Pray-Jay-Z

[ti:pray] [ar:jay-z] [al:263915] [by:] [offset:0] [00:20.77]Mind state of a gangster from the 40's [00:22.30]Meets the business mind of motown's Berry Gordy [00:25.77]Turned crack rock into a chain of 40/40's [00:27.41]Sorry my jewerly is so gaudy slid into the party with my new pair of Mauri's [00:32.85]America meet the gangster Shawn Corey hey young world [00:36.53]Wanna hear a story [00:38.25]Close your eyes and you can pretend you're me [00:40.69]I'm cut from the cloth of the Kennedys Frank Sinatra havin' dinner with the Genovese' [00:45.18]The is the genesis of a nemisis [00:48.52]Mother America not witnessed since [00:51.25]The harlem renaissance birthed black businessman [00:52.72]This is the tale of lost innocence [00:56.73]And the incense burns and the turntables turn [00:59.69]And that Al Green plays [01:02.11]I see my mothers afro as mama taps her toes [01:04.52]As she rolls her j's [01:07.16]And my papa just left the house [01:08.57]In search of a killer of my uncle Ray and she's trying to calm her nerves [01:13.45]As i observe this is just one day [01:17.28]And what tomorrow has in store [01:18.61]We can never be sure so all we can do is pray [01:32.61]As i head to my home-room [01:33.73]I observe the ruins **** needles on the ground [01:37.65]I hear a car go vroom [01:39.09]**** dealer in the bm with the top down [01:41.91]As the girls start to giggle [01:44.09]I ask why you laugh [01:45.35]They say you're to little [01:47.84]One day you'll understand [01:48.51]When you become a man [01:50.57]'Bout things you have to get you [01:52.27]Fast forward freeze frame [01:53.06]On my pistol fistful of dollars [01:55.00]Ignorance is so blessful [01:56.96]I ain't choose this life [01:58.31]This life chose me [01:59.66]Around here it's the **** [02:01.02]That you just do [02:02.50]I just left school the same bm is pulled over [02:05.56]By the boys dressed in blue [02:07.43]They had their guns drawn [02:08.45]Screaming "just move" [02:09.57]Or is there something else you suggest we can do [02:12.09]He made his way to the drunk [02:13.91]Opened it like "huh" a treasure chest was removed [02:17.67]Cops said he'll be back next month [02:19.67]What we call curpt he call's payin' dues [02:23.45]Now when rules is blurred as they were [02:25.89]What am i to do but pray [02:28.52]Pray the lord forgives me [02:29.91]Pray he guides me for what i'm 'bout to go through pray [02:33.59]Anywhere there's oppression [02:44.04]The ** profession flourishes like beverages [02:47.37]Refreshing sweet taste of sin [02:50.23]Everything i seen made me everything i am [02:52.74]Bad ** dealer or victim i beg [02:55.23]What came first moving the chickens or the egg [02:58.59]This is why i be so fresh [03:00.20]I'm trying to beat life 'cause i can't cheat death [03:03.27]Treat shame like shamelessness aim [03:05.82]Stainless at anuses [03:06.65]You know the game this is [03:09.69]Move coke like pepsi don't matter what brand name it is [03:14.01]I stand behind mine everything i do i'm a man behind mine [03:17.96]I'm not an angel I'm sure [03:20.64]But every night before i lay I drop my knees to the floor [03:23.19]And I pray