where it’s forced to succeed The place where your hobbies and the real world meet Forty minute walks to work to bus tables full time with a pair of headphones on to block out traffic going by Forty back to make music all night with a pair of headphones on to block out my life Open mic nights, let the spit fly A hundred hands reaching for the chance to try And maybe I grew up a bit too quick It can’t be all about the music admit it [Hook] So if you make money money, make money money money (Make money money, make money money money) You better save money money, save money money money (Save money money, save money money money) It goes fast (goes fast) No cash (no cash) [Verse 2] We used to shop discount racks for brand name specials Mix and match designer scraps to look presentable Hated on those who appeared more successful Sloppy and broke became the look because it was affordable before it was fashionable Now kids pay good money to look poor and get charged for the extra work of perfectly placed character Isn’t that some irony? Expensively indie [Hook] [Verse 3] I was told security with a cushion just in case How can I plan for the future if I can’t afford today? Rap's a game that mostly amateurs play And there are very few professionals that are getting paid Go on there, indie rappers and find your stick Throw it up against the wall and pray that it sticks We used to say no gimmicks but everybody’s got one No gimmicks? Mine is that I’ve got none Lost the truth, marketing honesty The rap game is a sport of psychology Underdogs go where they find opportunity while spoiled children romanticize poverty [Outro] So if you make money money, make money money money (Make money money, make money money money) You better save money money, save money money money (Save money money save money money money) It goes fast (goes fast) No cash (no cash) Better make it last (better make it last) Better make it last (better make it last)