I slide a hundred 'cross the bar, order PBRs
The bartender slides it back
Says, "I'm a fan, Spizz, your drinks are on me"
I said, "You're the man!"
He said, "You're the man!"
Dapped him up

Funny how it happens, huh?

Now that being broke's history

Everybody giving free shit to me

Like last week, I'm at Olive Garden

Wine bottles on tablecloths

Balling out like tea baggin'

I'm paid, I copped Alfredo sauce

The manager comes up

Says, "Spose, we love all your stuff, it's on the house"

I said, "No doubt, that's dope"

But where was this shit when I was broke?

Could've used a free meal back in 2006

When I only came here January every year

With my Christmas gift certificates

Now that the money's stacked up

Everybody wanna hook it up

'Cause ever since I started making money off music

It's like I don't even have to use it

Everybody give me free shit

They covered my whole dinner at the oyster bar

But back in the day in '08

I would scrape to buy an eighth, I would be down at Coinstar

It's a paradox, like two wharfs

'Cause now I got my own cheese

But the price tags all disappeared

Like evidence against police

Man, I used to have to shop at GoodWill (Bro)

But now that my music make a profit (Dope)

Everybody give me free shirts, free hoodies when I see 'em

Now I need another closet

I appreciate it, everybody when they see me

They give me free weed to smoke



But where was this shit when I was broke?

I could've used it back in the day

Before I signed a record deal, before I got paid

Back when I was struggling with overdraft fees

That's when I needed shit for free

Back when I was broke



I'm so stoked that I got paid off my talent

So I walk up to the bar again, this time for some McCallan

But this dude steps up in my face

He's like, "Oh my God, Spose? No way!

Bro, Spose, put your money away, I'm buying you a drink"

I'm like, "Dude, I can afford to buy my own drink now, like, I have money now"

Got me all red in the mood ring

But then he buys it anyway, now I got two drinks

Dude, how am I even supposed to do things?

Had to put my phone down, unlock it with my nose now

Shit's pretty good out in Spose Town

The difference from my old life's profound

Like I used to buy trees from Mike V

And there was one whole month that he didn't like me

'Cause I owed him $30 for an eighth for like three weeks

I was that broke, now everybody give me free weed

I used to struggle, now I got it really easy

I can afford it, you should give it to the needy

You know who needs free shit?

Man, the old me who couldn't cop an ounce

Hopping out the Oldsmobile

To work a nine-hour shift at the Lobster Pound

Like why don't we give free shit

To the people in their hard days?

It don't make sense

Like you got wrinkly dollars at the arcade

I could've used a beer in 2009

When I was on unemployment

Before I was the shit

Before I had to pay for rolled up like the one by toilet

If it was 2006

And you came and robbed me at gunpoint

You'd probably get two dollars, seven cents

And enough weed for rolling up one joint

But now my life is dope

Everybody give me free shit, I'm stoked

But all I wanna know...



Is where was this shit when I was broke?

I could've used it back in the day

Before I signed a record deal, before I got paid

Back when I was struggling with overdraft fees

That's when I needed shit for free

Back when I was broke

When I was living at my mama's house

Or sleeping on Melanie's couch

That's when I needed some handouts

Back when I was broke



Where were you back when I needed you?

Where were you back when I needed you?

(Broke, broke, broke)

Where were you back when I needed you?

(Where was this shit when I was broke?)

Back in the day

Where were you back when I needed you?

Could've used it back in the day

Before I signed a record deal, before I got paid

Then, I was struggling with overdraft fees

(Where was this shit when I was broke?)