Musiq Soulchild - Womanopoly lyrics

Yo listen, I met this girl on Baltic Ave
You can tell how she steps on Boardwalk
She was from Park Place
I asked what she was doing
On this side of town
She said she had some taxes to pay
I figured I'd take a chance and advance to go
And find out more about her
'Cause there's more to know than
The ways she sways
And the way that she wears her clothes
Or the way that she plays this game so cold
(so cold) she said she came up rough (yeah)
And the one income household was not enough
There'd be nights she'd go to
Sleep cold and hungry
'Cause her mom was always short
On food and money
See people used to joke a lot
And tease her 'bout her clothes
Not being in style
Dressed in dingy skirts and dirty sneakers
From the finest second hand
Down on Oriental Ave

But now look at her
She's got this game on lock
Anything that she ever wanted
Now she's got it
And I gotta say, I'm so proud to see
That someone like her is in control
Womanopoly

Once she graduated Jr high
She started working overtime
Scrubbing floors or working on assembly lines
Just so she could help her mother out
And after college
They moved into Marvin's Garden
And she got a job working
At the city water department
To save enough cash
To move into Community Chest
Condos on Pennsylvania Ave
She fell in love with this dude name Ray
Who was a small-time hustler
From St charles' Place
And he was known for always being
In and out of trouble
But the problem was that he
Was never on her level (no)
She argued with her mom about Ray's work
Till he got sent upstate on the
Same say that she gave birth
But see the baby never made it
It drove her nearly crazy and
She couldn't take it

But now look at her
She's got this game on lock
Anything that she ever wanted
Now she's got it
And I gotta say, I'm so proud to see
That someone like her is in control
Womanopoly

Listen, see where she came from
Many people find it hard just to hang on
You often find them in
The same place complaining
Instead of finding a better
Way of maintaining
She could have balled up and cried
And wished that she would die
And just gave up on trying
Instead, she grind from the bottom just
To make it to the bottom
Now she's on top and she's flying

But now look at her
She's got this game on lock
Anything that she ever wanted now she got it
And I gotta say, I'm so proud to see
That someone like her is in control
Womanopoly but now look at her
She's got this game on lock
Anything that she ever wanted now she got it
And I gotta say, I'm so proud to see
That someone like her is in control
Womanopoly

Womanopoly yeah, she's got it
Whoa, yeah alright