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Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 8th wonder of the world The flow o´ the century...always timeless...HOVE! Thanks for comin´ out tonight You coulda been anywhere in the world, but you´re here with us We appreciate that...uuunnnh...
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo´ shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA Was herbin´ em in the home of the Terrapins Got it dirt cheap for them Plus if they was short wit´ cheese I would work wit´ them Boy and we...got rid of that dirt for them Wasn´t born hustlers I was burpin´ em H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
Fo´ sheezy my neezy keep my arms so breezy Can´t leave rap alone the game needs me Haters want me clapped and chromed it ain´t easy Cops wanna knock me, D.A. wanna box me in But somehow, I beat them charges like Rocky H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty, he who does not feel me is not real to me Therefore he doesn´t exist So poof...vamoose son of a bitch
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo´ shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That´s the anthem get´cha damn hands up H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty ya´ll got-ta feel me H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A
Yo, It starts with One thing, I don´t know why It doesn´t even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme To explain in due time All I know time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away It´s so unreal I Didn´t look out below I Watch the time go right out the window Trying to hold on, and didn´t even know Wasted it all just to Watch you go I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart
What it meant to me, will eventually, be a memory, of a time when I tried so
H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me out Oh, they havin´ a good o´ time out there It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me out Oh, they havin´ a good o´ time out there It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me out Ladies and Gentalmen It starts with