Tha Payroll (Stay Strong) - Spearhead

Mama mama mama mama I couldnt say «no»

(so strong!)

Got sick and tired of seein brothers being treated ill

(hes strong!)

They say to chill, they say my homeys not available

(stay strong!)

I hear mama they got him working on tha payroll

(shes strong!)

Mama mama mama mama I couldnt say «no»

(so strong!)

Got sick and tired of seein sistas being treated ill

(shes strong!)

They say to chill, they say my homegirls not available

(stay strong!)

I hear mama they got her working on tha payroll

At 21 the brother «smooth"he got a record deal

Been working hard been writin songs about the things he feels

He says its real, cause I got bills, but I got skills

My deck is stacked, if I could only get my shit on wax

When it was ripe he took his tape up to the rec execs

They smoked cigars and rolled their eyes at him behind their specs

Your shit is phat but I dont hear it in the format jack

Whats all this black crap check page twenty one of your contract

A friend of mine roberta she got a job at the post office

She was college edjamacated but got fired up at the law office

Im all alone two kids at home, I need a job just any job

So I can get back on my feet like tina «t"(urner)

The boss came up to her said, «why dont you come home with me»

Id like to see you take off your clothes for me She said «no way man!»

He said «you dont understand»

«you lose your life, you lose your job if you dont do this shift!»

I met a black man who became a police officer

Officer, officer, officer, officer, officer, overseer

He tried to tell me it was the only job available

Either rob or join the mob cause Im not salable

One night he went out on an undercover sting-ing

Bought some smack tried to break the heroin ring-ring

Two cops white cops saw juggling goin down

They spilled his brain like homey the fuckin clown

(hes gone!)

Mama mama mama mama I couldnt say no Got sick and tired of seein people bein treated ill

Picked up my nines, walked up from behind

Tapped two of them on the neck so I could meet their eyes direct

Pom!

pom!

I didnt do it for tha payroll