Текст песни Sweet, Jay Z

[Verse 1:]
Sweet and still there's pain.
If I woulda grew up to be a doctor,
My nephews woulda grew up to do the same.
But since I grew up through the game,
And my influence is insane,
And my therapy is music,
They ax if you ashamed.
And, though, I wish I could separate the two things,
I cannot, so my answer to you remains,
I can walk down the hall of mirrors in Versailles,
And be so satisfied when I look myself in the eyes.
No shame, no, sir,
Just big boats, they tearin' the coast up,
Tight coupes like I'm wearin' the roadster,
Four in the coup, bearhuggin' the holster.

[Chorus:]
Hov alright, alright,
And that may not be what you call perfect but,
But it's my life,
The life, the life, the life,
Once again it's the life.

[Verse 2:]
So I make no apologies, crooked policies,
So a G a nigga gotta be.
We playin' for property, no Monopoly,
So I'll pass go and let my nephew follow me.
They say, the child shall lead,
So I take it far as I can and then we shall see.
Shall we dance with the devil for a beat?
I pray to God I ain't got two left feet.
Do the hustle, put kis in the street,
Then I'm ballroom dancin',
Kekein' in the suite,
Sweet Bey Bey's on the feet,
TV's in the seat,
Enemies on the creep,
It's so corrupt.
Soak it up, it's a lesson,
Every fuck up,
One day you up,
Next day you down,
Long as you stay the same, it'll come back around.

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]
I'm even better,
I'm eatin' better,
Best thing ‘bout it is
My niggas eatin' together;
With each endeavor, we reachin' levels
Niggas ain't seen in like forever.
I'm Hyman Roth, I made all my partners rich,
I can't vouch for you
If you ain't a part of this,
So pardon me as I pave my wrist
As I parlay my chips.
Hov alright, alright,
American gangster, gangster,
Businesses like I'm white,
But I'm not, I'm just bright,
So fly, with no fear of the flight.
So if y'all hear my plight,
And if you think you can make it this far without a fight,
Couple mistakes here and there,
Not always right, but I'm always real,
That's how I sleep at night.

[Chorus]