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Being broke in this thing don't sit rightEstar quebrado en esta cosa no se sienta bien

Do it for my folks, trying to get byHazlo por mis padres, tratando de pasar

Came through the struggle with my head highLlegó a través de la lucha con la cabeza alta

Been broke, then you know what it feel likeHe estado en quiebra, entonces sabes lo que se siente

I said being broke made me richDije que estar en quiebra me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me rich, yeahEstar en quiebra me hizo rico, sí

Gotta keep the stove hot so it cook rightTengo que mantener la estufa calientes para que se cocine bien

If everybody eating that's a good nightSi todo el mundo come eso es una buena noche

Had to take a loss 'fore I took flightTuve que perder antes de tomar el vuelo

Hard times made for a good lifeTiempos difíciles hechos para una buena vida

I said being broke made me richDije que estar en quiebra me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Yeah, yeah, never fell in love with the coco, never had to hold up the store with a .44Sí, sí, nunca se enamoró del coco, nunca tuve que sostener la tienda con un .44

Never had the door kicked in by the fedsNunca los federales le dieron una patada a la puerta

While I'm laying in the bed on the bread that I'm gon' blow (woop!), uhMientras estoy acostado en la cama en el pan que voy a soplar (woop!) , uh

But I do know what it feel like to go to school with the knock off shoesPero sé lo que se siente ir a la escuela con los zapatos

Eating free lunch trying to act all coolComer almuerzo gratis tratando de actuar todo fresco

Boy, you better know that we paid our duesChico, mejor que sepas que pagamos nuestras cuotas

Never would I trade that (no!), 'cause it made me betterNunca cambiaría eso (¡no!) , porque me hizo mejor

Could've made me bitterPodría haberme amargado

Can't buy that struggle, can't name no figureNo puedo comprar esa lucha, no puedo nombrar ninguna figura

But it made me richerPero me hizo más rico

Yeah, being broke made me richSí, estar en quiebra me hizo rico

And being low made you quitY ser bajo te hizo renunciar

But being low made me highPero ser bajo me hizo alto

Take time if you want this, let's go!Tómate tiempo si quieres esto, ¡vamos!

Being broke in this thing don't sit rightEstar quebrado en esta cosa no se sienta bien

Do it for my folks, trying to get byHazlo por mis padres, tratando de pasar

Came through the struggle with my head highLlegó a través de la lucha con la cabeza alta

Been broke, then you know what it feel likeHe estado en quiebra, entonces sabes lo que se siente

I said being broke made me richDije que estar en quiebra me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me rich, yeahEstar en quiebra me hizo rico, sí

Gotta keep the stove hot so it cook rightTengo que mantener la estufa calientes para que se cocine bien

If everybody eating that's a good nightSi todo el mundo come eso es una buena noche

Had to take a loss 'fore I took flightTuve que perder antes de tomar el vuelo

Hard times made for a good lifeTiempos difíciles hechos para una buena vida

I said being broke made me richDije que estar en quiebra me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Yeah, yeah, yeahSí, sí, sí

Money may have made me richer, but the struggle got me richer than I ever beenPuede que el dinero me haya hecho más rico, pero la lucha me hizo más rica que nunca

Learn to hustle, use your muscle, learn to grind, and keep your mind up on the future, manAprende a apresurarte, usa tu músculo, aprende a moler, y mantén tu mente en el futuro, hombre

We came out them trenchesSalíamos de las trincheras

Government assistance in the beginningAsistencia del Gobierno en el principio

Keep them cans for the penniesGuárdenlas latas por los centavos

We saving that grease after dinnerGuardamos esa grasa después de cenar

Now they counting all my pennies, counting all my figures, all up in my business, manAhora cuentan todos mis centavos, contando todas mis cifras, todo en mi negocio, hombre

Now they watching what I'm spendingAhora están viendo lo que estoy gastando

Wondering what I got, and wondering how I get it, manMe pregunto lo que tengo, y me pregunto cómo lo consigo, hombre

I was bought before I had a dollar, being empty-handed made me stupid richMe compraron antes de tener un dólar, ser con las manos vacías me hizo rico

Rich in loyalty, can't pay the lawyer fee, but it's all good, the squad pitching inRico en lealtad, no puede pagar la cuota de abogado, pero todo está bien, el escuadrón se lanza

Being broke in this thing don't sit rightEstar quebrado en esta cosa no se sienta bien

Do it for my folks, trying to get byHazlo por mis padres, tratando de pasar

Came through the struggle with my head highLlegó a través de la lucha con la cabeza alta

Been broke, then you know what it feel likeHe estado en quiebra, entonces sabes lo que se siente

I said being broke made me richDije que estar en quiebra me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me rich, yeahEstar en quiebra me hizo rico, sí

Gotta keep the stove hot so it cook rightTengo que mantener la estufa calientes para que se cocine bien

If everybody eating that's a good nightSi todo el mundo come eso es una buena noche

Had to take a loss 'fore I took flightTuve que perder antes de tomar el vuelo

Hard times made for a good lifeTiempos difíciles hechos para una buena vida

I said being broke made me richDije que estar en quiebra me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me richEstar quebrado me hizo rico

Being broke made me rich, yeahEstar en quiebra me hizo rico, sí