One of them regular cats you find all over the damn map New York City to Phoenix rocking dusty ass Adidas / Fiendish for wax and anything that'll heat up the track / You'll find me in the back of the store 'til my fingers are black now listen / You caught me diggin' through crates I'm on a mission / Siftin' through old cuts like I was panning for gold dust / Mold must and mildew don't stop me when the fever's got me / Probably find it in my lungs at my autopsy / It don't matter rather die before my time than never find a record that's been sittin' on my mind / My wrists will never shine / No Prada or fine wine / You got obsessions? / Fuck it I've got mine!
Got no Bentley or Rolls but friends I got that
Got no bitches and hoes but love I got that
Got no fat gold rope but hope I got that
Got no full length mink but karma I got that
Got no platinum link but style I got that
Ain't got no ice grill but skills I got that
Got a lot of what I need and got little of what I don't / Got the hots for J-lo but if she ain't willing I won't / I got no castle or moat but I got a cool crib in Brooklyn / Got a lot of company 'cause I got nine stray cats I took in / Been lookin' for a job but I got an occupation making funky beats and speaking to the younger generation / I got Asian eyes and I got a Chinese dad / And I got a bad habit of jonesing for the things I never had / I guess we all do fall to our knees / Beg please for things and cheese from the powers that be / But see a little girl said some words I'll never forget she said / "You get what you get and you don't get upset!"
Got no Mercedes Benz but people I got that
Got no golf cart on rims but taste I got that
No Alizé by the crate but faith I got that
Got no six model chicks but promise I got that
Got no six bottles of Crys but health I got that
Got no STDs but please don't want that
I got an idea gettin' ain't all it's cracked up to be / Don't get me wrong I best get enough for me / But some folks want every last bit of stuff they see / Lust for things / Diamond encrusted rings / Stuff that blings don't mean a thing to me / Never are the keys to happiness that they seem to be / Money ain't freein' me bringin' to a state of nirvana / I'd rather be on a Dalai Lama tip skip the drama / All I need is what I got and I've got plenty of that / Many have cracked under the pressure when they measure the gap between what they've got and what the next man holds / But yo, that envy disappears soon as the next man folds / Got more than I need of the he say-she say / The shit I want to get got can't be bought on E-bay / These days, people want it this instant like replay / Me, I just wanna jam like L.A. freeways / Be safe and connect with real folks / Live life right and realize real hopes / Real scopes aimed at people who be thinking like me / All I want is what we all got to be and that's free
Ain't got no stretch S.U.V. but family I got that
Ain't got no Hummer on Ds but talent I got that
Don't even own no ride but pride I got that
Ain't got no nuclear sub but patience I got that
Ain't got no gold hot tub but respect I got that
Got no Versace designs but time I got that
credits
from Radio Free Brooklyn,
released January 1, 2002
(P. Ho, Big Brother Lin Drum Music, BMI)
Written, produced, engineered and mixed by Pete Miser at the Ho-House East
Scratches: Blowout (Turntable Anihilists)
Bass: "Gun" Jack Livesey
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