Mercury - The American Dream lyrics

A wise man once told me cash rules everything around me And a fool once told me that's the way it should be Just call it cream because when it rises to the top You get the finer things Living in our dreams, diamond rings, one night flings, flying through the air and I ain't got wings All the things that money brings Cash'll fill the hole in your soul Warm your tummy and keep away the cold It doesn't matter if you live it right As long as you did it big, everything gon be alright Stunting hard, in my all black swag, all black card Just popped another tag... on an all black car All black everything, that's a Fiasco Too young to drive, asking why I got it for? Because I can, what other reasons do you know? So when they pull me over, they can meet my chauffeur He working minimum wage, I ask him what he working for He don't know. Car, clothes, and hoes, that the motivation he chose The American dream I suppose He takes girls out in my ride when I ain't home I don't mind, so long as he polish my chrome It ain't easy when you poor, and I should know Just a few winters ago, that was the season we chose Food over heat, damn nearly froze, so cold in these streets So cold in these sheets, I go so cold on these beats, but we afforded to eat Go to school or go broke, the only roads that I know Crack dealers said yo, what about moving this blow If you afraid to be po', but not of the 'lice, we got you a job You can hold your own leash A leash ain't fit for a dawg, so it ain't fit for me Like it ain't a brand New Era, the leash ain't fit on me So on my personal D-Day, I avoided the 3-way I ain't hitting no corners, decided to ski straight So what if I'm big, I'm moving no weight Doing a buck on the freeway. Getting paid- D-Wade [Outro] Hey I made it, so can you If this is the path that you choose Money buys cars, money buys homes Money can make it so you'll never be alone So get your grind on like a skateboard When you're out there chasing money It's hard to stay bored So shout till your voice hoarse And get fly like the air force