I was thirteen, first on the block, makin' niggas jock 'Cuz before me you never saw a shorty rock (Rock) My life did a three-sixty Girls that didn't like me in class all uv a sudden wanna fix me (Uhh) I went from wakin' up early catchin' a bus To wakin' up late sittin' in something more plush
Now no longer am I in a class full of kids I got a one on one Thought I was a day at the crib Everyday was different but it didn't quit I gotta four twenty-S and didn't have a permit Now I was (Rich as I was rich) I had whatever would please me A Benz, half a million dollar house easy (And who loud) I got the top of the world Brauds making house calls, doin' things to me you wouldn't belive, y'all 'Cuz I'm this, I'm that, I'm steady shaking the spot In the position where I can't be stopped (I'm)
Young (Young) Rich (Rich) Dangerous (I hear voices sayin') The world is yours, nigga, get it now Get in the game, do yo' thing and don't stop until it's locked down (x2)
(Well I'm) Sittin' on top of the world Goin' from coast to coast Plushed out pre-votes doin' more than most... Niggas do in their whole lifetime See, since I was twelve a little shorty I've been gettin' mine Not that halfway almost dead in between I'm talkin' 'bout this little nigga gettin' cream Fulfillin' dreams, makin' a name for myself Steady doin' things, learning the game gettin' wealth I went from sittin' in the front to riding in the rear (yeah) I got a five-bedroom yact sittin' in Lake Le Neer That's where, me and my crew discuss Different ways for us to maintain in this game and keep on kickin' up dust Sold out shows, magazine covers (lock down) Makin' it easier for other little shorties to rock now It's like this (uh-huh) that's how it be (say what) You can't predict the future without mentioning me ('Cuz I'm)
Young (Young) Rich (Rich) Dangerous (I hear voices sayin') The world is yours, nigga, get it now Get in the game, do yo' thing and don't stop until it's locked down (x2)
Now my first name is Chris... A.K.A... Lenny ...with plenty A millionare before i reach the age of twenty I'm surround by a crew of niggas livin' the same Young (young) rich and dangerous and wear anything Earrings, rings and watches full of ice, hell-a-merchandise Hellicopter flights to little places called "Paradise" Where I'm surrounded by three or four women Poolside drinkin' them drinks with the umbrella in 'em I got the money and the power livin' it grand In this position I could hold the whole world in my hands Shot callin', big ballin', deal makin' I'm wanted For then they think this is nigga here I got it all and I'm just gettin' started and I'm deep like this Oh, I'm destined to be the next Berry Gordy of this business 'Cuz I'm this, I'm that, I'm steady shaking the spot In the position that I can't be stopped (I'm)
Young enough to make mistakes, Exposed to all forms of good and bad, The choices of many are the right choices of few, Rich enough to make mistakes in a catastrophe It won't stop wit dollars. I'm known by millions, Rich wit knowledge and that power is dangerous, That's where your fear starts, You tryin' to come from your pocket instead of your heart. True youths come from within, The only rich man is the one who knows the value of life and death, danger is present when countenance is absent. Let your mind be the key to unlocking the beauty in your hear and Godliness in your soul, live in it or rest in it, I'm gone
Young (Young) Rich (Rich) Dangerous (I hear voices sayin') The world