[Intro] (Yeah) Paid the cost Uh Look [Verse 1] I paid the cost to be boss, now the fee look enormous Big body, black-on-black, when I creep through the corners You be cappin’ ’bout the bag, every speech is performance Money talk, yours stutter bad, need a speech pathologist I been handling my business, every move got importance They keep reaching for my spot, but they reachin’ from orbit You got numbers in your bio, ain’t no numbers in storage I got cousins moving units like the warehouse got orders I don’t argue with a broke boy, that debate ain’t productive You say business, then your business look financially busted I can smell a fake flex, boy, your budget got mustard Yellow stains on every claim, somebody call the adjuster I got mileage in the game, you just rented the knowledge Talking boss inside the captions, never managed a project You got champagne conversation with a Kool-Aid deposit I put commas next to commas like my bank got a stutter [Hook] Paid the cost—boss talk Big dog—boss walk Your money play hide-and-seek Mine don’t get lost Paid the cost—boss talk Big dog—boss walk Your money play hide-and-seek Mine don’t get lost [Verse 2] I’m a problem with a profit, do the math, that’s division You got twenty different hustles, ain’t completed a mission Every sentence ’bout a million, but your wallet withholding Boy, your pockets need counseling, they emotionally broken I keep family on the roster, nepotism with purpose If my cousin make the call, then consider it serviced You be fishing for attention, every caption got nervous I’m the type to buy the building while you Google the purchase Different caliber of thinking, I don’t fit in your bracket You got designer on your body, insufficient balance Talking heavyweight business with a featherweight packet I make one call, everybody understand the assignment I paid dues, now the dues pay me—beautiful reversal You rehearsing being rich, I can tell by the commercial I don’t chase what everybody got, I make mine personal Turned the hustle to a company—that’s a clean conversion [Hook] Paid the cost—boss talk Big dog—boss walk Your money play hide-and-seek Mine don’t get lost Paid the cost—boss talk Big dog—boss walk Your money play hide-and-seek Mine don’t get lost [Breakdown] Boss talk Boss walk Big dog Paid the cost Boss talk Boss walk Big dog Paid the cost [Verse 3] I got leverage in the room, you got likes and reactions You confuse being noticed with conducting transactions Every move come with receipts, I ain’t talking ’bout taxes Your accountant need a therapist from watching your actions You got CEO printed where the résumé lacking Calling yourself an investor ’cause you bought you a fraction I put bread behind the play, then I double the action You put twenty on the table, want a standing ovation I’m too seasoned for the gimmicks, you can keep the theatrics Your whole hustle CGI, boy, the numbers is graphics Talking ownership online, whole apartment got rented Got a boss mentality with an employee pension I don’t measure what I’m worth by what another man driving But if we talking horsepower, better buckle when I’m arriving They keep asking how I did it—I kept working in private Now the same ones doing math tryna figure my mileage [Final Hook] Paid the cost—boss talk Big dog—boss walk Your money play hide-and-seek Mine don’t get lost Paid the cost—boss talk Big dog—boss walk Your money play hide-and-seek Mine don’t get lost [Outro] Paid the cost (Yeah) Boss talk Big dog Paid the cost
