The silent one in packs (Remastered)

[Verse] Takes a worried man, they say I know what they're meanin' At first I thought the villain Was the guy down on the farm They say sixteen tons And what do you get I thought they were working For him, but Now that he's gone I realize who they Were actually workin' for Not me, not for their babies But for the guy who makes The fire and the brimestone How else do you explain them Pickin' away for popsicle sticks Wagging their finger of shame at me For getting this building Up to code For fixing the machines Without reverse 401ks and stocks For letting them huff, puff And crow in Portuguese [Chorus] Although that's A beautiful language 'Cause their work brings out his beauty One hum from him And they scatter like school girls They crowd around The silent one in packs Like Hell's Angels Sometimes they say I'm soft Because I'm in full control But hard because I don't even have to crack the whip Cause it's ice around my neck and wrists So they would rather Not work, break the law Deal with dirty diapers Than to make the jailhouse rock Without the sheriff's safety deposit [Verse] The other ones want me to send them away They call us royals for our found fortune I promise not to get too big For my britches I will still wear The same three pairs of sneakers Eat the same cold Lunchables Wear clearance clothes I only upgraded 'cause Of the renovations But I'll continue to work Harder than anyone And the only thing I ask in return is For us all to be safe [Bridge] When I say I don't have favorites They say I'm lying But that's the same naysayer That was bragging about her abundance That got her hubris Stuck under a thirty foot wave That caused salt water To pour down her face [Verse] What comes up Must come down They thought I went away, but The Bey was only takin' a break Got my passport back from the courthouse So I have the black and brown authority For whatever they need They know who the real captain is