A nine to five, you been grinding, the time, man it flies
Ain't about to slow down
But is it worth that work
If you get back what you put out?
You been dreaming a rhyme to your reason
It seems somethings holding you down
But is it worth that work
If your feet ain't leaving the ground?
I used to feel the same as you 'til someone said to me
"Sometimes the ends don't justify the means"
Somebody's gotta free your mind
What you cooking up? Said it's all bread
If we ain't living life, then we all dead
The dollar ain't the creed
If money's what you bleed then
Somebody's gotta free your mind
"Can never get enough" that's what you said
Every dollar spent went straight to your head
If you ain't getting what you need
Then let me plant the seed
'Cause somebody's gotta free your mind
Trillion
Billion
Million
Until it's gone
I dropped my last dollar, still never got what I wanted, see
I wound up with a conscience that's constantly haunting me
We got different philosophies
Even in this economy?
You've been spending every dime
But have you ever spent some quality time?
Goddamn!
You gotta dip your toes in the sand
Get out there
Hold a cold one up in your hand
It's not fair
No, it's not fair
That nobody showed you the things that matter, but I can
It's never too late for learning
And I'ma share what I'm burning
This won't hurt a bit, but
Somebody's gotta free your mind
What you cooking up? Said it's all bread
If we ain't living life, then we all dead
The dollar ain't the creed
If money's what you bleed then
Somebody's gotta free your mind
"Can never get enough" that's what you said
Every dollar spent went straight to your head
If you ain't getting what you need
Then let me plant the seed
'Cause somebody's gotta free your mind
(Somebody's gotta free your mind)
Somebody's gotta free your mind
What you cooking up? Said it's all bread
If we ain't living life, then we all dead
The dollar ain't the creed
If money's what you bleed then
Somebody's gotta free your mind
"Can never get enough" that's what you said
Every dollar spent went straight to your head
If you ain't getting what you need
Then let me plant the seed
'Cause somebody's gotta free your mind
What you cooking up? Said it's all bread
Somebody's gotta free your mind
The dollar ain't the creed
If money's what you bleed
Somebody's gotta free your mind