[00:00.01]Sweet - Jay-Z (杰斯) [00:00.02]Written by：Shawn Carter/Sean Combs/Deleno Matthews/Levar Coppin/Rudy Love [00:00.39]Sweet and still there's pain pain pain pain [00:07.96]If I would have grew up to be a doctor [00:09.77]My nephews would have grew up to do the same same same [00:16.41]But since I grew up through the game [00:17.92]And my influence is the same [00:19.05]And my therapy is music [00:20.19]They ask if you ashamed ashamed [00:24.89]And though I wish I could separate the two things [00:27.54]I cannot so my answer to you remains [00:29.34]I can walk down the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles [00:32.53]And be so satisfied when I look myself in the eyes [00:35.51]No shame no sir [00:37.85]Just big boats I'm tearing the coast up [00:40.56]Tight coupes like I'm wearing the roadster [00:43.27]For any coupe bear hugging the holster [00:45.56]HOV' alright al-right [00:47.46]And it may not be what you call perfect but [00:49.85]But it's my life uh [00:51.33]The life uh-uh the life uh-uh the life [00:55.20]Once again it's the life [00:56.15]So I make no apologies crooked policies [00:59.83]So a G a ni**a gotta be [01:01.28]We playing for property no Monopoly [01:04.01]So I'll pass go and let my nephew follow me [01:07.70]They say the child shall lead [01:08.90]So I take it far as I can and then we shall see [01:12.27]Shall we dance with the devil for a beat [01:14.77]I pray to God I ain't got two left feet [01:17.64]Do the hustle put ki's in the street [01:19.52]Then I'm ballroom dancing [01:20.75]Ke-ke' in in the suite [01:22.56]Sweet BB's on the feet [01:24.76]TV's in the seat ene-mies on the creep [01:29.37]It's so corrupt [01:30.63]Soak it up it's a lesson every f**k up [01:33.14]One day you're up [01:34.35]Next day you're down [01:35.53]Long as you stay the same it'll come back around [01:38.08]HOV' alright al-right [01:40.07]And it may not be what you call perfect but [01:42.44]But it's my life uh [01:43.75]The life uh-uh the life uh-uh the life [01:47.68]Once again it's the life [01:49.12]I'm even better [01:50.41]I'm eating better [01:51.40]Best thing about it is [01:52.60]My niggas eating together [01:54.14]With each endeavor we reaching levels [01:57.20]Niggas ain't seen in like forever [01:59.54]I'm Hyman Roth I made all my partners rich [02:01.91]I can't vouch for you [02:02.99]If you ain't a part of this [02:04.72]So pardon me as I pave my wrist uh [02:07.73]As I parlay my chips [02:09.48]HOV' alright al-right [02:11.70]American gangster gangster [02:13.02]Businesses like I'm white [02:15.35]But I'm not I'm just bright [02:18.05]So fly with no fear of the flight uhh [02:21.31]So if y'all hear my plight [02:22.74]And if you think you can make it this far without a fight [02:25.66]Couple mistakes here and there [02:27.07]Not always right but I'm always real [02:28.89]That's how I sleep at night [02:30.83]HOV' alright al-right [02:32.73]And it may not be what you call perfect but [02:35.14]But it's my life uh [02:36.36]The life uh-uh the life uh-uh the life [02:40.27]Once again it's the life [02:41.94]Sweet