I NEVER KNEW MONEY

Lyrics

My father was a gambler but he cleaned up One long weekend and we thought he might've been dead He went missing and didn't come home for three days Finally showin' up guess what this motherfucker said That he was locked in a basement at where he worked With no food due to a crazy accident We found out that was complete bullshit He disappeared to play horses and gamble the fuckin' rent I never knew money, money wasn't an option Money never lived here, money was never my friend If it wasn't for my grandma we wouldn't know what was Christmas I never had a wishlist, my parents needed assistance We learned to value shit, you can't ignore it I knew if I wanted anything a nigga would have to work for it And I don't want shit I don't deserve, but that doesn't mean much Fuck what you heard [Money, Money] The thought of money's intoxicating, playing on the rugs I turned 5k down once to deliver drugs It wasn't worth it, paper to buy some kicks Doesn't add up to my calculated risks Though nowadays I'm doin' this and everything's a risk And nothing makes any sense Checks disappear before them shits even clear [Poof] That's five figures gone, did they even exist? Money is a joke, I make it and I'm broke I make it just to spend it and spend it on makin' mo' How you roll three blunts from a dub? I don't know but my nigga Dred does And we need it like its blood And its filthier than mud, got me sittin' in the tub Drinkin', thinkin', "they say it's the root of evil, but This shit goes hand in hand with everything you love."