[Chorus 2x]
  "You gotta make the money first"
  "Then when you get the money, you get the power"
  "Then when you get the power, Then you get the woman"
  
  [Ice-T]
  The problem is you broke, You ain't got no car or job
  You slow with youer hustle, You dress like a slob
  Ladies ain't looking for no brothers like this
  They want the dub-twisting ballers with the ice on their wrist
  You gotta get your cash right to get in the game
  Might have to pull a pistol, Flip some caine
  Get out in them streets and hustle hard in the rain
  Take your come up and reinvest to the game
  "You gotta make the money first"
  You need a lot to go far
  What you think is rich, I just spent on a car
  What you think is paid, I just blew on a watch
  What you think is wealthy, I just dropped on a yacht
  Flip the street cash and try to pick some stocks
  Kick back in your pad and watch it roll like crops
  But it really ain't that easy, Or we all would be rich
  One mistake, You're broke, The come up's a bitch
  Make the right moves and forget about sleep
  concentrate on the paper chase, Join the elite
  Few dun got mad cash and money to spend
  Money to straight blow and money to lend
  And only then, You made it past stage one, My friend
  
  [Chorus 2x]
  
  [Ice-T]
  Now you got the money and the cash flow thick
  But you really ain't nothing but a richer trick
  Just because you're paid, you can still get thick
  By your low life homies or skanless bitch
  You gotta move it around, put it in the right hands
  Maybe a judge, Make a PA your friend
  Understand what really moves the world
  Recognize what really moves these girls
  Juice is more important than cash for real
  Money you spend, But true power you feel
  It ain't that easy to reach
  Respect is about the hardest damn thing in the streets to get
  Make your moves correct, Watch your crew
  Watch your back, They watching you
  Anybody round you has gotta be true
  Or you never make it past stage two
  Listen, when you get the real true power, You know
  People will feel you, Wherever you go
  And when you really max this game
  You'll never have to say your name
  
  [Chorus]
  
  [Ice-T]
  Now you got the power, It's on, My friend
  Cuz the one thing women love is powerful men
  The one thing women hate are brothers that bend
  They act like they like 'em, But they only pretend
  They wanna be with that man in the V.I.
  They don't wanna stand in line
  You outta your mind?
  That other player's got cash, But no juice
  Cuz the powerful men get to choose
  From a multitude of women that be steppin in crews
  Willing to do much more than before
  Give you quick brains, It's insane
  Just what the woman'll do just for you
  Cuz if you got the power, Then they gets it too
  If you rollin benz, Then they rollin too
  If you livin phat, Then they ballin too
  That sounds stupid to you, Not to me
  They winning one move when it takes us three
  Cars, Big houses, And shopping sprees
  While most of us see the penitentiary
  
  [Chorus 2x]