What You Give Is What You Get by Evil Eddie Lyrics
[Verse 1: Evil Eddie]
Well 'cause what you give is what you get, it seems logical to begin
By makin' you see with lust and greed, sloth is one of the sins
'Cause if you could choose to pay your dues or not, you'd choose the latter
And you think you deserve victory served to you on a platter
But tryna ride on somebody's back, you're not gonna get any props for that
Think you're the man for runnin' a scam, the fact is that you're not, you're wack
Search your soul, find a goal or passion you can enjoy
By pickin' a tack and stickin' to that, imagine the crap you'd avoid
There's plenty of time for crew to hang, but first you gotta be doin' your thang
Just keep it true whatever you do, karma's like a boomerang
Your blood, your sweat, your tears, they go in a bucket upon on a scale
The more it weighs, the more you're paid, but live for the buck and you fail
'Cause life rewards the passionate first, think about that when you travel to work
Doin' it for the money and not for the love just means you're actually cursed
And so persist and you'll regret but you can flip it on it's head
By doin' shit that you respect 'cause what you give is what you get
[Chorus: Evil Eddie & The Lyrical]
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you
Baby, what you give is what you get
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you
Baby (Yah, yah), what you give is what you get
[Verse 2: The Lyrical]
Waitin' around hopin' for dreams to build themselves around you
Claimin' you heard of somebody else who said that it worked, "It's bound to"
Maybe it will or maybe it won't, so what did I write this verse for?
Well some things come to those wait, but most you have to work for
Your daddy and your daddy's daddy did it 'cause the shit works
Reachin' a goal from heart and the soul has perks if you don't quit first
It's basic and it's complicated, what can I say about this?
I understand the risk involved but what is life without risk?
Give it everything you got and it'll lift you right up
I think it's the simplicity of this that gets me fired up
For everything that's lost and earned, what you give you get returned
Humble work will raise you but the gift is what you get to learn
Kinda like karma, remember your mama told you all about it?
Now you be cool, actin' the fool, what? Memory kinda shrouded?
Let me break it down for you if you don't understand yet
Nice and slow, what you give is what you get
[Chorus: Evil Eddie & The Lyrical]
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you
Baby, what you give is what you get
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you
Baby, what you give is what you get
[Bridge: Evil Eddie]
So all you lazy MCs busy blazin' them trees
Quit complainin' to me that you've not sold
Put down the pipes and cones and leave mic alone
Until your style is honed and you've got soul
'Cause with the poundin' set I'll rap the alphabet
Right around your neck in a chokehold
Then play your pile of bones like they were xylophones
And use your hollow skull as a mull bowl
[Chorus: Evil Eddie]
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you (Ooh, ooh)
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue (Ooh, ooh)
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you (Ooh, ooh)
Baby (Ooh, what you give is what you get)
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you (Ooh)
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue (Ooh, ooh)
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you (Ooh, ooh)
Baby, what you give is what you get (Ooh)
[Outro: The Lyrical & Evil Eddie]
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
Well 'cause what you give is what you get, it seems logical to begin
By makin' you see with lust and greed, sloth is one of the sins
'Cause if you could choose to pay your dues or not, you'd choose the latter
And you think you deserve victory served to you on a platter
But tryna ride on somebody's back, you're not gonna get any props for that
Think you're the man for runnin' a scam, the fact is that you're not, you're wack
Search your soul, find a goal or passion you can enjoy
By pickin' a tack and stickin' to that, imagine the crap you'd avoid
There's plenty of time for crew to hang, but first you gotta be doin' your thang
Just keep it true whatever you do, karma's like a boomerang
Your blood, your sweat, your tears, they go in a bucket upon on a scale
The more it weighs, the more you're paid, but live for the buck and you fail
'Cause life rewards the passionate first, think about that when you travel to work
Doin' it for the money and not for the love just means you're actually cursed
And so persist and you'll regret but you can flip it on it's head
By doin' shit that you respect 'cause what you give is what you get
[Chorus: Evil Eddie & The Lyrical]
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you
Baby, what you give is what you get
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you
Baby (Yah, yah), what you give is what you get
[Verse 2: The Lyrical]
Waitin' around hopin' for dreams to build themselves around you
Claimin' you heard of somebody else who said that it worked, "It's bound to"
Maybe it will or maybe it won't, so what did I write this verse for?
Well some things come to those wait, but most you have to work for
Your daddy and your daddy's daddy did it 'cause the shit works
Reachin' a goal from heart and the soul has perks if you don't quit first
It's basic and it's complicated, what can I say about this?
I understand the risk involved but what is life without risk?
Give it everything you got and it'll lift you right up
I think it's the simplicity of this that gets me fired up
For everything that's lost and earned, what you give you get returned
Humble work will raise you but the gift is what you get to learn
Kinda like karma, remember your mama told you all about it?
Now you be cool, actin' the fool, what? Memory kinda shrouded?
Let me break it down for you if you don't understand yet
Nice and slow, what you give is what you get
[Chorus: Evil Eddie & The Lyrical]
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you
Baby, what you give is what you get
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you
Baby, what you give is what you get
[Bridge: Evil Eddie]
So all you lazy MCs busy blazin' them trees
Quit complainin' to me that you've not sold
Put down the pipes and cones and leave mic alone
Until your style is honed and you've got soul
'Cause with the poundin' set I'll rap the alphabet
Right around your neck in a chokehold
Then play your pile of bones like they were xylophones
And use your hollow skull as a mull bowl
[Chorus: Evil Eddie]
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you (Ooh, ooh)
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue (Ooh, ooh)
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you (Ooh, ooh)
Baby (Ooh, what you give is what you get)
Take a listen to your heart when it's tellin' you (Ooh)
You're gonna need to find another source of revenue (Ooh, ooh)
'Cause when the money, not the love, has been compellin' you (Ooh, ooh)
Baby, what you give is what you get (Ooh)
[Outro: The Lyrical & Evil Eddie]
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get
(What you give is what you get) What you give is what you get