Principles

Never 'bout the money Hook: The shorty get shot in the streets Cause he ain't pay his It's never 'bout the money never 'bout the money It's never 'bout the money There's principles involved These rules apply to all all It's never 'bout the money It's never 'bout the money Fabolous: Damn, why they do him like that They ain't even had to do him like that Fuck it, he should've had the llami on him Actin Holly, had to go Tommy on him You do dirt, you get dirt, that's how germs spread word Squash the beef with a funeral, it's confirmed dead word See it's never 'bout the money cause I burn bread It's the principles like Big Worm said hold up Back to the wall, your man was on the Wizards I weathered the storm while standin' in a blizzard Handlin' your bid'ness almost landed me in prison So I had to cut you off, but you handed me the scissors damn See after I lost you, I must've found me Niggas wasn't with me they was just around me Gotta know the rules in the streets you playin' What happened I don't even know but the streets is sayin' Hook Jadakiss: Uh, yo If you beat him, you can't welp him It's only a problem in the case when you can't help him umm They even invite you to a place where you ain't welcome wooh Reliable source, who you gettin' your intel from who Jewish lawyer on the retainer, they had to bill him umm Interrogation 'fore he arrived, they tried to drill him yeah It's hard for you to stay on one side when you a villain hard Your heart sayin' yeah, but your pride won't let you kill him Kill kill kill nah, that's what happen when you love a nigga love Then he end up gettin' it from another nigga uh The wrong way is usually how you rub a nigga yeah Sometimes for you it's just easier to dub a nigga one Whatever issues they have just let 'em keep those It's 'bout the morals, principles and G-codes Sometimes you gotta give one to take a blow woo It's never 'bout the paper though, what Hook