life on minimum wage,aint how im tryna live//
give to the poor,well i am poor,only me to give
bottom of totem pole,aint askin for my 2~cent//
but thats all i got to give,when u got over due~rent


Work with government product,lights aint price-less/
askin the wiseman for answers,but hes advice-less
Wiseman tells me,my fortune will grow one-day/
Notice on the door,water gettin cut off on mon-day
Kids like pops why the bread green,eyes full oftears/
Wipe my eyes,god help me climb over the fears
scraps aint turnin into miracles,is it rent,or water/
cant pay-back the king pin,so he rape his daughter
gun to my head,so he lay-back,my life i cant subdue/
got to hit the box,so you can get a clear view
Just another day in the minimum wage life-style/
like raw spelled backwards,give up cuz life-hostile
Cant buy no mic,so the showers is his stage/
pen bleed on the book,another line to the page


hook 2x
life on minimum wage,aint how im tryna live//
give to the poor,well i am poor,only me to give
bottom of totem pole,aint askin for my 2~cent//
but thats all i got to give,when u got over due~rent

made bad choices,never made the right decision/
Cant go on,time to let the bullet make a incision
workin overtime,still bringin in that minimum wage/
my income got me locked in this unbreakable cage
searchin the grass for the clover with four leaves/
anything for marginal cash,so she drops to her knees
Played the game wrong,wheres the restart switch/
is the dream or reality,if so then lifes a real bitch
didnt go off to college,cant go back to school/
got to walk on the side,cuz no money for feul//
luck plays no favors,walk the streets got robd today/
Now we lookin at eviction,this aint april foolsday//
kids stay in school,go get ya doctorate,dont drop-out/
cant have the marginal things,learn to cop-without


hook 2x
life on minimum wage,aint how im tryna live//
give to the poor,well i am poor,only me to give
bottom of totem pole,aint askin for my 2~cent//
but thats all i got to give,when u got over due~rent


lost the feelin of cash,say he lost the sense~to~feel/
naw cuz pain he felt,nickel n dime turn cents~to~a mill
deny the slump,so he left in~da~nile like egyptian fish/
begin~ya~mile his my nikes,wish to dream,dream to wish
pay~check 2 pay check,struggle to put food on the table/
spray~tech nine across the store,rob em money stable
forgot the ski~mask so my face on t.v,now im wanted/
she~ask why rob em,right turn wrong life all haunted
im hearin voice in my head,follow me,follow you where/
take me as your leader and your wishes will be near/
im wunderin am i goin crazy,or my life playin~a~trick/
followin the voice,no need for lottery stop playin~da~six
so this is a story a person who aint play his cards right/
follow ya dreamz,made to write,pull out the pad n write

hook 2x
life on minimum wage,aint how im tryna live//
give to the poor,well i am poor,only me to give
bottom of totem pole,aint askin for my 2~cent//
but thats all i got to give,when u got over due~rent