Lupe Fiasco — Gotta Eat

[Intro] I swear, if I see this nigga, I'mma kill him I'm, going, to kill, him So! Make a nigga suffer You know what I'm saying? [Chorus] My man said life ain't easy When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy Streets be all like "Feed me, feed me" When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy My man said life ain't easy When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy Streets be all like "Feed me, feed me" When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy My man said life ain't easy When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy [Verse 1] Hey, he had a whole lot of cheese Plus he was a mack, had a whole lot of steez Made a lot of niggas fat, gave a whole lot of Gs Grams, man, he had a whole lot of these And he would let you hold, like, a whole lot of ki's Even if you lose some, he would give you new ones Twice the bread, it's like he had two buns And he had a whole lot of seeds Even his kids had meals for reals Some rich small fries wrapped in paper since they was lil Catch up, nigga [Chorus] My man said life ain't easy When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy Streets be all like, "Feed me, feed me" When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy My man said life ain't easy When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy [Verse 2] He was a heart breaker And a law shaker If it was about caking, he was a partaker International, he would take trips Bon voyage, that's how hard he was fishing for the chips So greedy, never gave to the needy, that's what some say The way he shunned all the bums hanging in the subways He called 'em fruits and laughed at 'em Delivery man, on the pick-up Drive through and throw a bag at 'em And it was hard to understand him sometimes Making a killing, the way he had 'em standing in line Like [Chorus] My man said life ain't easy When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy Streets be all like, "Feed me, feed me" When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy My man said life ain't easy When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy [Verse 3] Lovers call him King, haters call him Clown He would say "Bite me, that's the way it's going down" He was having thoughts that maybe he should retire Went to Church on a Sunday and saw a deep Friar Said he had beef and people want him dead He loved the hungry ones, was only scared of the Feds He lived the fast life, couldn't get his path right The Friar just told him 'bout the Hooters that he had last night "Turn yourself in to the paddy wagon", said "No" Bacon wouldn't take him, had the Pigs on the payroll [Chorus] My man said life ain't easy When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy Streets be all like, "Feed me, feed me" When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy My man said life ain't easy When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy [Outro] To be continued on another menu, ya dig? Will he give up his life of crime or will he stay? This and other adventures on Lupe Fiasco's next album, L.U.P.E.N.D.... Yezzir! (Yo... So stupid) My man said life ain't easy When niggas gotta eat, that's when shit get greasy Hey