Money don't just happen She said "la la la" Caee walking down the avenue The thing is don't you know You need a little to get going? And you ain't got a little now, do you? Let's talk about times About hard times when you done wrong Yes. I know the once When somebody gives you a break Boy. You better get going Hesitate and it's gone What I got is gonna help me get what's mine Born under a badly busted sign Lack of luck and poverty combined Born under a badly busted sign One look was all it took She had me pinned down, figured out In retrospect, it ain't that hard to tell I was taught just how to steal I was taught just when to lie I set out, and it worked pretty well Let's talk about times, About hard times when you done wrong Yes. I know the once When somebody gives you a break Boy. You better get going Hesitate and it's gone What I got is gonna help me get what's mine Born under a badly busted sign Lack of luck and poverty combined