[Intro: Blue Ivy Carter & JAY-Z]
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Daddy, whats a will?
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Yeah
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[Verse 1: JAY-Z]
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Take those moneys and spread ‘cross families
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My sisters, Hattie and Lou, the nephews, cousins and TT
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Eric, the rest to B for whatever she wants to do
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She might start an institute, she might put poor kids through school
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My stake in Roc Nation should go to you
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Leave a piece for your siblings to give to their children too
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TIDAL, the champagne, DUSSÉ, Id like to see
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A nice peace-fund ideas from people who look like we
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We gon start a society within a society
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Thats major, just like the Negro League
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There was a time America wouldnt let us ball
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Those times are now back, just now called Afro-tech
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Generational wealth, thats the key
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My parents aint have shit, so that shift started with me
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My mom took her money, she bought me bonds
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That was the sweetest thing of all time, uh
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[Chorus: JAY-Z]
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Legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy
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Black excellence baby, you gon let em see
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Legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy
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Black excellency, baby, let em see
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[Interlude: JAY-Z]
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I remember, like, listenin to Wu-Tang
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And niggas like, “Your seed married his seed, married my seed”
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Thats how we keep Carter money all in the family
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[Verse 2: JAY-Z]
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You see, my father, son of a preacher man
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Whose daughter couldnt escape the reach of the preachers hand
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That charge of energy set all the Carters back
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It took all these years to get to zero in fact
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I hated religion cause here was this Christian
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He was preachin on Sundays, versus how he was livin Monday
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Someday I forgive him
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‘Cause strangely our division led to multiple religions
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I studied Muslim, Buddhist, and Christians
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And I was runnin from him, He was givin me wisdom
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See how the universe works?
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It takes my hurt and help me find more of myself
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Its a gift and a curse
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Thats called the Red Queens Race
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[Bridge: JAY-Z]
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You run this hard just to stay in place
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Keep up the pace, baby
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Keep up the pace
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You run this hard just to stay in place
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[Chorus: JAY-Z]
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Legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy
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Black excellence, you gon let em see
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Legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy
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Black excellency, baby, let em see
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[Outro: Donny Hathaway]
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Day, someday, someday well all
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Someday well all be free, yeah
