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The Root of All (feat. Slick Rick & Lil Wayne)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ricky M.L. Walters
Ricky M.L. Walters
Rap
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Rap
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ricky M.L. Walters
Ricky M.L. Walters
Songwriter
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Songwriter
Chris Martin
Chris Martin
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
DJ Premier
DJ Premier
Producer

Lyrics

You know this ain't a game to us My future's lookin' promisin' Problem with my mom again, troublin' Money think it's runnin' things When no income isn't comin' in Runnin' with the wrong again Gone again, money I keep sendin' cash demeanor (got it) workin' for it meaner Puts a hurtin' on a senior, have to curtain, cook and pee on Did I stutter? It's root of all boo, all you loyal to it, useless Bruise tryna do vocal, lose no one I still pull him out the grave, tryna play chap, okay Dust him off, nobody's touchin' us and rush him off Loose lips, Rick dances with Wolf Kid, elusive Arrange is the new black, I move past Like dress me like some baby George Clinton, what's he thinkin'? Stackin' the deck, ain't attractin' a chick, ain't backin' up shit Control money, don't let it show money Soul money, never let it go from me cold, homie Suede linen, old decay Prey when I'm A in 'em, stay with 'em, told to play ageism Variety makes good society, I said this Respect kid, excessive makes me question my ethics Though cash has no moral comp, showin' some, flowin' don Know it's wrong, throw it from, showin' some, home sweet home Like some nuisance in my wallet I'm on top and nurturing the loose change in my pocket You know this ain't a game to us Money (money) Money thinks Money versus everybody, money isn't everythin' That's cap, and I put that on everythin' I don't look back, I never blink I'm at the bank, I'm thinkin' 'bout the fact how I don't have to think About a way to rob the bank, I fuck around and buy the bank Dollar bill, dollar bill, water bill, power bill Power struggles, power moves and power drills 'cause I reveal I gotta ball, gotta plot, got a wall full of clocks Still ain't got no time to kill, got on a watch, the diamonds real Money make the world go round, money racin' hurdles now Take the drapes, the curtains down Don't money make the perfect clouds? Money counter go brr, money make the perfect sound And the chopper go brrrrr, okay, they hear me now Lookin' like a pile of money, that hoe face first in the pile This that Tunechi and Preemo, we connect like a magnet And we grew to Magneto, like the root of all evil, money My future's lookin' promisin' Problem with my mom again, troublin' Money think it's runnin' things When no income isn't comin' in Runnin' with the wrong again Gone again, money When ponderin' a con again Morality in front of when or once again Money thinks it's runnin' things See you got a honey, young and thin Buy they honey ton of things, flatterin' Money
Writer(s): Dwayne Carter, Chris Martin, Ricky M.l. Walters Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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