A quick story from rags to riches  Comin' to you from Supernova (AKA Left Eye)  Give it to 'em, give it to 'em, give it to 'em (ha ha)    I'm goin', I'm goin' from rags to riches (ha ha ha ha)  I'm goin', I'm goin' from rags to riches (ha ha ha ha)    I started off as an army brat (Atten-hut!)  Seven months old class act  I was racing down the block  As a matter of fact  I could've been a track star (I guess I am)  I stacked bars  Comin' through your system in them phat cars (uh)  Cross country isn't that far  It's like I'm in the race, don't know who you cats are  See one day I fell from grace, landed in this place  My innocence erased from talkin' back to my momma's face  Like I was lost in space  Without a trace, cuttin' class, bein' Mrs. Fast Ass  Gettin' blasted with my dad, got caught up in the flash  My Nana goin' straight mad, had to make the dash  Saw a fella through the streets  Who would give anything for cash  And anything to crash in anybody's path  If everything I had  Look at what I could grab (check it)  And it was just a bunch of niggas    I'm goin' from rags to riches  From rags to riches  I'm goin' from rags to riches  I bet you I'mma be the richest  I'm goin' from rags to riches  From rags to riches  I'm goin' from rags to riches  I bet you I'mma be the richest    I'm goin' from rags to riches  From rags to riches  I'm goin' from rags to riches  I bet you I'mma be the richest  I'm goin' from rags to riches  From rags to riches  I'm goin' from rags to riches  I bet you I'mma be the richest    Ding ding the bell ring, landlord causin' a scene  Mama diggin' for her green, last dolla (dolla bill)  To pay for the phone bill, electric bill, water bill  How you feel when you make a mill?  And move your mama to a house on the hill  With picture framed TV's on the wall  Hard and I'm pissed when she wanna ball  A cell phone for when she wanna call  She ballin' out of control  With her own bank roll, I got her back though  One for the money and two for the show  Mama floors stayin' clean 600 green outside  Showin' them the many ways that God provides in life  Or who can see the bigger picture  And tell a story from goin' dead broke to gettin' richer  Knowin' I'm gettin' with you in this paper chase  Rags to riches all up in your face    I'm goin' from rags to riches  From rags to riches  I'm goin' from rags to riches  I bet you I'mma be the richest  I'm goin' from rags to riches  From rags to riches  I'm goin' from rags to riches  I bet you I'mma be the richest    I remember sellin' weed  Can't believe that I was poisonin' my folk  Now I let my throat be the antidote  Always kept my hopes high  Now mama don't cry, 'cause I'll be close by  With the most high I was playin' Robin Hood (in the hood)  Little Red Riding Hood  Til' the barrel pointed where I stood (yeah, I stood)  But walked away like I was absolutely positively sure I could  Attitude on drugs  A few dollars in the bucket  And scheming steady dreaming  For a chance to make some duckets  Caused a little ruckus on the sideline  From the alley way to Cali, on the Grammy day  Went from disarray to mayday, mayday, mayday  Ran away from the sickness with a quickness  And went from rags to riches    I'm goin' from rags to riches  From rags to riches  I'm goin' from rags to riches  I bet you I'mma be the richest  I'm goin' from rags to riches  From rags to riches  I'm goin' from rags to riches  I bet you I'mma be the richest    I'm lovin' everybody that's tryin' to get it from rags to riches  From nuttin' to somethin' (ha ha right)  You know what I'm sayin'  I'm nuttin' but a quickie story from rags to riches  To all my mournin' ghetto superstars out there  Much love!  I'm backin' everybody, East coast, West coast, the Midwest  Everything you know what I'm sayin', it's all hip hop  Much love!    We all came from rags and went to riches  And the ones that's still messin' with them rags  You know what I'm sayin'  Keep your head up (know what I'm sayin')  Somethin' bound to happen  For sure though...