A Bird In The Hand lyrics

Artist  : Ice Cube 
Song : A Bird In The Hand
 


(Big Bird: Sesame Street)
Hey look at this! I
was cleaning out my nest
and I found a book of
my old poetry

(Ice Cube)
Fresh out of
school cause I was a high school grad
gots to
get a job cuz I was a high school dad
Wish I
got paid like I was rappin' to the nation
but
thats not likely so here's my application
Pass
it to the man at AT&T
Cuz when I was in school
I got the a. e. e.
But there's no s. e. for
this youngsta
I didn't have no money so now I
have to hunch the
Back like a slave, thats
what be happenin
but whitey says there's no
room for the African
Always knew that I would
boycott, jeez
but welcome to McDonalds can I
take your order please
Gotta sell ya food that
might give you cancer
cuz my baby doesn't take
no for an answer
Now I pay taxes that you
never give me back
what about diapers,
bottles, and similac
Do I gotta go sell me a
whole lotta crack
for decent shelter and
clothes on my back?
Or should I just wait for
help from Bush
or Jesse Jackson, and operation
Push
If you ask me the whole thing needs a
douch
a masengel what the hell cracker sale in
the neighborhood
To the whorehouse
bitches,
Miss porker, little joe or Todd
Bridges
Or anybody that he know
so I got me
a bird, better known as a kilo
Now everybody
know I went from po' to a nigga that got
dough
So now you put the feds against
me
cause I couldn't follow the plan of the
presidency
I'm never givin' love again
Cuz
blacks are too fuckin broke to be
republican
Now I remember I used to be
cool
till I stopped fillin' out my W-2
Now
senators are gettin' hired
and your plan
against the ghetto backfired
So now you got a
pep talk
but sorry, this is our only room to
walk
Cause we don't want a drug push
But a
bird in the hand is worth more than the
bush

tell the politicians, the hustlers:
live and let live (yeah)
tell the politicians,
the hustlers: live and let live (yeah)