Jay-Z - Justify My Thug lyrics

Album: The Black Album (2003)

Uhh, this feel right right here Quik
It is like it is ´sposed to happen this one right here
Young! God damn..
.. let me justify my thug on this one right here

[Verse One: Jay-Z]
It goes one o´clock, two o´clock, three o´clock rock
Five six seven o´clock, eight o´clock rock
Eleven o´clock, twelve o´clock, the party bout to pop
Then - Roc-A-Fella y´all, it is your boy S. Dot
And I aint never been to jail; I aint never pay a nigga
to do no dirt for me I was scared to do myself
I´ll never tell even if it means sittin in a cell
I aint never ran, never will
I aint never been smacked; a nigga better keep his hands
to himself or get clapped for what´s under that man´s belt
I never asked for nothin I do not demand of myself
Honesty, loyalty, friends & then wealth
Death before dishonor & I tell you what else
I tighten my belt ´fore I beg for help
Foolish pride is what held me together through the yeahrs
I wasn´t felt which is why I aint never played myself
I just play the hand I am dealt, I cannot say I have never knelt
before God & asked for better cards at times to no avail
But I never sat back feelin sorry for myself
If you do not give me heaven I will raise hell
´Til it is heaven

[Chorus - imitating Madonna]
Justify my thug! {*"For you!" - Run-D.M.C.*}
My thug.. (hoping..)
My thug.. (praying..) for you
to justify my thug!
My thug.. (hoping..)
My thug.. (praying..) for you..
{*"For you! Fresh" - Run-D.M.C.*}

[Verse Two: Jay-Z]
Now if you shoot my dog, I ama kill yo´ cat
Just the unwritten laws in rap - know dat
For every action theres a reaction, don´t have me relapsin
Relaxin´s what I am about, but about mine
Don´t be actin like you can not see street action
Take me back to +Reasonable Doubt+ time
You see my mind´s on the finish line, facin the wreck
I put my muh´f*ckin faith in the tec, tell Satan not yet
You understand I´m chasin my breath
I´m narrowly escapin my death, oh yes
I´m the Michael Schumacher of the Roc roster
Travellin Mach 5, barrelin, my power can stop God
God forgive me but I cannot let them deliver me to you
Till, I won this race, then eventually
My engine gon´ burn out, I get whatever is meant for me
However it turns out fine - red line!

[Chorus]

[Verse Three: Jay-Z]
They say an eye for an eye, we both lose our sight
And two wrongs don´t make a right
But when you been wrong & you know all along that it is just one life
At what point does one fight? (Good question right!)
´Fore you knock the war, try to put your dogs in it
Ten-and-a-halfs, for a minute-and-a-half
Bet that stops all the grinnin & the laughs
When you play the game of life & the win aint in the bag
When your options is none & the pen is all you´ve
or the block, niggaz standin tight, theres limits on the ave
Tryin to cop or shot-call theyself cleansin in the cash
But can´t put they name on paper cause, then you on blast
Mr. President, theres drugs in our residence
Tell me what you want me to do, come break bread with us
Mr. Governor, I swear theres a cover up
Every other corner theres a liquor store - f*ck is up?

[Chorus]

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