JAY-Z — Sweet

[Produced by Diddy, Sean C & LV] [Verse 1] Sweeeet... and still there's 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...) 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...) 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 and tearing the coast up Tight coupes like I'm wearing the roadster For any coupe, bear-hugging the holster [Chorus] 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 [Verse 2] So I make no apologies, crooked policies So a G a nigga 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 keys 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, ene-mies on the creep It's so corrupt Soak it up, it's a lesson, every fuck up One day you're up Next day you're down Long as you stay the same it'll come back around [Chorus] 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 [Verse 3] 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, so 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 al-right 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 [Chorus] 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 [Outro] Sweeeet...