17 Recession

Lyrics

[Intro] So, so this is what it is man? It's like I'm living in a nightmare The worst nightmare I ever had man I just wanna wake up man I just wanna wake up [Verse 1] I'm an artist who is solo, synonymous with dolo He know, she know, I'm not a Shawty Lo Yellow, black, brown, eggshell white Connect with every verse I recite So many thoughts I reflect upon, for every song Take it to an echelon Grateful for my [?] remember when Decepticons You cherish it was golden No worries, we're controlling I stand in the midst of recession, the money folding So I ask "what's the issue?" Our life game fickle I'm thinking four quarters with a dime and a nickel My people feel belittled, it's hard from the get-go I swear to God, gas got a nigga feeling petrol Get it? Born with no credit It's bout the hundredth time I overdraft on my debit Poor nigga blues got me running out of options At this rate there ain't no stopping Cause this is a recession [Hook x2] Gas price higher than a motherfucker (we dyin') Children in a box, getting toe tagged (we dyin') Tell me what it means, someone please explain to me It's the recession Recession Recession Recession [Verse 2] Yo it's the poor folk's anthem, broke nigga blues, like Now I gotta choose between gas or my food And baby girl stressing, ain't paying the bills so it's got me Back on the block, slanging them crills Naysayers trynna say it ain't real Picture needing a medication, you can't afford to pay for the pills This recession got me angry as hell son Living off McDonald's dollar menus that be fucking my health up The government'll tell your they're trying Giving money for bailouts and cars while we can't even buy 'em Listen everybody broke now, money stretching everywhere You're praying for a helping hand it ain't never there Now we rob banks, steal and borrow I'm paying more for gas than I'm paying on my car no Nobody's lending, ain't no one investing And ain't nobody's spending This is a recession [Hook x2] Gas price higher than a motherfucker (we dyin') Children in a box, getting toe tagged (we dyin') Tell me what it means, someone please explain to me It's the recession Recession Recession Recession [Verse 3] I was a gym class hero, math class superman Still find time to socialize with hooligans Mother in an apron, trusting in the good book Meanwhile my brother a hood crook A good [?] is what he on the search for A couple dollars but to him life is worth [?] Much less but no more My eyes were never virgin to the fuckary of ghettos To see aids walk in stilettos, quite frightening Some say I write lightning, so capture in a bottle Put you in a daze, never cease to amaze How I stand next to poverty, adjacent aspiration But you know the old saying: "what's yours is mine" See your watch, let me take your time And you'll pick my [?], plus shine You don't need no bling, with no options I pump the lead furious, perfectly healthy But I'm dead serious, recession [Hook x2] Gas price higher than a motherfucker (we dyin') Children in a box, getting toe tagged (we dyin') Tell me what it means, someone please explain to me It's the recession Recession Recession Recession