[Verse 1] I used to count crumbs in the ashtray, Now I count racks in the back seat. Same block, same face, new wave, Same fake love, but they act cheap. I seen boys talk big on the stoop, Then fold fast when the rent due. I was broke in a room with a fan on, Now the bank app look like I meant to. Pull up, whole fit smell new, Still got pain in the rib cage. Mama said, "Boy, stay ten toes," I said, "Look how that pain paid." I been up all night with the numbers, Thumb sore from the scroll and tap. Used to pray for a little bit of luck, Now I grin when the cash hit back. It feel good when it clear, yeah, When the hard days finally pay. When the landlord call and I laugh first, 'Cause the whole damn week get made. I don't flex for the ground, nah, I just like when my pockets talk. I was down in the mud with a dead dream, Now I move like the ledger's walk. [Pre-Chorus] Let it hit Let it stack Let it come Bring it back I been patient through the heat Now my name on every tab I can feel that weight lift When the payment got my back [Chorus] It feel good to get paid It feel good to get paid I been down, now I'm saved It feel good to get paid Checks come in, I don't wait It feel good to get paid Hands clean, mind straight It feel good to get paid [Verse 2] Whole team eating, we ain't posting it, We just split it and dip with it. Old heads said, "Keep your head low," Now they nod when they see the wrist glint. I remember when the fridge was quiet, Now it's loud with the bags and trays. I remember when the mail came late, Now I smile when the packet plays. Ain't about jewels or a rented car, It's the peace when the balance rise. It's the switch from "I can't" to "I can," It's the ease in my mama eyes. I don't need no applause for the grind, I need commas and a little more room. Need the check, need the nod, need the proof That the nights ain't dead in vain, boom. I was built from a block where they stressed out, Where a good day still cost too much. Now I turn every loss to a lesson, Turn every fear to a loaded clutch. You can keep all the smoke with your stories, I'ma keep what the work made real. When I see that deposit land, Man, that's the first time I let myself feel. [Bridge] Uh-huh Talk to me nice After all that pain This is the price No more broke talk No more fake shine I just want that green light Right on time [Chorus] It feel good to get paid It feel good to get paid I been down, now I'm saved It feel good to get paid Checks come in, I don't wait It feel good to get paid Hands clean, mind straight It feel good to get paid [Outro] I used to count crumbs in the ashtray Now I count racks in the back seat It feel good to get paid It feel good to get paid
