How I Deal - Dwele, Slum Village

What is a man

Without a dollar

I got a brand new whip

A clean note to follow (?)

See I had a plan

To make a million

Get a place out the hood

A (?) that look good and make some children

Now what is a man

Supposed to do

I got me a girl, a baby

A brand new puppy too

I was living the dream

But now I’m pacing

See things fell apart

Now I’m losing my patience

Lord I have to deal, how?

I’m losing my power

Chasing on by the dollar

Not just for the greed

Strictly for the need (don't get it twisted)

Makes you lookin' funny

Make me looking for me

But I’m ignoring 'em

Lord, lord, lord how I

It’s hard to deal with low credit and high stress

Want to rest, can’t afford some objects

Baby mama trippin', ain’t seeing my aspect

Waiting at my job before I can get my next cheque

I told her reflect the thermal

Like I’m quite high tech

I be back on my feet, call me Stanley

Album dropping in a week, just call it plan B

Got to get some greens to fit up in my (?)

You know how crazy the world getting

No, I’m not perfect

But I know I’m worth it

That’s what mama birthed

Leading from the serpent

Show me who to pray to

Show me who to worship

But this is where the verse flip

To where the pages (?)

Tell me how one can go from having a major deal

To not having any heat

Cause you haven’t paid your bill

Now tell me if that was you

How would it made you feel

Now how could I deal

See, the (?)

To become a man

My mama was saying

Boy, you quit playing

And I was a player

But I changed it all

(All for you)

See, I was (?)

But not today

See Bush came and made all that go away

Now I’m at the crib

With the (?)

Waiting for Obama to kick in

Lord, how could I deal

I’m losing my power

Chasing on by the dollar

Not just for the greed

Strictly for the need

Makes you lookin' funny

Make me looking for me

But I’m ignoring 'em

Lord, lord, lord how I deal