[Chorus]

"Take the money, never have to run (To run, to run)"

"Take the money, never have to run (To run, to run)"

"Take the money, never have to run"

"Here's how it goes"

[Verse: Guru]

All for the cash, man, niggas'll be ready to blast, man

Mad hoes'll be quick, to give up the ass, man

Traitors, they'll be robbing your stash, man

Don't wanna end up like the last man

If the price is right, niggas could get trife all right

They plot and they scheme, all day and all night

And they might even get elaborate enough

To plan the illest kind of crime, fuck the average stuff

Like this chick who was kickin' it, with this baller

Pretendin' that she loved him, only really loved dollars

Holla'd at his man so they could, rendezvous

Said to his man, "Forget him, I'm fond of you"

So after the screw, she put him down with her plan

The utmost betrayal, this nigga's down with her man

But the sex changed everything, they conspired to snake him

Talked about the best time, and best way, they could take him

While in bed, she told him just where her man kept his dough

She said, "Yo, tonight he's bout to cop some blow

And I know, there's at least 50 grand to show

Bring a gat, wear a mask and come through the window

I'll leave it open for you, he won't never know

So run in, grab the money, later on, you and I can flow

If we do this shit right, he won't fight

Break out with the cash and stay your ass out of sight"

So the nigga sat back, but little did he know

He was about to ruin his life over a silly ho

And really though, the whole shit went wrong

'Cause when he came through the window and pulled out, it was on

Money they was gon' rob was high, on some shit

Dukes with the mask, told him, "Run your shit"

He said, "Fuck that shit!" So they tussled and shit

Then BLAOW, the burner spit, and the chick's man got hit

He died, his man had no loyalty, she's locked up as an accessory

His man's doin' life, what a tragedy

[Outro]

All for the cash, man

"Never have to run"