[Big L] Let me get to the point real quick When you're wearin' slick sh**, chicks be on a n***a dick When you sportin' fresh j**els and drivin' in a groovy car All the b**hes gon' sweat you like a movie star To get in ya pockets, is what them hoes wanna do But if you not rich, then the b**h is gonna front on you No matter how strong your rap You only get a** when you got cash and you're on a map Cause if you're broke, you'll get a whack s*ut If you got dough, you'll get a ho with a fat bu*t With fresh gear, long hair and a cute face If ya live alone, the b**h is gonna pack her suitcase And move in, then ya start losin' all ya bucks Soon you broke, f**ed up and outta luck Then she takes off and breaks North Your ho's gone, so long dear I'm outta here, the good relationship's been torn Cause when you're on top, everything's okay But when you broke you gets no play (no play) If you don't got ends, you won't be gettin' no skins If you don't got money, you won't scoop a honey If you don't got cash, you won't be gettin' no a** And if you're not clockin' loot, you won't be knockin' no boots (knockin' no boots) Hoes in the nineties ain't nothin' but crooks It's all about what's in ya pockets and f** how you look That's why you can't talk to just any who*e Leavin' n***as for the next man, cause he got a penny more They want a drug dealer, not a scholar Some b**hes barely speak but always askin' for a dollar And if you're pushin' a fresh Benz They'll be your best friends Yeah, as Long as you collect ends You think she's all yours but as soon as your dough go Your ho go, now you solo But when you was makin' papes sellin' jumbos You bought dumb clothes for all of them bum hoes And you was takin' 'em to the movies every weekend Now that you're dead broke, the b**hes stop speakin' Cause nowadays, hoes want you to trick The only thing they can get from Big L is a big dick
Cause when you're on top everything's okay But when you broke you gets no play (no play) If you don't got ends, you won't be gettin' no skins If you don't got money, you won't scoop a honey If you don't got cash, you won't be gettin' no a** And if you're not clockin' loot, you won't be knockin' no boots If you don't got ends, you won't be gettin' no skins If you don't got money, you won't scoop a honey If you don't got cash, you won't be gettin' no a** And if you're not clockin' loot, you won't be knockin' no boots (knockin' no boots) I tell it like it is cause I'm a bold n***a And I hate a money hungry ho, a.k.a. gold digga b**hes used to treat me like a sh** stain Then I started to get fame and all o' that sh** changed It ain't even funny Some b**hes don't know me, sayin': 'Can I get some money? b**h, what's up wit' you? Askin' me for a buck or two? Like I f** with you? I'm lookin' nothin' like ya poppa I wouldn't give a b**h ten cent to put cheese on a Whopper They wanna know why I'm so fly A girl asked me for a ring and I put one around her whole eye You sweat me now cause I got dumb figgas But I remember when you told me that you didn't f** with bum n***as Now I'm fatter than a goose down Woolrich Paid in Full b**h, so save that bullsh** Y'all used to dis, but now y'all wanna kiss? Yo D, yo I'm a break it down like this (down like this): If you don't got ends, you won't be gettin' no skins If you don't got money, you won't scoop a honey If you don't got cash, you won't be gettin' no a** And if you're not clockin' loot, you won't be knockin' no boots (knockin' no boots) It's like that y'all And that's a fact y'all I hit b**hes from the back and don't give 'em jack y'all It's Big L y'all I'm livin' swell y'all I do my thing, that's why my name ring bells y'all (bells y'all)