In MY Lifetime - Jay-Z
Written by:Romeo Beresford/Shawn Carter/Hayden Brown/Jonathan Burks
This song here is dedicated to Danny Dan may he rest in peace
Who at his funeral left us with the words that
He did it his way so I have no other choice but to do it my way
While niggas are shootin' stupid I'm carefully plottin'
Ways to make it rotten well planned hits until you're long forgotten
Y'all niggas that utilize my style don't hurt me
Cause on the low half of these rappin' a** niggas wanna work for me
Now picture me standin' on somebody block tryin' to rock
I drop bombs and niggas see me with that dough by eight o'clock
My feet never touch the concrete just street sweep awards
While you're starin' on my d**k ni**a gimme yours
I don't hassle with capsules cause that'll make the grass grow
And get a project ni**a paid up the asshole
If I'mma risk a frisk gettin' my wrists wrapped up in steel
I'm out here trying to make a mill' my sh*t is real for real
While others w*****p guns I w*****p tons of money
Tons of fun laughin' at sh*t that ain't even funny
So I ain't pressed to make a CD I took it slow
80 of these niggas with deals
Can't see me with the dough uh
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of dough
I need a whole lot of dough
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of stash
I need a whole lot of cash
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of dough
I need a whole lot of dough
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of stash
I need a whole lot of cash
More ice than winter '94
I toured the 50 states with a trunk of raw
Recruitin' I'm hittin' shorties with consignment but don't play me
Oh you gon' pay me y'all niggas ain't crazy
I'm laid back in the five thousand Italian leather seat recliner
Under some v****a discussin' the finer things
My crib is mean watchin' a hundred inch screen
Lettin' the shorties slide by once in a while and let 'em dream
They think I've mastered the game cause dames scream my name
With passion I tell 'em stop flashin' and start stashin'
And we'll all get off the corner the only heat you'll feel
Is from a sauna lettin' bubbles s***t up your a** if you wanna
And f**k that w**d it keeps you broke invest in
Pounds of herbs and profit if niggas wanna smoke d**e
But keep your nuts cause this is a man's game
And we'll all pop champagne till it's a damn shame
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of dough
I need a whole lot of dough
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of stash
I need a whole lot of cash
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of dough
I need a whole lot of dough
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of stash
I need a whole lot of cash
I'm shooting to Vegas gambling green o at the casino
Schoolin' the dice like Vinny Barberino
Welcome back the '95 version of the Mack
As soon as these ladies see me they don't know how to act
Cause like that ni**a never twist the cap of malt liquor
Only pop and droppin' cristal's down my throat take a swigga
My style ladies intoxicated by my profile
Your rollin' with a pro with money to blow child
You need to feel how sweet the skills be
To come and slide down sugar hill with me
The high roller rolled up on your dice game
Unfold a pack of bills grab my balls then bet it all
I never slept cause sleeping keeps you deep in debt
On the block you lucky if you see my silhouette
I'm ghost envied by most
So I keep a crew of crazy tenants that's sling toast f**ker
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of dough
I need a whole lot of dough
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of stash
I need a whole lot of cash
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of dough
I need a whole lot of dough
In my lifetime I need to see a whole lot of stash
I need a whole lot of cash