[Intro Eric B. and Rakim] Yo, Rakim, whats up? Yo, Im doing the knowledge, E, man, Im trying to get paid in full Well, check this out since Norby Walters is our agency, right? True Cara Lewis is our agent Word up Zakia and 4th and Broadway is our record company Indeed Okay, so, who we rollin with, then? We rollin with Rushof Rushtown Management Check this out since we talkin over this def beat right here that I put together I wanna hear some of them def rhymes, you know what Im sayin? And, together, we can get paid in full [Verse Rakim] Thinkin of a master plan Cause aint nothin but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money spent So I dig deeper, but still coming up with lint So I start my mission, leave my residence Thinking, How could I get some dead presidents? I need money, I used to be a stickup kid So I think of all the devious things I did I used to roll up This is a holdup, aint nothing funny Stop smiling, be still, dont nothing move but the money But now, I learned to earn cause Im righteous I feel great, so maybe, I might just Search for a 9 to 5, if I strive Then maybe Ill stay alive So I walk up the street, whistling this Feeling out of place cause, man, do I miss A pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape of Me and Eric B and a nice big plate of Fish, which is my favorite dish But without no money, its still a wish Cause I dont like to dream about gettin paid So I dig into the books of the rhymes that I made So nows a test to see if I got pull Hit the studio, cause Im paid in full [Outro Eric B. and Rakim] Rakim, check this out Yo, you go to your girls house and Ill go to mine Cause my girl is definitely mad cause it took us too long to do this album Yo, I hear what youre saying, so lets just pump the music up and count our money Yo, well check this out Yo, Elai Turn the bass down and just let the beat keep on rocking And we outta here Yo, what happened to peace? Peace, peace, peace [Produced by Eric B.]
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