Yeah, mama and papa told me I was crazy to stay I was gay in New York Just a f*g in L.A. So I saved my money And I took a plane Wherever I go they treat me the same When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down, yeah Yeah I'm going down fifty-third street And they spit in my face I'm learning the ropes Yeah I'm learning a trade The East River truckers Are churning with trash I've got so much money That I spend so fast When the whip comes down, yeah When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the sh** hits the fan I'll be sitting on the can When the whip comes down Yeah, some called me garbage When I was sleeping on the street I never roll Oh I never cheat And I'm filling a need, yeah I'm plugging a hole My mama's so glad I ain't on the dole When the whip comes down, yeah When the whip comes down, yeah When the sh** hits the fan I'll be sitting on the can When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down (Yeah, go ahead check it out) Yeah, baby, when the whip comes down When the whip comes down, yeah (I'll be running this town, I'll tell you) When the sh** hits the fan I'll be sittin on the can When the whip comes down, yeah Yeah when the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down, yeah When the whip comes down When the whip comes down When the whip comes down