Joey Bada$$ (joey Bada**) - Paper Trail$ lyrics

[Hook:] Before the money, there was love But before the money, it was tough Then came the money through a plug It's a shame this ain't enough, yo [Verse 1:] Sitting back plotting, jotting information on my nation Really started from the bottom, boy, cotton But they still planting plantations, we keep buying in Closed-minded men, pride is higher than the prices on your pradas Balenciagas, balance my soccer with the henny agua Me and my n***as tryna eat, you pussies empanada The flow like plenty lava With just a penny I could multiply my worth And make you work for me for twenty hours I swear these n***as love to copy, thanks for listening This kid ain't been the same since Biggie smacked me at my christening Watch your tradition and please play it safe Cause your position on the top is switching right in front your face Rocking on this ba** with rhymes, I'm bustin' out He duckin' down, got some issues now, headed for your house So put the pistols down, got that red dot on your nose Who put the clown on lock, jaws like the blue knows Froze, keep your mouth closed or you can see the solar I got connections that guaranteed to see closed doors You hear that underground sonar The way I flows, this wisdom The Pros been on a mission Listen into the chamber, get hyperbolic They raisin' max, I raise stakes to keep the brolic My b**hes is macrocosmic, pa** the chronic The mastered sonics is lightyears above your conscious You're novice, but I got notes that strike nerves I promise your minds ain't sharp like my swords So cut the BS, and don't worry where my jeans is And PS: Your b**h a genius, learnt from my penis I got dreams filling arenas and breaking brackets Tend this racket, while I'm cracking a Serena God damn, God bless the heaven that sent you But now I'm breezing out, baby, cause my rent's due [Verse 2:] sh** is really real out here I said sh** is really real out here Just trying to get a deal out here I'm screaming cream Who f**ing with the rap supreme? Joey Bad, the Big Preem came to collect the green I got a dollar and a dream, know what I mean? And I gotta get my mama off the scene [x2] Cash ruined everything around me [x3] They say money is the root of all evil I see money as the route of all people Cause we all follow paper trails, paper trails And everybody gotta pay their bills, pay their bills [x2] It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that k**s, y'all [x4] [Hook]