I went into the A&P
But it were closed so I went to the K&B
It got sold so I went to the P&T
I got a 40 for breakfast and it was good for me
I tried to get my nutrition from celery
But it don't taste good, it got astringency
I ate a healthy dinner, but I felt empty
'Cause I like to get f**ed up with my calories
(Ooh, I need a 40)
(Ooh, I need a 40)
(In the morning, in the morning)
(I need a 40)
(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
I wake up in a penitentiary
For each thought on my mind was a morning 40
All I could get was a ham and cheese
They don't sell malt liquor in a old PP
That's when I knew that was no place for me
I used my one phone call, call my boy Shaggy
I dialed down the center using AT&T
I said "b**h, bring your LTD. Come set my black a** free."
(Ooh, I need a 40)
(Ooh, I need a 40)
(In the morning, in the morning)
(I need a 40)
(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, guitar)
I tried to start my morning with an MGD
But It's too thin, got no specific gravity
A 40 of malt liquor makes sense to me
You gotta get a family size in this economy
I tried drinkin' coffee and I tried drinkin' tea
But I ain't feel nothin' but jittery
If I'mma spend my time walkin' back and forth to the john
I ain't gonna make much sense to myself if I ain't got no buzz on
When I was shoppin' at the P&T
A 16 ounce of water was a buck twenty-three
I almost flew a goose, it was clear to me
Malt liquor's cheaper, so I got a 40
My whole room and I got on my feet
I started walkin' with my brown bag, don't f** with me
Mind yo own business when you drink in your car
It's like you never seen a white boy drunk on the street
(Ooh, I need a 40)
(Ooh, I need a 40)
(In the morning, in the morning)
(I need a 40)
(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)