Ludacris - tell it like it is Lyrics

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[Karma (Ludas Daughter)] 
Daddy is that your car on T.V.? 

[Luda] 
You better believe it is baby. Now go in the other room its bout to be some grown folks talk in here okay. Alright. Yeah. 

[First Verse] 
Things aint always what they seem or cracked up to be (Okay) 
Like all these fakin ass rappers in this industry (Tell Em) 
Talkin bout what they got and they aint got a damn thang 
How you own three cars but you dont own your own name? (Wooo) 
Get your business right boys the first class is in session (Okay) 
Get an entertainment lawyer in the music profession (Hey) 
Start up your own company trademark the name 
Thats gone run you bout a grand so start saving your change (DTP) 
Open a bank account quick and then follow these steps (Ah Hah) 
Sign yourself to yourself and start signing your own checks (Wooo) 
Hit the booth and start recording at the speed of need 
Whatever gets your juices flowing could be speed or weed (What Up) 
Get it mixed and mastered (Hey) Pressed up and plastered (Okay) 
Sell it to your whole hood out the trunk you bastard (What) 
Show all the nonbelievers what you destined to be (Hey) 
And in just a couple years you could be rich like me 

[Chorus] 
But i cant hold my tounge ima tell it like it is 
This biz aint all fun ima tell it like it is 
Give it to ya straight no chase ima tell it like it is 
Look you straight in yo face and ima tell it like it is 
I cant hold my tounge ima tell it like it is 
This biz aint all fun ima tell it like it is 
Give it to ya straight no chase ima tell it like it is 
Look you straight in yo face and ima tell it like it is 

[Second Verse] 
See mostly all your favorite artists got some serious problems (Yup) 
The money could be the problem but money cant solve em (Nope) 
Some get addicted to drugs and flat out lazy (Wooo) 
Some taste a little fame and go flat out crazy (Wooo) 
Im close cus those close want to live off my fame (Yup) 
And that type of shit alone'll drive a nigga insane (Crazy) 
Not to mention all the vultures the scandelous promoters (Okay) 
Crabs'll try to sue ya magazines'll misquote ya (Yea) 
Most of these labelheads they dont care nothing about ya (Nah) 
If you stop selling records they'll act like they dont know ya 
Its hard mixing business with pleasure so dont play 
Me and my crew argue and fight like every other day (For Real) 
Rappers aint above the law but our life is so fast 
That we got a special tasked force of police on our ass (True That) 
All that and this is really just the start of it (Just The Start Of It) 
Hip-Hop you really wanna be a part of it? (Wooo) 

[Chorus] 
I cant hold my tounge ima tell it like it is 
This biz aint all fun ima tell it like it is 
Give it to ya straight no chase ima tell it like it is (Wooo) 
Look you straight in yo face and ima tell it like it is (Hey Hey) 
I cant hold my tounge ima tell it like it is 
Man this biz aint all fun ima tell it like it is 
Ima give it to ya straight no chase ima tell it like it is (Hey) 
Look you straight in yo face and ima tell it like it is lets go 

[Third Verse] 
Whats worse than having no money is having it and losing it (Yup) 
Whats worse than having some money is grabbing and abusing it (Yup) 
We never took no money from Chingy thought i was cool with him (Nah) 
I wish his ass well but i dont want nothing to do with him (Wooo) 
Some dont own they publishing me i never fool with em (Nah) 
Im down for my artists try my best to stay true to them (Believe It) 
Cus outside my label competition is irrelevant (DTP) 
Unless im still in competition with my president (What Up Jay) 
And believe that im supporting the hova 
Cus the industry Shady it needs to ba taken ova (Okay) 
But the first rule to accumulation of wealth (Whats That?) 
Is dont trust nobody but your god damn self (Wooo) 

[Chorus] 
I cant hold my tounge ima tell it like it is 
Man this biz aint all fun ima tell it like it is 
Ima give it to ya straight no chase ima tell it like it is 
Look you straight in yo face and ima tell it like it is 
I said i cant hold my tounge ima tell it like it is 
This biz aint all fun ima tell it like it is 
Ima give it to ya straight no chase ima tell it like it is 
Look you straight in yo face and ima tell it like it is 

[Karma] 
Daddy are you finished with grown folk talk? 
[Luda] 
Yea baby you can come back in here. Come give daddy a kiss. You know i love you right. 
[Karma] 
And i love you always.

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lyrics submitted by Da Grinch on 02-10-2006
lyrics corrected on 02-10-2006