Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - In The Life

From Rags to Riches (to riches)
Bet you I’mma be the richest (uh)
From Rags to Riches (to riches) (never forget where I came from)
Bet you I’mma be the richest (always remember what matters)
From Rags to Riches (to riches) (from Rags to Riches)
Bet you I’mma be the richest (cuz I can take the charm)
From Rags to Riches (to riches)
Bet you I’mma be the richest

I started off as an army brat (Atten-hut!)
Seven months class act
I was racin’ down the block
As a matter of fact (yeah)
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 whole shtt 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 dad
Got caught up in the flash
My Nana goin' mad
Had to make a dash
Saw a fella up in the streets
Did anything for cash
And anything to crash
In anybody's path
Gave everything I had
Took what I could grab (uh check it)
It was a bunch of open rags

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This is the story in the life of a hustler
Running for the come up
No one had ever thought that I would ever blow up
So I guess I had to show up
Now everywhere I go
The people wanna know
They wanna know where I came from
Not havin’ a pot to piss in
Stop and listen
I’ll tell you how I came from Rags to Riches

I remember sellin' coke
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 fuck it
Two dollars in the bucket
Been scheming steady dreaming
For the chance to make some duckets
Caused a little ruckus on the sideline
Fully reconstructed every guideline
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 richness

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Man I struggled so long
Did whatever it took me for me to get on
I wouldn’t let nobody stop me
Even if they told me I can’t
I said I’mma do it watch me
And now I’m just living life lavish
Money, cars, and clothes
Yea I gotta have it
It’s been a long hard road tryin' to make it in this business
But I told y’all I would be the business

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