Do What I Gotta Do Lyrics - Donell Jones

Gotta do what I gotta do 

Do what I gotta do 

'Cause cash rules everything around me 

If you take a look around 

Take a look at was goin' down 

If you can see what I see, baby 

And why act the way I do 

'Cause you can't understand 

And you don't really know a man 

Until you've been where I've been 

Loose the things I've lost 

But can you change the way that you look at me 

All that you can say to me 

The things I just can say no more 

I'm not the same guy that I used to be 

We don't even talk no more 

Don't I get up everyday? 

Don't I bring home all my pay? 

Don't I do whatever it takes? 

If I could just get my baby out tha ghetto 

Gotta do what I gotta do 

Move when it's time to move 

See who I gotta see 

'Cause cash rules everything around me 

Do what I gotta do 

Be who I gotta be 

But it's not enough for you 

'Cause we can live without enough money 

She is afraid to get involved 

She ain't willin' to fall in love 

It's such a risk to take and a big mistake 

By the way I make my livin' 

But I let you know from the go 

That's the way it is and that's the way it goes 

It's the only life I know 

But you can't do nothing to change that, baby 

All that you can say to me 

The things I just can say no more 

I'm not the same guy that I used to be 

We don't even talk no more 

Don't I get up everyday 

Don't I bring home all my pay 

Don't I do whatever it takes 

If I could just get my baby out tha ghetto 

Gotta do what I gotta do 

Move when it's time to move 

See who I gotta see 

'Cause cash rules everything around me 

Do what I gotta do 

Be who I gotta be 

But it's not enough for you 

'Cause we can live without enough money 

Gotta do what I gotta do 

Move when it's time to move 

See who I gotta see 

'Cause cash rules everything around me 

Do what I gotta do 

Be who I gotta be 

But it's not enough for you 

'Cause we can live without enough money 

Just try and understand me 

Look at it from my point of view 

Nothin' in this world is free 

So I do what I gotta do 

Didn't I give you, the big cars 'n the big rimes 

I kept you, less then 

The finer things, baby what you think 

It was coming from stop actin' dumb 

I knew you knew, but you played it off 

I play it too, like I had it all 

I was your man gave you everything 

So don't act like you don't understand 

Gotta do what I gotta do 

Move when it's time to move 

See who I gotta see 

'Cause cash rules everything around me 

Do what I gotta do 

Be who I gotta be 

But it's not enough for you 

'Cause we can live without enough money