A Bird In The Hand (Explicit)-Ice Cube

[ti:A Bird In The Hand] [ar:Ice Cube] [al:The Essentials] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Artist：ice cube [00:05.25]Songs Title：a bird in the hand [00:10.50]Hey look at this I was cleaning out my nest [00:12.49]And I found a book of my old poetry [00:14.24]Fresh out of school cause I was a high school grad [00:16.36]Gots to get a job cuz I was a high school dad [00:18.67]Wish I got paid like I was rappin' to the nation [00:20.67]But thats not likely so here's my application [00:22.04]Pass it to the man at AT&T [00:23.35]Cuz when I was in school I got the a e e [00:26.22]But there's no s e for this youngsta [00:28.78]I didn't have no money so now I have to hunch the [00:31.65]Back like a slave thats what be happenin [00:34.02]But whitey says there's no room for the African [00:36.76]Always knew that I would boycott jeez [00:39.20]But welcome to McDonalds can I take your order please [00:42.01]Gotta sell ya food that might give you cancer [00:44.50]Cuz my baby doesn't take no for an answer [00:47.06]Now I pay taxes that you never give me back [00:50.12]What about diapers bottles and similac [00:52.74]Do I gotta go sell me a whole lotta crack [00:55.11]For decent shelter and clothes on my back [00:57.67]Or should I just wait for help from Bush [01:00.29]Or Jesse Jackson and operation Push [01:02.91]If you ask me the whole thing needs a douch [01:05.72]A masengel what the hell cracker sale in the neighborhood [01:09.46]To the whorehouse b**ches [01:10.96]Miss porker little joe or Todd Bridges [01:14.33]Or anybody that he know [01:16.58]So I got me a bird better known as a kilo [01:19.95]Now everybody know I went from po' to a ni**a that got dough [01:25.50]So now you put the feds against me [01:27.81]Cause I couldn't follow the plan of the presidency [01:30.74]I'm never givin' love again [01:32.68]Cuz blacks are too f**kin broke to be republican [01:35.67]Now I remember I used to be cool [01:38.48]Till I stopped fillin' out my W-2 [01:41.10]Now senators are gettin' hired [01:43.72]And your plan against the ghetto backfired [01:46.47]So now you got a pep talk [01:48.52]But sorry this is our only room to walk [01:51.58]Cause we don't want a ** push [01:53.64]But a bird in the hand is worth more than the bush [02:01.47]Tell the politicians the hustlers live and let live （yeah） [02:06.96]Tell the politicians the hustlers live and let live （yeah