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