Same Ol' Dirty
Murphy Lee Lyrics

When I first started back in 1989
In 1989, when I first began my career

I was trying to claim games, I was barely writing rhymes
I was attempting to be known as a gamer, only starting to write lyrics

I was 7 to 8, a little nigga with his head straight
At 7-8 years old, I was a young and focused boy

Never got to school early, always went to bed late
I never arrived at school early and would stay up late

Grew up with the older dudes, do what your brother do
I spent time with older guys and copied what my brother did

It's just so he happen to rap, "Man you think you cool?"
My brother happened to rap, and guys would say 'you think you're cool?'

Ali was my motivator, rapper slash educator
Rapper Ali motivated and taught me

Kept these boys dedicated mama like we better had made it
Ali kept us dedicated, my mother thought we would succeed

'cause my first name's paid, my last name bills
My first name might sound like money, but my last name represents bills

Even though I got a record deal I paid bills still
I still had to pay bills despite getting a record deal

And erreybody changed to sell us
Everyone tried to change who we were to sell our music

I wish the fans would understand to except us and just us (?)
I want fans to accept us for who we are and not try to change us

I know we blush, on a well-equipped bus
I know we might be successful, riding in a nice tour bus

And money we got enough, at least enough to not fuss
We have enough money to not argue or fight with each other

We still got stress like you
We still have stress in our lives, just like everyone else

So in other words little dirty we just like you
In other words, we are just like regular people

They thought he changed up since he came up
People thought I changed since becoming popular

But he's the same ol' dirty
But I'm still the same old person

Might have switched his game up 'cause the fame stuck
I might have changed my approach to music due to fame

But it's the same ol' Murphy
But I'm still the same person, Murphy

Might have switched his friends up since he done been up
I might have changed my friends since becoming successful

'cause it's the same ol' dirty
But I'm still the same old person

Might have switched his rims up on his benz
I might have changed the rims on my Benz

But he's the same ol'.. Murphy
But I'm still the same person, Murphy

I know you ain't acting front-why (?)
I know you're not pretending to know me

My fans are like the police they be asking for me
My fans are like the police, always asking for me

Ask them do they know me they probably say who cares
If you asked my fans if they know me, they might not care

Tell 'em I'm with Nelly they getta coming in pairs
If I tell them I'm with Nelly, they'll come in groups of two

The fame thing is the same thing as the devil
Fame can be compared to the devil

People who see you never put on you on a hell of a level
People who see you never give you too much credit

I once wore scuffed up Air Force 2's
There was a time when I wore worn-down Air Force 2s

And this girl said, "That ain't Murphy Lee look at his shoes!"
A girl noticed and pointed out that my shoes were in bad condition

See these kids are so smart recognize you from head start
Kids are smart and recognize you from an early stage

They be like "I know that ain't you up in Wal-Mart"
They might see you in Wal-Mart and recognize you

Can't a brother buy his own draws I'm not a star
I'm just a regular person who can buy my own underwear

I'm a grown ass boy I'm not staying the in car
I'm a grown man and won't just stay in the car

But people gonna recognize, they know who you are
People will still recognize and know who you are

Well if they see me today, they gon' be cool tomorrow
If they see me today, they'll still be cool with me tomorrow

'cause I'm a be at Circuit City buying DVD's
Because I'll be at Circuit City buying DVDs

And hungry eating fries at your local Mickey D's
And eating fries at a nearby McDonald's when hungry

Yo, yo, I'm still the same dirty, dirty I still make mistakes
I'm still the same, imperfect Murphy Lee

I know my birthday was the only day a dirty saw a cake
I only saw a cake on my birthday as a child

I'm humble like an African King I appreciate things
I'm humble like an African King and appreciate everything

Let me refer you on what's happening then
Let me explain what's been happening since then

In 93, had an idea we really believed in
In 1993, we had an idea that we really believed in

94, 95 we began critiquing
In 1994-1995, we started critiquing our work

In 96, I think we signed some bullshit
In 1996, I believe we signed a bad contract

97, yo we had the number one hit
In 1997, we had a number one hit song

98, had to vacate to get our shit straight
In 1998, we had to take a break to work on our issues

Signed with Cool-to-love to get rid of one of the headaches
We signed with a new label in order to solve some of our issues

In 9-9, it's when them boys got signed
In 1999, my friends got signed to a record label

and if Nelly don't sell a record then it all goes down
If Nelly's album doesn't sell well, things could go bad for us

0-0 through 0-1 we weren't below no one
From 2000-2001, we didn't feel inferior to anyone

and no one could ever take from or want more done
No one could take away our success or desire for more

0-2, Lunatics sold damn near 2
In 2002, the Lunatics sold almost 2 million records

So in 0-3, we gon see what Murphy Lee gon do
In 2003, we'll see what I'm going to do for my career

[Chorus: Toya - 2X]
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