JAY-Z — In My Lifetime

[Produced by Ski] [Intro] This song here is dedicated to Danny Dan, may he rest in peace Who at his funeral left us with the words that He did it his way (uh-huh, uh-huh) So I have no other choice but to do it my way Uh-huh, uh-huh [Verse 1] Uhh, while niggas are shootin' stupid, I'm carefully plottin' Ways to make it rotten, well-planned hits until you're long forgotten Y'all niggas that utilize my style don't hurt me 'Cause on the low half of these rappin' ass niggas wanna work for me Now picture me standin' on somebody block tryin' to rock I drop bombs and niggas see me with that dough by eight o'clock My feet never touch the concrete, just street sweep awards While you're starin' on my dick nigga, gimme yours I don't hassle with capsules, cause that'll make the grass grow And get a project nigga paid up the asshole If I'ma risk a frisk, gettin' my wrists wrapped up in steel I'm out here trying to make a mill', my shit is real for real While others worship guns I worship tons of money Tons of fun, laughin' at shit that ain't even funny So I ain't pressed to make a CD, I took it slow 80% of these niggas with deals Can't see me with the dough, uh [Chorus] In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of dough I need a whole lot of dough In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of stash I need a whole lot of cash In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of dough I need a whole lot of dough In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of stash I need a whole lot of cash [Verse 2] More ice than winter '94 I toured the 50 states with a trunk of raw Recruitin', I'm hittin' shorties with consignment but don't play me Oh, you gon' pay me, y'all niggas ain't crazy I'm laid back in the five thousand Italian leather seat recliner Under some vagina, discussin' the finer, things My crib is mean, watchin' a hundred inch screen Lettin' the shorties slide by once in a while and let 'em dream They think I've mastered the game, cause dames scream my name With passion, I tell 'em stop flashin' and start stashin' And we'll all get off the corner, the only heat you'll feel Is from a sauna, lettin' bubbles shoot up your ass if you wanna And fuck that weed, it keeps you broke, invest in Pounds of herbs and profit if niggas wanna smoke dope But keep your nuts, 'cause this is a man's game And we'll all pop champagne till it's a damn shame [Chorus] In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of dough I need a whole lot of dough In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of stash I need a whole lot of cash In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of dough I need a whole lot of dough In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of stash I need a whole lot of cash [Verse 3] I'm shootin' to Vegas, gamblin' green-o at the casino Schoolin' the dice like Vinny Barberino Welcome back, the '95 version of The Mack As soon as these ladies see me they don't know how to act 'Cause like that, nigga, never twist the cap of malt liquor Only pop and droppin' Cristal's down my throat, take a swigga My style, ladies intoxicated by my profile You're rollin' with a pro with, money to blow child You need to feel how sweet the skills be To come and slide down Sugar Hill with me The high roller, rolled up on your dice game Unfold a pack of bills, grab my balls then bet it all I never slept, 'cause sleeping keeps you deep in debt On the block you lucky if you see my silhouette I'm ghost, envied by most So I keep a crew of crazy tenants that's sling toast, fucker [Chorus] In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of dough I need a whole lot of dough In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of stash I need a whole lot of cash In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of dough I need a whole lot of dough In my lifetime, I need to see a whole lot of stash I need a whole lot of cash [Outro] Haha, f'real, Jay-Z lives Ski, Roc-A-Blok Productions, uh-huh, uh-huh Dame Dash, ha-ha, Roc-A-Fella Records, uh huh Everybody from Brooklyn Sauce Money, Big Sarge, B High DJ Clark Kent, everybody Uptown Best Out, my V-A clique running thick D'Shawn definitely in the house Roughness y'all, this how we do