I'm up at the crack of dawn. I put my uniform on. I'm catching the bus without a fuss While I'm sportin' a yawn. I get to work late. I'm not feelin' too great 'Cause irritated and berated Are my boss' best traits. He says for me to wash the store, Sweep and mop the floor. Do the dishes grant my wishes Or you work here no more. I get minimum wage, I feel I'm trapped in a cage But I can't survive or stay alive Without gettin' paid. I'm just a dude don't mean to cause no trouble. I play my music at night and in the morning I do the fast food shuffle. My boss' name is hakheem. I'm not saying he's mean But if you're leanin you're cleanin Until your hands turn green. I knew a man named Jake. The crap he couldn't take. He said, "the manager will challenge ya. I'll be at his wake." He brought a gun to the store. The manager asked what for. He said, "I'm tired" and fired And ran out the door But hakheem wasn't hurt When he pulled off his shirt. He had a vest on his chest That made the bullets not work. I'm just a dude don't mean to cause no trouble. I play my music at night and in the morning I do the fast food shuffle. Now when I was a kid I learned a lesson from another brother Older than myself. A lesson Later that helped. It was a fundamental lesson In the rules of life we're living Giving me the power later on To help myself. Sometimes you gotta learn The hardest way there is to learn. "can't teach a young man any faster," Said the master to the hopper. So I do the best I can And try hard not to understand This life I lead just like my poppa. 'Cause I'm just a dude don't mean to cause no trouble. I play my music at night and in the morning I do the fast food shuffle.