[Intro: Pharrell Williams & Jay-Z]
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Yeah, haha, Blueprint shit
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3 in the morning on the Westside highway
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Top-down baby, fuck yall
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The motivation for me, its the Blueprint baby
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Is them telling me what I could not be, oh well
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Hey! Uhh, yeah, hey! Ohh! Hey! Hahaha
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Ay, this a special dedication, thank yall
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Hey! I wanna thank you for the fuel, no really thank you
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Hey! Yall gotta hear this shit!
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Hey! Hehehe, hey!
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[Verse 1: Jay-Z]
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I felt so inspired by what my teacher said
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Said Id either be dead or be a reefer head
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Not sure if thats how adults should speak to kids
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Especially when the only thing I did was speak in class
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Ill teach his ass, even betters what my uncle did
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I pop my demo tape in, start to beat my head
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Peeked out my eye, see if he was beating his
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He might as well say beat it, kid, hes on the list
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Its like Im searching for kicks like a sneakerhead
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He gon keep pushing me until I reach the ledge
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And when I reach the ledge Ill tell em all to eat a dick
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Take a leap of faith and let my eagle wings spread
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Spread, spread
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[Chorus: Pharrell Williams]
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The motivation (Word up) for me (Fuck yall)
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Is them telling me what I could not be, oh well
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Hey! Hey!
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Im so ambitious (Hey!)
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I might hit two sisters (Hey!)
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Hey, Im on a mission (Hey!)
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No matter what the conditions (Hey!)
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Forget personal issues (Hey!)
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When you go what I been through (Hey!)
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Hey, if you believe it (Then be)
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Then you could conceive it (You see?)
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Yeah, yeah, yeah
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[Verse 2: Jay-Z]
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I had to lace up my boots even harder
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Father is too far away to father
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Further-more all the kids either smoke reefer
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Or either move whites, theres few writers in my cipher
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So they made light of, my type of
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Dreams seem dumb, they said wise up
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How many guys-a, you see making it from here
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The world dont like us, is that not clear? Alright, but
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Im different, I cant base what Im gon be
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Off of what everybody isnt, they dont listen
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Just whispering behind my back
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No vision, lack of ambition, so wack!
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[Chorus: Pharrell Williams]
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The motivation (word up) for me
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Is them telling me what I could not be, (Fuck off) oh well
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Hey! Hey!
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Im so ambitious (Hey!)
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I might hit two sisters (Hey!)
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Hey, Im on a mission (Hey!)
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No matter what the conditions (Hey!)
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Forget personal issues (Hey!)
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When you go what I been through (Hey!)
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Hey, if you believe it (Then be)
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Then you could conceive it (You see?)
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Yeah, yeah, yeah
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[Verse 3: Jay-Z]
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Had a couple of meetings no offers yet
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Maybe I aint good enough for these offices
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Back to the drawing board ducking officers
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Its all good cause the streets is A&Ring this
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So with or without any of your involvement
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We coming for all of this, respect my conglomerate
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I went from pauper to the President
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‘Cause every deal I ever made set precedent
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Niggas probably thought Id fall without old buddy (hehehe)
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Oh buddy, what I do is make more money
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Dear Teacher, youre probably somewhere near a speaker
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Im balling outta control, can you hear my sneakers
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Fuck yall
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[Chorus: Pharrell Williams]
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The motivation (word up) for me
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Is them telling me what I could not be, oh well
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Hey! Hey!
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Im so ambitious (Hey!)
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I might hit two sisters (Hey!)
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Hey, Im on a mission (Hey!)
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No matter what the conditions (Hey!)
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Forget personal issues (Hey!)
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When you go what I been through (Hey!)
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Hey, if you believe it (Then be)
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Then you could conceive it (You see?)
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Yeah, yeah, yeah
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[Outro: Pharrell Williams]
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You see, the motivation for me
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Was them telling me what I could not be
