Common - Motivation lyrics

[Cocaine80's] I got a daughter to feed And $200 ain't enough to water the seed It's too much to swallow and not enough to drown out the scream That's the sound of the street That's all I hear every night while I dream and I wake Out of the dream Two hundred thousand on some Prada, not a degree Since every day is Christmas, light up the trees What you got up your sleeve? Until you drink it you got it from me Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, babe n***as was back on the slave trade today All I'm trying to do is make it fade away So you n***as know the reason why you got me for free This is for the 80's, the Jay-Z fan Even you wack n***as motivate me man Tell you 'bout now I'm making this Because I take ups and downs and make it just motivate Ups and downs and make it just motivate (x5) [Common] Whipping through the hills of L.A. with a story to tell It's like the wise one while recording it well I hail from biological cells of h**n Cook County jails, ex-ball players that rebelled In America, I tell you how to make it The code you can't forsake it What you want, you gotta take it To do what you do with no remorse You're gonna do work it takes time times force Be with you, you might take flight just to get through You know the highest level when it hits you Rituals of success, yes success through the bless The Dalai Lama theory, to do it no stress Tests come, in the next one, you rest none You just done what you was destined to do Adjusting your view as you rise, keep your eyes on the present Surprise your effervescence, got you going where you going Four and five is about go-getters and survivors You might find some seekers and some hiders on the way Hey this world is too cold to play "eh em eh em" and then motivate, go