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[Kanye West talking]
I need, I need L-Boogie
Remember they used to call you that?

What you say, Lauryn?
I'mma tell 'em

[Lauryn Hill sample]
Oh when it all, it all falls down
I'm telling you all when it all falls down
(Oh when it all)

[Verse 1: Kanye West]
Man I promise, she's so self conscious
She has no idea what she's doing in college

That major that she majored in don't make no money
But she won't drop out, her parents will look at her funny
Now, tell me that ain't insecure

The concept of school seems so secure
Sophmore three years ain't picked a career

She like fuck it, I'll just stay down here and do hair
Cause that's enough money to buy her a few pairs of new Airs
Cause her baby daddy don't really care

She's so precious with the peer pressure
Couldn't afford a car so she named her daughter Alexis
She had hair so long that it looked like weave
Then she cut it all off now she look like Eve
And she be dealing with some issues that you can't believe
Single black female addicted to retail and well

[Hook: Kanye West]
Uh, and when it falls down who you gon' call now?
C'mon c'mon, and when it fall's down

[Lauryn Hill sample]

[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Man I promise, I'm so self conscious
Rollies and Pasha's they done drove me crazy
I can't even pronounce nothing, pass that versace!

Then I spent 400 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 ones that's clean and a shirt with a team

It seems we living the american dream
But the people highest up got the lowest self esteem

The prettiest people do the ugliest things
For the road to riches and diamond rings

We shine because they hate us, floss cause they degrade us
We trying to buy back our 40 acres

And for that paper, look how low we a'stoop
Even if you in a Benz, you still a nigga in a coupe

[Hook: Kanye West]

[Lauryn Hill sample]

[Verse 3: Kanye West]
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
The things we buy to cover up what's inside

Cause they made us hate ourself and love they wealth
That's why shorties holler, "Where the ballers at?"
Drug dealers buy Jordans, crackheads buy crack
And the white man get paid off of all of that
But I ain't even gonna act holier than thou
Cause fuck it, I went to Jacob with 25 thou
Before I had a house
and I'd do it again
Cause I wanna be on 106 and Park pushing a Benz
I wanna act ballerific like it's all terrific
I got a couple past due bills, I won't get specific
I got a problem with spending before I get it
We all self conscious I'm just the first to admit it

[Hook: Kanye West]

Dont' stop that shit, keep that shit
Keep that part where I ran out of breath
We ain't doing no punching, man
That's that fake shit
If I was on stage, how I gotta spit it?
It's from the heart and shit
Might cause shortness of breath, ya know?

Couldn't have got nobody better for the job
Thank you very much to this beautiful
Beautiful young lady that's inspired me definitely

[Lauryn Hill sample]