^Prodigy First of all we the one and only Infamous and Mary Blige Coming straight ghetto poetry And ain't nothing changed but the size of the money I'm still that same 'g' Can you say the same thing? ^Havoc Must be blind to the fact Mary Queen on the wax We the king on the streets Ain't know where your heart is Look inside and you'll find an entertainer One of a kind That's way ahead of her time Take a look ^Mary I need to know If you can get into my mind Stimulate it Give me good love all the time Or are you just another man That's after me for all my paper Looking for a ride that's free ^Mary Deep inside I wish you'd see That I'm just plain old Mary Deep inside I wish you'd see That I'm just plain old, plain old Mary ^Mary Now you see for seven years I've lived life openly So it's hard to find someone who really knows me So I say the things just so that you can know That you can't be with me If you're trying to chase my dough ^Mary If you take away the house And you take away the clothes I wear And you take away the diamonds I'mma still be standing here And if you take away the ice and the money I will always be my nigga's favorite honey And if you take away the car I drive I'mma still be Mary Blige ^Mary Deep inside I wish you'd see That I'm just plain old Mary Deep inside I wish you'd see That I'm just plain old, plain old Mary ^Prodigy We'll separate the bullshit from the truth Straight up, I ain't got time for new friends I need paper we came up from the trenches It was like pulling teeth without sedation From the benches to the Bentley seats Nigga we the M-O-B-B What you ain't heard? You can't see? Ever since the cash they wanna hound P Oh now you got L-O-V-E for me ^Havoc Doing this for about a decade Mobb and Mary Troopers in the game with a heavy load to carry After all the trials and tribulations Rumors we faced, the media invading our space That's the price you gotta pay Take away by size of whips I'mma just plain old me at the end of the day You can say what you choose God gonna see me through Criticize all you want till your face is blue I know you see ^Mary If you take away the house And you take away the clothes I wear And you take away the diamonds I'mma still be standing here And if you take away the ice and the money I will always be my nigga's favorite honey And if you take away the car I drive I'mma still be Mary Blige ^Mary Deep inside I wish you'd see That I'm just plain old Mary Deep inside I wish you'd see That I'm just plain old, plain old Mary