[Intro:]Brother remember, remember what momma used to sayWe'll get over it, we won't stay under it[Chorus:]Momma wasn't rich (unh uh) my dady was poor (uh huh)I couldn't take no more (I had to get my hustle on)Momma wasn't rich (unh uh) my dady was poor (uh huh)I couldn't take no more (I had to get my hustle on)Momma wasn't rich (unh uh) my dady was poor (uh huh)I couldn't take no more (I had to get my hustle on)Momma wasn't rich (unh uh) my dady was poor (uh huh)I couldn't take no more (I had to get my hustle on)[Verse 1:]Growin' up I ain't never had nothin'Had to get out in the streets and get myself somethin', feel meChillin' with the Legion of Doom at an early ageWatchin' all the older niggas in the hood get paidYo I knew I could get it if I wanted toCause I lived on the corner where all the base heads came throughSo it was only write that I get me just do BShit, I ain't choose hustlin', hustlin' chose meThis my block, I live here I sell drugs hereLet a nigga come through and slit my throatI dare I swear, I got the tre eight in the treeAnd the guage is right over there! Where?In the bushes for you douches with one eye outA nigga keep lookin'For the police and them base heads juxin'Shit, I looked for a job, but that ain't last longI couldn't take it any moreI had to get my hustle on[Chorus][Verse 2:]Now I'm addicted to Carlton Ave servin' the hoodMy basketball coach told my moms and that ain't goodI'd hide when she slide through every chance I couldShe said "Boy I see you tryin' to get back over in them woodsWher u get the new sneakers from I know I ain bought 'em"I told her "[? ] my uncle Tejuan bought 'em"I grew up around hustlers, she knew I'd try itShe asked me was I doin' it you know I denied itBut I was tiredI wanted what I wanted when I wanted itFuck the consequeces I knew just how getCop that, cook that, chop that, pitch thatSave that, get stacks, fresh kicks, new hat[? ] new rules, more smoke, more lootHave crack, get dough, just like rapBaseheads came back for the hitMy neighbors lookin' 'cause of the trafficMan, but fuck that shit[Chorus: repeated to the end]
