Patty Cake

[Intro] Sound like grade school Like the bangers and jellies [Verse 1: Trugoy the Dove] Hey, yo, patty cake, patty cake, baker's man Bake me a cake as fast as you can Throw it in the oven for my baby and me So we can feed the mind of a child who can't see Who ain't got vision, but he rock Louis shades He ain't paying dues, he'd rather get paid Patty cake, patty cake, bake it, man Before you join the line with the eighth of a gram now Jimmy crack corn as patty cakes do They share an apartment, never no food Nobody works, but they got cigarettes, though Dirty habits, dust bunnies big as rabbits And the doorbell don't ring, the stench at the door Had the postman running, now the mail's on the floor Patty cake, come on, bake us a dream So we can share a slice with the folks upstream Who don't have a battle, nobody swims When your spirit is broken, and next goes the limbs The hems don't hum 'cause man is thirty-eight And she don't give a damn 'cause her man is twenty-eight And he got them things to make her feel protected 'Cause neglecting your soul is like taking the vest off The best of 'em got a whole lot to live for The rest wish the best were alive, so Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man Bake us some hope as fast as you can Put it in the oven for my piece of me So we can get the bonus, feeding the homeless An SOS for your brother (Like Jonas) Erroneous behavior, seek your savior Economics got us sad, begged our neighbor I'm willing to help even when it ain't felt (Yeah) [Verse 2: Posdnuos] Hey, yo, patty cake, patty cake, baker's man Bake up a cake as fast as you can Nothing gourmet, but make sure it ain't dry 'Cause people stay searching for their piece of the pie That belongs to them or help 'em understand There's a chef and an oven here to cook up a plan Come on, patty cake, bake up a few and be aware (Yeah) Most want to have they cake and eat it too Which leads to greed, guaranteed gluttony Big mama saying it was different, now suddenly Village don't want to raise nothing for the kids Judge playing eBay and handing out bids While on the corner sits Little Jack-on-the-job Man ain't looking out, so now he's the lookout For the corner boys 'cause Little Boy Blue's on patrol With his stool to see who has the hook out (But no hooks to sing) 'Cause no one's tattling Corner boys' C-notes keep the girls paddling First comes love, then comes baby, then comes marriage, maybe Followed by the split, the kid told dad he ain't shh No need to mention, redemption can't fit And all the king's men couldn't put 'em back together 'Cause they all for one thing, to be the new king So patty cake, patty cake, help us, man Elders eating dog food from out of the can Classically train and accept the pain But will stay so calm, it's all in God's palm Intoxicated with afterlife, but I've learned I need sobriety upon my return A woman who loves me, a child who'll reflect it (Yeah) And add some cash to help perfect it [Bridge: Trugoy the Dove] Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man (Yeah) [Outro] Well, you remember that conversation we had about Jay's beats And there's certain shit that shouldn't have came off the beat tape? You know what I mean? Like He wouldn't have put that out, you know what I'm saying? Or, it just, it wasn't the best from that side of it? I don't know, it just don't connect a certain way It just sounded like Supporting a, a sinking ship, you know what I mean? Like, "No, nothing's wrong here" Like, nigga, the shit is sinking and the sharks are eating people "No, you're seeing an illusion, trust me"