Rolling in my ride, cruising down the street saw honey On the side and she was looking oh so sweet rolling in my car, Trying to take that trip saw honey on the side And she was trying to take a dip I said hop inside my car I'm gonna take you far don't you know who I am I said I'm gonna be a star
I've got the money in my pocket but I just can't get no love I've got the money in my pocket but the bills keep piling up
You see my name's the brightest sol And I've got nothing to sell and I appear up on this track courtesy of myself I speak of heaven and hell, one's above And one's below it seems so many things that You just can't know I know I work to make a living dripping sweat from my brow I know I snuck into your field, I know I slaughtered your cash cow pound it to a patty, Cook it up on the grill then I'll garnish it with lettuce, Tomatoes, and dill you see this rapping and this reggae, Their just partners in crime I got no money in my pocket still I'm rich in time rich in rhyme, Rich in styles, rich in fables I'm rich in technics,
But I can't afford no turntables I'm rich in love, Rich in spirit, rich in song I'm rich bitch And I'll rock you all night long
I've got the money in my pocket But I just can't get no love I've got the money in my pocket But the bills keep piling up
Money around the world, you know it forms a slave system Still I need it to survive so that I got no decision I got to work long weeks so that I get no sleep but nothing in the city ever really comes free You got to take money spend money earn money If you got no money ain't a damn thing funny money buy You power but it can't buy no love so I fight capitalism With the wings of the dove and money fill my wallet When it's sitting in my pocket but it won't help the value of I and I enlightenment spend money make money lose money And if you got no money ain't a damn thing funny Make money spend money lose, It's a reality in life in modern babylon society
I've got the money in my pocket but I just can't get no love I've got the money in my pocket but the