[MM Lyte:] - M-o-n-e-y (Money!) Money - (Money!) [KRS-One:] M-o-n-e-y, what you need to get by Money, honey, ain't it people wanna die It seems money, people cry, people will lie cannot deny, without money you can't apply For anything that your eye, I wonder why The root of all let me teach you, now who am I? The MC, teachin' my "Don't live that lie" got to get money, but don't let money get you, guy can break it down like whatever you want Whatever you spend your money on yo that's what you flaunt Spend your money on these honeys, yo if what you want Spend money on attorneys if you're goin' to court If I look around your neck I can see you bought What, you think you get respect? No, you takin' a Yo, you need the money, of you need it to live (Yo, what you put your money Kris?) Yo, right on my kids [MC Lyte:] M-o-n-e-y, don't why. It IS the root of all evil Though very to your livelihood It's all good when you enough Til enough ain't enough and you upon rough times You make money and I'll make mine we need the...) (Money!) [KRS-One:] Don't get me wrong, this song Like money is not important - yes, it is, be strong It's the for the thievin' and that war goin'on It's the reason that you seein' all these girls in their It's the that the radio's on It's the reason that you believe if you gotta work from sun-up 'til It's the cravings that connect you to that money you Your desire is the fire got you feelin' slavin' (Free yourself!) Money doesn't you the man (Be yourself!) man gets his money in credit (*) Ok, I'm a this money, really, all day But to the point where I'm goin' the wrong way I'm a put money down on rides and all that Hook up the house so me and my can fall back Investing my knowledge way college Write books and fly hooks in my Cheese Kris bling-blingin'? Yo, please! Money is an that gets what I need I can understand them cats that rap and frontin' It's all good, they from the hood, never had They just got they and everything's sunny Hear what I'm saying, they preyin', boy, lookin for bunnies [MC Lyte:] Did we floss what bought Forgetting that sharing is we've been taught? 'Cause this here money is an individual sport Money can get me in to the same place where years My bros and sisters with black Were confined to the back door and kitchen [KRS-One:] Last verse, where cash purse Reach into your wallet, alloted, that hurts Breath stinkin' you're thinkin', but can't afford Need the dollar and baby - no work I don't know how gonna get the dough You could become educated, you become a ho You could do both, that's like butter on toast The bread is the knowledge, butter is what gets that close [MC Lyte:] Money is - how a piece of paper can make or break your very existence as it come, quick as it go - you better know about the ebb and the flow You get money in droves, trick it on cars blow Throw dollars at black queens for the dough they'll strip their clothes And for right amount of money A king will pimp his queen into being a ho a stroll Life will always be hard when choose to make money your god