I NEVER KNEW MONEY

My father was a gambler but he cleaned up
One long weekend and we thought he might've been dead
He went missing and didn't come home for three days
Finally showin' up guess what this motherfucker said
That he was locked in a basement at where he worked
With no food due to a crazy accident
We found out that was complete bullshit
He disappeared to play horses and gamble the fuckin' rent

I never knew money, money wasn't an option
Money never lived here, money was never my friend
If it wasn't for my grandma we wouldn't know what was Christmas
I never had a wishlist, my parents needed assistance
We learned to value shit, you can't ignore it
I knew if I wanted anything a nigga would have to work for it
And I don't want shit I don't deserve, but that doesn't mean much
Fuck what you heard

[Money, Money]

The thought of money's intoxicating, playing on the rugs
I turned 5k down once to deliver drugs
It wasn't worth it, paper to buy some kicks
Doesn't add up to my calculated risks
Though nowadays I'm doin' this and everything's a risk
And nothing makes any sense
Checks disappear before them shits even clear
[Poof] That's five figures gone, did they even exist?
Money is a joke, I make it and I'm broke
I make it just to spend it and spend it on makin' mo'
How you roll three blunts from a dub?
I don't know but my nigga Dred does
And we need it like its blood
And its filthier than mud, got me sittin' in the tub
Drinkin', thinkin', "they say it's the root of evil, but
This shit goes hand in hand with everything you love."