tha payroll stay strong þarký sözü

gramma this one´s for you (stay strong)

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(he´s strong!)
mama mama mama mama i couldn´t say "no"
(so strong!)
got sick and tired of seein´ brothers being treated ill
(he´s strong!)
they say to chill, they say my homey´s not available
(stay strong!)
i hear mama they got him working on tha payroll
(she´s strong!)
mama mama mama mama i couldn´t say "no"
(so strong!)
got sick and tired of seein´ sistas being treated ill
(she´s strong!)
they say to chill, they say my homegirl´s not available
(stay strong!)
i hear mama they got her working on tha payroll

at 21 the brother "smooth" he got a record deal
been working hard been writin´ songs about the things he feels
he says it´s real, ´cause i got bills, but i got skills
my deck is stacked, if i could only get my shit on wax
when it was ripe he took his tape up to the rec execs
they smoked cigars and rolled their eye´s at him behind their specs
your shit is phat but i don´t hear it in the format jack
what´s all this black crap check page twenty one of your contract

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a friend of mine roberta she got a job at the post office
she was college edjamacated but got fired up at the law office
i´m all alone two kids at home, i need a job just any job
so i can get back on my feet like tina "t"(urner)
the boss came up to her said, "why don´t you come home with me"
i´d like to see you take off your clothes for me
she said "no way man!"
he said "you don´t understand"
"you lose your life, you lose your job if you don´t do this shift!"

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i met a black man who became a police officer
officer, officer, officer, officer, officer, overseer
he tried to tell me it was the only job available
either rob or join the mob ´cause i´m not salable
one night he went out on an undercover sting-ing
bought some smack tried to break the heroin ring-ring
two cops white cops saw juggling goin´ down
they spilled his brain like homey the fuckin´ clown
(he´s gone!)
mama mama mama mama i couldn´t say no
got sick and tired of seein´ people bein´ treated ill
picked up my nines, walked up from behind
tapped two of them on the neck so i could meet their eyes direct
pom! pom!
i didn´t do it for tha payroll

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