The City Is Mine-Jay-Z

[ti:The City Is Mine] [ar:Jay-Z] [al:Original Album Classics] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.77]The City Is Mine - Jay-Z [00:01.94]Lyrics by：J. Tempchin [00:02.77]Composed by：J. Tempchin [00:07.57]You belong to the city [00:12.41]You belong to the night [00:17.24]In the river of darkness [00:21.63]He's a man of the night [00:26.91]What the deal playboy [00:28.08]Just rest your soul [00:29.37]I be holding it down yo still love the dough [00:31.83]Got these ladies on the cock now you know how we go [00:34.16]Got the whole world on lock down you know how we flow [00:36.60]Don't worry about Brooklyn I continue to flame [00:38.99]Therefore a world with amnesia won't forget your name [00:41.47]You held it down long enough let me take those reigns [00:44.22]And just like your spirit the Commission remains [00:46.26]Niggas can cross the T's and dot the I's [00:48.87]Now that I got too popular to cop them pies [00:51.13]I'm taking this rap **** serious to my demise [00:53.67]Jay ****'s like cake mix watch me rise [00:56.16]Basics in the basement wasted [00:58.55]Asking my dog for advice so when he can't say **** [01:01.23]My hatred is fueled just give me a sign [01:03.73]And I let the world know that the city is mine what [01:06.27]You belong to the city [01:11.18]You belong to the night [01:16.05]In the river of darkness [01:20.60]He's a man of the night [01:25.58]Y'all wanna know how I flow just seek and you find [01:27.84]I'm like a brain in the voice box I speak my mind [01:30.49]About to redefine rap mami either I'm [01:33.15]The illest nigga doing it or these niggas is losing it [01:35.66]I read a article that said I was ruining **** [01:38.00]But every time I look I'm moving units in quick [01:40.37]So I'ma hit y'all with these last two and split [01:42.83]And leave niggas with nothing but my influences-es [01:45.16]Students of Jigga I ain't mad yeah bite my **** [01:47.85]Sell half of what I sell because it's not quite my **** [01:50.27]I'm the type to buy a Rollie and just ice my **** [01:52.60]On the spot **** coming back twice to **** [01:54.92]How real is that [01:55.96]My floss game still intact [01:57.69]Boss game you lame dudes can't feel that [01:59.91]Like the first dude to cop the 850 in '89 [02:02.40]And drove it up to 55th the city is mine what [02:05.27]You belong to the city [02:09.88]You belong to the night [02:14.86]In the river of darkness [02:19.17]He's a man of the night [02:24.38]I snatch your girl 'cause your arm ain't strong enough [02:26.93]Plus y'all don't stay in the studio long enough [02:29.27]I make hits while y'all stay hating and take bricks [02:31.76]Had it locked till I came in the club Take 6 [02:34.24]Got your chick 'cause you swore she was innocent [02:36.63]Got her a Chinese manicure hair done by Dominicans all for what [02:39.96]So I could be in a dark corner all in her butt [02:42.05]At the bar alchoholing her up [02:43.99]I represent the lifestyle of those who thirst cream [02:46.80]Buck fifty a shot Louis the Thirteenth [02:49.17]Jay-Z Roc-A-Fella yo know the name [02:51.31]I ain't a player get it right I'm controlling the game [02:53.97]From now until they blow holes in my frame [02:56.14]I'ma stand firm holding my aim feel me [02:58.89]I'm the focal point like Biggie in his prime [03:01.05]On the low though shh the city is mine [03:03.92]You belong to the city [03:08.65]You belong to the night [03:13.68]In the river of darkness [03:18.12]He's a man of the night [03:23.46]You belong to the city [03:28.27]You belong to the night [03:33.21]In the river of darkness [03:37.42]He's a man of the night [03:43.11]You belong [03:47.96]You belong [03:52.89]In the river of darkness [03:57.04]He's a man of the night