Downtown Abstract Mindstate (Ft. Consequence)

[Chorus: The Marvelettes]
Each morning my man goes downtown
Each morning my man goes downtown
Each morning my man goes downtown
His boss and he's lost-lost-lost and-and-and-and

[Verse 1: Olskool Ice-Gre]
Everyday is the same routine
Check the closet for a white shirt
Match the tie, make sure the dress shoes clean
Watch the clock, y'all know what I mean
I see my mans aggravation setting in from his 9 to 5 thing
But he a college guy, [?] masters degree
Had to do it, he the first in his family
It's the pressure, it's hardening [?] train, [?] his brain
Each day the same old same
Set salary, my mans clocking 45K
But he'll be broke again in less than forty-five days
And it's a shame because he be working so hard
So many weekends and overtime, he gets home after dark
Ain't no time for a walk in the park
Or visit friends [?] sleep and do it all again
Dreams [?] run in the ground
And I ain't see him crack a smile
Since he been on that deal downtown, this is bad