[Produced by Jon Brion, Kanye West & Warryn Campbell]
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[Chorus: Really Doe]
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You motherfuckers better do your job and roll up
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And watch how we roll up, and
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I cant control it, cant hold it, its so nuts
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I take a sip of that ‘gnac, I wanna fuck
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I take a hit of that chronic, it got me stuck
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But really, whats amazing is how I keep blazing
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Towel under the door, we smoke until the days end
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Puff-puff, then pass, dont fuck up rotation
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Hpnotiq for Henny? Now, nigga, thats a chaser
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Turn nothing to something, now, pimping, thats a savior
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Best things are green, now, pimpin, get your paper
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High off the ground, from stair to skyscraper
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Cool out, thinking we local, cmon, homie, we major
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[Post-Chorus: Kanye West]
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We major? Cmon, homie, we major
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We major? Cmon, homie, we major
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We major! Cmon, homie, we major
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We major! Cmon
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[Verse 1: Kanye West]
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Feeling better than some head on a Sunday afternoon
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Better than a chick that say “Yes” too soon
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Until you have a daughter; thats what I call karma
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And you pray to God she dont grow breasts too soon
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Projects tore up, gang signs is thrown up
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Niggas hats broke off, thats how we grow up
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Why else you think shorties write rhymes? Just to blow up?
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Get they first car and then, IRS show up
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He aint never had shit, but he had that nine
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Nigga come through flicking and he had that shine
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Put two and two together and a little bad weather
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Gon be your whole family on that funeral line
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Asked the reverend, “Was the strip clubs cool?
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If my tips helped send a pretty girl through school?”
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Thats all I want, like winos want they good whiskey
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I aint in the Klan, but I brought my hood with me
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[Chorus: Really Doe]
~#**************#~
You motherfuckers better do your job and roll up
~#**************#~
And watch how we roll up, and
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I cant control it, cant hold it, its so nuts
~#**************#~
I take a sip of that ‘gnac, I wanna fuck
~#**************#~
I take a hit of that chronic, it got me stuck
~#**************#~
But really, whats amazing is how I keep blazing
~#**************#~
Towel under the door, we smoke until the days end
~#**************#~
Puff puff, then pass, dont fuck up rotation
~#**************#~
Hpnotiq for Henny? Now, nigga, thats a chaser
~#**************#~
Turn nothing to something, now, pimping, thats a savior
~#**************#~
Best things are green, now, pimpin, get your paper
~#**************#~
High off the ground, from stair to skyscraper
~#**************#~
Cool out, thinking we local, cmon, homie, we major
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[Post-Chorus: Nas]
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We major? Cmon, homie, we major
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We major? Cmon, homie, we major
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We major! Cmon, homie, we major
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We major! Cmon, homie, we major
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[Verse 2: Nas]
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I heard the beat and I aint know what to write
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First line—should it be about the hoes or the ice?
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Four-fours or Black Christ? Both flowsd be nice
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Rap about big paper or the black man plight
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At the studio console, asked my man to the right
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“What this verse sound like? Should I freestyle or write?
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He said, “Nas, what the fans want is Illmatic, still”
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Looked at the pad and pencil, and jotted what I feel
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Been like twelve years since a nigga first signed
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Now, Im a free agent, and Im thinking its time
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To build my very own Motown
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‘Cause rappers be deprived of executive nine-to-fives
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And it hurts to see these companies be stealing the life
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And I love to give my blood, sweat and tears to the mic
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So yall copped the LPs and yall fiends got dealt
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Im Jesse Jackson on the balcony when King got killed
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I survived the livest niggas around
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Lasted longer than more than half of you clowns
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Look, I used to cook before I had the game took
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Either way, my change came like Sam Cooke
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[Refrain: Tony Williams & Nas]
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Bah-dah-bah-bah (Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
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Feeling better than I ever felt before today
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Like better late than never; its orientation
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Still, we can make it better, throwing all your cares away
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Oh, oh, oh, ooh!
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[Chorus: Really Doe & Tony Williams]
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You motherfuckers better do your job and roll up
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And watch how we roll up, and (Bah-dah-bah-bah)
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I cant control it, I cant hold it, its so nuts
~#**************#~
I take a sip of that ‘gnac, I wanna fuck
~#**************#~
I take a hit of that chronic, it got me stuck
~#**************#~
But really whats amazing is how I keep blazing
~#**************#~
Towel under the door, we smoke until the days end
~#**************#~
Puff-puff, then pass, dont fuck up rotation
~#**************#~
Hpnotiq for Henny? Now, nigga, thats a chaser (Oh, oh, oh, ooh!)
~#**************#~
Turn nothing to something, now, pimping, thats a savior (Bah-dah-bah-bah)
~#**************#~
Best things are green, now, pimpin, get your paper
~#**************#~
High off the ground, from stair to skyscraper
~#**************#~
Cool out, thinking we local, cmon, homie, we major
~#**************#~
[Post-Chorus: Kanye West & Nas]
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We major? (Cmon, homie, we major)
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We major? (Cmon, homie, we major)
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We major! (Cmon, homie, we major)
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We major!
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[Refrain: Tony Williams]
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Oh, oh, oh, ooh! Bah-dah-bah-bah
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Feeling better than I ever felt before today
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But better late than never; its orientation
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Still, we can make it better, throwing all your cares away!
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[Interlude: Kanye West & Tony Williams]
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Can I talk my shit again?
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Can I talk my shit again?
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I cant believe Im back up in this motherfucker
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Ima be late, though
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I gotta figure out what Im finna wear
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Yeah
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The Roc is definitely in the building
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G.O.O.D. Musics definitely in the building, ugh
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I gotta say “Whats up” to Tony Williams
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On the vocals!
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Sings—He sings quite beautifully, dont you agree?
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Dont you agree?
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Ugh
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And Jon Brion on the keys right now
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And Warryn Campbell on the keys right now
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So they asked me:
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“Why you call it Late Registration, ‘Ye?”
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‘Cause we takin these motherfuckers back to school
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La, la, la, la-la-la-la la
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If you know this part right here, feel free to sing along
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La la la la la, la-la-la
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[Refrain: Tony Williams & Kanye West]
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Bah-dah-bah-bah (Oh)
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Feeling better than I ever felt before today (If you feeling good)
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But better late than never; its orientation (Its orientation)
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But we can make it better, throwing all your cares away
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[Outro]
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We want you to get used to this
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Oh, oh, oh, ooh! Bah-dah-bah-bah
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Ugh, they cant do what we do, baby
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Uh-uh, uh-uh! They cant do what we do, baby
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Uh-uh, uh-uh! They cant do what we do, baby
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Yeah
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Oh, oh, oh, ooh!
