Ludacris - Large Amounts lyrics

In this life, one thing counts
In the bank, large amounts

This life, that's all that
Everybody care about man, money
That's all everybody want
Thinkin that's gon' solve all your problems
It's the BEGINNING of yo'
Problems, man listen here, look

Now everybody wants a piece of my pockets
And it don't help when I'm screamin
On these records that I'm rich
Callin people from my number, now I block it
Cause ain't nothin worse than gettin
Haunted by a stalkin-ass bitch!
Oh yeah! Cause good game, I talk it
And yet you so true
Some women'll have you feelin blue like Crips
I lay my feet upon the path and I walk it
I spread my wealth out or someone close'll
Have me layin in a ditch!
I've had my friends steal from me
(yup) snatch my credit card out my wallet
Hit the town and leave
Outstandin bills for me
They say I got the cash fo' it
And I can't recall
One single member of my family
That never asked fo' it
They be kickin down doors
And bustin out floors
Can't get me on the phone so
They'll surprise me at my shows
And everybody needs a loan plus they
Say they won't blow it all I hear is
"C'mon cuz - you know I'm good fo' it!" Man

In this life, one thing counts
In the bank, large amounts

And I got one of the biggest families
Y'all ever seen in y'all life man
Imagine that - fourth and
Fifth and sixth cousins
Callin me and shit I don't
Even know who these
I ain't never met these people in my life!
Momma I KNOW you ain't givin
These people my number
I know you so you wouldn't do it
But y'all my family
I guess it's only right for y'all to ask me
If if you had it, knahmsayin
Maybe I'd ask YOU
It's crazy man, but look here

Now don't get me wrong
Cause bein rich is such a beautiful thing
But mo' money, mo' problems
People drive me insane
Not givin no handouts no mo'
Some take advantage and flee
My goal's to set my friends up
To make some paper like me
Put 'em in position to make
They wishes come - true
So they can have multiple accounts
That gain interest overnight
Given a million dollars what you gon', do?
Map your life out for your kid's kids
Or would you spent it overnight?
Now see me I'll do both
I got unlimited funds
My daughter's life was set before
Her stankin butt turned one
And it don't help that I got
Fo' or five retirement funds
So if I choose before I'm thirty
I can lay in the sun
My dividends can show and prove
The REAL meanin of fun
That's why I live by the sword but
You can die by my gun
The IRS'll never sweat me or
Even put up a fight
Cause I'm sure I've paid more in taxes
Than you've made in yo' LIFE, because

In this life, one thing counts
In the bank, large amounts

Don't play with that IRS man, I'll swear
Ain't nothin more embarassin
Than havin them come take all yo'
Shit out yo' crib man
Don't think it can't happen to you man
I'm tellin you man
Just like games on the street collect tax
The government markin income
Towards collectin tax
It happened to some of our heroes, Redd Foxx
Willie Nelson
Peabo Bryson, knocked out one of yo' cribs
You don't even know it man
(Whattup JD?) Women don't like a nigga who
Got the IRS all on they ass
I'mma tell you like this

And women these days don't want a
Man without a nice paycheck so we splurge
Even though our lives ain't in
The right place yet
Buyin jewelry and some cars just
To impress these whores
Meanwhile your child's poor like
"Daddy what you left me for?"
Yeah but it all comes back
That's why I named my daughter Karma
Who's teachin me the lesson of
Life and makin me smarter
I sweep her off her feet cause
I'm her knight in shinin armor
And I'll have your FUCKIN HEAD if
Anybody tries to harm her (kill yo' ass)
Gotta teach her about the game
That most us niggas'll spit
And about these scandalous-ass women that
Get money through gifts
They'll suck a cold hard wood
For some cold hard cash
Or ride a brother good then put
A foot up on the gas of that brand new ride
Pick up her friends while you
Slip and she slide drop top Benz
Gold diggers inside crazy what the
World'll do for money
Thinkin that everything will be alright
Cause

In this life, one thing counts
In the bank, large amounts

Yeh! They don't call it the root
Of all evil for nothin people
Listen to my words
Believe what I'm tryin to tell you man
"Money can't change ME!" That's
What e'rybody say man but you know what
Money really can't change me
I don't think it did
Shit if it did somebody come
Tell me right now everybody talkin 'bout
"If I get rich I don't need all those cars
I only need one or two cars
" BULLSHIT! Hahaha
I can't lie, I'm guilty of splurgin too man
'Til I learned the difference
Between assets and liabilities
Really important man, I swear
Sometimes I wish I didn't have
All this money man nah I'm just playin
I'll work through my problems