Womanopoly

Lyrics: Taalib Johnson/Carvin "Ransum" Haggins/Ivan Barias Music: Taalib Johnson/Carvin "Ransum" Haggins/Ivan Barias Yo listen I met this girl on Baltic Ave And you can tell how she steps on Boardwalk She was from Park Place I asked what she was doing on this side of town She said she had some taxes to pay I figured I'd take a chance and advance to go And find out more about her 'Cause there's more to know than the ways she sways And the way that she wears her clothes Or the way that she plays this game so cold
She said she came up rough And the one income household was not enough There be nights she'd go to sleep cold and hungry 'Cause her mom was always short on food and money See people used to joke a lot And tease her 'bout her clothes not bein' in style Dressed in dingy skirts and dirty sneakers From the finest second hand down on Oriental Ave But now look at her she got this game on lock Anything that she ever wanted now she got it And I gotta say I'm so proud to see That someone like her is in control womanopoly
Once she graduated Jr High
She started working overtime Scrubbing floors or working on assembly lines Just so she could help her mother out
And after college they moved into Marvin's Garden And she got a job working at the city water department To save enough cash
To move into Community Chest condos on Pennsylvania Ave
She fell in love with this dude name Ray Who was a small time hustler form St Charles' Place
And he was known for always bein' in and out of trouble But the problem was that he was never on her level She argued with her mom about Ray's work Till he got sent up state on the same say that she gave birth But see the baby never made it
It drove her nearly crazy and she couldn't take
But now look at her she got this game on lock Anything that she ever wanted now she got it And I gotta say I'm so proud to see That someone like her is in control womanopoly Listen see where she came from Many people find it hard just to hang on You often find them in the same place complaining
Instead of finding a better way of maintaining She could have balled up and cry Wish that she would die and just gave up on trying Instead she grind from the bottom just to make it to the bottom Now she's on top and she's flying But now look at her she got this game on lock Anything that she ever wanted
Now she got it and I gotta say I'm so proud to see
That someone like her is in control womanopoly
But now look at her she got this game on lock Anything that she ever wanted
Now she got it and I gotta say I'm so proud to see That someone like her is in control womanopoly