JAY-Z — Addicted to the Game

[Verse 1] My first brick did it I knew I was addicted when I flipped it to four Then I whipped it to more And it's like the streets call you: "How could you leave me after all I done for you? Who else would employ you? I made you feel royal All it took was some oil, some water Some baking soda to make you Hova" My first taste of power, I'm numb off the feeling I'm done off, niggas, I can't stop dealing [Chorus] I'm addicted to the game The shit keeps calling my name I need to shoot [Verse 2] Ain't you afraid to go to jail? God Well use your brain, are you sane? But like Dale Earnhardt, the game is racing through my veins And I crash every time, but like I never hit the wall I need the K's like Pedro so I'm back pitching raw And when the bases are loaded and cops try to squeeze play The game ain't cold enough to ever freeze Jay And I, need the green like fiends need yay' And they, say it ain't right but it's the game of life [Chorus] I'm addicted to the game The shit keeps calling my name I need to shoot [Verse 3] I rap now, I eat good I smoke good, drink good Multi-millionaire but still I think hood Belly full, I can't shake it The hunger in my belly has been replaced with other forms of starvation I guess it's just the need to be heard I need niggas to say, "I can't believe ya words" I'm just an addict, addicted to music Thoughts is sporadic, I gotta unconfuse it Sort of like a Rubik's Cube is Every album's a color, but I fuck up the other, color Ha, I guess I'm more like A bitch with a belly but her ass is right, haha Y'all don't understand me still I'll never enjoy my success but my family will And I'm alright with that So the rap Jerry Rice is back To fulfill the need, though I lead the league I pray everyday, I travel at God's Speed Not a minute slower 'cause the minute you Hova Everybody's praying for your spinach to slow up It's sad but it's true, but niggas ass gon' turn blue Holding your breath 'cause the force that's controlling my step Won't let me lose it, 'til I'm undisputed Until I'm one with the music 'Til I'm dead and gone, in search of the perfect song, mon mon [Chorus] I'm addicted to the game The shit keeps calling my name I need to shoot