Yeah, mama and papa told me?
I was crazy to stay?
I was gay in New York?
A fag in L.A.?
So I saved my money?
And I took a plane?
Wherever I go they treat me the same?
When the whip comes down?
When the whip comes down?
When the whip comes down?
When the whip comes down?
I'm going down fifty-third street?
And they're spitting in my face?
I'm learning the ropes?
Yeah I'm learning a trade?
The east river truckers?
Are churning with trash?
I make so much money?
That I'm spending so fast?
When the whip comes down?
When the whip comes down?
When the whip comes down?
When the whip comes down?
When the shit hits the fan?
I'll be sitting on the can?
When the whip comes down?
Yeah, some called me garbage?
When I was sleeping on the street?
I never roll?
And I never cheat?
I'm filling a need?
I'm plugging a hole?
My mama's so glad?
I ain't on the dole?
When the whip comes down?
When the whip comes down?
When the whip comes down?
When the whip comes down?
(Yeah, go ahead check it out)?
Yeah, baby, when the whip comes down?
When the whip comes down?
(I'll be running this town, I'll tell you)?
When the shit hits the fan?
I'll be sittin on the can