[Produced by Kanye West & No I.D]
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[Intro: Rihanna & Jay Z]
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Feel it comin in the air (Yeah)
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Hear the screams from everywhere (Yeah)
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Im addicted to the thrill (Im ready)
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Its a dangerous love affair (Whats up? Come on)
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Cant be scared when it goes down
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Got a problem, tell me now (Whats up?)
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Only thing thats on my mind (Whats up?)
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Is whos gon run this town tonight (Ah, whats up?)
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Is whos gon run this town tonight (Yeah, whats up? Yeah)
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We gon run this town
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[Verse 1: Jay Z]
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We are, yeah, I said it, we are
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This is Roc Nation, pledge your allegiance
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Get your fatigues on, all black everything
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Black cards, black cars, all black everything
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And our girls are blackbirds ridin with they Dillingers
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I get more in depth if you boys really real enough
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This is La Familia, Ill explain later
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But for now, let me get back to this paper
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Im a couple bands down and Im tryin to get back
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I gave Doug a grip and lost a flip for five stacks
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Yeah, Im talkin 5 comma, 6 zeros, dot zero, here Doug
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Back to runnin circles round niggas, now we squared up
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Hold up
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[Chorus: Rihanna & Jay Z]
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Lifes a game, but its not fair (Yeah)
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I break the rules, so I dont care (Uh-huh)
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So I keep doin my own thang
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Walkin tall against the rain (Whats up?)
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Victorys within the mile
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Almost there, dont give up now (Whats up?)
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Only thing thats on my mind (Whats up?)
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Is whos gon run this town tonight (Uh, yeah)
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Hey, hey, hey, hey (Whats up?)
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Whos gon run this town tonight?
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[Verse 2: Jay Z]
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We are, yeah, I said it: we are
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You can call me Caesar in a dark Caesar
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Please follow the leader, so Eric B we are
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Microphone fiend, this the return of the god
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Peace, God, ah ah, it aint no nobody fresher
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Im in Maison, ah, Martin Margiela
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On the table, screamin, “Fuck the other side, they jealous”
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We got a banquette full of broads, they got a table full of fellas
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Yeah, and they aint spendin no cake
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They should throw their hand in cause they aint got no spades
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Yeah, my whole team got dough
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So my banquette is lookin like Millionaires Row
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[Chorus: Rihanna]
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Lifes a game, but its not fair
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I break the rules, so I dont care
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So I keep doin my own thang
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Walkin tall against the rain
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Victorys within the mile
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Almost there, don’t give up now
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Only thing thats on my mind
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Is whos gon run this town tonight
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Hey, hey, hey, hey
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Whos gon run this town tonight?
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[Verse 3: Kanye West & Jay-Z]
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Its crazy how you can go from bein Joe Blow
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To everybody on your dick, no homo
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I bought my whole family whips, no Volvos
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Next time Im in church, please, no photos
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Police escorts, everybody passports
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This the life that everybody ask for
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This the fast life, we are on a crash course
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What you think I rap for, to push a fuckin RAV4?
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But I know that if I stay stunting
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All these girls only gon want one thing
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I can spend my whole life Good Will Hunting
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Only good gon come is this good when Im cumming
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She got a ass thatll swallow up a G-string
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And up top, uh, two bee stings
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And Im beasting off the Riesling
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And my nigga just made it out the precinct
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We give a damn about the drama that your dude bring
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Im just tryin to change the color on your mood ring
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Reebok, baby, you need to try some new things
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Have you ever had shoes without shoe strings?
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“Whats that, Ye?” “Baby, these heels”
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“Is that a May— what?!” “Baby, these wheels”
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You trippin when you aint sippin, have a refill
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You feelin like you runnin, huh? Now you know how we feel (What’s up?)
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[Outro: Jay Z & Rihanna]
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Hey, hey (Yeah, yeah)
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Hey, hey (What’s up?)
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Hey, hey
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Hey, we gon run this town tonight
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What’s up?
