June 7th-Jay-Z

[ti:June 7th (produced by Hasan Insane)] [ar:Jay-Z] [al:An American Gangster] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]June 7th - Jay-Z [00:00.19]Take next to stick [00:01.19] [00:04.38]Ooh ooh ooh [00:06.67]You've been slight [00:08.19]My son was born on June 7th [00:10.48] [00:11.57]Weighing in at four pounds and twelve ounces [00:15.07] [00:16.00]He is my only child [00:17.43]You've been slight [00:18.28]And I knew he was best of all a brilliance [00:21.10]Oh this is I'm all be heard [00:24.27] [00:26.01]Ooh ooh ooh [00:29.00] [00:29.65]Fire see girl this is that [00:33.64]More may love through [00:36.24] [00:37.14]They say they never really miss you [00:38.64]'Til you dead or you gone [00:39.93]So on that note I'm leaving after the song [00:42.19]So you ain't gotta feel no way about Jay so long [00:45.41]At least let me tell you why I'm this way [00:47.22]Hold on [00:48.04]I was conceived by Gloria Carter and Adaness Revees [00:50.59]Who made love under the Siccamore tree [00:52.61]Which makes me [00:53.55]A more sicker emcee than my momma would claim [00:56.05]At 10 pounds when I was born [00:57.50]I didn't give her no pain [00:59.02]Although through the years I gave her her fair share [01:01.28]I gave her first real scare [01:02.43]I made up for birth when I got here [01:04.02]She knows my purpose wasn't purpose [01:05.40]I ain't perfect I care [01:06.81]But I feel worthless cause my shirts wasn't matching my gear [01:09.38]Now I'm just scratching the surface [01:10.79]Cause what's buried under there [01:12.31]Was a kid torn apart once his pop disappeared [01:14.78]I went to school got good grades [01:16.38]Could behave when I wanted [01:17.57]But I had demons deep inside [01:18.92]That would raise when confronted [01:20.27]Hold on [01:20.70] [01:21.69]My son was very outgoing growing up [01:24.62]And he was always into music [01:27.24]But one year for his birthday [01:29.70]All he wanting was a walk man [01:32.20]And I trying call to worse take [01:34.08] [01:34.71]From that day on [01:36.41]I knew I lost my son day apart [01:39.13] [01:41.43]Now all the teachers couldn't reach me [01:43.20]And my momma couldn't beat me [01:44.50]Hard enough to match [01:45.38]The pain of my pop not seeing me so [01:47.50]With that distain in my Membrain [01:49.44]Got on my pimp game [01:50.77]F**k the world [01:51.68]My defense came [01:52.90]Then the haven introduced me to the game [01:55.24]Spanish José introduced me to cane [01:57.20]I'm a hustler now [01:58.42]My gear is in [01:59.28]And I'm in the in crowd [02:00.35]And all the wavey light skinned girls is loving me now [02:02.99]My self esteem went through the roof man [02:04.76]I got my swag [02:05.76]Got a vocal from this girl [02:07.18]When her man got bagged [02:08.50]Plus I hit my momma with cash [02:09.89]From a show what I had [02:11.23]Supposedly knowing nobody paid Jaz wack a** [02:14.00]I'm getting ahead of myself [02:15.29]By the way I could rap [02:16.53]That came second to me moving this crack [02:18.49]Gimme a second I swear [02:19.94]I will say about my rap career [02:21.84]'Til 96 came n**gas I'm here [02:23.91]Good bye [02:24.71] [02:25.86]My son use to sit in the living room [02:28.57] [02:29.14]Listening to all of my old records [02:31.36] [02:32.39]And he even to went out [02:34.12]And bought out more old records [02:37.00]You've been slight [02:38.03]One summer he saved his money [02:40.51]And bought an empty C two thousands [02:43.81] [02:45.25]Good bye to the game all the spoils [02:47.54]The adrenaline rush [02:48.72]Your blood boils you in a spot [02:50.28]Knowing cops could rush [02:51.43]And you in a drop your so easy to touch [02:53.31]No two days are alike [02:54.59]Except the first and fifteenth pretty much [02:56.84]And trust is a word you seldom hear from us [02:59.49]Hustlers we don't sleep we rest one eye up [03:02.19]And a drought can define a man [03:03.64]When the well dries up [03:04.85]You learn to work the water without working [03:06.45]Of thirst you'll die yup [03:07.90]And n**gas get tied up for product [03:09.57]And little brothers ring fingers get cut up [03:11.41]To show mothers they really got em [03:12.99]And this was the stress I live with [03:14.84]Till I decided to try this rap sh*t for a living [03:17.44]I pray I'm forgiven [03:18.60]For every bad decision I made [03:20.23]Every sister I played [03:21.71]Cause I'm still paranoid to this day [03:23.46]And it's nobody fault [03:24.72]I made the decisions I made [03:26.26]This is the life I chose [03:27.44]Or rather the life that chose me [03:28.86]If you can't respect that your whole perspective is wack [03:31.76]Maybe you'll love me when I fade to black [03:33.80] [03:34.31]If you can't respect that your whole perspective is wack [03:37.00]Maybe you'll love me when I fade to black [03:39.42]If you can't respect that your whole perspective is wack [03:42.37]Maybe you'll love me when I fade to black [03:44.32] [03:45.03]If you can't respect that your whole perspective is wack [03:47.72]Maybe you'll love me when I fade to [03:49.37] [03:50.00]Ooh ooh ooh