[Chorus 2x]   "You gotta make the money first"   "Then when you get the money, you get the power"   "Then when you get the power, Then you get the woman"      [Ice-T]   The problem is you broke, You ain't got no car or job   You slow with youer hustle, You dress like a slob   Ladies ain't looking for no brothers like this   They want the dub-twisting ballers with the ice on their wrist   You gotta get your cash right to get in the game   Might have to pull a pistol, Flip some caine   Get out in them streets and hustle hard in the rain   Take your come up and reinvest to the game   "You gotta make the money first"   You need a lot to go far   What you think is rich, I just spent on a car   What you think is paid, I just blew on a watch   What you think is wealthy, I just dropped on a yacht   Flip the street cash and try to pick some stocks   Kick back in your pad and watch it roll like crops   But it really ain't that easy, Or we all would be rich   One mistake, You're broke, The come up's a bitch   Make the right moves and forget about sleep   concentrate on the paper chase, Join the elite   Few dun got mad cash and money to spend   Money to straight blow and money to lend   And only then, You made it past stage one, My friend      [Chorus 2x]      [Ice-T]   Now you got the money and the cash flow thick   But you really ain't nothing but a richer trick   Just because you're paid, you can still get thick   By your low life homies or skanless bitch   You gotta move it around, put it in the right hands   Maybe a judge, Make a PA your friend   Understand what really moves the world   Recognize what really moves these girls   Juice is more important than cash for real   Money you spend, But true power you feel   It ain't that easy to reach   Respect is about the hardest damn thing in the streets to get   Make your moves correct, Watch your crew   Watch your back, They watching you   Anybody round you has gotta be true   Or you never make it past stage two   Listen, when you get the real true power, You know   People will feel you, Wherever you go   And when you really max this game   You'll never have to say your name      [Chorus]      [Ice-T]   Now you got the power, It's on, My friend   'cause the one thing women love is powerful men   The one thing women hate are brothers that bend   They act like they like 'em, But they only pretend   They wanna be with that man in the V.I.   They don't wanna stand in line   You outta your mind?   That other player's got cash, But no juice   'cause the powerful men get to choose   From a multitude of women that be steppin in crews   Willing to do much more than before   Give you quick brains, It's insane   Just what the woman'll do just for you   'cause if you got the power, Then they gets it too   If you rollin benz, Then they rollin too   If you livin phat, Then they ballin too   That sounds stupid to you, Not to me   They winning one move when it takes us three   Cars, Big houses, And shopping sprees   While most of us see the penitentiary      [Chorus 2x]