Rent

Rent to the landlord baby, that's his business That's his business, that's his business Rent to the landlord baby, that's his business That's his business, that's his business Papa used to tell me it was the electric The electric, the electric Mama used to tell me it was so expensive It's expensive just to live And the money's always gone My papa working so hard just to get paid We make money, make money to spend People want, people need 'cause it never ends Now baby, it takes money, takes money my friend People need, people want 'cause it never ends Slip to the bottom of my empty pocket Empty pocket, empty pocket Slip to the bottom of my empty pocket Empty pocket, empty pocket Overdrawn again, feeling insufficient Insufficient, insufficient How many more times must I sing this song? And the money's always gone Mama working so hard just to get paid We make money, make money to spend People want, people need 'cause it never ends Now baby, it takes money, takes money my friend People need, people want because it never ends Mama used to tell me it was, be electric Be electric boy, be electric Rent to the landlord baby, that's his business That's his business, that's his business How can I ever thank you, my girl? When the money's always gone Now I'm working so hard just to get paid We make money, make money to spend People want, people need 'cause it never ends Now baby, it takes money, takes money to spend People need, people want because it never ends, yeah It takes money as everyone knows Here it comes, there it goes, here it comes, there it goes It takes money as everyone knows Cost is high, pay is low, cost is high, pay is low My mama working so hard just to get me by How could I ever thank you, my girl?