Paid ≠ Sane

How do you expect me to get paid? I treat the music like drugs and the bando is my stage Yeah Yeah Yeah Yee How do you expect me to get paid? I treat the music like drugs and the bando is my stage How do you expect me to keep sane? When they all up in my business I want money not the fame (Fame) I want money not the fame How do you expect me to keep sane? When they wanna take my life and freedom away How do you expect me to keep sane? (Fame) I want money not the fame How do you expect me to keep sane? When I can't even be myself without you feeling a way How do you expect me to keep sane? When I see shots ricochet Smoke about a zip a day Chilling in the kitchen cooking cocaine fricassee You the type to rap it, never see you participate All I know is innovate, all they do is imitate All I wanna do is see some smiles on my sisters' faces Do a lot more mileage and see a million places If you felt a way then how comes you ain't ever say shit? Remember when you said you wrote me but you didn't mail it? I can't be going back and forth with you, this shit is draining Everybody speaking on me, I'm a known pagan I should let it go but violation's violation And you're guilty by association So if I see him, I'ma spin straight, criminally I'm insane Ever since a little boy, this is what they been saying Voices I can't think straight every single shit day God knows I'm a good man learning through my mistakes (Fame) I want money not the fame How do you expect me to keep sane? When they wanna take my life and freedom away How do you expect me to keep sane? (Fame) I want money not the fame How do you expect me to keep sane? When I can't even be myself without you feeling a way How do you expect me to keep sane? How do you expect me to get paid, got a 100 different ways Need this money in a safe, I do How do you expect me to get paid? Gotta keep myself in check Gotta get it anyway, I do And I ran towards the check Never felt so blessed I don't feel no threats Beef with me is rare I've been going so fast Brother told me slow down I don't even know how Treat it like a playground This ain't even fun no more 3 hoes Santa Clause I don't even want the hoe Find peace when I'm alone Used to call me Vince McMahon I invested into raw Preaching I was door to door How do you expect me to keep sane? When they wanna take my life and freedom away How do you expect me to keep sane? (Fame) I want money not the fame How do you expect me to keep sane? When I can't even be myself without you feeling a way How do you expect me to keep sane?