Intro: Lil' Kim See I believe in money, power and respect First you the money Then you get the motherf--kin' power And after you get the f--kin' power You get the f--kin' ni--az to respect you chorus (Lil' Kim) It's the key to life Money power respect That you need in life Money power respect You'll be eatin' right Money power respect You can sleep at night You'll see the light It's the key to life Money power respect That you need in life Money power respect You'll be eatin' right Money power respect Money power respect Money power respect Verse One: Sheek Aye yo my whole click bout it bout it We take yours while you pout about it Truck, step out the Horace wanna crowd around it You can see me on Optimum TV, or in the bathroom Turn the light out, scream! Bloody Mary, one two three Sheek ain't ya usual friend, but I can set you up like Kaiser Walk straight up the end, I'm done with ice and charms I'm tryin' to ice my whole caskit when I'm gone Pull up with class on the Don, once I meet 'em I greet 'em Kiss his feet for freedom, tell him thank you Lord Cause on Earth I was getttin' bored Now resurect me back to this cat called Sheek So I can make this album get back the cats that's weak 230, 6'2", need funds from you that's like a cat versus a pitbull Gun, no flip for, keep hunger And plan for the future cause you figure you gon' be older When way longer then ya gon' be younger chorus (Lil' Kim) It's the key to life Money power respect That you need in life Money power respect You'll be eatin' right Money power respect You can sleep at night You'll see the light It's the key to life Money power respect That you need in life Money power respect You'll be eatin' right Money power respect Money power respect Money power respect It's the key to life Verse Two: Styles (clock tickin') Only time can tell how the clock tick I really love here but I'm still a hostage Two personallities, check the posture Smoke out the mouth, clear out the nostrals Thinkin' death, the life seems scarey I'm passin' graveyards, seeing people Hail Mary I ain't chillin', till I'm out Parash you and race my man in mild climate Called out ten diamonds, twenty five thousand a peice F--k streets, tryin' to own the island forget about woulin' Tri ridin', in the car that be glidin' If I should you were I lived you would think I was hottest Sling dick to the chicks who that don't speak English Wake up to Trinidad, like f---in' I'm rich Come back, probably jet, live on set If you can sh-t go out and spit bragoits chorus (Lil' Kim overlaps last line) It's the key to life Money power respect That you need in life Money power respect You'll be eatin' right Money power respect You can sleep at night You'll see the light It's the key to life Money power respect That you need in life Money power respect You'll be eatin' right Money power respect Money power respect Money power respect Verse Three: Jadakiss Yo yo yo yo yo nuttin' but the hotness, whenever we drop this Monotnis, for ya'll to keep hatin' Cause ya'll never gon' stop us, I keep my rocks spotless And my ho-s topless, take time try to figure out who The Lox is? Spare no one, keep rhymes like Shogun You scared to blow one, get robbed with your own guns If I don't respect you I'ma check you And if I don't kiss you I'm gon' peck you Right before I wet you, I sneeze on tracks and bless you I'm special, and if you like workin' out then I'm gon' strech you Hustilin' is dead but we still get red, turn the spots in the bakery To give back bread, and ya'll said my money spent But it's in the bed, so when the feds come the dogs can't get a scent And my story, self explainitory That I'm the hotess thing on the streets And ya'll ain't got nothing for me chorus (Lil' Kim) It's the key to life Money power respect That you need in life Money power respect You'll be eatin' right Money power respect You can sleep at night You'll see the light It's the key to life Money power respect That you need in life Money power respect You'll be eatin' right Money power respect Money power respect Money power respect Verse Four: DMX (arff! arff!) This is the beat that I can freak it Just drop the reals, plus the ni--a with the ill Ya'll ni--az know my skills, ask from the grills Get 'em up, spit 'em up Red 'em up, then watch them come Get 'em up, set 'em up Rather do dirt then get dirt, b--ch I make ya sh-t hurt Then step back, like I did work This ain't no fu--in' game, what'cha think I'm playin' Till you layin', so where the junkyard decayin' Moms at home prayin', till you comin' home but you not Just sittin' up in the trunk startin' to rot And Hell is hot, only cause I'm here now baby It's goin' down baby, peep the four pound baby And let off up in a n--a, specially if he think he bigga Then my motherfuckin' trigga, did I? Can I get mine, is it gone DMX representin' one time it's on chorus (Lil' Kim overlaps last line) It's the key to life Money power respect That you need in life Money power respect You'll be eatin' right Money power respect You can sleep at night You'll see the light It's the key to life Money power respect That you need in life Money power respect You'll be eatin' right Money power respect Money power respect Money power respect
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