A Week Ago-Jay-Z

[ti:A Week Ago] [ar:Jay-Z] [al:Bring It On: The Best Of] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Week Ago - Jay-Z [00:01.68]Written by：Christopher [00:03.37]It was all good just a week ago [00:06.01] [00:06.76]Last week I had everything I had the money had the cars [00:09.31]Had this all good just a week ago [00:11.46] [00:14.28]The b**ches and the jewelry [00:16.01] [00:17.92]And then my motherf**king ni**a started snitching b**ch [00:21.46]Growing up in the hood just my dog and me [00:23.93]We used to hustle in the hood for all to see [00:26.61]Problems I called on him he called on me [00:29.30]We wasn't quite partners I hit him off my p [00:32.11]Let him unlock doors off my keys [00:34.45]Yeah we spoke much more than cordially [00:37.12]Man he broke bread with me my business spread swiftly [00:40.01]The feds came to get me we both fled quickly [00:42.69]Wasn't quick enough to jump over the hedges with me [00:45.29]Got caught and that's when our relationship strayed [00:47.92]Used to call me from the joint 'til he ran out of change [00:50.72]And when he called collect and I heard his name [00:53.06]I quickly accepted but when I reached the phone [00:55.67]He's talking reckless I can sense deceit in his tone [00:58.35]I said damn dog what nine weeks and you're home [01:00.94]He said main man you think sh*t's sweet 'cause you're home [01:03.72]I just sat spat no more speech in the phone [01:06.62]The crackers up there bleachin' your dome you're reachin' [01:09.21]I said the world don't stop I've got to keep keep on [01:11.95]From there I sensed the beef was on [01:13.90]I ran to the spy store to add some more features on my phone [01:17.22]To see if I had bugs and leeches on my phone [01:19.76]Can't be too safe cause niggas is two faced [01:22.44]And they show the other side [01:23.81]When they catch a new case it's on [01:25.73]It was cool when you had hella w**d to smoke [01:27.54]And you bought a new home where you could keep the folks [01:30.48]I don't see how this side of you could be provoked [01:32.43] [01:33.06]Uh huh uh huh it was all good just a week ago [01:35.95]Funny what seven days can change [01:38.47]A stand up ni**a now you sit down to aim [01:41.05]Used to have a firm grip now you dropping names [01:43.76] [01:44.73]It was all good just a week ago [01:46.74]Like I put the toast to your head and made you sell [01:49.09]We both came in this game blind as hell [01:51.81]I did a little better had more clientele [01:54.38]Told you put away some cheddar now you cryin' for bail [01:56.92]Seventeen and I'm holding on to around a mill' [01:59.60]I could bail out and blow trial and come around on appeal [02:02.39]Had niggas thinking I was from uptown for real [02:04.97]I had so much hustle plus I was down to ill [02:07.65]Like a Brooklyn ni**a straight out of Brownsville [02:10.87]Down and dirty down to fight to round 30 [02:13.05]Freezing on them corners still holding my crack [02:15.54]Looking up and down the block the f**k is the dough at [02:18.36]Came from flat broke to letting the dough stack [02:21.08]You tell them feds I said I'm never going back [02:23.64]I'm from marcy and marcy don't raise no rats [02:26.01]You know the consequences of your acts you can't be serious [02:29.05]It was cool when you had hella w**d to smoke [02:31.39]And you bought a new home where you could keep the folks [02:34.08]I don't see how this side of you could be provoked [02:36.48]Uh huh uh huh it was all good just a week ago [02:39.75]Funny what seven days can change [02:42.10]A stand up ni**a now you sit down to aim [02:44.84]Used to have a firm grip now you dropping names [02:47.48] [02:48.18]It was all good just a week ago [02:50.43]The lawyer I retained you said you leakin' some things [02:52.76]All this after a week in the bing [02:54.97]I'm mad at myself cause I didn't spot the weakling [02:57.66] [02:58.21]I would've bet the house you wouldn't speak a thing [03:00.72]Ni**a this was the oath to the top or broke [03:03.49]Even pricked our finger anything that got between us [03:06.35]We supposed to cock the ninas what happened to that [03:08.99]Instead you copped out to a misdemeanor [03:11.38]F**k it the same thing make you laugh make you cry [03:14.18]That's right the same game [03:15.43]That make you math could make you die [03:16.95]It's a dice game and sometimes you crap [03:19.37]Who would've thought you'd get popped one time and rat [03:22.07]Now you know that's bad when your sister is mad [03:24.75]And your son gotta grow up like this is my dad [03:27.31]The labeling of a snitch is a lifetime scar [03:30.03]You'll always be in jail ni**a just minus the bars [03:32.80]It was cool when you had hella w**d to smoke [03:35.18]And you bought a new home where you could keep the folks [03:37.94]I don't see how this side of you could be provoked [03:40.64]Uh huh uh huh it was all good just a week ago [03:43.46]Funny what seven days can change [03:45.99]A stand up ni**a now you sit down to aim [03:48.56]Used to have a firm grip now you dropping names [03:51.31] [03:52.43]It was all good just a week ago [03:54.55] [03:55.09]Sh*t is crazy man all these niggas out here snitchin' crack money [03:58.89] [04:05.21]And recycling it through the ghettos and building back up our own hoods [04:08.85] [04:09.93]Now all you niggas start snitchin' on each other [04:12.57]I got partners doing 15–20 [04:15.40]Wouldn't have been doing sh*t if you didn't snitch b**ch [04:21.86]It's about time y'all check that sh*t out man [04:24.89]It ain't all good shut your mouth just watch the game and don't snitch [04:35.25] [04:36.99]It sure will do a lot for you believe that baby Jay Z short dawg's [04:44.77]In the house mane [04:45.67] [04:46.25]You know I got it got it going on [04:51.68]We got the money [04:53.73] [04:54.98]Ain't got nothing to do with crime baby [04:57.81]But I'm recognizing [04:59.23]You rat bastard