High life We livin' that high life Luxury High life Luxury We livin' that high life By now you should know how a sip feels He say, "One more chance," he say, "One more chance" He say, "One more chance, you won't forget it" He say, "One more chance," he said, "One more chance" He said, "One more chance, you won't regret it" (Yearly) He say, "One more chance," he said, "One more chance" He said, "One more chance," like he Biggie (Biggie) Say it one more time, I don't stand in line Got my drive in overdrive I work overtime and he take half of mine Yeah, my uncle like the middle man that's stealin' on the side to survive They say taxes gonna pay for the plan I think Sam takin' grams out the bag Uncle Sam takin' grams out the bag I think Sam takin' grams out the bag Uncle Sam takin' grams out the bag Kinda hard for a nigga tryna stack High life Yeah What are taxes, for real, though? We livin' that high life Don't let 'em try to Wesley you If you rich they gon' try to Wesley you What bracket that you in, yeah, all of that depends See the taxes pay the government to build a new bridge See they take from the rich, give to the poor and sick And I can't lie, I been on both sides of the fence See, the education levels 'round here don't exist Taxes pay 12 but don't pay 'em to kill the kids What it is? That was just a cellphone in his hand I think Sam takin' grams out the bag Uncle Sam takin' grams out the bag I think Sam takin' grams out the bag Uncle Sam takin' grams out the bag Kinda hard for a nigga tryna stack High life Yeah We livin' that high life A tax is a mandatory financial charge Imposed upon a taxpayer by a governmental organization In order to fund various public expenditures A failure to pay, along with evasion Or resistance to taxation Is punishable by law If you make more than half a million You make over five hundred thousand a year Sam want thirty-seven percent of that Which is almost forty percent Which is almost fifty percent I remember, I been in the game a long time so I knew a lot of people, you know Prior to bein', prior to the fans really realizin' who I was, and And one day, I told, I told Puff, I said You know, that's when I first started gettin' some money, I'm like "They want me to pay like two million in taxes" That boy Diddy said, "I had to pay a hundred" He said, "But I gave 'em a hundred and five You know what I'm sayin', just in case" Right then I knew I needed to dust my shoulders off And keep movin' High life