[Pharrell]
Yeah 3 in the morning on the Westside highway
Top down baby, fuck y´all
The motivation for me
Was them telling me what I couldn´t be, oh well

[Jay-Z]
This a special dedication
I wanna thank you for the fuel
No really thank you

[Verse 1 - Jay-Z]
I felt so inspired by what my teacher said
Said I´d either be dead or be a reefer head
Now sure if thats how adults should speak to kids
Especially when the only thing I did was speak in class
I´ll teach his ass, even betters what my uncle did
I pop my demo tape in start to beat my head
Peaked out my eye, see if he was beating his
He might as well say beat it kid, he´s on the list

It´s like I´m searching for kicks like a sneaker head
He gon keep pushing me until I reach the ledge
And when I reach the ledge I´ll tell em all to eat a dick
Take a leap of faith and let my eagle wings spread
Spread spread

[Hook - Pharrell]
Motivation for me
Was them telling me what I could not be, oh well
I´m so ambitious
I might hit two sisters
Hey I´m on a mission
No matter what the conditions
Forget the personal issues
When you been what I been through

Hey if you believe it
Then you could conceive it

[Verse 2 - Jay-Z]
I had to lace up my boots even harder
Father is too far away to father
Further-more all the kids either smoke reefer
Or either move white, there´s few writers in my cypher
So they made light of, my type of
Dreams seem dumb, they said wise up
How many guys-a, you see makin it from here
The world don´t like us, is that not clear? Alright but
I´m different, I can´t base what I´m gon´ be
Offa what everybody isn´t, they don´t listen
Just whisperin behind my back
No vision, lack of ambition, so whack!

[Verse 3 - Jay-Z]
Had a couple of meetings no offers yet
Maybe I ain´t good enough for these offices
Back to the drawing board ducking officers
It´s all good cause the streets is A&R´ing this
So with or without any of your involvement
Coming for all of this, respect my conglomerate
I went from pauper to the President
Every deal I made set precedent
Niggas thought I´d fall without old buddy
Oh buddy, what I do is make more money
Dear Teacher, your probably somewhere near a speaker
I´m ballin´ outta control, can you hear my sneakers
Fuck y´all

You see, the motivation for me
Was them telling me what I could not be