Hustla Lyrics - How I Got Over - The Roots

Let me tell you what priceless is, some advice to give 

A sacrifice is what I made for the wife and kids 

They say life's a bitch, but it's one life to live 

I want my baby where that cake and the icing is 

Out of them crisis-es, off of them vices-es 

They see what we do and grow up in all likenesses 

Really I don't wanna see 'em having to fight for this 

Story of the family biz, I'ma rewrite the script 

Daughter of a hip-hopper, hustla like her grand papa 

Her destiny done been determined so you can't stop her 

From being independent, earning paper and proper 

More like a lawyer or a doctor, not a man watcher 

That's where your man got ya, it's a big world out, yeah 

I'm tryna make a black diamond or a pearl out, yeah 

And hit the people to the way the world twirl out, yeah 

And when I thank heaven for my little girl 

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Please let her be a hustla, baby, be a hustla 

Hope my baby girl grows up to be a hustla 

Let her be a hustla, baby, be a hustla 

If not, then you're only a customer 

Please let him be a hustla, baby, be a hustla 

Hope my baby boy grows up to be a hustla 

Let him be a hustla, baby, be a hustla 

If not, then you're only a customer 

Sugar Slim, I'm slicker than a squid, nigga no kids 

No baby momma, Sugar freed from the drama 

Sugar be where he wanna, no sweat like a sonnet 

No judge, your honor can't tell me how to raise mine 

Figure that in due time, if and when I do find 

True love, wooed up, maybe you can blue-line 

Ooh I'm, caught up in the moment for the meantime 

G I'm, all about the green like tree pines 

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See I'm, tryna get the scratch like a feline 

Hoping that my seed don't know the struggle like me, I'm 

Hustling to make a buck, make a buck and fuck it up 

Fuck it up and suck it up, then go and make another buck 

Get the money, get the money, that's what I know 

I'm hoping that my seeds know a little more than I know 

I know, I know but baby this what I know 

If we ever settle down, well, baby, this what I hope 

Please let her be a hustla, baby, be a hustla 

Hope my baby girl grows up to be a hustla 

Let her be a hustla, baby, be a hustla 

If not, then you're only a customer 

Please let him be a hustla, baby, be a hustla 

Hope my baby boy grows up to be a hustla 

Let him be a hustla, baby, be a hustla 

If not, then you're only a customer