What Three 6 Mafia Should Have Been Singing:

It’s Hard Out Here For a Poet

You know it's hard out here fo’ a poet
When he tryin’ to get the money for the rent
For the chapbooks & SASE's money’s always spent
Because a whole lot of critics talkin’ shit
Will have a whole lot of editors takin’ it

In my eyes I done seen some crazy thangs on the scene
Gotta couple roomies workin on the changes for me
But I gotta keep my pome tight, like a poet groupie on slam night
Like takin’ from a newbie don't know no better, I know that ain't right

Done seen poets plagiarize, done seen workshop poets criticize
Done seen poets live in the burbs with no wheels
It's fucked up where I live, but that's just how the po biz is
It might be new to you, but it's been like this for years
Always sendin' out letters to submit, when it come down to this poet shit
No use tryin’ to get rich offa it

I'm tryin’ to have thangs but it's hard fo' a poet
But I'm prayin’ and I'm hopin’ to God I don't slip, yeah

Chorus:

You know it's hard out here fo’ a poet
When he tryin to get the money for the rent
For the chapbooks & SASE's money’s always spent
Because a whole lot of critics talkin’ shit
Will have a whole lot of editors takin’ it

(you ain't knowin’) repeat