Jay-Z - In My Lifetime Lyrics
[jay-z]It's the thought of a ride that make my eyes wide, i'm caught upI'm trying to make, all of my dreams materialize, so i sortaSay my goodbyes to the straight and narrowI found a new route, you bout to see my life changeI make the means justify the ends, i make the creamMaterialize keys to a benz, and so i'm rollinFor now, holdin down the fort, who's controllin?The ground's gotta blow em, yep, y'all shoulda told emUhh, my first felony's approachin, copped my first keyTook a freeze, now i'm frozenI bought a black mac, i'm outta controlLosin bankrolls on blackjack, you gotta knowIt always crossed my mind that feds be tappin the lines like gregory hinesStill on the phone discussin my biz like it could never be minesI know the price, know the risk, know the wrongs, and the rightsStill my blood flows ice, it's just my lifeChorus:What's the meaning, what's the meaning of life?*scratched "in my lifetime"*What's the meaning, what's the meaning of life?*scratched "in my lifetime"*[jay-z]I'm like the bass with the ass, splashin cold cashThe big willie get you chilly when i pass, brrrrrrIs it, just a mirage all these girls thankin godIs this, world my world, am i the star of stars?Baby pimped out, i'm gettin too large and smokin cigarsAll chicks is hollerin bout chica, the whole city's buzzinWasn't checkin for me a dozen or so, months agoNow i'm all they know, i'm a personLettin the cristal's breathe at the barnacle barUnder my sleeve, vernacular, 50 g'sI'm talkin big cheese, you gotta be down to dig these, uhhGive me a rush like you wouldn't believe, my head's about to bustAcceleratin what drives me, hope i don't gotta dieTo see, see i can't lie to meI know the price, know the risk, know the wrongs and the rightsStill my blood flows ice, it's just my lifeChorus 2x[jay-z]Uhh, from the beginning see we never seen the endingRunning up in all the women, all the linen, all the jewels, huhWe sported pele's, gold diamonds and pirelli'sSports cars, the good life'll give you a belly but that's coolAs i, zone in the al capone, watch meCause the medusa's head on versace turned me to stoneNow my poems just ain't poems, they bloody, when i recite emBones get disconnected like the phonesNow, i'm a hardened criminal with gameLike the garden, all my penpals life controlled by the wardenStill the drill makes me blind to the factI could do real time, i'm a prisoner, of my crimesKnow the price, know the risk, know the wrongs and the rightsNow i'm, incarcerate for my lifeChorus 5x to fade
