We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

I Need A Dollar

from Left Overs by Takumi

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Purchasable with gift card

     

lyrics

[Chorus]
I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
And I said I need dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me?

[Verse 1]
I've got my mind on my money, money on my mind
And even with all this obsessing, it's still hard to find
I've got to hustle and grind just for a small dime
Still haven't enough funds to fund my own rhymes
All I need is just another twenty bucks
Buy a microphone, but I'm still out of luck
I need some blank CDs to burn me as an MC
But of course it might leave my pockets empty
I need a booth to record and master my tracks
But to get that money, I wouldn't have clothes on my back
If I could, I would, and then sell it for 100 cents
A penny for my thoughts, but I'm still not spent
I have to get on my hustle, all business
Succeed or fail, it's still just an experiment
I need a dollar, just put it in the hat and leave
I'll busk from day to night just to fund my dreams

[Chorus]
I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
And I said I need dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me?

[Verse 2]
Just one dollar, the first president of America
It's one step closer to the lights action camera
Losing stamina, need to regain my senses
It's hard to do when you're stuck down like benches
Want to get that last quarter, even a few minutes
I'm in it to win it, gotta finish and push it to the limit
But when the time's up I gotta put another quarter in
I've got no extra lives, so one small slip is fin
But until then, I'll continue to write with my pen
Hopefully then me and Ben won't just be friends
I'll just work hard and I'll rock any venue
To get that extra dollar for that value menu
I'll pick up shifts at Freddie's and shop at Dollar Tree
If it means that I can proceed to MC
I won't beg with a sign, I'll work for my rhymes
If you think I'll relax and recline, you must be blind

[Chorus]
I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
And I said I need dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me

[Verse 3]
I'm a yoga instructor the way I stretch dollars
I get it way much longer and way much taller
Call me Mr. Fantastic with my rubberband tactics
I just gotta to practice and above all practice
When it comes to fashion, doesn't impede my passion
Even with hand-me-downs I keep the cameras flashin
I must admit, that I have spent quite stupidly
And truthfully it was better than getting a 100 proof for me
Cause I witness the symptoms of this broken system
People spending money on drugs and alcohol, but listen
I see the rich and poor equally piss it all away
It's all the same toilet the way they spend day to day
So I made a vow to keep my feet on the ground
The only bass I get is from that amplified sound
So with my nouns that pound as the you press play
Donate a dollar, so I can get paid!

[Chorus]
I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
Well I need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
hey hey
And I said I need dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need
And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me

[Outro]
Well i don't know if i'm walking on solid ground
Cause everything around me is crumbling down
And all I want is for someone to help me

credits

from Left Overs, released January 25, 2011

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Takumi Portland, Oregon

The name is Takumi the Fox. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, I'm a pretty cool kid!

Wanna contact me?
TakumiTheFox@ymail.com

Holla at yo boy!

contact / help

Contact Takumi

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account