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Cartel Mentality Lyrics by McGrady

Year of the Dragonfly

2019

[Intro]
This is all I ever wanted, right?

[Verse 1]
(Money)
Type of shit to make a broke man act funny
Got a blank face, you look like a crash dummy
So much dough in one place, you could say that I'm Buddy
I'm the boss 'round this way, making something out of nothing
You'll never run shit, if you can't outrun me
Look at my life, something you need to study
Ain't no "buddy buddy" when it comes to making money
Shit is cut throat, leave a broke man bloody
Fuck the good and the bad, I only do the ugly
Fuck you looking at, you thinking that I'm nutty?
What's the cause of that, I'm laughing cause I love it
And I've been eating good, yummy yummy in my tummy
It's all about strategy, ain't no gettin' lucky
And shouts out to Shaheen, man, we like Steve and Bucky
This ain't Philadelphia but shit is always sunny
I feel like a farmer cause I got that milk and honey

[Chorus x2]
I want everything, I want everything
I got many things, I got many things
I don't want anything, I don't want anything
I want everything, I want everything

[Verse 2]
(Power)
That's what separates me between all the cowards
Too afraid to be stern like your first name was Howard
I never waste time, every minute, every hour
In the palm of my hand, this is mine, it ain't ours
All you kids need to patch shit up, you acting sour
Need to come out of your shell to rule the kingdom like you're Bowser
If you're pushing up daises, then I'm out here picking flowers
My third eye is a third kind, come get a close encounter
I wreck shit, cause I'm reckless, I ingest this and devour
Like breakfast, you're Nesquik, I'm eggs Benedict, how the
Fuck can you be subdued by damn fools
That wanna do what I can do, but can't do cause they got no power
I'm a fucking star, I take meteor showers
I can't hear you where I'm at, guess you need to scream it louder
Tell them, who's the guru, who's that loser that you doubted
Fuck moving a mountain, I could probably move a thousand

[Chorus x2]
I want everything, I want everything
I got many things, I got many things
I don't want anything, I don't want anything
I want everything, I want everything

[Verse 3]
(Respect)
All I ever wanted, could never settle for less
Getting that respect is way better than checks
Never would have guessed to this level I'd get
The fruits of my labor taste sweeter than success
All the money and power that I possess
Could outweigh anything and all of my regrets
But it doesn't mean anything cause even though I'm blessed
I could never succeed in life, I'm already dead
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McGrady

McGrady

About “Cartel Mentality” by McGrady

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"Cartel Mentality" appears on "Year of the Dragonfly" in 2019.

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