Artist: Summer of '96 f/ Royce Da 5'9"
Album:  Not a Rich Man {S}
Song:   Not a Rich Man
Typed by: Nickolye16@aol.com 

[Chorus: Novel]
I've been called out so many names
But nobody ever called me a rich man
My ex-girlfriend was the love of my dreams
And she left me for a rich man
Everything seems out of my reach
Like I'm fallin in quicksand
I know in my mind I'm a king
But I probably won't die a rich man

[Novel]
Yeah! ... YEAH!

Feelin like I carry the world's weight on my shoulder
Momma always told me these days will make me a soldier
I keep my friends close, I keep my enemies closer
The music's givin me youth but the stress is makin me older
Sometimes I wanna give it all up and just take the pain away
We dust in the wind and I feel myself slowly fade away
All I ever get with this +Heart+ is +Breaks+ and these +808s+
Lord give me a sign, I'm just tryna make it from day to day
My sneakers worn down, no sole in 'em
I need the kind of money with the fold in 'em
Man, these pockets ain't got no dough in 'em
I'm feelin worthless as a penny with a hole in it
Damn

[Chorus: Novel]
I've been called out so many things
But nobody ever called me a rich man
My ex-girlfriend was the love of my dreams
And she left me for a rich man
Everything seems out of my reach
It's like I'm knee-deep in quicksand
I know in my mind I'm a king
But I probably won't die a rich man

[Novel]
Starin at this bottle of liquor, I drink it quicker and quicker
If I don't get the picture I'ma be a goner
Who said money can't buy you happiness?
I'd rather be cryin in a C-Class than cryin on the corner
Cause my sneakers worn down, no sole in 'em
I need the kind of money with the fold in 'em
Man, these pockets ain't got no dough in 'em
I'm feelin worthless as a penny with a hole in it

[Chorus: Novel]
I've been called out so many things
But nobody ever called me a rich man
My ex-girlfriend was the love of my dreams
And she left me for a rich man
Everything seems out of my reach
Like I'm knee-deep in quicksand
I know in my mind I'm a king
But I probably won't die a rich man

[Royce Da 5'9"] + (Novel)
I said I crawled out that quicksand, then I became a rich man
(Said I probably won't die a rich man)
I said fuck the fame, I'm 'bout knowledge of self, health, enrichment
(I probably won't die a rich man)
I'm Allah fearin, all-seein eye who then evolved into God's hearin
All-hearin mind evolved, the thoughtless car steerin
Crime dodgin and walkin pallbearers with them boxes that's pine
Before I go back to drinkin I'd rather take shots to the spine
I'm here to make, mockeries outta the rich
here to make and here to be straight poppin
If not I'm literally straight poppin these outta the clip, que pasa?
Exposing your boys for thinkin they mobsters
Those are your boys who not shooters get holes in they shorts, cause they boxers
I plan to die rich, with my head in the hands of a blonde chick
Ready to die, then already made wedding plans with God's bitch
You niggaz deal with petty man's logic
Not me, I deal with Hefty cans of bags filled with 70 grand in dollars

[Chorus: Novel]
I've been called out so many names
But nobody ever called me a rich man
My ex-girlfriend was the love of my dreams
And she left me for a rich man
Everything seems out of my reach
Like I'm knee-deep in quicksand
I know in my mind I'm a king
But I probably won't die a rich man

[Outro: Novel]
I said I probably won't die a rich man
I probably won't die a rich man
Ooooh, I probably won't die a rich man
Oh no, I probably won't die a rich man