[Chorus: Amerie singing] The rest of my life The rest of my life
[Verse 1: Nas] LIFE, dead presidents, devilish meant Overthrow kings from they thrones ´cause of their negligence DEATH, real shit´ll start comin´ to light Niggaz you ain´t like dickin´ your wife, WHAT? Kind and underminding, grimy, stiff corpse shapin´ Pork bacon, double-cross Satan HEATHENS, non-god-fearing, lace thong wearing demons But glory go to God, y´all BENEATH HIM If y´all don´t know that, rap with a old cat He´ll show you streets where them big dealers DROVE AT Where low-key killers let the fo´ clap Blocka-blocka-blocka -- OH
The glow, the ´dro, the dough for shows Everything a hood brother think he needs -- YO You´ll find a goal in a ghetto superstar´s roadmap And I´ma use that for the
[Amerie singing] For the rest of my life For the rest of my life
[Verse 2: Nas] Burnt-out, kicked to the curb So I had to learn how to turn around a hundred thou´ REAL FAST In ´95 that was my last, I went back to the ave thinkin´ rap´s a thing of the PAST Rest in peace E Money Bags, no more cabs, got caught with the ratchet in the stash
Lawyer want CASH, my ba´y bro blast burners at cats who gell They burnt a range with a MOLOTOV COCKTAIL My little man got fourteen-years for car-jackin´ a undercover Them cops SWEAR, my little nigga told on me I´m thinkin, "Hello, where´s the L-O, V-E" Pigs play games, my little man´ll never say names Word to his pops with elephant veins They both locked-up still, word to Will I´ll make it and chill for the
[Chorus: Amerie singing] For the rest of my life For the rest of my life
[Verse 3: Nas] My man gave his mommy coke
So she wouldn´t hit the block all crazy for the smoke DAMN NIGGA, could you picture you supplyin´ your own moms so she don´t have to bone for DIMES? Or give dome for nicks´ in the roofs of the projects where dogs shit and PISS Yeah, we all plan to get rich but it´s all about how it´s executed Lexus coup-ed, brigettes from cubics Mighta been stupid, but I got far from twenty-six BARS To ten LP´s, what can him tell me? Of them? Of y´all? I´M NAS, on a track that´s unorthodox Like my life coulda been offed by THE COPS Told y´all, Nas will prevail by the book when it´s up for sale
About the rest
[Chorus: Amerie singing] For the rest of my life For the rest of my life