Eric B. , Rakim - Paid in Full lyrics

Yo, Rakim, what's up?
Yo, I'm doing the knowledge, E, man
I'm trying to get paid in full
Well, check this out, since Norby
Walters is our agency, right?
True cara Lewis is our agent
Word up zakia and 4th and Broadway
Is our record company indeed
Okay, so, who we rollin' with, then?
We rollin' with Rush, of Rushtown Management
Check this out
Since we talkin' over this def beat
Right here that I put together
I wanna hear some of them def rhymes
You know what I'm sayin'?
And together we can get paid in full

Thinkin' of a master plan
'Cause ain't nothin' but sweat inside my hand
So I dig into my pocket, all my money spent
So I dig deeper
But still coming up with lint
So I start my mission, leave my residence
Thinking, "How could I get
Some dead presidents?"
I need money, I used to be a stick-up kid
So I think of all the devious things I did
I used to roll up, "This is a hold-up
Ain't nothing funny stop smiling, be still
Don't nothing move but the money" but now
I've learned to earn 'cause I'm righteous
I feel great, so maybe, I might just
Search for a nine to five, if I strive
Then maybe I'll stay alive
So I walk up the street, whistling this
Feeling out of place 'cause, man, do I miss
A pen and a paper, a stereo, a tape of
Me and Eric B and a nice big plate of
Fish, which is my favorite dish
But without no money, it's still a wish
'Cause, I don't like to
Dream about gettin' paid
So I dig into the books of
The rhymes that I made
So now's a test to see if I got pull
Hit the studio, 'cause I'm paid in full
Rakim, check this out
Yo, you go to your girl's house
And I'll go to mine
'Cause my girl is definitely
Mad 'cause it took
Us too long to do this album
Yo, I hear what you're saying
So let's just pump the music
Up and count our money
Yo, well check this out yo, Elai
Turn the bass down and just let
The beat keep on rocking and we outta here
Yo, what happened to peace? Peace