Lyrics Sweet - Jay-Z

Sweet

sweet, and still there’s pain\nif i would have grew up\nto be a doctor\nmy nephews would have grew up to do the same\nbut since i grew up through the game\nand my influence is the same\nand my therapy is music\nthey ask if you ashamed\nand though i wish i could separate\nthe two things, i can not\nso my answer to you remains\ni can walk down the hall of mirrors in Versailles\nand be so satisfied when i look at myself in the eyes\nno shame, no sir\njust big boats and tearing the coast up\ntight coup like I’m wearing the roadster\nfor any coup I’m bear hugging the holster\nHOV alright alright\nand that may not be what you call perfect but\nbut its my life\nthe life\nthe life the life\nonce again its the life\nso i make no apologies crooked policies\nso a G a nigga gotta be\nwe playing for property no monopoly\nso I’ll pass go and let my nephew follow me\nthey say the child child lead\nso i take it far as i can\nwe then shall see\nshall we dance with the devil for a beat\ni pray to God I ain’t got two left feet\ndo the hustle put keys in the street\nthen I’m ballroom dancing\nke-ke'ing in the suite\nSWEET\nbb’s on the feet\ntv’s on the seat\nenemies on the creep\nits so corrupt\nsoak it up its a lesson\nnever f**k up\none day you’re up\nnext day you’re down\nlong as you stay the same\nit’ll come back around\nI’m even better\nI’m eating better\nbest thing about it is\nmy niggas eating together\nwith each endeavor we reaching levels\nniggas ain’t seen in like forever\nI’m Hyman Roth i make all my partners rich\ni can vouch for you\nif you ain’t a part of this\nso pardon me as i pave my wrist\nas i parlay my chips\nHOB alright alright\nAmerican gangster gangster\nbusiness like I’m white\nbut I’m not I’m just bright\nso fly with no fear of the flight\nso if y’all hear my plight\nand if you think you can make it this far without flight\ncouple mistakes here and there\nnot always right\nbut I’m always real\nthats how i sleep to night