ogden payne – better you than me lyrics
verse 1: [ogden payne]
momma momma momma momma momma look at me
i done made a couple hundred dollars off of my cd
lordy be, lordy be, i know they wanted me
i’m trying to get up out my momma’s house and see the seven seas
so i’m out here what’s up with ya, what’s good with it, what’s happening
i heard you bout that cashing so i’m all about that action
look at this another black man rapping
but they don’t take you seriously until you make it happen
this that we ain’t think that oggy had it in him not at all
but i like to do it for the money and to prove them wrong
if you know better, then do better, want more, go get more
i can’t help them all but i can maybe help the most
hook: [ogden payne]
it’s that better you than me right, right
it’s that better you than me right, right
it’s that better you than me right, right
it’s that better you than me right, right
verse 2: [ogden payne]
now if the good lord willing and the creek don’t rise
you can catch me in the streets with the whip baptized
just dripping, and i got my own music i just listen
they used to ask me why i’m different
this that momma raised us right rap
don’t like that get out my house
if you ain’t putting in then i don’t want to hear you out
i don’t like what you’re about, i don’t like it one bit
but i’m so bout it bout it, had to bring it back again
ok now let me break it down one time for y’all
i can do it all like i was born to do it, went to school in the burbs
but i went to my grandmama’s house in the hood, i was so influenced
by both cultures, i’m the only child, there’s no older there’s no younger
it’s just me, there’s no other, want to live in a world with no color
there’s no race, there’s no hate, there’s no snakes and no corruption
d-mn, this is one h-ll of an introduction for that
hook: [ogden payne]
it’s that better you than me right, right
it’s that better you than me right, right
it’s that better you than me right, right
it’s that better you than me right, right
i love this beat man
verse 3: [ogden payne]
as i look at the pictures of the grammys i hope they understand me
ok now better you than me came to fruition
cause i felt like people in positions to help all the children went missing
we’ve been wishing for someone to come and change our views
but if someone else won’t do it, well then why not
you
why not move mountains and let the youth drink from the fountains
because they need it more than i do
i hope my kids do and don’t grow up like i do
i hope they know the truth and that’s there’s no one on this earth that they should ever lie to
especially themselves, i hope they know what sends them to h-ll and never do it, that the lord gets them through it
cause i was young, i was dumb, i was selfish and foolish
i needed so much prayer and my grandmama knew it
so if i could provide half of what my parents did for me
well then i might be alright
cause i’ll never know about their dreams, i’ll never know what they gave up
i’ll never know how much they saved up, but then spent it on me
because i know the voice of sacrifice, i’ve know the pain of struggle
i know it and i know it well, it’s cause they say i love you
so i hope they know their demonstration hasn’t gone unseen
cause now i’d rather see you get the things you need
better you than me
better you than me
better you than me
better you than me
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