A Bird in the Hand

(Big Bird: Sesame Street)<br>Hey look at this! I was cleaning out my nest<br>and I found a book of my old poetry<br><br>(Ice Cube)<br>Fresh out of school cause I was a high school grad<br>gots to get a job cuz I was a high school dad<br>Wish I got paid like I was rappin` to the nation <br>but thats not likely, so here`s my application<br>Pass it to the man at AT&T<br>Cuz when I was in school I got the a. e. e.<br>But there`s no s. e. for this youngsta<br>I didn`t have no money so now I have to hunch the<br>Back like a slave, thats what be happenin <br>but whitey says there`s no room for the African <br>Always knew that I would boycott, jeez<br>but welcome to McDonalds can I take your order please<br>Gotta sell ya food that might give you cancer<br>cuz my baby doesn`t take no for an answer<br>Now I pay taxes that you never give me back <br>what about diapers, bottles, and similac <br>Do I gotta go sell me a whole lotta crack<br>for decent shelter and clothes on my back?<br>Or should I just wait for help from Bush<br>or Jesse Jackson, and operation Push <br>If you ask me the whole thing needs a douch<br>a masengel what the hell cracker sale in the neighborhood <br>To the whorehouse bitches,<br>Miss porker, little joe or Todd Bridges<br>Or anybody that he know <br>so I got me a bird, better known as a kilo<br>Now everybody know I went from po` to a nigga that got dough<br>So now you put the feds against me<br>cause I couldn`t follow the plan of the presidency<br>I`m never givin` love again<br>Cuz blacks are too fuckin broke to be republican <br>Now I remember I used to be cool<br>till I stopped fillin` out my W-2<br>Now senators are gettin` hired<br>and your plan against the ghetto backfired <br>So now you got a pep talk <br>but sorry, this is our only room to walk<br>Cause we don`t want a drug push<br>But a bird in the hand is worth more than the bush<br><br>tell the politicians, the hustlers: live and let live (yeah)<br>tell the politicians, the hustlers: live and let live (yeah)