Ain't Got No Cadillac lyrics

I was born in the boondocks 

in the darkest of nights 

and before I was creeping, 

I had learned how to fight

and I had me some crackdowns 

and I had me some pain.

Now you say I'm a big shot 

ridin' on the gravy train.

But don't give me that jackety-jack.

There ain't no girls hangin' on my back 

and I ain't got no Cadillac,

no Cadillac.

I was raised in the jungle

where a man was a man,

where the powered conquered 

with a gun in your hand.

Every day was a struggle, 

never give, man, always take

and you had to be hidin' 

and you wanted a break.

So don't give me that jackety-jack.

There ain't no girls hangin' on my back 

and I sure got no Cadillac, 

no Cadillac.

If you make yourself some money,

doesn't mean you call the shots.

It only means that you know your beans

and hold onto what you've got.

And you know what the game is all about.

Please don't bother, we'll bail you out.

Every life has a meaning, 

every card has a name,

and the dreams you are dreaming 

are like chips in a game.

When you're old enough, you know

what this game is all about

and you have to deal if you wanna help

the ones who's down and out.

There's no more scratchin' me on my back.

I still remember a scabby shack

and I won't buy no Cadillac,

no Cadillac.

If you make yourself some money,

doesn't mean you call the shots.

It only means that you know your beans

and hold onto what you've got.

And you know what the game is all about.

Please don't bother, we'll bail you out.