The Old Fashioned Way
Too $hort Lyrics

What you rhyme mayne? You always spend G's
I'm curious about your rap career, you seem to always spend a lot of money.

How much cash you got that you can lend me?
I'm wondering if you have enough money to lend me.

Think I'll pay you back, think you flossin hard
I think I will pay you back, you're trying to impress others by showing off.

When you ridin down the strip in yo' boss's car?
Are you really driving around in your boss's car on the main street?

With your silver chain on and your fake diamonds
You're wearing a fake silver chain with stones that look like diamonds.

Cain't do it right but you stay tryin
You're not doing something right, but you keep trying anyway.

You got big dreams, to hit a lick quick
You have big dreams of making quick money.

And buy a brand new house, but you ain't get shit
You want to buy a new house, but you haven't earned anything yet.

Wouldn't even know what to do if you had bread
You would not know what to do with money even if you had it.

How to be a baller - can you pass the test?
Do you have what it takes to be a successful player?

There's more than one way to hit the top
There are several ways to become successful.

Trunk full of dope nigga don't get stopped
If you have a full trunk of drugs, don't get caught by the police.

Take it to the house and bag it up
Take the drugs home and package them.

Make that money and stack it up
Make money and save it.

Or spend it all in one place, what you want from me?
You can spend all your money in one place, but I can't tell you what to do with it.

I can't tell you how to run yo' company
I cannot give you advice on how to manage your business.

And don't start bitchin bout Too $hort
Don't complain to me about Too $hort.

What the fuck I want to listen to you fo'?
Why should I listen to you?

Look at you, you ain't all that successful
You don't seem to be very successful.

Them plates ain't made out of Cristal
You can't afford expensive dishes made of crystal.

You just regular, plain ol' frontin
You're just a regular person trying to look like something you're not.

You come from nowhere and you don't claim nuttin
You come from an unknown place and you don't have any connections or associations.

Stop bein phony, actin hella hard
Stop pretending to be something you're not and acting tough.

Girl at the mall, maxin your credit card
You're spending a lot of money at the mall on your credit card.

Answer your cell phone, now you smilin
You're answering your phone and smiling.

Talk to your girl, man it's been a while
You're talking to your girlfriend and it's been a while since you last spoke.

Since she left to go shoppin, girl where you at?
Since she left to go shopping, where are you now?

She out havin lunch with a player mack
She's having lunch with a successful player.

I'm in the background, don't trip partner
I'm in the background and there's no need to worry.

Just munchin on the lunch that your bitch bought me
I'm just eating the lunch that your girlfriend bought me.

She don't love you, she just used to you
Your girlfriend doesn't love you, she is just using you.

Got your mom and them wonderin what she do to you
Your mother and others are wondering what your girlfriend is doing to you.

I don't pay hoes, I turn 'em
I don't give money to prostitutes, I turn them into my own prostitutes.

I teach hoes, you learn 'em
I teach prostitutes to be better at their job.

How we get them hoes, don't concern 'em
Don't worry about how we get our prostitutes.

The old fashioned way, we earn 'em
We earn our prostitutes the old fashioned way, by treating them well and teaching them how to be successful.

I been in the game, I did it
I have been in the game and I have been successful.

I'm true to the game, I'm so committed
I am loyal to the prostitution game and am fully committed to it.

I got a lot of hoe money, where you get it
I have a lot of money from prostitution, where did you get yours?

The old fashioned way, I just spit it
I earned my money the old fashioned way, by working hard and being successful.

I'm pimpish, I never let hoes pimp me
I am a pimp and I never let prostitutes control me.

I let one bitch get me, and instantly
I let one prostitute control me, but immediately learned my lesson.

She dipped to Mexico, I'ma get you hoe
She went to Mexico and I am going to find her and punish her.

I'ma find you and check you like a physical
I will find her and give her a physical punishment.

I'm not a doctor, but I cut a bitch open
I'm not a doctor, but I am capable of harming someone severely.

With this game have her broken never quit hoein
With my skills and knowledge of the prostitution game, I can keep a prostitute broken and motivated to work.

A bad habit, I picked up along the way
I picked up this bad habit of being a pimp along the way in my life.

Break a bitch, and make a new song every day
I can break a prostitute and make a new song about it every day.

I do my own thing, I'm original
I am unique and I do things my own way.

I was Born to Mack when I came in the do'
I was born to be a successful pimp when I first entered the prostitution game.

Just so you know, I got the game from the East
I learned about the prostitution game from people in the East.

Lake Merritt(?) to Sobranny(?) in them East Oakland streets
From Lake Merritt to Sobranny in the East Oakland streets is where I learned the prostitution game.

Took my game on the road, became a millionaire
I took my prostitution game on the road and became a millionaire.

Tell the world get ready for a real player
Tell the world to be prepared for a successful player like me.

And so it happened, I grabbed the mic and start rappin
I started rapping and became successful.

Make that money keep stackin
I keep making money and saving it.

I made a new album, fourteen times
I made 14 albums.

Hoes screamin out Too $hort keep rhymin
Prostitutes are telling me to keep rapping.

I got rich screamin BITCH
My favorite word to scream is bitch and that's how I got rich.

My favorite word; I hear it on - E'RYBODY shit
I love the word bitch and I hear it in everyone's songs.

And when they say it like me, I couldn't want mo'
When people say bitch like I do, I feel satisfied.

Send a special thanks out to yo' Uncle $hort
I am thanking myself for my success.

Do yo' thang nephew, why'know I'm down witcha
Do what you need to do, I am supporting you.

Stay strapped, watch yo' back, don't let the town getcha
Stay armed, be careful, don't let the town harm you.

And when you get mad, try to use your brain
When you're angry, try to think logically.

Get some street etiquette, don't abuse the game
Learn some street etiquette, don't take advantage of the prostitution game.

You know us real ones, you know we never bite
You know that real players like me do not betray each other.

When these hoes start shit you know we never fight
When prostitutes cause problems, we do not engage in physical fights.

Cause I'd be layin on the ground feelin real silly
If I got into a physical fight, I would regret it and end up lying on the ground feeling silly.

All I did was fuck his bitch, that nigga still killed me
All I did was have sex with his prostitute, but he still killed me.

And even though I know a sucker spent all his cash
Even though I know someone spent all his money foolishly.

Just so he could fuck and try to get some ass
Just so he could have sex and try to get some attention.

I don't pay hoes, I turn 'em
I don't give money to prostitutes, I make them work for me.

I teach hoes, you learn 'em
I teach prostitutes how to be successful in their job.

How we get them hoes, don't concern 'em
How we get our prostitutes is not your concern.

The old fashioned way, we earn 'em
We earn our prostitutes the traditional way, by being successful and treating them well.