[Hook: Priceless X4] Said it ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is there ain't no hope for the future [Priceless Verse 1] Moralities crippled, stifled by corporations orchestrating the correlation between god and the war with Satan False identifies in the memories of kids who see the imagery of the industry and mimic it wickedly I'm on a paper chase do I hate my race? I can't erase or escape my skin color so I paint my face Being black is, opposite of attractive, take a stroll the hood and stop and look at what crack did We give props to those who k** black kids, the fact is the goal is having slabs and a fat crib Some fly clothes and a bad b**h, verses with real lyrics we're fascinated by ad-libs We procrastinated like we have lived, yet we live backwards ride buckets and stay on crab sh** Verses try to save all the bad kids, I'm about getting paper, all my real n***as gonna grasp this [Hook: Priceless X4] Said it ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is there ain't no hope for the future [Priceless Verse 2] Money ain't the root of all evil, so ball people, only call lethal cause how we get it ain't all legal Under that tall steeple, people act all regale, every other Sunday but every other day they all see thru In the monastery praying for some promissory notes, though the essence of his message isn't monetary quote Says a rich man should hardly enter, the pearly gates and experience all it's godly spender So it seems I'm on a mission to the center with sinners to burn for eternity cause they're evil internally I just don't understand why people are so concerned with the lives of all those who yearn to be free from financial burdening Cash rules, every thing don't do the math, you don't see that having none will leave you often in a bad mood I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I'll be damned if I'll be broke singing those sad blues Said it ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is there ain't no hope for the future x 4 [Priceless Verse 3] I'm out in Vegas gambling up in my sweet stress full of Blackberry Kush and ain't went to sleep yet Been up all night watching the city lights, up and down the strip seeing strippers in itty bitty tights And Zumanity is what humanity is really like, it candidly examines the course of human vice I'm tucked back in the pretty city of sin, sipping Remy and Hen reflecting while pimping my pen The same n***a who said money ain't everything be the window shopper captivated by every bling The same chick that said love heals all wounds Probably Has views most you would all call prude What you eat don't make another man sh**, What you see as legit to another's counterfeit Except we're on different planes of existence and practice the perfection of your position with persistence And I ain't here to preach, or give a speech, I'm just full of so much wisdom it often seeps So pardon me if a n***a seems all seein', I saw Michael as a god how did y'all see him? If what he was wasn't what you call an all being, then I guess that Rome doesn't have a coliseum And I guess the Lakers ain't got the best player, why when you spit the truth they label you a vex hater? Well I guess I'll learn that in fact address later, soon as my foot steps left off this elevator They say life's a butch and even hell hate her they get k**ed yet and still NIGHAS plan to date her In the world where perception is reality the sum of a salary can turn a bum to a majesty Laying hold giving birth to a mentality where everyone in it is in search of something that's sadducee Said it ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is there ain't no hope for the future