A Bird In The Hand-Ice Cube

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.06]Say look at this [00:01.41]I've been cleaning out my nest [00:03.33]And I found an old book of my poetry [00:15.18]Fresh out of school [00:16.14]Cause I was a high school grad [00:18.06]Gots to get a job cuz I was a high school dad [00:20.49]Wish I got paid by rappin' to the nation [00:23.01]But that's not likely so here's my application [00:25.77]Pass it to the man at AT&T [00:28.32]Cause when I was in school I got the A E E [00:31.05]But there's no SC for this youngsta [00:33.60]I didn't have no money so now I got to punch the [00:36.36]Clock gotta slave and be half a man [00:38.94]But whitey says there's no room for the African [00:41.67]Always knew that I would clock G's [00:44.16]But welcome to McDonalds may I take your order please [00:46.92]Gotta serve ya food that might give you cancer [00:49.56]Cause my son doesn't take no for an answer [00:52.23]Now I pay taxes that you never give me back [00:54.87]What about diapers bottles and similac [00:57.54]Do I have to sell me a whole lotta crack [00:59.97]For decent shelter and clothes on my back [01:02.61]Or should I just wait for help from Bush [01:05.28]Or Jesse Jackson and Operation PUSH [01:08.04]If you ask me the whole thing needs a douche [01:10.56]A Massengill [01:11.67]What the hell [01:12.33]Crack will sell in the neighborhood [01:14.31]To the corner house ******* [01:16.29]Miss Parker little Joe and Todd Bridges [01:19.50]Or anybody that he know [01:21.51]So I copped me a bird better known as a kilo [01:24.66]Now everybody know I went from po' [01:28.20]To a *****that got dough [01:30.36]So now you put the feds against me [01:32.46]Cause I couldn't follow the plan of the presidency [01:35.64]I never get love again [01:37.59]But blacks are too ******' broke to be Republican [01:40.62]Now I remember I used to be cool [01:43.38]Till I stopped fillin' out my W 2 [01:46.02]Now senators are gettin' high [01:48.63]And your plan against the ghetto backfired [01:51.42]So now you got a pep talk [01:53.31]But sorry this is our only room to walk [01:56.55]Cause we don't want a d**g push [01:58.53]But a bird in the hand is worth more than a Bush [02:06.51]Tell the politicians the hustlers：live and let live [02:11.22]Yeah [02:11.85]Tell the politicians the hustlers：live and let live [02:16.11]Yeah