00:00How much a dollar really cost?
00:24The question is detrimental, paralyzing my thoughts
00:27Parasites in my stomach keep me with a gut feelin', y'all
00:30Gotta see how I'm chillin' once I park this luxury car
00:32Hoppin' out, feelin' big as Mutombo
00:34Twenty o' pump six, Dougie Marcellus called me Dumbo
00:37Twenty years ago, can't forget, now I can lend him a ear or two
00:40How to stack these residuals tenfold
00:42The liberal concept that men'll do
00:44Twenty o' six, he didn't hear me
00:46Indigenous African only spoke Zuni
00:48My American tongue was leery
00:49Walked out the gas station, a homeless man with a 70-10
00:52Complexion asked me for 10 grand, stressing about dry land
00:55Deep water, powder, boost guns, that crack open
00:58A piece of crack that he wanted
00:59I knew he was smokin', he begged to plead it
01:01Asked me to feed him twice, I didn't believe it
01:03Told him beat it
01:04Contributive money just forced pipe, I couldn't see it
01:07He said, my son, temptation is one thing that I've defeated
01:10Listen to me, I want a single bill from you
01:12Nonetheless, nothing more
01:14I told him I didn't have it, then closed my door
01:16Tell me how much a dollar cost
01:17He's staring at me in disbelief
01:25My temper is building, he's staring at me, I grabbed my key
01:29He's staring at me, I started the car, then I tried to leave
01:33My subter told me to keep it in parking till I could see
01:49The reason why he was mad at a stranger like I was supposed to save him
01:52Like I'm the reason he homeless and asking me for a favor
01:55He's staring at me, his eyes follow me with no razor
01:58He's staring at me, I noticed that his stare is contagious
02:00Cause now I'm staring back at him, feeling some type of disrespect
02:03If I could throw a bat at him, he'd be aiming at his neck
02:06I never understood, someone begging for goods
02:09Asked for a hand, I was taking it if they could
02:11And this particular person just had a down pack
02:14Staring at me for the longest until he finally asked
02:17Have you ever opened up Exodus 14?
02:19A humble man is all that we ever need
02:21Tell me how much a dollar cost
02:23There's more to feed your mind
02:30What a sudden love, the work you love
02:37I need to embrace
02:42Keep tripping and feeling resentment
02:46I never met a transient that demanded attention
02:49It got me frustrated, indecisive and power tripping
02:52Sour emotions got me looking at the universe different
02:54I should distance myself, I should keep it relentless
02:57My selfishness is what got me here, who the fuck, I'm kidding
03:00So I'ma tell you like I told the last bum
03:02Crumbs and pennies, I need all of mines
03:04And I recognize this type of panhandling all the time
03:07I got better judgment, I know that niggas hustling
03:09Keep in mind, when I was struggling, I did compromise
03:12Now I comprehend, I smell grandpa's old medicine
03:14Reeking from your skin, moonshining, gin
03:16Nigga, you're babbling, your words ain't flattering
03:19I'm imagining Denzel, be looking at O'Neil
03:22Cause I'm in sad thrills, your gimmick gets mediocre
03:24The jig is up, I see you from a mile away, losing focus
03:27And I'm insensitive, and I lack empathy
03:30He looked at me and said, your potential is bittersweet
03:32I looked at him and said, every nickel is mine's to keep
03:35He looked at me and said, know the truth, it'll set you free
03:38You're looking at the Messiah, the Son of Jehovah
03:40The higher power, the choir that spoke the word
03:43The Holy Spirit, the nerve of Nazareth
03:45Then I tell you just how much a dime I cost
03:47The price to have in a spot in heaven
03:49And praise your loss, I am God
03:50I washed my hands, I said my grace
03:54What more do you want from me?
03:57Tears of a cloud
03:58Guess I'm not all what it's meant to be
04:01Shades of gray will never change
04:04If I condone
04:06Turn to space, help me change
04:10To right my wrong
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