Intro: sampled from The Vapors by BizMarkie
Nothin can save ya
Nothincan save ya
Nothin can save ya
*scratched* Nothin
Just throw your hands in the air
And wave em like you just don t care
Keep em there
Yorun the jewelsrun the jewelsrun the jewels
*scratched* Can you feel it
Verse One:
I used to be rollin like a millionaire
Cash in a flashbankroll to spare
Homeboys hanginchampagne and girls
Got my main woman Diamondsmy mistress Pearls
Everybody laughin at my corny jokes
I was stupid; I thought that they were sincere folks
It turned out they liked the money and the fame
If I ain t get paidI d be that nobody James
The nobodywho dreamed about bein somebody
Chief rocker at the party
And they was hangin likeYo, I m your man
I don t even care about the ring on your hand
We d go out to eat and chill
But they would go to the bathroom when it was time to pay the bill
I didn t notice all the chuckles and laughter
Too busy with a female tellin me I m the master
I was slick likeHuh, do I know you?
I got play, here, let me show ya
Used to have a girl that was on the ball
When the cash flow got lowso did her calls
Used to have a homeboyalways chillin
My cash went lowhe told me I was illin
And don t call cause he don t hang with derelicts
Broke with no cashyoI was in the mix
Everybody stepped cause my pocket wasn t fat
My girl got a new manI fixed his flat
I m the one that they re laughin at
They sayCheesy rat, you ain t all that
Chorus: *BizMarkie again*
Can you feel it?
Can you feel it?
Can you feel it?
Can you feel it?
Nothin can save ya
Verse Two:
I mean crabbinplayed out by backstabbin; I feel like tiein
a anchor to my ankle and jumpin right in the ocean
Cause I m ashy and I can t afford lotion
So-called friends in the jewelry store
Told meTodd, come back when you get off tour
Souped as hellI really regret it
Now the only thing I got in my pocket is bad credit
How can a man like me
be walkin around in a world of misery?
And if women like a man with a bodyit s not mine
Cause they be walkin past me like I m a stop sign
My homeboys laugh when they pass the forty
SayinTodd, as if he used to have a sporty
The Benz was slamminthe Jeep was pumpin
Ain t that somethin?
I just laughthis isn t what I was raised for
When I walk awayit s like ain t this a
kick in the rearthat I m standin here
And can t afford a tissue for my tear
Should I drink wine and brandy
or get a job puttin stripes on candy
Or put a hole in donuts?
Cause when you re brokeyour middle name is so-what?
I had to learn in an incredibly fast way
When you ain t got no money they treat you like an ashtray
I pawned all my jewelry and clothes
Right after thatI got dissed by all the hoes
that I thought was minebut really never was
Soon the whole neighborhood got the buzz
That my tank was on Eand that means empty
That Twinkie looks goodso mister don t tempt me
Everybody thought I was trippin
I rode the back of the busbut my grip kept on slippin
I m the man that they re laughin at
They sayCheesy rat, you ain t all that
Repeat chorus
Verse Three:
I wanna hang with my man likeLet s do this
But this man like Who this?
That s rightthe brother got two faces
They got me puttin the tips on shoelaces
P on the Pumaa mop and a bucket
My motto is... I don t care
I don t give a damnso whatwhy try?
I might as well rob some Blake Carrington sucker for his money
It s so funny
Cars ride by with the boomin system
SayinLeave him alone, my man already dissed him
Now I m on the cheeselinepoverty-stricken
As the red tape thickens
I go to the parkthey wanna baseball-bat me
I go to the mallthey throw my old tapes at me
I m so horny
And every girl I know be likeHe s so corny
I want money in a hurry
I m gettin tired of leftover curry
I wanna fall offbut I don t know where the edge is
I m so hungryI eat my neighbor s hedges
Now I realize I gotta go for mine
It s windshield time
I take quarterspenniesdimes and nickles
and a kiddy s tricycle
I m a desperado
I ma steal your rims is my motto
I watch wrestlin until I m dizzy sore
So if you re cashin your rent checkknow how to get busy
Go to the drive-throughrun with a milkshake
Go to the supermarketpocket a raw steak
I need beer
I ma catch the Miller truck out there
You know how they throwthe newspapers in the morning
The owner don t want em
I m the man that they re laughin at
They sayCheesy rat, you ain t all that.
Repeat chorus
Outro:
So yoone more timeone more time
Party people in the house tonight
Just throw your hands in the air
And wave em like you just don t care
Keep em there
Run the jewelsrun the jewelsrun the jewels

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