When you work, sometimes you sweat
And when you sweat you're gonna get wet
You're gonna get wet (OW!)
[Verse 1]
I was the one to say I get the job done
I did it and got with it, I must admit it was well fitted
A piece of the pie would be fly
Instead of a crumb for a bum, uh, I gotta get some
But I don't wanna be a secondhand, middle man
I wanna take a grandstand and
Makin' the cash flow grow
Pullin' myself outta the dirt
And a job ain't nothin' but work
[Hook 1 with various ad-libs]
WORK!
A job ain't nuthin' but work
WORK! WORK!
A job ain't nuthin' but work
WORK! WORK!
[Verse 2]
Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money
Gotta get made to get paid in this trade
And I believe that I can achieve
To make ends meet like a hair weave
Survivin' in this economy, people in the world they gotta be
Stayin' in the upper cla**, so you're the path
The rich gets the most and the poor gets a little
And only Monie Love can make it in the middle
I can't let life get the best of me
I gotta take, take control of my own destiny
Control what I hold and of course be the boss of myself
No one else will bring me wealth
I gotta hit them streets to make ends meet
So just bust the style of a hustler
Run a scam, 'cause damn, many people pockets get hurt
And a job ain't nuthin' but work
[Hook 2 with various ad-libs]
Workin' everyday
All the damn week
A job ain't nuthin' but work
Workin' everyday
On the subway
A job ain't nothin' but work
A job ain't nothin' but work
[Bridge]
No more workin' overtime
You get yours and I'll get mine
I won't stop at any cost
I won't stop 'til I'm the boss
[Hook 2 with various ad-libs]
Workin' everyday
All the damn week
A job ain't nuthin' but work
Workin' everyday
On the subway
A job ain't nothin' but work
A job ain't nothin' but work
[Verse 3]
Straight outta the ghetto
Not out of Beverly Hills or Flushing Meadows
Yet through, I made it this far and had to gamble, scramble, peddle
Ain't no shame in my game and I came through like a thoroughbred
But still there's more ahead
I'm not the greedy, I'm the needy seekin' a financial status
That put my pockets to be the fattest
I don't wanna be employed when times are hard
I'm so against workin' I wouldn't even take a bl**job
I'd rather do my own thing
I gotta be the one in charge to make myself live large
A J-O-B is not for me, I don't want no parts of it
So take this job and shove it
When you work, sometimes you sweat
And when you sweat you're gonna get wet