Teacher's smile on my father’s face Poppa got a new job today Momma smiles at your door Feels so close, yet so far away Teacher's smile on my father’s face Poppa got a new job today Momma smiles at your door Feels so close, yet so far away Focus on the bottom line What they call a dollar sign Focus on my bottom line So you never fall behind Just be glory in the name of the dollar Speak holy in the name of the father The white man ain’t tryin’ to pay me proper I’m trying to get a ring for my baby momma And the world for my daughter, my son, here go the flowers People never wanna say they don’t care Fake raise for the checks getting cleared I ain’t tryna live my life to compare Just pay me for the love that I share Yeah yeah, yeah yeah I can't wait to get my mom a place Pay her debt she could quit today Hit the max on my card today Pay it back, as soon as I can pay Right, oh, oh Focus on a bottom line So you never fall behind Focus on the bottom line What they call a dollar sign Focus on a bottom line Then you'll never fall behind