De La Soul - Am I Worth You?
It's a pity that you're so dirty
Worthy of some Southern hos-pital
See we them Northern boys
with nose and how's
NYC livin' ain't nothin' like it
See how me and my
peeps fit we jigsaw
Sometimes I play big
saw to cut the deal
And we keepin' them bills paid
with meals in the mouths of many
A noble job at Feni
Money ain't everything
but everything makes me want it
But won't dishonor my
name so the claim throwers
Act like game on the
dice on the mic device
Stay above middle class for life
Not an easy task but
I've grown to love it
Dub it to tape why
don't you whip a grin
While I speak to my mens
about the world problems
And girl problems with no
immediate way to solve em'
But I'm on hits
I make the best of the
life I be with it
Making the most of the
moment among the livin'
And it feels good
Being the man that
I want to be
Do what I can cause
I refuse to see
The best of luxury
God's been good to me
Now I'm asking am
I worthy of you of you
Am I worthy of you
Pull them quarters down
I got some things on
these nine ounces to vamp
Me on a mission why'all
Dug fresh dirt out the ground
Lookin' for the treasures in life
A bambino picket fence
around the residence
I wore these shackels
here for thirteen years
But the only real slaves
is the ones we record on
We off all checks and God's blessin'
Tryin' to own a thousand island
like we salad dressin'
Patience for the main course
Don't have me in position to remain boss
Cause the man next to
the man above the exec
Don't give a damn if I papered yet
Sometimes it make me
want to go make a bet
I did away with knock em'
and release some stress
By any means these petty
greens will only get me
stuck in a box
Doin' a dick shot in Oz
jerkin' off in the J
But anyway I keep my head on
I make the best of the
life I be with it
Making the most of the
moment among the livin'
And it feels good
Being the man that
I want to be
Do what I can cause
I refuse to see
The best of luxury
God's been good to me
Now I'm asking am
I worthy of you of you
Am I worthy of you
I know people who tippy-toe
through they own stompin' ground
Master not makin' a sound to stay safe
From the local star renaissance
And the response is usually the same
Wishin' like it used to be
Nothin' in that life is new to me
We roll like eyes on a ghetto girl
Brushin' off some no-man
cause she's his ghetto pearl
We into livin' beyond not livin' fads
Me and my comrads became dads young
Try to have fun amongst responsibility
Like fillin' these accounts full
Got caught up at a party in Bull's
Sometimes gotta have the
nerve to say some rhymes
Because some minds take offense
Try to make ya life tense
but we still here
Still gainin' the love
still standin' above most
I make the best of the
life I be with it
Making the most of the
moment among the livin'
And it feels good
Being the man that
I want to be
Do what I can cause
I refuse to see
The best of luxury
God's been good to me
Now I'm asking am
I worthy of you of you
Am I worthy of you
I make the best of the
life I be with it
Making the most of the
moment among the livin'
And it feels good
Being the man that
I want to be
Do what I can cause
I refuse to see
The best of luxury
God's been good to me
Now I'm asking am
I worthy of you of you
Am I worthy of you