[Intro] Twenty-eighth of the month again [Verse 1] Mama countin' quarters on the kitchen table top Every stack a decision that she wish that she could stop Light bill or the phone bill, can't afford the argument She been doin' subtraction since the day that my father went I was nine with a notebook writin' rhymes on the floor Tryna turn the eviction notice into metaphor She said baby, don't you worry, but her hands told the truth Shakin' like the radiator, tremblin' like the roof [Hook] Rent week, rent week, everybody hold your breath Countin' out a miracle from what we got left She ain't never asked for pity, just a little more time Now I'm grown and every dollar got her name in the line [Verse 2] I buy the house cash, still check the mail twice Some fear don't leave the body when you paid the price
