Ice Cube - A Bird In The Hand Lyrics
(big bird: sesame street)Hey look at this! I was cleaning out my nestAnd I found a book of my old poetry(ice cube)Fresh out of school cause I was a high school gradGots to get a job cuz I was a high school dadWish I got paid like I was rappin to the nationBut thats not likely, so heres my applicationPass it to the man at at&tCuz when I was in school I got the a. e. e.But theres no s. e. for this youngstaI didnt have no money so now I have to hunch theBack like a slave, thats what be happeninBut whitey says theres no room for the africanAlways knew that I would boycott, jeezBut welcome to mcdonalds can I take your order pleaseGotta sell ya food that might give you cancerCuz my baby doesnt take no for an answerNow I pay taxes that you never give me backWhat about diapers, bottles, and similacDo I gotta go sell me a whole lotta crackFor decent shelter and clothes on my back?Or should I just wait for help from bushOr jesse jackson, and operation pushIf you ask me the whole thing needs a douchA masengel what the hell cracker sale in the neighborhoodTo the whorehouse *****es,Miss porker, little joe or todd bridgesOr anybody that he knowSo I got me a bird, better known as a kiloNow everybody know I went from po to a nigga that got doughSo now you put the feds against meCause I couldnt follow the plan of the presidencyIm never givin love againCuz blacks are too *****in broke to be republicanNow I remember I used to be coolTill I stopped fillin out my w-2Now senators are gettin hiredAnd your plan against the ghetto backfiredSo now you got a pep talkBut sorry, this is our only room to walkCause we dont want a drug pushBut a bird in the hand is worth more than the bushTell the politicians, the hustlers: live and let live (yeah)Tell the politicians, the hustlers: live and let live (yeah)
