i was born poor lived poor
top rhymin 30 floor
dirty clothes
snotty nose
empty stomaches ??? your soul
runnin' round the village wit a bag fulla nialators
watchin' all the dope dealaz hustle making dirty paperz
yellow bus free lunch misses skewl shudda flunk
fights wit all the niggas had to let em' know im not a punk
ran up on a couple chumps
no help i got jumped
fought back, when a lot of niggas probably wudda run
dirty cops taz fours
??? at my front door
lookin' for my pops, cope-stash under the kitchen floor
mo' drama watch
good mothers turn to crack mamas
watching beauty queens turn to dope fiens
lost outta french shot
some are dead
bullets in n out dey head
all over turf business
niggas turn to cold-killaz
rap-game
hoop-game
dope-game
same-thang
Only way that niggas thot they make it out the rich man

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*

now ima take ya'll niggas to the start
curly hair
???
early years
dressin' hard
niggas lettin' ???
mama had an aching heart
daddy didn't play his part
they were separated the minute but didn't stay apart
sista was a artist n'
left uncle started seein'
crack came bargin' in
niggas wasn't starvin' in
we was on some real shit
filthy fill lil' rick
filthy ??? ill lick
but the ??? still sick
same time
dope game
cocaine flooded in
trout came
note came
doe aint commin' in
niggas was hungry they fukin' stomach was rumblin'
out comes the gun again
pigz started runnin' in
it happened all in Richmond
??? and bullets be whistlin'
my little cousin was murdered n' shit I fukin missed him
but we gon' keep it pimpin'
carry on the tradition
we represtin'
you fukin haters I hope u listenin'

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*

you got the boys in the village man
chillin' on griffin
in the day but at nite
its dope dealin' n killin'
you got the crescent park niggas man
down on flimmin'
niggas a snap shot yo rims'
if u come through spinnin'
u got them boys in the projects
out in north
where they fight in the street
bad knuckle like it's a sport
u got dem sea side niggas they be holdin' still
fuck around n' I have u in rollin' hill
u got dem east hill boys
one-way-in
one-way-out
run your mouth they will knock you out
and it's the ??? nigga in ??? that we come mention
but no matter where you stay motherfucka' its all rich man

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*

that's how it is in da *rich*
that's all we get in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*
that's how we live in da *rich*¦¦¦