Gotta Eat

by Lupe Fiasco

From the album: Lupe Fiasco's The Cool

Track 13 of 19 on Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007).

Duration: 03:24

Lupe Fiasco's The Cool cover art

Lyrics for Gotta Eat

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 Hey, he had a whole lotta cheese Plus he was a mack, had a whole lotta steez Made a lot of niggas fat, gave a whole lotta Gs Grams, man, he had a whole lotta these And he would let you hold, like, a whole lotta keys 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 lotta seeds Even his kids had meals for reals Some rich small fries wrapped in paper since they was lil Catch up, nigga 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 He was a heart breaker and a law shaker If it was bout caking, he was a partaker International, he would take trips, bon voyage That's how hard he was fishing for the chips So greedy he never gave to the needy, that's what some say The way he shunned all the bums hanging in the subways He called them fruits, then 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 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 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 Friar just told him 'bout the hooters that he had last night Turned himself in to the paddy wagon, said no Bacon wouldn't take him, half the pigs on the payroll 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, hey, to be continued

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