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Ice Cube
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(W.C)
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man i aint gon be sh-t in the morning after drinking that uh ..
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(Ice Cube)
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"¦if I can sell you the american dream, I can sell you anything
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[Verse 1-Ice Cube]
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I got to get out, i'm getting put out of my house
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I got to pack up, my refrigerator and couch
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it's a set up, but the bank wants me out
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or the L.A.P.D. will smoke me out
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this suggestible weight, it choke me out
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they gave me a loan and i had no clout
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they gave me a house, for me and my spouse
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call my momma and my aunt,
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y'all should re-finance,
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I let them dance with the devil,
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dig their own grave and i gave them the shovel
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f-ck, my daddy built that house
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and when he got drunk he almost killed that house
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is this the american dream, or the american scheme?
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that got me walking in these american streets?
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its kinda sad when you have to get a hernia,
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cuz you help your grand mama move her furniture
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(pause) if I can sell you the american dream, I can sell you anything,
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look at this maggot, with a stimulus package
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i can give a f-ck about a dow jones average
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what the f-ck you do when your paycheck is average?
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law abiding citizen turn into a savage,
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got to feed the children, got to feed the habit
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fell into a rabbit hole, chasing that rabbit
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now i'm in wonderland feeling like the Son of Sam
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I'm at your west coast branch, gun in hand
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imma feel like superman,
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walk by the teller, better call the trooper, man
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it's the revenge of the lambs:
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"big bad wolf, we're sick of these scams"
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sick of these plans, sick of this dance
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walk into his office to deny up my pants
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you're not a man, you're a servant
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then I pray to God -gga nine get to workin'
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[Chorus](Ice Cube)
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I never get the working
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you know i heard they hood robbin', your money or your life and there ain't no stopping
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I never get the working
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you know I heard they hood robbin', your money or your life and there ain't no stopping
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Ain't that a bitch,
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when you got to steal from the poor, and give to the rich
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Ain't that a bitch,
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when you got to steal from the poor, and give to the rich
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[Verse 2- Ice Cube]
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uh, drug dealer envy
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doctor feel good, give you what you need
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in California, prescribe that plead
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Oxy cotton and codiene
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turn your grand mama into a fiend
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and see the sign (?)
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I know you bout to die, but let me see your ID
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I know you bout to lie, but can you pay this fee?
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if you can't pay, then please have a seat
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you can't see a doctor but you could see a priest
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we can't save your life until we get some insurance
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your premium is paid, add that insurance
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i hope you got endurance,
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they got me on hold and I'm under the influence
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nurse high as a kite,
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in charge with my life,
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and everything is lost,
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without a blue cross
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[Chorus](Ice Cube)
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you know I haerd they hood robbin', your money or your life and there ain't no stopping
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you know I heard they hood robbin', your money or your life and there ain't no stopping
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Ain't that a bitch,
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when you got to steal from the poor, and give to the rich
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Ain't that a bitch,
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when you got to steal from the poor, and give to the rich
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