[Produced by Diddy, Sean C & LV]
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[Verse 1]
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Sweeeet… and still theres pain (pain, pain, pain…)
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If I would have grew up to be a doctor
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My nephews would have grew up to do the same (same, same…)
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But since I grew up through the game
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And my influence is the same
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And my therapy is music
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They ask if you ashamed (ashamed…)
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And though I wish I could separate the two things
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I cannot so my answer to you remains
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I can walk down the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles
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And be so satisfied when I look myself in the eyes
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No shame, no sir
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Just big boats and tearing the coast up
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Tight coupes like Im wearing the roadster
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For any coupe, bear-hugging the holster
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[Chorus]
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Hov, alright al-right
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And it may not be what you call perfect, but
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But its my life (uh)
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The life (uh-uh), the life (uh-uh), the life
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Once again its the life
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[Verse 2]
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So I make no apologies, crooked policies
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So a G a nigga gotta be
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We playing for property, no Monopoly
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So Ill pass go and let my nephew follow me
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They say the child shall lead
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So I take it far as I can and then we shall see
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Shall we dance with the devil for a beat
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I pray to God I aint got two left feet
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Do the hustle put keys in the street
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Then Im ballroom dancing
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Ke-kein in the suite
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Sweet, BBs on the feet
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TVs in the seat, ene-mies on the creep
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Its so corrupt
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Soak it up, its a lesson, every fuck up
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One day youre up
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Next day youre down
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Long as you stay the same itll come back around
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[Chorus]
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Hov, alright al-right
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And it may not be what you call perfect, but
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But its my life (uh)
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The life (uh-uh), the life (uh-uh), the life
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Once again its the life
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[Verse 3]
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Im even better
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Im eating better
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Best thing about it is
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My niggas eating together
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With each endeavor, we reaching levels
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Niggas aint seen in like forever
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Im Hyman Roth, so made all my partners rich
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I cant vouch for you
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If you aint a part of this
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So pardon me as I pave my wrist, uh
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As I parlay my chips
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Hov, alright al-right
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American gangster, gangster
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Businesses like Im white
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But Im not, Im just bright
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So fly with no fear of the flight, uhh
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So if yall hear my plight
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And if you think you can make it this far without a fight
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Couple mistakes here and there
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Not always right, but Im always real
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Thats how I sleep at night
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[Chorus]
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Hov, alright al-right
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And it may not be what you call perfect, but
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But its my life (uh)
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The life (uh-uh), the life (uh-uh), the life
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Once again its the life
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[Outro]
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Sweeeet…
