Lyrics How I Deal - Dwele, Slum Village

How I Deal

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