[Refrén: Tony Williams]
Now that all the smoke is gone
And the battle's finally won
Victory is finally ours
History so long, so long, so long, so long
[1. Versszak: Jay-Z]
In search of Victory, she keeps eluding me
If only we could be together momentarily
We could make love and make history
Why won't you visit me? Until she visits me
I'll be stuck with her sister, her name is Defeat
She gives me agony, so much agony
She brings me so much pain, so much misery
Like missing your last shot and falling to your knees
As the crowd screams for the other team
I've practiced so hard for this moment, Victory don't leave
I know what this means, I'm stuck in this routine
Whole new different day, same old thing
All I got is dreams nobody else can see
Nobody else believes, nobody else but me
Where are you Victory? I need you desperately
Not just for the moment, to make History
[Refrén: Tony Williams]
Now that all the smoke is gone
And the battle's finally won
Victory is finally ours
History so long, so long, so long, so long
[2. Versszak: Jay-Z]
So now I'm flirting with d**h, hustling like a G
While victory wasn't watching, took chances repeatedly
As a teenage boy before acne, before I got Proactive, I couldn't face she
I just threw on my hoodie and headed to the street
That's where I met Success, we'd lived together shortly
Now Success is like Lust, she's good to the touch
She's good for the moment but she's never enough
Everybody's had her, she's nothing like V
A Success is all I got unfortunately
But I'm burning down the block hoppin' in and out of V
But something tells me that there's much more to see
Before I get k**ed because I can't get robbed
So before me Success and d**h ménage
I gotta get lost, I gotta find V
We gotta be together to make history
[Refrén: Tony Williams]
Now that all the smoke is gone
And the battle's finally won
Victory is finally ours
History so long, so long, so long, so long
[3. Versszak: Jay-Z]
Now Victory is mine, it tastes so sweet
She's my trophy wife, you're coming with me
We'll have a baby who stutters repeatedly
We'll name him History, he'll repeat after me
He's my legacy, son of my hard work
Future of my past, he'll explain who I be
Rank me among the greats, either 1, 2, or 3
If I ain't number one then I failed you Victory
Ain't in it for the fame that dies within weeks
Ain't in it for the money, can't take it when you leave
I wanna be remembered long after you grieve
Long after I'm gone, long after I breathe
I leave all I am, in the hands of History
That's my last will and testimony
This is much more then a song, it's a baby shower
I've been waiting for this hour, History, you're ours
[Refrén: Tony Williams]
Now that all the smoke is gone
And the battle's finally won
Victory is finally ours
History so long, so long, so long, so long