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PERFORMING ARTISTS
T.I.
T.I.
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Clifford Harris
Clifford Harris
Songwriter
Kanye West
Kanye West
Songwriter
Michael Lovesmith
Michael Lovesmith
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kanye West
Kanye West
Producer
Brian Gardner
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Cory Williams
Cory Williams
Engineer
Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
I'm just doin' my job, baby
I'm just doin' my job, hee-hee
Hey, I'm workin' here, you know what I'm sayin'?
Try to put yourself in my shoes for a second
I'm just doin' my job, baby
It's not personal, I'm just sayin' though
I'm just doin' my job, hee-hee
[Verse 1]
Aye, look, from when the moon came out till the sun came up
I was supplyin' the jays with what they flame up
Our mamas passin' by, tryna explain us
Pissin' in the bushes like they never house trained us
[Verse 2]
But try to understand, that's how we came up
You get to know us, you'll love us
But you can't change us (Nah)
Really, we'd rather be rich and famous
But in the meantime, we forced to slang dust
[Verse 3]
Or blow or crack cocaine
Penicillin to Rogaine
Ecstasy, Viagra, whatever'll get the dough, mane
I'm tired of people misrepresentin' my domain
Oh, you think we out here killin' for nothin'
Hustlin' for no gain? Picture that
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm just doin' my job, baby
I'm just doin' my job, hee-hee
Hey, man, I'm just doin' my job
Hey, lady, don't mind me, I'm just doin' my job
I'm just doin' my job, baby
I don't wanna make your life no harder, I'm just doin' my job
I'm just doin' my job, hee-hee
You live here, I work here, I'm doin' my job
[Verse 4]
I don't know if you don't know, don't care, or can't see
Every time somethin' up in the hood, it ain't me
And I ain't always up to no good and on the creep
See you ain't always gotta pass through the hood without speakin'
How you doin'?
[Verse 5]
We ain't out here threatenin' your lives, rapin' your children (Uh-uh)
We just out here stayin' alive, makin' a million (You know)
Workin' hard, tryna survive, chasin' a million
You hear us talkin' loud, just think of us as chameleons
Adaptin' to situations, but accusations is still
We burglarizin' your house
Now you're just hurtin' my feelings (Man)
We got lives, we wanna live nice too
We got moms, dads, wives, kids, just like you
But our options are few, was hell in high school
When you're helpin' with the rent, lights, and the gas bill, too
So before you go judgin' us, lovin' us won't hurt
Yeah, under twenty-five, stayin' alive's hard work
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm just doin' my job, baby
Hey, man, I'm just doin' my job
I'm just doin' my job, hee-hee
Hey, lady, don't mind me, I'm just doin' my job
I'm just doin' my job, baby
I don't wanna make your life no harder, I'm just doin' my job
I'm just doin' my job, hee-hee
You live here, I work here, I'm doin' my job
[Verse 6]
Hey, for you to see what I'm sayin', open eyes'll help
If you could think about somebody besides yourself
While you pointin' fingers at me, analyze yourself
Quit all that chastisin', try and provide some help
Instead of callin' the law or bustin' my balls
With all due respect, we don't even be fuckin' with y'all, man
And we can't help it 'cause it is like this
We don't like it no more than you that we live like this
Always stuck in the grind, summertime to wintertime
Cuttin' school to sell fifty dimes by dinner time
See, everything we know, we learned from the streets
Since thirteen, I've been hustlin' and earnin' my keep
[Chorus]
Oh, I'm just doin' my job, baby
Hey, man, I'm just doin' my job
I'm just doin' my job, hee-hee
Hey, lady, don't mind me, I'm just doin' my job
I'm just doin' my job, baby
I don't wanna make your life no harder, I'm just doin' my job
I'm just doin' my job, hee-hee
You live here, I work here, I'm doin' my job
[Outro]
I'm just doin' my job
I'm just doin' my job, hee-hee
I'm just doin' my job
I'm just doin' my job, hee-hee
[Outro]
I'm just doin' my job
I'm just doin' my job, hee-hee
I'm just doin' my job
Written by: C. Harris, K. West, M. Smith
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