[Saul Williams]
Nah I wasn't raised at gunpoint, and I've read too many books
To distract me from the mirror, when unhappy with my looks
And I ain't got proper diction for the makings of a thug
Though I grew up in the ghetto, and my niggas all sold drugs
And though that may validate me for a spot on MTV
Or get me all the airplay that my bank account would need
I was hoping to invest in, a lesson that I learned
When I thought this fool would jump me, just because it was my turn
I went to an open space cause I knew he wouldn't do it
If somebody there could see him, or somebody else might prove it
A play on words signifying the shift in the song’s subject from materialism to wisdom. 
 Instead of “investing” in the traditional sense (which involves money), Saul would rather dedicate himself to investing in (and practicing) the lasting and important things he has learned.
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