JAY-Z — Squeeze 1st

[Intro] Uh, yeah, mmmm William H., niggas Holla, yeah, yo [Chorus] That's why I, squeeze first ask questions last That's how most of these so called gangstas pass I, squeeze first ask questions last 'Cause when I pull, I always pop, that's why I'm living today [Verse 1] Yo, when I meet ya, I heat ya down When I greet ya, meet ya with pound Not the handshake, but the kind that make ya demand a wake The kind that put land over your face I pop ya, let doctor stitch ya I-N-F-R-A, will not miss ya I move light, like my shoes too tight Leave niggas confused from the day to the night At night, see the light, when the pistol's sparking Daytime it gets dark when that pistol barking I keep cash 'case cops arrest me 'case kids kidnap me, kids can get back me You shall repent 'fore you spend a red cent If not you, somebody of close descent Thou shalt not fuck with raw me, or he Face a thousand deaths from Mr. Shawn Corey Carter, rap harder like I'm part of a cult Like Cuban cigar maker 'cept I'm hard to smoke And y'all choke, motherfuckers [Chorus] That's why I, squeeze first ask questions last That's how most of these so called gangstas pass I, squeeze first ask questions last 'Cause when I pull, I always pop, that's why I'm living today [Bridge] Yo, I said thou shalt not fuck with raw me, or he Face a thousand deaths from Mr. Shawn Corey Carter, rap harder like I'm part of a cult Like Cuban cigar maker 'cept I'm hard to smoke Thou shalt not fuck with raw me, or he Face a thousand deaths from Mr. Shawn Corey Carter, rap harder like I'm part of a cult Like Cuban cigar maker 'cept I'm hard to smoke And y'all choke, niggas [Chorus] That's why I, squeeze first ask questions last That's how most of these so called gangstas pass I, squeeze first ask questions last Cause when I pull, I always pop, that's why I'm living today [Bridge] Y'all don't understand I said thou shalt not fuck with raw me, or he Face a thousand deaths from Mr. Shawn Corey Carter, rap harder like I'm part of a cult Like Cuban cigar maker 'cept I'm hard to smoke And y'all choke, niggas [Chorus] I, squeeze first ask questions last 'Cause when I pull, I always pop, that's why I'm living today [Verse 2] See when I'm low on digits, I push blow in a blizzard I'm a player for real, I post and pivot Coke distribute, be where the ghostes visit Where the demons live, shit, my scene is vivid Squeamish kids, y'all get the fuck outta this verse It's about to get so obscene in a minute I seen and live it, I did some things I admit it Wasn't proud of it, but I was a child, fuck it Kept a pow tucked in a brown belt Couldn't sit down, big gun kept sticking my pelvis Shit, it was either that or be living with Elvis Niggas is jealous, hell is hot, you heard X Wanted to tell God that I don't deserve this Was afraid that he'd tell me I deserve less My life was nervous, you haven't heard stress 'Til you heard the cries of my mama, me giving her drama Told her I ain't promised tomorrow, gotta live for the day And before she could say Jay... I was out the door, pouch full of raw, a outlaw mentality Men gotta do men things for men salary Bad Boy, not Puff or Mike Lowery Damn B.I.G. woulda been proud of me [Outro] Ahh shit man... Young Hova, ya heard? Who could fuck with him? Uh, uh, geah