JAY-Z — Wishing on a Star

[Chorus: Gwen Dickey] I'm wishing on a star to follow where you are I'm wishing on a dream to follow what it means [Intro: Jay-Z] Uh-huh uh, yeah I remember y'all niggas Used to slap box y'all niggas And smack y'all up, y'all used to see stars We play corners (?) shit [Verse 1: Jay-Z] Check it out, you can catch me on top now, playin' a club Throwin' a shot down, tryin' to stay above Ground, another round-breakin' day in the club Surrounded by my own thoughts, playin' a cut Reminiscin' on days I ain't have a pot to piss in No watch to glisten, no V's with hot systems Missin' my homies that passed right in front of my eyes Due to the fast life we told wonderful lies On how we would live forever, time proved us wrong Had to get our shit together and move it along Had dreams of being Big niggas, Jig niggas Drivin' the hottest cars, movin' out with our moms and I'm [Chorus: Gwen Dickey] Wishing on a star to follow where you are I'm wishing on a dream to follow what it means [Verse 2: Jay-Z] Thoughts interrupted by this chicken that I used to cluck with Back in the days when I was movin' much shit, "What up chick?" Maintainin', it's the same old thang A little stress, a little bullshit, ain't too much changed I see you kept it movin', you see I kept improvin' She nodded her head in agreement Remember when I used to walk up and down the cement, puttin' it down Knew the 'Streets was Watching', stay hooded down Just to earn a rep, but what good is it now? She said, "Damn, I just stopped to say hi.... bye" I was too deep for you from day one That's why we never had relations, continued in my own zone [Chorus: Gwen Dickey (Jay-Z)] I'm wishing on a star to follow where you are I'm wishing on a dream to follow what it means And I wish on all the rainbows that I see I wish on all the people who really dream And I'm wishing on tomorrow praying it will come And I'm wishing on all the loving we've ever done (uh-huh) [Verse 3: Jay-Z] We used to play tap-tap for rap tracks Run, catch, and kiss in the back park until it got dark Wanted to be like the older males, sneak and drink older champ-ale Dangerous games we played on the third rail Fiend for the summer breeze, hopped out the Lee's Dungarees Into the Hawaiian shorts, relyin' on sports To take us away from here, but I cut too much So I had a plan B, used to rhyme with a brush In the mirror, my siblings used to back me up Like Doug E. Fresh and Ricky D., Eric, Mickey and Me All my niggas is you with me, each of y'all Let's reach for the stars now... Jigga! [Chorus: Gwen Dickey] I'm wishing on a star to follow where you are I'm wishing on a dream to follow what it means And I wish on all the rainbows that I see I wish on all the people we ever greeted And I'm hoping on all the days to come and days to go And I'm hoping on days of loving you so I'm wishing on a star to follow where you are I'm wishing on a star, baby And I wish on all the rainbows that I see I'm wishing on a star to follow where you are I'm wishing on a star, whoa-oh And I wish on all the rainbows that I see Wishing on a star, yes I am To follow where you are, whoa-oh Wishing on a star, oh baby, I'm Wishing on a star to follow where you are, ohh-I'm Wishing on a star, baby, to follow where you might be Wishing on a star to follow where you are, ohh-I'm Wishing on a star, baby