Raekwon - Paper Trail$ lyrics

[Produced by DJ Premier] [Intro: DJ Premier cuts] Money ain't a thing if I got it Mo-mo-money ain't a thing if I got it Money [Hook] Before the money, there was love But before the money, it was tough Then came the money through a plug It's a shame this ain't enough [Verse 1] Yo, sitting back plotting, jotting information on my nation Really started from the bottom, boy cotton But they still planting plantations, we keep buying in Closed-minded men Pride is higher than the prices on your Pradas and Balenciagas Balance my saga with the Henny agua Me and my n***as tryna eat, you pussies empanada The flow like plenty lava With just a penny I could multiply my worth And make you work for me for twenty hours I swear these n***as love to copy, thanks for listening The kid ain't been the same Since Biggie smacked me at my christening Watch what you dishing and please play it safe Cause your position on the top is switching right in front your face Rock you outta space with rhymes, I'm bustin' out Keep ducking down, got some missiles now, headed for your house So put the pistols down, got that red dot on your nose Who booked the clown? I lock jaws like a blue nose Foes keep your mouth closed or you can see the solar I got connections that guaranteed to see closed doors You hear that underground sonar The way I flows then switch them The Pros been on a mission Listen, enter the chamber, get hyperbolic They raisin' Macs, I raise steaks to keep them brolic My visions is macrocosmic, pa** the chronic The mastered sonics is light years above your conscious You're novice, but I got notes that strike nerves I promise your minds ain't sharp like my swords So cut the BS, and don't worry where my jeans is And PS: Your b**h a genius, learned from my penis I got dreams selling arenas and breaking brackets Tenants racket, while I'm cracking a Serena God damn, God bless the heaven that sent you But now I'm breezing out, baby, cause my rent's due [Verse 2 (DJ Premier cuts)] sh** is really real out here I said sh** is really real out here (It ain't easy) Just trying to get a deal out here (Money ain't a thing if I got it) Yo, I'm screaming cream, who f**ing with the rap supreme? Joey Bad and Big Preem came to collect the green I got a dollar and a dream, know what I mean? And I gotta get my mama off the scene Yo, I'm screaming cream, who f**ing with the rap supreme? Joey Bad and Big Preem came to collect the green I got a dollar and a dream, know what I mean? And I gotta get my mama off the scene (Joey Bada**) Cause cash ruined everything around me Cash ruined everything around me Cash ruined everything around me (Won't sign to no major if no wager) (money ain't a thing) They say money is the root of all evil I see money as the route of all people Cause we all follow paper trails, paper trails And everybody gotta pay their bills, pay their bills (It ain't easy) They say money is the root of all evil I see money as the route of all people Cause we all follow paper trails, paper trails And everybody gotta pay their bills, pay their bills It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that k**s, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that k**s, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that k**s, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that k**s, y'all [Hook] Before the money, there was love But before the money, it was tough Then came the money through a plug It's a shame this ain't enough