A Bird In The Hand Lyrics by Ice Cube

[Big Bird: Sesame Street]
Say look at this! I\'ve been cleaning out my nest
and I found an old book of my poetry

[Ice Cube]
Fresh out of school cause I was a high school grad
gots to get a job cuz I was a high school dad
Wish I got paid by rappin\' to the nation
but thats not likely, so here\'s my application
Pass it to the man at AT&T
Cuz when I was in school I got the a. e. e.
But there\'s no s. e. for this youngsta
I didn\'t have no money so now I have to punch the
Clock like a slave, and be happy man
but whitey says there\'s no room for the African
Always knew that I would clock geez
but welcome to McDonalds can I take your order please
Gotta sell ya food that might give you cancer
cuz my baby doesn\'t take no for an answer
Now I pay taxes that you never give me back
what about diapers, bottles, and similac
Do I have to sell me a whole lotta crack
for decent shelter and clothes on my back?
Or should I just wait for help from Bush
or Jesse Jackson, and operation Push
If you ask me the whole thing needs a douch
a masengel what the hell cracker sale in the neighborhood
To the cornerhouse bitches,
Miss porker, little joe or Todd Bridges
Or anybody that he know
so I got me a bird, better known as a kilo
Now everybody know I went from po\' to a nigga that got dough
So now you put the feds against me
cause I couldn\'t follow the plan of the presidency
I\'m never givin\' love again
But blacks are too fuckin broke to be republican
Now I remember I used to be cool
till I stopped fillin\' out my W-2
Now senators are gettin\' hired
and your plan against the ghetto backfired
So now you got a pep talk
but sorry, this is our only room to walk
Cause we don\'t want a drug push
But a bird in the hand is worth more than a Bush

tell the politicians, the hustlers: live and let live (yeah)
tell the politicians, the hustlers: live and let live (yeah)

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Thanks to (fire-eyed-boy) for correcting these lyrics. Feb 22, 2008