Jay-z - If I Should Die lyrics

(feat. Da Ranjahz (Half Dead & Mais)) [Jay-Z] Come on...life...d**h...here...gone...Yo If I should die don't cry my n***as just ride my n***as bust bullets in the sky my n***as And when I'm gone don't mourn my n***as get on my n***as when it's real say word to Shawn my n***as If I should die [*echoes*] Don't cry my n***as it's been one hell of a ride my n***as in the middle of the trial I flip pies my n***as I did joints with Mary J. Blige my n***as I've eluded the coppers got booted with Big Poppa Skated through with the Ceasar Picadas At high school got head by the lockers ga**ed the baddest girl in the cla** to show me her knockers rocked j**els dropped school still didn't fail rhymes still written well hold court in the street never sit in the cell for a second then I'm gettin' my bail shoot it out with the bounty hunters f** sittin' in the county for summers if they should down me everybody around us become one for that day to live life get your sh** right & play Don't get it twisted like rays if I miss that's ok but life's short don't miss a day uhh If I should die don't cry my n***as just ride my n***as bust bullets in the sky my n***as and when I'm gone don't mourn my n***as get on my n***as when it's real say word to Shawn my n***as If I should die... [Wais] ...don't cry my n***as it's been one hell of a ride my n***as say word to Wais my n***as when I'm gone don't mourn my n***as just keep gettin' it on my n***as say word is bond my n***as I got a lot to look back on in '88 got my crack on ten years later gettin' my rap on gettin' shorties like a thespian had an episode with two lesbians got a fetish for that drunk ginseng with Japanese chicks & pulled the root out squeeze my whole clip to survive shootouts been on both coasts fired all kinds of heat probably be kinda glad to leave these mean streets I got dead mens to meet and questions to fulfill like is that mystery God real? and how was Kennedy k**ed? I ain't mad I must've smoked a ton of reefer sipped Coronas with Latifah broke the code of Geneva I know when I reach the other side I'ma see the cat I had beef with who blood remains on my sneaker then it's on again if I could be born again I live my life through my son and tell him never have a friend just family reincarnated I'll show him the time that I waited to get paid tell him never be afraid n***as hearts pump Kool Aid and yo blood run thicker never shed tears cry liquor my n***a If I die don't cry my n***as it's been one hell of a ride my n***as say word to Wais my n***as when I'm gone don't mourn my n***as just keep bangin' these songs my n***as say word is bond my n***as If I die... [Half Dead] ...don't cry my n***as just stay gettin' high my n***as don't wonder why my n***as when I'm gone live on my n***as just follow my path my n***as say word to Half my n***a I'm the aftermath of pleasure never die alone born to live forever through life's struggles I cut corners & took drastic measures see you n***as life expire right in front of me time could never mend what these cold streets mentally done to me too often I close my eyes and see my own coffin feelin' haunted ready to leave this world that I'm lost in my only chance to see the seeds I lost through abortion when I'm gone y'all n***as better not mourn keep flossin' as long as my name lives on what's most important I'll be down in hell scorchin' preparin' for life afterlife still torchin' & blazin' these mics It'd rain for 40 days & 40 nights & I'd return on the 3rd like Christ without my physical portion my spirit a poltergeist for sure I'll be back through the heist tomorrow blood over y'all fake n***as door What you thought? (huh) What you thought? (n***a) If I should die don't cry my n***as just stay gettin' high my n***as don't wonder why my n***as when I'm gone live on my n***as just follow my path my n***as say word to Half my n***a When I die...