Sweet (A Cappella|Explicit)
Jay-Z"Sweet (A Cappella|Explicit)" is a song by Jay-Z, released in 2007 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:41 long and contains 73 lines and 479 words.
Lyrics
0:00Sweeeet
0:04And still there's pain pain pain pain pain
0:07If I would have grew up to be a doctor
0:09My nephews would have grew up to do the
0:11Same same same same same same
0:16But since I grew up through the game
0:17And my influence is the same
0:19And my therapy is music
0:20They ask if you ashamed ashamed
0:22Ashamed ashamed ashamed ashamed
0:25And though I wish I could separate the two things
0:27I cannot so my answer to you remains
0:29I can walk down the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles
0:32And be so satisfied when I look myself in the eyes
0:35No shame no Sir
0:37Just big boats I'm tearin the coast up
0:40Tight coupes like I'm wearin' the roadster
0:43For any coupe bearhuggin the holster
0:45HOV' alright al right
0:47And it may not be what you call perfect but
0:49But it's my life uh
0:51The life uh uh the life uh uh the life
0:55Once again it's the life
0:56So I make no apologies crooked policies
0:59So a G a ni**a gotta be
1:01We playing for property no Monopoly
1:03So I'll pass go and let my nephew follow me
1:07They say the child shall lead
1:08So I take it far as I can and then we shall see
1:12Shall we dance with the devil for a beat
1:14I pray to God I ain't got two left feet
1:17Do the hustle put ki's in the street
1:19Then I'm ballroom dancing
1:20Ke ke'in in the suite
1:22Sweet BB's on the feet
1:24TV's in the seat enemies on the creep
1:29It's so corrupt
1:30Soak it up it's a lesson every f**k up
1:33One day you're up
1:34Next day you're down
1:35Long as you stay the same it'll come back around
1:38HOV' alright alright
1:40And it may not be what you call perfect but
1:42But it's my life uh
1:43The life uh uh the life uhuh the life
1:47Once again it's the life
1:49I'm even better
1:50I'm eating better
1:51Best thing about it is
1:52My niggas eating together
1:54With each endeavor we reaching levels
1:57Niggas ain't seen in like forever
1:59I'm Hyman Roth I made all my partners rich
2:01I can't vouch for you
2:03If you ain't a part of this
2:04So pardon me as I pave my wrist uh
2:07As I parlay my chips
2:09HOV' alright alright
2:11American gangster gangster
2:13Businesses like I'm white
2:15But I'm not I'm just bright
2:17So fly with no fear of the flight uhh
2:21So if y'all hear my plight
2:22And if you think you can make it this far without a fight
2:25Couple mistakes here and there
2:27Not always right but I'm always real
2:29That's how I sleep at night
2:30HOV' alright alright
2:32And it may not be what you call perfect but
2:34But it's my life uh
2:36The life uh uh the life uh uh the life
2:40Once again it's the life
2:41Sweeeet
Sweeeet And still there's pain pain 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 same same same But since I grew up through the game And my influence is the same And my therapy is music They ask if you ashamed ashamed Ashamed ashamed 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 I'm tearin the coast up Tight coupes like I'm wearin' the roadster For any coupe bearhuggin the holster HOV' alright al right 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 ni**a gotta be We playing for property no Monopoly So I'll pass go and let my nephew 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 ki's in the street Then I'm ballroom dancing Ke ke'in 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 f**k 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 uh The life uh uh the life uhuh 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 I made all my partners rich I can't 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 uhh So if y'all hear my plight And if you think you can make it this far without a 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 uh The life uh uh the life uh uh the life Once again it's the life Sweeeet
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