Oh, when it all (yeah)
It all falls down (this the real one, baby)
I'm tellin' you all (uh)
It all falls down (Chi-Town, stand up)
Oh, when it all (Southside, Southside)
It all falls down (we gon' set this party off right)
I'm tellin' you all (Westside, Westside)
It all falls down (we gon' set this party off right)
(Oh, when it all—) man, I promise
She's so self-conscious
She has no idea what she doin' in college
(I'm tellin' you all, it—) that major that she majored in don't make no money
But she won't drop out, her parents'll look at her funny
Now, tell me that ain't insecurr
The concept of school seems so securr
Sophomore, three yurrs, ain't picked a carurr
She like: Fuck it, I'll just stay down hurr and do hair
(Oh, when it all, it all falls down) 'cause that's enough money to buy her a few pairs
Of new Airs, 'cause her baby daddy don't really care
(I'm tellin' you all, it—) she's so precious with the peer pressure
Couldn't afford a car, so she named her daughter Alexis
(Oh, when it all—) she had hair so long that it looked like weave
Then she cut it all off, now she look like Eve
And she be dealin' with some issues that you can't believe
Single black female addicted to retail and, well
Oh, when it all (uh)
It all falls down (and when it falls down, who you gon' call now?)
I'm tellin' you all (come on, come on)
It all falls down (and when it all falls down)
(Oh, when it all—) man, I promise
I'm so self-conscious
That's why you always see me with at least one of my watches
(I'm tellin' you all, it—) Rollies and Pashas done drove me crazy
I can't even pronounce nothing, pass that Ver-say-cee
(Oh, when it all—) then I spent four hundred bucks on this
Just to be like: Nigga, you ain't up on this
And I can't even go to the grocery store
Without some 1s that's clean and a shirt with a team
(Oh, when it all, it all falls down) it seem we livin' the American Dream
But the people highest up got the lowest self-esteem
(I'm tellin' you all, it—) the prettiest people do the ugliest things
For the road to riches and diamond rings
(Oh, when it all—) we shine because they hate us
Floss 'cause they degrade us
We tryna buy back our forty acres
And for that paper, look how low we'll stoop
Even if you in a Benz, you still a nigga in a coupe
Oh, when it all (come on, come on)
It all falls down (and when it falls down, who you gon' call now?)
I'm tellin' you all (come on, come on)
It all falls down (and when it all falls down)
(Oh, when it all—) I say: Fuck the police, that's how I treat 'em
We buy our way out of jail, but we can't buy freedom
We'll buy a lot of clothes, but we don't really need 'em
Things we buy to cover up what's inside
'Cause they made us hate ourself and love they wealth
That's why shorty's hollerin': Where the ballers at?
Drug dealer buy Jordan, crackhead buy crack
And the white man get paid off of all of that
(Oh, when it all, it all falls down) but I ain't even gon' act holier than thou
'Cause fuck it, I went to Jacob with twenty-five thou'
(I'm tellin' you all, it falls down) before I had a house and I'd do it again
'Cause I wanna be on 106 & Park, pushin' a Benz
(Oh, when it all—) I want to act ballerific like it's all terrific
I got a couple past-due bills, I won't get specific
I got a problem with spendin' before I get it
We all self-conscious, I'm just the first to admit it
Oh, when it all (yeah, come on, come on)
It all falls down (and when it falls down, who you gon' call now?)
I'm tellin' you all (come on, come on)
It all falls down (and when it falls down)
Oh, when it all (Southside, Southside)
It all falls down (we gon' set this party off right)
I'm tellin' you all (Westside, Westside)
It all falls down (we gon' set this party off right)
Oh, when it all (Chi-Town, Chi-Town)
It all falls down (we gon' show 'em how we get down)
I'm tellin' you all (now, Syleena, you just like a safe belt)
It all falls down (you saved my life, come on)
Oh, when it all, it all falls down
I'm tellin' you all, it all falls down
(Us just can't keep workin' like this)
(This grave shifts is like a slave ship)
