[Intro: BIG Naughty]
Hm-hm-hm, hm-hm
Yeah
[Chorus: BIG Naughty]
If I said I never had money, that would be a lie
But there’s no real reason to be happy
If I said I was living happily, that lie
Would’ve left me with no one by my side
If I said I never had money, that would be a lie
But there’s no real reason to be happy
If I said I was living happily, that lie
Would’ve left me with no one by my side
[Verse 1: BIG Naughty]
When I was young (Ooh, ooh-ooh)
My dream was to be a judge, just like my dad wanted
God damn, he’s wrong
Every night, I’d bury my face in my pillow and repeat to myself
He’s wrong
I’mma rock it up the stage
On stage, I’m singing my song (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2: BIG Naughty]
In my hand, a textbook, in my ears, Dr. Dre
In reality, I was in the front row, but in my head, I was on stage
The crowd’s cheers made me sing louder
I still remember being the kid writing poems secretly under the desk
Foolishly scribbling lyrics at the edge of my textbook and getting caught
As soon as I got home, my dreams were torn apart, declared murdered
Those lyrics had to be sung secretly even on TV
In the end, I painted the color of my spoon myself
Ay, now I make quite a bit of money
And now I understand the things my father used to say
When you dream, the world keeps pinching you
That’s why dreams you have while sleeping are just futile
[Chorus: BIG Naughty]
If I said I never had money, that would be a lie
But there’s no real reason to be happy
If I said I was living happily, that lie
Would’ve left me with no one by my side
If I said I never had money, that would be a lie
But there’s no real reason to be happy
If I said I was living happily, that lie
Would’ve left me with no one by my side
[Verse 3: Royal 44]
Uh, uh, uh, uh, yeah
I keep ballin' non-stop
Today, I’m wearing Balmain pants
You know, time is money, so I’ve gotta buy a Richard Mille
I grew up with no silver spoon in Harbin
Even if I didn’t have it, I had to pretend, that’s how you get the vibe
AP or Rolex, I can’t decide, uh
A billion won for my chain, sometimes I hate myself for it
I never thought I’d grow up and buy the things I once dreamed of
Let alone make so much more money than I ever imagined
(Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
My kid has to be born with a gold spoon
I work harder to earn even a little more
If I could do it, so can you, I started like this too
One time, two time, I never give up, three time
Look at my mother’s face, who worked so hard for me
I move forward
I only look ahead
I never look back
I put CHANEL on my mom, you don’t know my heart
[Chorus: Royal 44]
If the old me said I had money, that would be a lie
There wasn’t a damn reason to be happy
If the current me said I don’t have money, that would be a lie
There’s every damn reason to be happy
If the old me said I had money, that would be a lie
There wasn’t a damn reason to be happy
If the current me said I don’t have money, that would be a lie
There’s every damn reason to be happy