[MM Lyte:] Money - M-o-n-e-y (Money!) Money - M-o-n-e-y (Money!) [KRS-One:] what you need to just get by Money, honey, ain't funny? Money, wanna die It seems without money, people cry, will lie You cannot without money you can't apply For that catches your eye, I wonder why The root of all evil, let me teach you, now who I? MC, teachin' my people "Don't live that lie" You got to get money, but don't money get you, guy I can break it like whatever you want Whatever you spend your money on strong, yo what you flaunt your money on these honeys, yo if that's what you want Spend your money on attorneys if goin' to court If look around your neck I can see what you bought What, you think you get respect? No, you takin' short Yo, you need the of course, you need it to live (Yo, what you your money on, Kris?) Yo, right on my kids [MC Lyte:] M-o-n-e-y, don't why. It IS the root of all evil Though very necessary to livelihood It's all good when you enough Til ain't enough and you hit upon rough times You make money and I'll make mine (Yo, we need (Money!) [KRS-One:] Don't get me wrong, mistakin' song Like money not important - yes, it is, just be strong It's the reason for the thievin' and that goin'on It's the reason that you seein' all these girls in thong the reason that the radio's on It's the reason that you believe if you work from sun-up 'til dawn It's the that connect you to that money you makin' Your desire is the fire got you feelin' you (Free yourself!) doesn't make you the man (Be A man gets his money in credit (*) I'm a get this money, really, all day not to the point where I'm goin' the wrong way a put my money down on rides and all that Hook up the house so me and my spouse can fall Investing my knowledge beyond college Write books and hooks in my cottage Cheese Kris bling-blingin'? Yo, please! is an energy that gets what I need I can understand them cats rap flossin' and frontin' It's all good, they from hood, never had nothin' They just got money and everything's sunny Hear I'm saying, they preyin', boy, and lookin for bunnies [MC Lyte:] we floss what we bought Forgetting that sharing is we've been taught? 'Cause this here gettin' money an individual sport Money can get me in to the same place where years My bros sisters with black skin Were confined to the back door the kitchen [KRS-One:] Last verse, where your cash into your wallet, nothin' alloted, that hurts Breath stinkin' you're thinkin', but can't afford Need the dollar and hollerin' - no work I don't know how you gonna get dough You become educated, you could become a ho You could do both, that's like puttin' butter toast The bread the knowledge, butter is what gets you that close [MC Lyte:] Money is funny - how a piece of paper can make or your very existence Quick as it come, quick as it go - you better know about the ebb the flow You money in droves, trick it on cars and blow Throw dollars at black queens 'cause, for the dough they'll strip their And for the amount of money A king will pimp his queen into being ho on a stroll Life will always be hard when choose to make money your god