Lil' Kim - Money, Power, Respect Lyrics
Intro: lil' kimSee i believe in money, power and respectFirst you the moneyThen you get the motherf--kin' powerAnd after you get the f--kin' powerYou get the f--kin' ni--az to respect youChorus (lil' kim)It's the key to lifeMoney power respectThat you need in lifeMoney power respectYou'll be eatin' rightMoney power respectYou can sleep at nightYou'll see the lightIt's the key to lifeMoney power respectThat you need in lifeMoney power respectYou'll be eatin' rightMoney power respectMoney power respectMoney power respectVerse one: sheekAye yo my whole click bout it bout itWe take yours while you pout about itTruck, step out the horace wanna crowd around itYou can see me on optimum tv, or in the bathroomTurn the light out, scream!Bloody mary, one two threeSheek ain't ya usual friend, but i can set you up like kaiserWalk straight up the end, i'm done with ice and charmsI'm tryin' to ice my whole caskit when i'm gonePull up with class on the don, once i meet 'em i greet 'emKiss his feet for freedom, tell him thank you lordCause on earth i was getttin' boredNow resurect me back to this cat called sheekSo i can make this album get back the cats that's weak230, 6'2", need funds from you that's like a cat versus a pitbullGun, no flip for, keep hungerAnd plan for the future cause you figure you gon' be olderWhen way longer then ya gon' be youngerChorus (lil' kim)It's the key to lifeMoney power respectThat you need in lifeMoney power respectYou'll be eatin' rightMoney power respectYou can sleep at nightYou'll see the lightIt's the key to lifeMoney power respectThat you need in lifeMoney power respectYou'll be eatin' rightMoney power respectMoney power respectMoney power respectIt's the key to lifeVerse two: styles(clock tickin') only time can tell how the clock tickI really love here but i'm still a hostageTwo personallities, check the postureSmoke out the mouth, clear out the nostralsThinkin' death, the life seems scareyI'm passin' graveyards, seeing people hail maryI ain't chillin', till i'm outParash you and race my man in mild climateCalled out ten diamonds, twenty five thousand a peiceF--k streets, tryin' to own the island forget about woulin'Tri ridin', in the car that be glidin'If i should you were i lived you would think i was hottestSling dick to the chicks who that don't speak englishWake up to trinidad, like f---in' i'm richCome back, probably jet, live on setIf you can sh-t go out and spit bragoitsChorus (lil' kim overlaps last line)It's the key to lifeMoney power respectThat you need in lifeMoney power respectYou'll be eatin' rightMoney power respectYou can sleep at nightYou'll see the lightIt's the key to lifeMoney power respectThat you need in lifeMoney power respectYou'll be eatin' rightMoney power respectMoney power respectMoney power respectVerse three: jadakissYo yo yo yo yo nuttin' but the hotness, whenever we drop thisMonotnis, for ya'll to keep hatin'Cause ya'll never gon' stop us, i keep my rocks spotlessAnd my ho-s topless, take time try to figure out who the lox is?Spare no one, keep rhymes like shogunYou scared to blow one, get robbed with your own gunsIf i don't respect you i'ma check youAnd if i don't kiss you i'm gon' peck youRight before i wet you, i sneeze on tracks and bless youI'm special, and if you like workin' out then i'm gon' strech youHustilin' is dead but we still get red, turn the spots in the bakeryTo give back bread, and ya'll said my money spentBut it's in the bed, so when the feds come the dogs can't get a scentAnd my story, self explainitoryThat i'm the hotess thing on the streetsAnd ya'll ain't got nothing for meChorus (lil' kim)It's the key to lifeMoney power respectThat you need in lifeMoney power respectYou'll be eatin' rightMoney power respectYou can sleep at nightYou'll see the lightIt's the key to lifeMoney power respectThat you need in lifeMoney power respectYou'll be eatin' rightMoney power respectMoney power respectMoney power respectVerse four: dmx(arff! arff!) this is the beat that i can freak itJust drop the reals, plus the ni--a with the illYa'll ni--az know my skills, ask from the grillsGet 'em up, spit 'em upRed 'em up, then watch them comeGet 'em up, set 'em upRather do dirt then get dirt, b--ch i make ya sh-t hurtThen step back, like i did workThis ain't no fu--in' game, what'cha think i'm playin'Till you layin', so where the junkyard decayin'Moms at home prayin', till you comin' home but you notJust sittin' up in the trunk startin' to rotAnd hell is hot, only cause i'm here now babyIt's goin' down baby, peep the four pound babyAnd let off up in a n--a, specially if he think he biggaThen my mother*****in' trigga, did i?Can i get mine, is it goneDmx representin' one time it's onChorus (lil' kim overlaps last line)It's the key to lifeMoney power respectThat you need in lifeMoney power respectYou'll be eatin' rightMoney power respectYou can sleep at nightYou'll see the lightIt's the key to lifeMoney power respectThat you need in lifeMoney power respectYou'll be eatin' rightMoney power respectMoney power respectMoney power respect