Patty Cake

Sound like grade school
Like the bangers and jellies

Hey, yo, patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
Throw it in the oven for my baby and me
So we can feed the mind of a child who can't see
Who ain't got vision, but he rock Louis shades
He ain't paying dues, he'd rather get paid
Patty cake, patty cake, bake it, man
Before you join the line with the eighth of a gram now
Jimmy crack-corn-ass patty cakes too
They share an apartment, never no food
Nobody works, but they got cigarettes, though
Dirty habits, dust bunnies big as rabbits
And the doorbell don't ring, the stench at the door
Had the postman running, now the mail's on the floor
Patty cake, come on, bake us a dream
So we can share a slice with the folks upstream
Who don't have a battle, nobody swims
When your spirit is broken, the next goes the limbs
The hems don't hum 'cause man is thirty-eight
And she don't give a damn 'cause her man is twenty-eight
And he got them things to make her feel protected
'Cause neglecting your soul is like taking a vest off
The best of 'em got a whole lot to live for
The rest? Wish the best were alive, so
Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
Bake us some hope as fast as you can
Put it in the oven for my piece of me
So we can get the bonus, feeding the homeless
An SOS for your brother (like Jonas)
Erroneous behavior, seek your savior
Economics got us sad, baked our neighbor
I'm willing to help even when it ain't felt (yeah)

Hey, yo, patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
Bake up a cake as fast as you can
Nothing gourmet, but make sure it ain't dry
'Cause people stay searching for their piece of the pie
That belongs to them or help 'em understand
There's a chef and an oven here to cook up a plan
Come on, patty cake, bake up a few and be aware (yeah)
Most want to add a cake and eat it too
Which leads to greed, guaranteed gluttony
Big mama saying it was different, now suddenly
Village don't want to raise nothing for the kids
Judge playing eBay and handing out bids
While on the corner since little Jack on a job
Man ain't looking out, so now he's the lookout
For the corner boys 'cause little boy moves on patrol
It is cool to see who has the hook out
(But no hooks to sing) 'cause no one's tattling
Corner boys' C-notes keep the girls paddling
First comes love, then comes baby, then comes marriage, maybe
Followed by the split, the kid told daddy ain't, shh
No need to mention, redemption can't fit
And all the king's men couldn't put 'em back together
'Cause they offer one thing, to be the new king
So patty cake, patty cake, help us, man
Elders eating dog food from out of the can
Classically train and accept the pain
But will stay so calm, it's all in God's palm
Intoxicated with afterlife, but I've learned
I need sobriety upon my return
A woman who loves me, a child who'll reflect it (yeah)
And add some cash to help perfect it

Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man
Patty cake, patty cake, baker's man (yeah)

Well, you remember that conversation we had about Jay's beats
And there's certain shit that shouldn't have come off the beat tape?
You know what I mean? Like
He wouldn't have put that out, you know what I'm saying?
Or, it just, it wasn't the best from that side of it?
I don't know, it just don't connect a certain way
It just sounded like
Supporting a, a sinking ship, you know what I mean?
Like: No, nothing's wrong here
Like, nigga, the shit is sinking and the sharks are eating people
No, you're seeing an illusion, trust me