Yeahhahyeah Roc-A-Fella We invite you tosomethin epic y all know? Well we hustle out of a sense ofhopelessness Sort of a desperation Through that desperationwe come addicted Sorta like the fiends we accustomed to servin But we feel we have nothin to lose so we offer youwellwe offer our livesright What do you bring to the table? While I m watchin every nigga watchin me closely my shit is butter for the bread they wanna toast me I keep my headboth of them where they supposed to be Hoes ll get you sidetracked then clap from closed feet I don t sleepI m tiredI feel wired like codeinethese days a brother gotta admire from four fiends away My pain wish it was quick to seefrom sellin caine til brains was fried to a fricaissecan t lie At the time it never bothered meat the bar gettin my thug on properlymy squad and me lack of respect for authoritylaughin hard Happy to be escapin povertyhowever brief I know this game got valleys and peaksexpectation for dipsfour percent pertation we stack chipshardly The youth I used to besoon to see a mill in No moreBig Willie my game has grown prefer you call me William Illin for revenuesgrateful dim the light channel 7 newsround seven jewelshand gettin the mic Forgettin all I ever knewconvenient amnesia I suggest you call my lawyerI know the procedure Lock my body can t trap my mindeasily explain why we adapt to crime I d rather die enormous than live dormant that s how we on it Live at the main eventI bet a trip to Maui on it Presidential suites my resedential for the weekend Confidentially speakin in codes since I sense you peekin The INXS rentaldon t be fooled my game is mental We both out of town dogwhat you tryin to get into? VivaLas Vegassee yalater at the crap tables meet me by the one that starts a G up This way no fraud Willie s present gambling they re-up And we can have a pleasant timesippin margaritas Ge-ge-geyeahhhcan I live? Can I live? My mind is infestedwith sick thoughts that circle like a Lexusif driven wrong it s sure to hurt you Dual level like duplexesin unitymy crew and me commit atrocities like we got immunity You guessed itmanifest it in tangible goods Platinum Rolexed itwe don t lease we buy the whole careas you should My confederationdead a nationEXPLODE on detonationoverload the mind of a said patient When it balls to steamit comes to it we all fiends gotta do iteven righteous minds go through this True thishistory school us to spend our money foolish Bond with jewellers andwatch for intruders I stepped it up another levelmeditated like a buddhist Recruited lieutenants with ludicrousdreams of gettin cream let s do thisagainst T-D-S So I keep one eye open likeC-B-Sya see me stressed right? Can I live? Can I live? Can I live? Can I live? Ha-hahRoc-A-Fella y all

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