Don't Have to Be

[ VERSE 1 ] I can be paid, and don't have to have money Jump off a bridge, and don't have to use bungee I like Cypress Hill, and don't have to smoke blunts And when the beat comes in, you don't have to jump Oh yeah, it don't have to be 'oh no' Serch rides the rhythm, but it doesn't have to flow You can be beefin, and not be a Tom Go get skins, and don't have to be a John I can raise the roof, and not have a home Go solo, and don't have to be alone I can be Simon, and don't have to draw Step to the a.m. and not sit by the door I can have pockets, and don't have to be swollen Fat-ass beat, and it don't have to be stolen Went a 1000 places, and didn't have to be hike that World full of hate, and it don't have to be like that [ Chorus ] And it don't quit And it don't stop When it don't quit Then it don't stop When it don't quit Then it don't stop It keeps on and on (2x) [ VERSE 2 ] I can come ghetto, and don't have to be a bastard Hold a conversation, and don't have to have the last word Shoot the gift swift, and not miss the street Even - ehm - and not come off the beat Oh yeah, be ??? without shootin at the earth Even be gold, and not have any worth You can beat beef, and don't need utensils Write ruff rhymes without pens and pencils Mad low end, and I don't have any treble Be like rock, and it don't have to metal Be in Detroit and don't have to be a Piston Tell me a white lie, yo, I don't have to listen I can walk, and I don't have the need Catch a cut, but I don't have to bleed Go to a club, and I don't have to sweat Chill, time to go, but you don't have to get up yet [ Chorus ] [ VERSE 3 ] I can be the U.S., and don't have to war I can get open, and don't need any door I can get loud, and don't have to scream Peace to Dr. King, and don't forget about the dream Oh yes, oh yes, I don't have to be a yes-man Go get married, and don't have to have a best man I can be positive, and don't have to be a plus If you're not gettin papes, then you're not down with Rush I can have skills, and don't need a trade I can be in London, don't have to like rain Nots, nots, nots, and not have any rope Go take a shower, but don't need any soap Point me to the mic, I need no rehearsal Yes, I'm the man, there'll be no role reversal I can be blue, and don't have to be the jeans Don't wear the X hat when you don't know what it means [ Chorus ]