Above The Bodega

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[Verse]
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I can keep a secret from my mama, I can keep a secret from my pa
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I keep myself out of trouble, stay one step ahead of the law
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And I can keep it from my neighbors & it ain't like they even care
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But I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs


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It's the patronage of strangers that's keeping me from being broke
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But when they hand over the paycheck to me, they have to wonder where it goes
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Because I never seem to save it & I sure ain't wasting it on clothes, nor soap
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It's a mystery to you but there's a guy at the store that knows


[Chorus]
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Because by eleven in the morning, I'll find him selling smokes
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Laughing in another language but we all know a joke's a joke
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Then by seven in the evening, I'm darkening the door
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Lord, it's so hard trying to keep a secret in that god damn store


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He's there to see me buying cigarettes & he's there to see me buying beer
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He's never seen me on the internet and five o'clock is nowhere near
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But every day can be the weekend if you can walk a couple floors, take that three 
story tour
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And make sure yr talking money when yr rocking with the boss at the store. I'm 
rocking with the boss!


[Bridge]
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I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store
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I can't keep a secret, I couldn't lie anymore
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I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store. Why try like before?

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Because you can lie with yr expression or lie with the things you say
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But you can't lie with yr dollars, nah, babe & yr dollars, they give you away
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And the faces on the paper, the faces from the paper glare
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That's why I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs


[Chorus]
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The money in the pocket, there's a fire burning there
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That's why I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store downstairs
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It's glaringly apparent why I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store 
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downstairs
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So why should I attempt it when I can't keep a secret from the guy at the store 
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downstairs?