when that woman comes back from 'er mother's and i'm flush to beat the band i'm gonna tell 'er how much i love 'er gonna tell 'er i'm her man
yeah i gotta plan to do things right when my baby comes down the line in the palm o' my hand she's gonna sit pretty when the money she gets is mine
when the money she gets is mine i'm really gonna run things right a deal is a deal when i call the shots and ev'rybody answers to me
yeah a man needs a whole lotta money to tell people what to do this time round she'll listen to me and make my dreams come true
you see i had some dough a long time ago i didnt know how to play the game nobody gave me the time o' day nobody knew my name
damn 12 more years in this rotten place the damn judge didnt understand people didnt do what i told em to do now my baby's got another man
yeah i been set up i been double-crossed but next time round i'll show em i got plenty o' brains and i'll be the boss and you'll know which way i'm goin'.