I got a couple knots, but I know they gotta last me
I'll find a way to get it, don't you ever put it past me
I need to pay some bills, maybe treat myself to something
I'm afraid to spend the money mane I hope it's more coming
When I'm up against a wall with a negative balance
Put my money where my mouth is & step to the challenge
More sweating, more hustling, more running
Ain't afraid to spend the money cuz I know it's more coming
VERSE 1:
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Sometimes I feel like I can never stop for one second
Gotta balance out the checkbook & mix 11 records
And the work was due Tuesday, I done passed my due date
I feel my momentum slowing down like a Screw Tape
Internal Revenue Service acting like it's Doomsday
And $2Gs in dental bills started as a toothache
I'm doing pretty good but I'm afraid to get complacent
Got this mattress 9 years ago it been need replacing
I only own maybe 10 pairs of sneakers, my
Microwave is ancient, lab needs some new speakers
But every month my mama getting closer to the grave
So I gotta save my knots when they predicting rainy days
I try to tell myself we been in business for a decade
...But it don't feel real until your debts paid
Every year I wonder just how long it's gonna last
But that's the devil talking, all my 'ccouts is full of cash
VERSE 2:
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Sometimes I feel like I can handle anything they hit me with
Survivalist, I'm thriving under pressure like a viperfish
But soon as people realize my days are getting sunny
....Everybody need to borrow money
To whom much is given, much is expected
Tryna do right while there's still some time to correct it
And gold will always parteth from the man who gives it worry
...If it's a real investment you should spend it in a flurry
You can't save your way to wealth, unless your money get to work &
Mogwai multiply, you can't buy back your health
You only got the memories & legacy you leaving with the
People you meeting, who really listen when you speaking, know
Exactly what I'm doing but my stomach's in a knot
You not getting any younger Padawan, shoot your shot
And empty out ya wallet in the name of really living
Put cha money on the street like Dame said from the beginning, see I got a couple knots...
