Macklemore, Ryan Lewis - Make the Money lyrics

Now, this is my job, I will not quit it
Pulled me out the depths when I
Thought that I was finished
Yeah, I questioned if I could go the distance
That's just the work, regardless
Of who's listening, listening
Listen, see, I was meant to be a warrior
Fight something amongst me
Leave here victorious
Classroom of kids or a venue performing
If I'd done it for the money
I'd have been a fucking lawyer
Concrete, vagabond, van telling stories
Humbled by the road
I'm realizing I'm not important
See, life's a beautiful struggle, I record it
Hope it helps you maneuvering
Through yours and
That's why we stay in the lab at night
I've been staring into this pad
For over half my life
A true artist won't be satisfied
So I guess that's the sacrifice and I say

Make the money, don't let the money make you
Change the game
Don't let the game change you
Uh, I'll forever remain faithful
All my people stay true
I said, make the money
Don't let the money make you
Change the game
Don't let the game change you
Uh, I'll forever remain faithful
All my people stay true

Forget about the fame, fortune
And the mansion
Sitting and trippin' watching myself
On a plasma yeah, I start slippin' when I'm
Thinkin' about that stuff
Ego once swollen 'til karma catches that up
That up i'm my grandma's number one grandson
I lost myself to remember who that was
We start thinkin' about some kicks, necklace
What I really need is a job off Craigslist
Take away the dot com, name, love
Fans, Twitter followers, and the buzz
See, you keep the issues but
You take away the drugs
And I had to find out who I really was
Uh, who I really wasn't
So sick of who I was becoming
Yeah, tired of running
Time to look at the man in the mirror
Until I can learn to love him

Make the money, don't let the money make you
Change the game
Don't let the game change you
Uh, I'll forever remain faithful
All my people stay true
I said, make the money
Don't let the money make you
Change the game
Don't let the game change you
Uh, I'll forever remain faithful
All my people stay true

Of course I want dubs and
A candy painted 'Lac
Watch the videos and get the
Girls in the back
But, if that's what I believe in
And the reason that I rap
Uncle Sam is my pimp when he
Puts me on the track
Of course I want dubs and
A candy painted 'Lac
Watch the videos and get the
Girls in the back
But, if that's what I believe in
And the reason that I rap
Uncle Sam is my pimp when he
Puts me on the track

Make the money, don't let the money make you
Change the game
Don't let the game change you
I'll forever remain faithful
Stay true, stay true
And I said, make the money
Don't let the money make you
Change the game
Don't let the game change you
I'll forever remain faithful
Stay true, stay true, stay true

Forget about the fame
I said, forget about the fame
I'll forever remain faithful
Stay true, stay true, stay true