The Artful Dodger

[Hook] I mean, we all had to fall on our shit before I know y'all niggas was late on your rent before Ran into a couple Harvey Dents before Maybe you niggas breathin' too many chemicals You think I'm finna go? Fuckin' with the children of the indigo Bring the cash in manila envelopes My niggas in the cut, you tryna interlope And I can't go for that [Verse 1] Hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up Free ain't what cheap is Niggas rolling like some cheapskates I see kids talking work with empty briefcase We put the beef under rugs and call that sweepstakes Then roll a joint like a nigga need a knee brace Breeze will let you know who got the smoke if you down wind In the middle of the wolves Karl Anthony Towns and Carl Thomas the sounds Summer rain water color paints all over town Oliver Twist, the artful dodger's all over this If she with me, then don't call her my bitch I'm in the VIP, with a big bottled water and I'm sparkin' the piff Good woods on some carpenter shit Move the queen like the parliament is This is a game of chess Funny thing that got me playin' the refs Food for thought, I ain't paying the chef With cleft lips on the bass clef Singin' with strep, I'm sick with it Brought the light for the dimwitted On one knee like Tim with it And I'm praying for my wrists Message gettin' clear as the piss Now i stress it, nigga givin swimmin' lessons at the pier with the kids [Hook] I mean, we all had to fall on our shit before I know y'all niggas was late on your rent before Ran into a couple Harvey Dents before Maybe you niggas breathin' too many chemicals You think I'm finna go? Fuckin' with the children of the indigo Bring the cash in manila envelopes My niggas in the country trying too interlope And I can't go for that I mean, we all had to fall on our shit before Know y'all niggas was late on your rent before Ran into a couple Harvey Dents before Maybe you niggas breathin' too many chemicals You think I'm finna go? Fuckin' with the children of the indigo Bring the cash in manila envelopes My niggas in the cut, you tryna interlope And I can't go for that [Verse 2] Cause a storm's comin', nigga, see this overcast All these niggas talkin money 'bout to overdraft See Colin Powell's at all your fences, you're defenseless, fam All my niggas in the cul-de-sac, ready to strike with the hood like a Cobra Black culture, they’ll never get over that So I'm in this bitch over dressed Runnin’ through a nigga Rolodex Remember nights with the coldest sweats When we ain't really have shit but some old advice Told you once, I told you twice Never was in it for the Oberweiss alone The skeleton's out the closet, more poltergeist The poems I write, most nights, more dramatic Freeze-frame, that's poster-like The poster child, he posted right? From Chicago, deep off in Pilsen with the vatos Mercy mercy, me, that Murciélago That 7 hundred-dollar jacket purchased from Barney's Ain't hurtin' my pockets, but fuck, what do I know? I'm really just a southside nigga with a Nas flow Never been as passive as Rondo, I mean, a Condo on my wrist has never really been a goal of mine Less “Goldie,” more Dolemite I look around, like “Y'all trollin', right?” It's overkill, we know the type It’s overpriced, the quality probably won't suffice I don't condone the roll of dice on this one, fam I mean, we all had to fall on our shit before Just get up 'fore shit hit the fan [Outro] Patience, patience You wanna understand my truth Then just comb through my statements Just comb through my statements, statements ‘Til it's Roger Roger Renaissance Man, no wonder they call him Artful Dodger Art gon' prosper The art gon' prosper Patience, patience You wanna understand my truth Then just comb through my statements Just comb through my statements, statements 'Til it's Roger Roger Renaissance Man, no wonder they call him Artful Dodger Art gon' prosper The art gon' prosper