AINT LIFE FUNNY

Lyrics

[Intro — dry, close mic, almost talking] Yeah… Heh. Ain’t that some shit? Whole world change when the money do. [Hook] Ain’t life funny? I was broke, now the bankroll heavy Same ones walked by, now they callin’ me steady Every shadow look crooked, so a motherfucker ready Ain’t life funny? Still outside, ten toes, still deadly Count that money, then I check that door twice Ain’t too many real ones — everybody got a price Same dirt road, new chain, same old advice Ain’t life funny? Swear to God, I done lived this movie twice. [Verse 1] Started with a twenty, made a dollar outta dust Back when nobody called, back when nobody gave a fuck Phone buzz all night, ain't a minute of peace Money bring company — paranoia bring heat Now the same damn women that wouldn't look my way See the wrist catch light, wanna know where I stay I don't answer that shit, leave the message on read Got a hundred-dollar smile with a war in my head Hear a floorboard crack when the whole house still Curtain move once, now I'm watchin' that hill Peephole twice before I crack that door 'Cause the more that you get, they start wantin' it more Funny how loyalty disappear with the weather Same motherfuckers switched when the money got better So I keep my circle small, let the silence get loud Learned everybody love you when you're makin' 'em proud. [Pre-Hook — beat strips down] When I had nothin' — nobody knew me. Now everybody got love for me. Heh… Ain't life funny? [Hook] Ain’t life funny? I was broke, now the bankroll heavy Same ones walked by, now they callin’ me steady Every shadow look crooked, so a motherfucker ready Ain’t life funny? Count that money, then I check that door twice Ain’t too many real ones — everybody got a price Same dirt road, new chain, same old advice Ain’t life funny? Swear to God, I done lived this movie twice. [Verse 2] Buried two brothers, watched another catch years Mama cried at the service, I just swallowed my tears One died over money that was never even his That's the price of this life when you live how we lived Now I move low-key, keep the phone on mute New face, new story — I don't trust that shit Same women callin', “Baby, I've been thinkin' 'bout you” Where the hell was that love when my pockets had two? Look into the mirror — same scars, new numbers Still got that hunger from them broke-ass summers Money bought comfort, couldn't purchase no sleep Funny how the climb make the nightmares run deep I done learned one thing when the lights burn low: Some people love the shine — they don't love your soul So if tomorrow comes and this whole thing falls… I'll still be that motherfucker who survived it all. [Bridge — dark, half-time] Money don't make you. Money reveal 'em. Hard times don't break you. They show you who real. Everybody loves sunshine… Till the thunder start comin'. Then you look around— Ain't nobody there. Ain't life funny? [Final Hook — bigger, layered vocals] Ain’t life funny? I was broke, now the bankroll heavy Same ones walked by, now they callin’ me steady Got scars on my soul, but the heartbeat ready Ain’t life funny? Count that money, then I check that door twice Lost some brothers, lost some sleep, paid a hell of a price Same dirt road, new chain, same old advice Ain’t life funny? Yeah… I done lived this motherfucker twice. [Outro — beat dying, close mic] Still here. Still hungry. Still don't trust nobody. chuckle Ain't life funny?