Put on that other beat, yo You know, the one that's kinda slow, like The day is long when you're poor When you're a poor person, 24 hours is like 10 years And, and, that's a long day That's seven long days in a week if you're poor I know some poeple who came up in slums, I didn't come up in any slums When things are right, you're not thinking about time Time is leaving you, time is just... You have a basic day It could've been nothing but pleasant thought and like relaxation But you're stressed, because you have a light bill, you know that decent, average New York ghetto