[Kendrick Lamar]
How much a dollar really cost?
The question is detrimental, paralyzin´ my thoughts
Parasites in my stomach keep me with a good feeling, y´all

Gotta see how I’m chillin´ once I park this luxury car
Hopping out feeling big as Mutombo
20 on pump six dirty Marcellus called me Dumbo
20 years ago, can´t forget
Now I can lend all my ear into how to stack these residuals
Tenfold, the liberal concept of what men´ll do
20 on 6, he didn´t hear me
Indigenous African only spoke Zulu
My American tongue was slurry
Walked out the gas station
A homeless man with a [?] tan complexion
Asked me for ten grand
Stressin´ ´bout dry land
Deep water, powder blue skies that crack open
A piece of crack that he wanted, I knew he was smokin´

He begged and pleaded
Asked me to feed him twice, I didn´t believe it
Told him, "Beat it"
Contributin´ money just for his pipe, I couldn´t see it
He said, "My son, temptation is one thing that I´ve defeated
Listen to me, I want a single bill from you
Nothin´ less, nothin´ more
I told him I ain´t have it and closed my door
Tell me how much a dollar cost

[James Fauntleroy]
It´s more to feed your mind
Water, sun and love, the one you love
All you need, the air you breathe

[Kendrick Lamar]

He´s starin´ at me in disbelief
My temper is buildin´, he´s starin´ at me, I grab my key
He´s starin´ at me, I started my car and tried to leave
And somethin´ told me to keep it in park until I could see
A reason why he was mad a stranger like I was supposed to save him
Like I´m the reason he´s homeless and askin´ me for a favor
He´s starin´ at me, his eyes followed me with no laser
He´s starin´ at me, I notice that his stare is contagious
Cause now I´m starin´ back at him, feelin´ some type of disrespect
If I could throw a bat at him, it´d be aimin´ at his neck

I never understood someone beggin´ for goods
Askin´ for handouts, takin´ it if they could
And this particular person just had it down pat
Starin´ at me for the longest until he finally asked
Have you ever opened to Exodus 14?
A humble man is all that we ever need
Tell me how much a dollar cost

[James Fauntleroy]
It´s more to feed your mind
Water, sun and love, the one you love
All you need, the air you breathe

[Kendrick Lamar]
Guilt trippin´ and feelin´ resentment
I never met a transient that demanded attention
They got me frustrated, indecisive and power trippin´

Sour emotions got me lookin´ at the universe different
I should distance myself, I should keep it relentless
My selfishness is what got me here, who the fuck I´m kiddin´?
So I´ma tell you like I told the last bum, crumbs and pennies
I need all of mines, and I recognize this type of panhandlin´ all the time
I got better judgement, I know [?] hustlin´
Keep in mind, when I was strugglin´, I did compromise
Now I comprehend, I smell grandpa´s old medicine
Reekin´ from your skin, moonshine and gin
Cut your babblin´, your words ain´t flatterin´, I´m imaginin´
Denzel be lookin´ at O´Neal

Cause now I´m in sad thrills, your gimmick is mediocre, the jig is up
I seen you from a mile away losin´ focus
And I´m insensitive, and I lack empathy
You looked at me and said, "Your potential is bittersweet"
I looked at him and said, "Every nickel is mines to keep"
He looked at me and said, "Know the truth, it´ll set you free
You´re lookin´ at the messiah, the son of Jehova, the higher power
The choir that spoke the word, the Holy Spirit, the nerve
Of Nazareth, and I´ll tell you just how much a dollar cost
The price of having a spot in Heaven, embrace your loss, I am God"

[Ronald Isley]
I wash my hands, I said my grace, what more do you want from me?
Tears of a clown, guess I´m not all what is meant to be
Shades of grey will never change if I condone
Turn this page, help me change, so right my wrongs