this is el-farid official,
good vibes only
Ooh yeah … yeah … ( 2 bars )
They held me down, but look at me now ( 2 bars )
Ha-ha … I’m rich now …
[Hook 1 – 0:13 – 0:40 (8 bars)
I’m rich now, they can’t hold me down no more (1 bar)
Made it from the bottom, straight up through that door (1 bar)
Money in the bank, ain’t sleepin’ on the floor (1 bar)
They tried to keep me broke, but I’m rich now for sure (1 bar)
I’m rich now, they can’t take my shine (1 bar)
Used to pray for better days, now the world is mine (1 bar)
I’m rich now, and I paid my dues (1 bar)
Came from the pain, now I’ll never lose (1 bar)
[Verse 1 – 0:41 – 1:16 (12 bars)]
(Laid-back flow; Akon verse energy)
Used to dream ’bout cars and fancy things (1 bar)
Now I’m pullin’ up, and the valet sing (1 bar)
Mama in the house that she always need (1 bar)
Big yard, big gate, yeah we finally free (1 bar)
Back then, they ain’t show no love (1 bar)
Now they call me up when they see me above (1 bar)
Used to stress on rent, now I’m sign-in’ deals (1 bar)
Used to chase a hope, now I’m chasin’ mills (1 bar)
Never had a thing, just faith and grind (1 bar)
Now I shine bright, can’t dim my line (1 bar)
Took the long road, no shortcuts here (1 bar)
Now it’s cheers every night of the year (1 bar)
[Verse 2 – 1:45 – 2:20 (12 bars)]
Cold nights, no heat, no meals (1 bar)
Now I’m eatin’ good, that’s a different feel (1 bar)
They said I wouldn’t make it, said I wouldn’t last (1 bar)
Now I’m countin’ blessings, I don’t live in the past (1 bar)
I gave my heart, I gave my time (1 bar)
Stayed on grind, yeah I stayed on line (1 bar)
From the dark to the light, now I see it clear (1 bar)
Success in my rear-view, pain disappear (1 bar)
Got a vision, now it’s so profound (1 bar)
Can’t nobody knock me off this ground (1 bar)
Every loss was just fuel to win (1 bar)
Now the door I built, I ain’t let you in (1 bar)
[Bridge – 2:21 – 2:44 (6 bars)]
They see the cars, they don’t see the scars (1 bar)
Every night I pray
