Rakim - Paid In Full lyrics

[eric b]: yo rakim, what's up? [rakim]: yo, i'm doing the knowledge, e., i'm trying to get paid in full [e]: well, check this out, since nobry walters is our agency, right? [r]: true [e]: kara lewis is our agent [r]: word up [e]: zakia/4th & broadway is our record company [r]: indeed [e]: okay, so who we rollin with? [r]: we rollin with rush [e]: of rushtown management. check this out, since we talking over This def beat that i put together, i wanna hear some of them Def rhymes, know what i'm sayin? and together, we can get Paid in full... [rakim] Thinkin of a master plan Cuz ain't nuthin but sweat inside my hand So i dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So i dig deeper but still comin up with lint So i start my mission- leave my residence Thinkin how could i get some dead presidents I need money, i used to be a stick-up kid So i think of all the devious things i did I used to roll up, this is a hold up, ain't nuthin funny Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin move but the money But now i learned to earn cos i'm righteous I feel great! so maybe i might just Search for a 9 to 5, if i strive Then maybe i'll stay alive So i walk up the street whistlin this Feelin out of place cos, man, do i miss A pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape of Me and eric b, and a nice big plate of Fish, which is my favorite dish But without no money it's still a wish Cos i don't like to dream about gettin paid So i dig into the books of the rhymes that i made To now test to see if i got pull Hit the studio, cos i'm paid in full