WORST CASE SCENARIO [BURR]
There would have been nothin' left to do
For someone less astute
He woulda been dead or destitute
Without a cent of restitution
Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord
Tradin' sugar cane and rum and all the things he can't afford
Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on
Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on
The bow of a ship headed for a new land
In New York you can be a new man [COMPANY]
Scammin'
Plannin'
Oooh... BEST CASE SCENARIO [BURR]
There would have been nothin' left to do
For someone less astute
He woulda been dead or destitute
Without a cent of restitution
Started workin', clerkin' for his late mother's landlord Tradin' sugar cane and rum and all the things he can't afford
[COMPANY] Scammin' for every book he can get his hands on Scammin'
Plannin' for the future see him now as he stands on Plannin'
Oooh The bow of a ship headed for a new land
In New York you can be a new man