Verse 1
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Good plan to be successful in the game
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U need it
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But liars, snakes and fake friends
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U don't
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Banking safe, stash your money
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U need it
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20 cars, 20 cribs, 20 kids
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U don't
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Get the power while you can
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U nees it
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Concieted wannabe body guards
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U don't
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Coz man I dun seen the biggest niggas get beaten
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But a artist get mugged, shot up and skunked
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Verse 2
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You should get a box of glocks
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U might need it
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But west automatics that jam
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U don't
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Streets smarts and a cool education
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U need it
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Ditching school n getting laid and not paid
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U don't
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Ma- braveheart and down for whatever
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U need it
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But thinking like a coward being scared
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U don't
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You always run to your family when things get low
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When your friends that was friends, isn't friends no more
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Chorus x2
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U need it
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U need it, U don't don't don't
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Verse 3
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A new way of living your life
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U gon need it
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The 19th hundred lifestyle
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U don't
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An attourney that'll get you out of problems
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U need it
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£ strikes and 25 to life
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U don't
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Buy some things to make you happy
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U need it
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Buying too much n going bankrupt
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U dont
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Coz man I dun seen the biggest ballers (mistreated)
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So broke they had 2 come ask me ??
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Verse 4
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Got a good idea write it down
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U need it
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Wasting time gettin loaded in the club
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U don't
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Listen up forget the luck man, make it for real and never will jus be about ice
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glistening up
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Save a couple of bucks
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U gon need it
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But friends that set a day n go to the mall man
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U don't
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I remember all the night I was off the ??
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Just think of how fast all my dogs was gone
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Chorus x2
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Verse 5
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Your own business to do business
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U need it
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But a boss that won't let u be creative
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U don't
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Place to get away and jus relax
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U need it
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Locked up for the petty crime you did
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U don't
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Something to get you going to feel good
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U need it
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Don't be stupid though ,every drug
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U don't
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Coz you don't wana be the next rich kid od-ing
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I don't that's why i won't
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Yo I stay working
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Yo I get paid working
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I can go to parties and still get laid working
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Like car-cop and like R.Jerkins
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With all the cars he needs
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I no I don't
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Verse 6
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He be in the lab making hits
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U need it
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But wastin the talents that you got
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U don't
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It's funny how life jus changes on you
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When your so-called friends become strangers to you
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Chorus fade
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U Need It/U Don't
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| Ray J |
