Rags To Riches Lyrics by Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopez

Rags To Riches Lyrics

    A quick story from rags to riches
    Comin' to you from supernova (aka left eye)
    Give it to 'em, give it to 'em, give it to 'em (ha ha)

    I'm goin', i'm goin' from rags to riches (ha ha ha ha)
    I'm goin', i'm goin' from rags to riches (ha ha ha ha)

    I started off as an army brat (atten-hut!)
    Seven months old class act
    I was racing down the block
    As a matter of fact
    I could've been a track star (i guess i am)
    I stacked bars
    Comin' through your system in them phat cars (uh)
    Cross country isn't that far
    It's like i'm in the race, don't know who you cats are
    See one day i fell from grace, landed in this place
    My innocence erased from talkin' back to my momma's face
    Like i was lost in space
    Without a trace, cuttin' class, bein' mrs. fast ass
    Gettin' blasted with my dad, got caught up in the flash
    My nana goin' straight mad, had to make the dash
    Saw a fella through the streets
    Who would give anything for cash
    And anything to crash in anybody's path
    If everything i had
    Look at what i could grab (check it)
    And it was just a bunch of niggas

    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    From rags to riches
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    I bet you i'mma be the richest
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    From rags to riches
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    I bet you i'mma be the richest

    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    From rags to riches
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    I bet you i'mma be the richest
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    From rags to riches
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    I bet you i'mma be the richest

    Ding ding the bell ring, landlord causin' a scene
    Mama diggin' for her green, last dolla (dolla bill)
    To pay for the phone bill, electric bill, water bill
    How you feel when you make a mill?
    And move your mama to a house on the hill
    With picture framed tv's on the wall
    Hard and i'm pissed when she wanna ball
    A cell phone for when she wanna call
    She ballin' out of control
    With her own bank roll, i got her back though
    One for the money and two for the show
    Mama floors stayin' clean 600 green outside
    Showin' them the many ways that god provides in life
    Or who can see the bigger picture
    And tell a story from goin' dead broke to gettin' richer
    Knowin' i'm gettin' with you in this paper chase
    Rags to riches all up in your face

    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    From rags to riches
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    I bet you i'mma be the richest
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    From rags to riches
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    I bet you i'mma be the richest

    I remember sellin' weed
    Can't believe that i was poisonin' my folk
    Now i let my throat be the antidote
    Always kept my hopes high
    Now mama don't cry, 'cause i'll be close by
    With the most high i was playin' robin hood (in the hood)
    Little red riding hood
    Til' the barrel pointed where i stood (yeah, i stood)
    But walked away like i was absolutely positively sure i could
    Attitude on drugs
    A few dollars in the bucket
    And scheming steady dreaming
    For a chance to make some duckets
    Caused a little ruckus on the sideline
    From the alley way to cali, on the grammy day
    Went from disarray to mayday, mayday, mayday
    Ran away from the sickness with a quickness
    And went from rags to riches

    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    From rags to riches
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    I bet you i'mma be the richest
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    From rags to riches
    I'm goin' from rags to riches
    I bet you i'mma be the richest

    I'm lovin' everybody that's tryin' to get it from rags to riches
    From nuttin' to somethin' (ha ha right)
    You know what i'm sayin'
    I'm nuttin' but a quickie story from rags to riches
    To all my mournin' ghetto superstars out there
    Much love!
    I'm backin' everybody, east coast, west coast, the midwest
    Everything you know what i'm sayin', it's all hip hop
    Much love!

    We all came from rags and went to riches
    And the ones that's still messin' with them rags
    You know what i'm sayin'
    Keep your head up (know what i'm sayin')
    Somethin' bound to happen
    For sure though...

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