Album Name

Soulstar

Artist

Musiq Soulchild

Genre

R&B/Soul

Release Date

2003.12.09

Release Agency

Universal Music Group

Womanopoly - Musiq Soulchild
yo listen
I meet this girl on Baltic Ave
and you can tell how she steps
on boardwalk
she was from Park Place
I asked what she was doing
on this side of town
She said she had some taxes to pay
I figured I'd take a chance
and advance to go
and find out more about
cause there more to know than
the way she sways
And the way
that she wears her clothes
or the way that she plays
this game so cold
She said she came up rough
and a one income household was
not enough
There'd be nights she'd go to
sleep cold and hungry
Cause her mom was always short
on food and money
See people used to joke a lot
tease her bout her clothes not
being in style
Dressed in dingy skirts and
dirty sneakers
From the finest second hand down
on Oriental Ave
But now look at her
She got this game on lock
Anything that she ever
wanted now she got it
And I've gotta say
And I'me so proud to see
That someone like her is in
control
Womanopoly
Once she graduated junior high
she started working overtime
Scrubbing floors
or working on assembly lines
Just so she could help
her mother out and
After college they moved
into Marvin Gardens
And she got a job working
at the city water department
To raise enough cash
to move into community chest
condos
on Pennsylvania Ave
She fell in love
with this dude name Ray
Who was a small time hustler
from St. Charles's Place
And he was known
for always being
in and out of trouble
But the problem was
that he was never on her level
She argued with her mom
about Ray's work
Till he was sent upstate
on the same day
that she gave birth
But see the baby never made it
it drove her nearly crazy
And she couldn't take it
But now look at her
She got this game on lock
Anything that she ever
wanted now she got it
And I've gotta say
And I'me so proud to see
That someone like her is in
control
Womanopoly
Listen see where she came from
Many people find it hard
just to hang on
You often find them
in the same place complaining
Instead of finding
a better way of maintaining
She could have balled up and cry
Wished that she would die
And just gave up on trying
Instead she grind from the bottom
just to make it to the bottom
Now she on top and she's flying
But now look at her
She got this game on lock
Anything that she ever
wanted now she got it
And I've gotta say
And I'me so proud to see
That someone like her is in
control
Womanopoly
But now look at her
She got this game on lock
Anything that she ever
wanted now she got it
And I've gotta say
And I'me so proud to see
That someone like her is in
control
Womanopoly