[ VERSE 1 ]
I can be paid, and don`t have to have money
Jump off a bridge, and don`t have to use bungee
I like Cypress Hill, and don`t have to smoke blunts
And when the beat comes in, you don`t have to jump
Oh yeah, it don`t have to be `oh no`
Serch rides the rhythm, but it doesn`t have to flow
You can be beefin, and not be a Tom
Go get skins, and don`t have to be a John
I can raise the roof, and not have a home
Go solo, and don`t have to be alone
I can be Simon, and don`t have to draw
Step to the a.m. and not sit by the door
I can have pockets, and don`t have to be swollen
Fat-ass beat, and it don`t have to be stolen
Went a 1000 places, and didn`t have to be hike that
World full of hate, and it don`t have to be like that
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And it don`t quit
And it don`t stop
When it don`t quit
Then it don`t stop
When it don`t quit
Then it don`t stop
It keeps on and on (2x)
[ VERSE 2 ]
I can come ghetto, and don`t have to be a bastard
Hold a conversation, and don`t have to have the last word
Shoot the gift swift, and not miss the street
Even - ehm - and not come off the beat
Oh yeah, be ??? without shootin at the earth
Even be gold, and not have any worth
You can beat beef, and don`t need utensils
Write ruff rhymes without pens and pencils
Mad low end, and I don`t have any treble
Be like rock, and it don`t have to metal
Be in Detroit and don`t have to be a Piston
Tell me a white lie, yo, I don`t have to listen
I can walk, and I don`t have the need
Catch a cut, but I don`t have to bleed
Go to a club, and I don`t have to sweat
Chill, time to go, but you don`t have to get up yet
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[ VERSE 3 ]
I can be the U.S., and don`t have to war
I can get open, and don`t need any door
I can get loud, and don`t have to scream
Peace to Dr. King, and don`t forget about the dream
Oh yes, oh yes, I don`t have to be a yes-man
Go get married, and don`t have to have a best man
I can be positive, and don`t have to be a plus
If you`re not gettin papes, then you`re not down with Rush
I can have skills, and don`t need a trade
I can be in London, don`t have to like rain
Nots, nots, nots, and not have any rope
Go take a shower, but don`t need any soap
Point me to the mic, I need no rehearsal
Yes, I`m the man, there`ll be no role reversal
I can be blue, and don`t have to be the jeans
Don`t wear the X hat when you don`t know what it means
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