Ice T - Money, Power, Woman Lyrics
[Chorus 2x]"You gotta make the money first""Then when you get the money, you get the power""Then when you get the power, Then you get the woman"[Ice-T]The problem is you broke, You ain't got no car or jobYou slow with youer hustle, You dress like a slobLadies ain't looking for no brothers like thisThey want the dub-twisting ballers with the ice on their wristYou gotta get your cash right to get in the gameMight have to pull a pistol, Flip some caineGet out in them streets and hustle hard in the rainTake your come up and reinvest to the game"You gotta make the money first"You need a lot to go farWhat you think is rich, I just spent on a carWhat you think is paid, I just blew on a watchWhat you think is wealthy, I just dropped on a yachtFlip the street cash and try to pick some stocksKick back in your pad and watch it roll like cropsBut it really ain't that easy, Or we all would be richOne mistake, You're broke, The come up's a *****Make the right moves and forget about sleepconcentrate on the paper chase, Join the eliteFew dun got mad cash and money to spendMoney to straight blow and money to lendAnd only then, You made it past stage one, My friend[Chorus 2x][Ice-T]Now you got the money and the cash flow thickBut you really ain't nothing but a richer trickJust because you're paid, you can still get thickBy your low life homies or skanless *****You gotta move it around, put it in the right handsMaybe a judge, Make a PA your friendUnderstand what really moves the worldRecognize what really moves these girlsJuice is more important than cash for realMoney you spend, But true power you feelIt ain't that easy to reachRespect is about the hardest damn thing in the streets to getMake your moves correct, Watch your crewWatch your back, They watching youAnybody round you has gotta be trueOr you never make it past stage twoListen, when you get the real true power, You knowPeople will feel you, Wherever you goAnd when you really max this gameYou'll never have to say your name[Chorus][Ice-T]Now you got the power, It's on, My friendCuz the one thing women love is powerful menThe one thing women hate are brothers that bendThey act like they like 'em, But they only pretendThey wanna be with that man in the V.I.They don't wanna stand in lineYou outta your mind?That other player's got cash, But no juiceCuz the powerful men get to chooseFrom a multitude of women that be steppin in crewsWilling to do much more than beforeGive you quick brains, It's insaneJust what the woman'll do just for youCuz if you got the power, Then they gets it tooIf you rollin benz, Then they rollin tooIf you livin phat, Then they ballin tooThat sounds stupid to you, Not to meThey winning one move when it takes us threeCars, Big houses, And shopping spreesWhile most of us see the penitentiary[Chorus 2x]
