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...