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Good MorningGood MorningGood MorningGood Morning Wake up, Mr. West, Mr. West, Mr. FreshMr. by-his-self-he-so-impressedI mean, damn, did you even see the test?You got D's muh'fucker, D's, Rosie PerezAnd yes, barely pass any and every classLookin' at every assCheated on every testI guess this is my dissertationHomie, this shit is basicWelcome to Graduation Good MorningGood MorningGood MorningGood MorningGood Morning On this day we become legendaryEverything we dreamed ofI'm like a fly Malcolm XBuy any jeans necessaryDetroit red cleaned upFrom the streets of the leagueFrom the 8th to ki'But you graduate when you make it up out of the streetsFrom the moments of painLook how far we done cameHaters sayin' you changedNow you doin' your thang Good MorningGood MorningGood MorningGood MorningGood Morning Look at the valedictorian scared of the futureWhile I hop in the DeloreanScared-to-face-the-world complacent career studentSome people graduate, but we still stupidThey tell you read this, eat this, don't look aroundJust peep this, preachers, teach us, JesusOkay, look up now, they done stole your streetnessAfter all of that, you receive this Good MorningHustlers, that's if you're still livin' get on downEvery time that we hear themGood MorningHustlers, that's if you're still livin' get on downEvery time that we hear themGood MorningHustlers, that's if you're still livin' get on downEvery time that we hear themGood MorningHustlers, that's if you're still livin' get on down Get on downGet, get on downGet on downGet, get on down.

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Did you realizeThat you were a champion in their eyes? Yes I did, so I packed it up and brought it back to the cribJust a little somethin', show you how we liveEverybody want it but it ain't that seriousMmm hmm, that's that shitSo if you gon' do it, do it just like this Did you realizeThat you were a champion in their eyes? You don't see just how wild the crowd is?You don't see just how fly my style is?I don't see why I need a stylistWhen I shop so much I can speak ItalianI don't know I just want it better for my kidsAnd I ain't sayin' we was from the projectsBut every time I wanted, layaway or a depositMy daddy'd say "When you see clothes close your eyelids"We was sort of like Will Smith and his sonIn the movie I ain't talkin' 'bout the rich ones'Cause every summer he'd get someBrand new hare-brained scheme to get rich fromAnd I don't know what he did for doughBut he'd send me back to school wit' a new wardrobe and hey! hey! hey! hey! Did you realizeThat you were a champion in their eyes? I think he did, when he packed it up and brought it back to the cribJust a little somethin' show you how we livedEverything I wanted man it seemed so seriousMmm hmm, that's that shitSo if you gon' do it, do it just like this Did you realizeThat you were a champion in their eyes? When it feel like livin's harder than dyin'For me givin' up's way harder than tryin'Lauryn Hill said her heart was in ZionI wish her heart still was in rhymin''Cause who the kids gon' listen to? Huh?I guess me if it isn't youLast week I paid a visit to the instituteThey got the drop out keepin' kids in the schoolI guess I'll clean up my act like Prince'll doIf not for the pleasure, least for the principleThey got the CD then got to see me drop gemsLike I dropped out of P.E.They used to feel invisibleNow they know they invincible hey! hey! hey! Did you realizeThat you were a champion in their eyes? This is the story of a championRunners on your mark and they pop the guns!Stand up, stand up! Here he comesTell me what it takes to be number one?Tell me what it takes to be number one? This is the story of a championRunners on your mark and they pop the gunsStand up stand up! Here he comesTell me what it takes to be number one?Tell me what it takes to be number one? Did you realizeThat you were a champion in their eyes? Yes I did, so I packed it up and brought it back to the cribJust a little somethin' show you how we liveEverybody want it but it ain't that seriousMmm hmm, that's that shitSo if you gon' do it, do it just like this Did you realizeThat you were a champion in their eyes?

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Work it, make it, do it, Makes us harder, better, faster, stronger! [played throughout] Work it harder make it better, Do it faster makes us stronger,More than ever, hour after hour,Work is never over [played throughout] Now that don't kill me,Can only make me stronger.I need you to hurry up now'Cause I can't wait much longer.I know I got to be right now'Cause I can't get much wronger.Man, I been waitin' all night now,That's how long I've been on ya. I need you right now,I need you right now. Let's get lost tonight,You can be my black Kate Moss tonight.Play secretary, I'm the boss tonight,And you don't give a fuck what they all say rightAwesome, the Christian in Christian Dior,Damn, they don't make 'em like this anymore,I ask 'cause I'm not sure,Do anybody make real shit anymore?Bow in the presence of greatness'Cause right now thou hast forsaken us.You should be honoured by my lateness,That I would even show up to this fake shit.So go ahead, go nuts, go ape shit,Especially in my Pastelle, or my Bape shit,Act like you can't tell who made this,New gospel, homey, Take Six, and take this, haters. Now that don't kill me,Can only make me stronger.I need you to hurry up now'Cause I can't wait much longer.I know I got to be right now'Cause I can't get much wronger.Man, I been waitin' all night now,That's how long I've been on ya. I need you right now,I need you right now. Me like it. I don't know if you got a man or not,If you made plans or not,If God put me in your plans or not,I'm trippin', this drink got me sayin' a lot.But I know that God put you in front of me,So how the hell could you front on me?There's a thousand yous, there's only one of me.I'm trippin', I'm caught up in the moment, right'Cause it's Louis Vuitton Don night,So we gon' do everything that Kan like,Heard they do anything for a Klondike,Well, I'd do anything for a blonde dyke.And she'll do anything for the limelight,And we'll do anything when the time's right,Uh, baby, you're makin' it Harder, better, faster, stronger, Now that don't kill me,Can only make me stronger, oh!I need you to hurry up now, oh!'Cause I can't wait much longer, oh!I know I got to be right now, oh!'Cause I can't get much wronger, oh!Man, I been waitin' all night now,That's how long I've been on ya. I need you right now,I need you right now. You know how long I've been on ya,Since Prince was on Apollonia,Since OJ had Isotoners,Don't act like I never told ya.Don't act like I never told ya.Don't act like I never told ya.Don't act like I never told ya.Don't act like I never told ya. Ugh, baby, you're makin' it Harder, better, faster, stronger. Now that don't kill me,Can only make me stronger.I need you to hurry up now'Cause I can't wait much longer.I know I got to be right now'Cause I can't get much wronger.Man, I been waitin' all night now, That's how long I've been on ya. I need you right now,I need you right now,I need you right now,I need you right now. You know how long I've been on ya,Since Prince was on Apollonia,Since OJ had Isotoners,Don't act like I never told ya. You know how long I've been on ya,Since Prince was on Apollonia,Since OJ had Isotoners,Don't act like I never told ya.told ya.told ya.never told ya.told ya.told ya. Never over. [x7]Harder, better, faster, stronger. Work it harder make it better, Do it faster makes us stronger, More than ever, Hour after hour, Work is never over [x4]

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Find your dreams come true And I wonder if you know What it means, what it means And I wonder if you know What it means, what it means And I wonder if you know What it means to find your dreams I've been waiting on this my whole life These dreams be waking me up at night You say I think I'm never wrong You know what, maybe you're right, aight And I wonder if you know What it means, what it means And I wonder if you know What it means to find your dreams You say he get on your fuckin' nerves you hope that he get what he deserves, word do you even remember what the issue is you just trying to find where the tissue is you can still be who you wish you is it ain't happen yet and that's what the intuition is when you hop back in the car drive back to the crib Run back to their arms the smokescreens the chokes and the screams you ever wonder what it all really mean And I wonder if you know What it means, what it means And I wonder if you know What it means to find your dreams and I'm back on my grind a psychic read my lifeline told me in my lifetime my name would help light up the Chicago skyline and that's why I'm 7:00, that's primetime heaven'll watch, God calling from the hotlines why he keep giving me hot lines I'm a star, how could I not shine how many ladies in the house how many ladies in the house without a spouse something in your blouse got me feeling so aroused what you about on that independent shit trade it all for a husband and some kids you ever wonder what it all really mean you wonder if you'll ever find your dreams.

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Like we always do at this timeI go for mine, I got to shineNow throw your hands up in the skyI gotta go for mine, I got to shineNow throw your hands up in the sky(I'm a get on this TV mama, I'm a...I'm a put shit down)Ay (Ayy) Ay (Ayy) Ay (Ayy) Ay I'm good Welcome to the good lifeWhere niggas that sell DWon't even get pulled over in they new VThe good life, let's go on a living' spreeShit they say the best things in life are freeThe good life, it feel like AtlantaIt feel like L.A., it feel like MiamiIt feel like N.Y., summertime ChiI (Now throw your hands up in the sky)So I roll through goodY'all pop the trunk, I pop the hood, FerrariAnd she got the goodsAnd she got that ass, I got to look, sorryYo it's got to be cause I'm seasonedHaters give me them salty looks, Lawry's 50 told me go 'head switch the style upAnd if they hate then let 'em hateAnd watch the money pile up,The good life Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine.Now throw your hands up in the sky.Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine.Now throw your hands up in the sky.(I'm a get on this TV mama, I'm a...I'm a put shit down)Ay (Ayy) Ay (Ayy) Ay (Ayy) Ay I'm good Welcome to the good lifeWhere we like the girls who ain't on TVCause they got more Ass than the modelsThe good life, so keep it coming' with the bottlesTill she feel boozed like she bombed out ApolloThe good life, it feel like HoustonIt feel like Philly, it feel like D.C.It feel like VA, or the Bay, or YayAyy, this is the good life(Welcome to the good life)Homie, tell me what's goodWhy I only got a problem when you in the hood(Welcome to the good life)Like I'm new in the hood, the only thing I wish?I wish a nigga would(Welcome to the good life)He probably think he could, but, butI don't think he should(Welcome to the good life) 50 told me go 'head switch the style upAnd if they hate then let 'em hateAnd watch the money pile upThe good life Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine.Now throw your hands up in the sky.Now I, I go for mine, I got to shine.Now throw your hands up in the sky.(I'm a get on this TV mama, I'm a...I'm a put shit down)Ay (Ayy) Ay (Ayy) Ay (Ayy) Ay I'm good Have you ever popped champagne on a planeWhile getting' some brainWhipped it out, she said "I never seen snakes on a plane"Whether you broke or rich you gotta get izzHaving money's not everything not having' it isI was splurging' on trizzBut when I get my card back activatedI'm back to Vegas causeI always had a passion for flashing' before I had itI close my eyes and imagine, the good life (Is the good life better than the life I liveWhen I thought that I was gonna go crazyAnd now my grandma ain't the only girl calling me babyAnd if you feeling' me now then put your hands up in the skyAnd let me hear you say hey, hey, hey, ooh.I'm good.)

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I had a dream I can buy my way to heavenWhen I awoke, I spent that on a necklace.I told God I'd be back in a second,Man It's so hard not to act reckless.To who much is given much is tested.Get arrested, guess until, they get the message.I feel the pressure, under more scrutiny,And what I do? Act more stupidly.bought more jewelry, more Louis V, my mama couldn't get through to me.The drama, people suing me,I'm on T.V. talking like it's just you and me.I'm just saying how I feel man,I ain't one of the Cosby's I ain't go to the Hill manI guess the money should've changed him,I guess I should've forgot where I came from. La, la, la, la wait till I get my money rightla, la, la, la then you cant tell me nothing rightExcuse Me, is you saying something?Uh, uh, you can't tell me nothingYou can't tell me nothingUh, uh, you can't tell me nothing. Let up the suicide doors.This is my life homey, you decide yours.I know that Jesus died for us,But I couldn't tell you who decide wars.So I parallel double parked that muthafucker sidewaysOld folks talking bout back in my dayBut homey this is my day.Class started 2 hours ago, oh am I late?You know I already graduatedAnd you can live through anything if Magic made it. They say I talk with so much emphasis,They're so sensative.Don't ever fix your lips like collagenTo say something when you gon' end up apologin'.Let me know if it's a problem man,Alright man, holla then. La, la, la, la wait till I get my money rightla, la, la, la then you can't tell me nothing rightExcuse Me, is you saying something?Uh, uh, you can't tell me nothingYou can't tell me nothingUh, uh, you can't tell me nothing. Let the champagne splash, let that man get cash,Let that man get past.You don't need a stop to get gas,If he can move through the rumors, he can drive off the fumes causeHow he move in a room full of nos?How he stay faithful in a room full of hoes?Must be the pharaohs, he in tune with his soul,So when he buried in a tomb full of gold.Treasure. What's you pleasure?Life is a, uh, depending how you dress her.So if the devil wear Prada,Adam Eve wear Nada,I'm in between, but way more fresher.With way less effort, 'cause when you try hard,That's when you die hard.Ya homies looking like "Why God?"When they reminisce over you, my god. La, la, la, la wait till I get my money rightla, la, la, la then you cant tell me nothing rightExcuse Me, is you saying something?Uh, uh, you can't tell me nothingYou can't tell me nothingUh, uh, you can't tell me nothing.

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It's what you all been waiting for ain't it?What people pay paper for damn itThey can't stand it, they want something newSo let's get re-acquaintedBecame the hood favoriteI can't even explain itI surprise myself too Life of a Don, lights keep glowin'Comin' in the club wit that fresh shit on,With something crazy on my armHa Ha Hum, here's another hit, Barry Bonds Yeah yeah yeah yeahWe outta here baby!We outta here baby!We outta here baby! Dude!Fresh off the plane, konichiwa, bitchesTurn around another plane, my passport on pivotAs for what I did it, that ass---- done did itTalked it and he lived it, spitted then he shit itI don't need to write hits, I might bounce ideas,But only I could come up with some shit like thisI done played the underdog my whole careerI've been a very good sport, haven't I, this yearThey said he's going crazy and we seen this beforeBut I'm doing pretty good as far as geniuses goAnd I'm doing pretty hood in my pink poloNigga please, how you gonna say I ain't no low-headCos my Dior got me more model headI'm insultedYou should go 'headAnd bow so hard till your knees hit your foreheadAnd the flow just hit code redTop 5 MC's you ain't gotta remind meTop 5 MC's you gotta rewind meI'm high up on the line, you can get behind meBut my head's so big you can't sit behind meLife of a Don, lights keep glowin'Comin' in the club wit that fresh shit on,With something crazy on my armHa Ha Hum, here's another hit, Barry Bonds Yeah yeah yeah yeahYeah, Yeah, We outta here baby!Wha, Wha, We outta here baby!And Mr. West is so outta here babyAnd me, I'm Mr. Weezy Baby I'm so bright not shadyMy teeth and my eyes so wight like ShadyIce in my teeth so refrigeratedI'm so fuckin' good like I'm sleeping with MeganI'm all about my Franklins, Lincolns and ReagansWhenever they make them, I shall hayve themOops I meant have them, I'm so crazyBut if you play crazy you be sleeping with daisiesIts such a hayvic, oops I meant havocAnd my drink's still pinker than the Easter rabbitAnd I'm still cold like Keyshia's familyStove on my waist turn beef to pattiesAnd I ate it cos I'm so at itI don't front and I don't go backwardsAnd I don't practiceand I don't lack shitAnd you can get Barry to suck my bat, bitch We outta here babyWe outta here babyWe outta here baby Life of a Don, lights keep glowin'Comin' in the club wit that fresh shit onWit something crazy on my armHa Ha Hum, man here's another hit, Barry Bonds Yeah yeah yeah yeah.

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Ra ra ra ra ra ra… brrraaa We gone through too much bullshit just to mess with these drunk and hot girls She gone through too much bullshit just to mess with these drunk and hot girls We go- through too- much bullshit- to mess- mess with- these drunk- All of these drunk and hot girls Driving around town looking for the best spot for the Drunk and hot girls Up in the club look at here what we got some Drunk and hot girls Stop dancing with your girlfriend and come dance with me Stop talking about your boyfriend since he is not me Stop running up my tab cause these drinks is not free You drunk and hot girl We gone through too much bullshit Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls She gone through too much bullshit Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls We go- through too- much bullshit- to mess- mess with- these all- All of these drunk and hot girls I don't wanna drop your friends off, I just want you You drunk and hot girl You wanna sit down but we hit the drive-thru You drunk and hot girl Please don't fall asleep baby we almost back Please don't throw up in the car we almost crash Oh now you sober, how I know you say that You drunk and hot girl We gone through too much bullshit Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls She gone through too much bullshit Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls We go- through too- much bullshit- to mess- mess with- these drunk- all of these drunk and hot girls Loves a dangerous necessity that people seek without regards to where they areThe human heart is curiousAbove all things.Love the lights are lowYour eyes are brightThe music plays a sweet delightIt's our side, I'm feeling rightYour dress is tight, oh oh wow I want you right now Don't tell me you sing, you about to get a deal You drunk and hot girls Aaa aaa aa aa aa, that's how the fuck you sound You drunk and hot girl You only live once do whatever you like I thought I'd bewitch you for only one night Now I'm with this girl for the rest of my life That drunk and hot girl She gone through too much bullshit Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls A little sippy sippy We gone through too much bullshit Just to mess with these drunk and hot girls Want a little whiskey We go- through too- much bullshit- to mess- mess with- these drunk- All of these drunk and hot girls Ra ra ra ra ra ra… brrraaa

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Flashing lights, lightsFlashing lights, lightsFlashing lights, lightsFlashing lights, lights [Kanye West]She don't believe in shootin' stars,but she believe in shoes & carsWood floors in the new apartment,couture from the store's departmentYou more like "I love to start shit",I'm more of the, trips to floridaOrder the hors d'oeuvre, views of the WaterStraight from a page of your favorite authorAnd the weather so breezy,man why can't life always be this easyShe in the mirror dancing so sleazy,I get a call like where are you YeezyTry to hit you with a ‘Oeur de Whopdee'Till I get flashed by the paparazziDamn, these niggaz get me,I hate these niggaz more than the Nazis [Dwele]As I recall, I know you love to show offBut I never thought that you would take it this farBut what do I know? Flashing lights, lightsWhat do I know? Flashing lights, lights [Kanye West]I know it's been a while,Sweetheart, we hard-ly talk, I was doing my thingI know I was foul bay-bay,a-bay late-ly you been all on my brain,And if somebody would've told me a month agoFronting though, yo I wouldn't wanna knowIf somebody would've told me a year agoit'd go, get this difficultFeeling like Katrina with no FEMALike Martin with no GinaLike a flight with no visaFirst class with the seat back I still see yaIn my past, you on the other side of the glassOf my memory's museum,I'm just saying, Hey Mona Lisa,come home you know you can't Rome without Caesar [Dwele]As I recall, I know you love to show offBut I never thought that you would take it this farBut what do I know? Flashing lights, lightsWhat do I know? Flashing lights, lights As you recall, you know I love to show offBut you never thought that I would take it this farWhat do you know? Flashing lights, lightsWhat do you know? Flashing lights, lights Flashing lights, lightsFlashing lights, lights [Fade out]Lights, lights, lights, lights…

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("I got fury in my soul, fury's gonna take me to the glory goal. In my mind I can't stand anymore.") Gonna take you to the glory Oh I can't study warYeah(I can't study war)No, no (I can't study war)Yeah (I can't study war)Uh (I can't study war)Now where the south side(I can't study war)Uh, uh ,uh (I can't study war)Now where the west side (I can't study war)Yep (I can't study war0Uh Can I talk my shit again Even if I don't hit again Dog, are you fucking kiddin'?My hat, my shoes, my coat, Louis Vuitton stitch, With Donatella Versace, thats Louis Vuitton, bitch I think Hennessey, I drink, I'm gone off that Bacardi Limon,Or Corona I'm zoning Class back in session so I upped it a grade In two years Dwayne Wayne became Dwayne Wade And eh! Please don't start me I'm like Gnarls Barkley meets Charles Barkley I'm pop the barkers, I'm hood like parkers While y'all was in limbo I raised the bar up I touched on everything Married to the game, rock a chain stead of a wedding ring Y'all bridesmaids catch the garter On nights when Ye romance Cameras flash so much That I gotta do that llello dance I'm on a world tour with Common my man After each and every show a couple dikes in the van It's easy The hood love to listen to Jeezy, and Weezy, and oh yeah Yeezy I did it for the glory (I can't study war)(No, no)(I can't study war)(No, no)The glory(I can't study war)(No, no)(I can't study war)I did it for the glory (I can't study war)(No, no)(I can't study war)(No, no) (I can't study war)I did it for the glory (No, no)(I can't study war)(No, no) (I can't study war)The glory (No, no) (I can't study war)Uh What am I supposed to do now? Man the game all messed up How I suppose to stand out when everybody get dressed up So yeah at the Grammies I went ultra Travolta Yeah that tuxedo mighta been a little guido But with my ego, I can stand there in a speedo And be looked at like a fuckin' hero The glory, the story, the chain, the polo, the night, the grindEmpty bottles of no-doz Tank on empty whippin' my momma Volvo I spent that gas money on clothes with logos The fur is Hermes, shit that you don't floss The Goyard so hard, man I'm Hugo's boss Why I gotta ask what that Tudor cost? House on the hill Two doors from Tracey Ross And I'm asking about her girlfriends yeah the dark skinded ones She askin' bout the speed boats, I admit we rented em When you meet me in person what does it feel like? I know, I know I look better in real life I hear people compare theyself to Big a lot You know Big and Pac, you know to the gear that hot I guess after I live I wanna be compared to Big Any one Big Pun, Big L or Notorious.'til then,Get money and stunt and stay glorious And Im'a stop killin these niggaz as soon as the chorus hit (No, no) (I can't study war)Yeah I'ma start killin these niggaz soon as the chorus hit (No, no) (I can't study war)UhThese haters be killing theyself they wanna come and get the glory (No, no) (I can't study war)Uh (No, no) (I can't study war)The glory (No, no) (I can't study war)(No, no) (I can't study war)Uh huh (No, no) (I can't study war)(No, no) (I can't study war)Now where the south side (No, no) (I can't study war)(No, no) (I can't study war)YeahNow where the west side (No, no) (I can't study war)Yeah (No, no) (I can't study war)(No, no) (I can't study war)

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