Sweet

Sweet And still there's pain (pain, pain) If I would have grew up to be a doctor My nephews would have grew up to do the same (same, same) But since I grew up through the game And my influence is the same And my therapy is music They ask are you ashamed (ashamed) And though I wish I could separate the two things I cannot so my answer to you remains I can walk down the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles And be so satisfied when I look myself in the eyes No shame, no sir Just big boats and tearing the coast up Tight coupes like I'm wearing the roadster For any coupe, bear hugging the holster Hov, alright, alright And it may not be what you call perfect but But it's my life (uh) The life (uh-uh) The life (uh-uh) The life Once again it's the life So I make no apologies, crooked policies So a G a nigga gotta be We playing for property, no Monopoly So I'll pass go and let my nephews follow me They say the child shall lead So I take it far as I can and then we shall see Shall we dance with the devil for a beat I pray to God I ain't got two left feet Do the hustle, put keys in the street Then I'm ballroom dancing, ke-ke'ing in the suite Sweet, BB's on the feet TV's in the seat, enemies on the creep It's so corrupt Soak it up, it's a lesson every fuck up One day you're up Next day you're down Long as you stay the same, it'll come back around Hov, alright, alright And it may not be what you call perfect but But it's my life The life The life The life Once again it's the life I'm even better I'm eating better Best thing about it is My niggas eating together With each endeavor, we reaching levels Niggas ain't seen in like forever I'm Hyman Roth, so made all my partners rich I can vouch for you if you ain't a part of this So pardon me as I pave my wrist, uh As I parlay my chips Hov, alright, alright American gangster, gangster Businesses like I'm white But I'm not, I'm just bright So fly with no fear of the flight, uh So if y'all hear my plight And if you think you can make it this far without fight Couple mistakes here and there Not always right But I'm always real That's how I sleep at night Hov, alright, alright And it may not be what you call perfect but But it's my life The life The life The life Once again it's the life Sweet --- Sweet - Jay-Z