I wake up every morning, thinkin' what we gonna do today? (What we gonna do today?) There's gotta be a better way (Gotta be a better way) To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game To maintain in the p— check me out, listen, uh
Life's a gamble, although the stakеs are heightenеd, I can handle Any darkness that tries to penetrate, my light is ample Set the right example, my dark dreams are divine I live life on this earth to complete what's assigned My mission given, I was birthed the same year as It Was Written I been fast to intermittent to strengthen my intuition But ****, and sometimes, shit, you run out of luck But how my dice roll from Domino's to Mastro's To completin' life goals? My price rolls As soon as I decided to never ever be misguided I know niggas that's indicted from the shit they confided With they best friends until they seen the paper we're writin' Life's a bitch, disconnection is the price of bliss Though elation often leaves the paths of righteousness I confess, a nigga woke up feeling blessed No stress with the freedom to express but you was dead
I wake up every morning, thinkin' what I'm bout to do today? (What I'm bout to do today?) There's gotta be a better way-ay To maintain the price of fame, life is like a dice game Hey hey hey, life is like a dice game (Yeah, yeah) Hey hey, hey hey hey hey (You know what I'm sayin'?)
You know what I'm sayin', life is like a— You know what I'm sayin', a dice game But, you know I'm sayin' I, you know I don't gamble, you dig what I'm sayin'? I'd rather spend my money on stuff, you know That-that-that-that pleasures me, my pleasure, you know?
Nigga we started out, hundred fifty dime bags in mama's house Makin' five hundred a week, thinkin' bout dropping out Sold dope in front of my brother, but he a doctor now **** this weed shit, grand show me just what that rock about (Skrrt) Whip gang, I got a thing for cooking crack mane ****in' off a double and scribbles, I make it back mane Feds with the IRS on me, they sent the tax mane Streets code, ain't nothing cutthroat like the rap game (The rap game) Do you wanna be in it, wanna be sinnin'? **** niggas façade wanna be winnin' I said **** being famous from the beginning Big Rabbit, Instagram wanna ban me for posting pictures
So I wake up every morning, thinkin' what I'm gonna do today? (Do today?) There's gotta be a better way To keep changing the price of cane, life is like a dice game I wake up, hit the collar, think of getting something new today (Something new today) Paint the Aston Martin blue today These niggas trippin' so I ride with that thing, life is like a dice game I wake up every morning, thinkin' what we gonna do today? (What we gonna do today?) There's gotta be a better way (Gotta be a better way) To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game Yeah
I never knock a brother, I'm anti-jail for real Smooth criminal skill, locked in a human flesh shield Watchin' niggas get rich beside me Pushin' a 5 B-Y, me up in the passenger seat But I see me as Haile Selassie in my kingdom Sippin' Asti Spumante, driftin', reality kicks in I need the papes to start clickin', got a connect out in Richmond And e'ry nigga in the fam will pitch in It's on, word is bond That's my name, Big Nas, all-wise to civilize From the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth Peace to my son and thanks to the birth of Destiny, that's her name It's goin' on, you know my name Big Nas in the house y'all, on the freestyle tip When I finish this shit, it's sure to be a hit This original recording hit the street 'round '93 Was just a leak, the verse was incomplete, reconstructed the beat So we can **** up the street Back to the future, patch up the bloopers Match up the cadence with the back in the day shit A blast when Nasty Nas was savvier, don't act surprised This ain't for advertise or showing off, I blast for mine Life is a dice roll, there's money on the ground What's gon' happen is gon' happen is a gamble all around
I wake up every morning, thinkin' what we gonna do today? (What we gonna do today?) There's gotta be a better way To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game (Yeah) To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game Life is like a dice game
[00:00.000] 作曲 : Cordae Dunstin/Freddie Gibbs/Nas [00:02.872] Yo, yeah [00:07.810] It's that— (Hit-Boy) [00:10.229] It's that— [00:14.890] Yeah, yeah, yeah [00:20.010] Yeah, yeah [00:25.049] It's the N-A-S, yes [00:28.106] [00:31.031] I wake up every morning, thinkin' what we gonna do today? [00:33.906] (What we gonna do today?) [00:35.531] There's gotta be a better way (Gotta be a better way) [00:38.227] To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game [00:43.228] To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game [00:48.211] To maintain in the p— check me out, listen, uh [00:51.494] [00:51.649] Life's a gamble, although the stakеs are heightenеd, I can handle [00:54.173] Any darkness that tries to penetrate, my light is ample [00:56.754] Set the right example, my dark dreams are divine [00:59.281] I live life on this earth to complete what's assigned [01:01.778] My mission given, I was birthed the same year as It Was Written [01:04.429] I been fast to intermittent to strengthen my intuition [01:07.025] But ****, and sometimes, shit, you run out of luck [01:09.600] But how my dice roll from Domino's to Mastro's [01:12.289] To completin' life goals? My price rolls [01:14.638] As soon as I decided to never ever be misguided [01:17.232] I know niggas that's indicted from the shit they confided [01:19.786] With they best friends until they seen the paper we're writin' [01:22.444] Life's a bitch, disconnection is the price of bliss [01:25.100] Though elation often leaves the paths of righteousness [01:27.717] I confess, a nigga woke up feeling blessed [01:30.535] No stress with the freedom to express but you was dead [01:32.899] [01:33.039] I wake up every morning, thinkin' what I'm bout to do today? [01:36.094] (What I'm bout to do today?) [01:37.513] There's gotta be a better way-ay [01:40.014] To maintain the price of fame, life is like a dice game [01:43.601] Hey hey hey, life is like a dice game (Yeah, yeah) [01:48.738] Hey hey, hey hey hey hey (You know what I'm sayin'?) [01:53.685] [01:53.839] You know what I'm sayin', life is like a— [01:55.441] You know what I'm sayin', a dice game [01:56.563] But, you know I'm sayin' [01:57.191] I, you know I don't gamble, you dig what I'm sayin'? [01:58.716] I'd rather spend my money on stuff, you know [02:00.936] That-that-that-that pleasures me, my pleasure, you know? [02:02.815] [02:02.950] Nigga we started out, hundred fifty dime bags in mama's house [02:06.742] Makin' five hundred a week, thinkin' bout dropping out [02:09.307] Sold dope in front of my brother, but he a doctor now [02:11.878] **** this weed shit, grand show me just what that rock about (Skrrt) [02:14.490] Whip gang, I got a thing for cooking crack mane [02:17.096] ****in' off a double and scribbles, I make it back mane [02:19.600] Feds with the IRS on me, they sent the tax mane [02:22.241] Streets code, ain't nothing cutthroat like the rap game (The rap game) [02:25.240] Do you wanna be in it, wanna be sinnin'? [02:27.264] **** niggas façade wanna be winnin' [02:30.402] I said **** being famous from the beginning [02:32.615] Big Rabbit, Instagram wanna ban me for posting pictures [02:34.968] [02:35.108] So I wake up every morning, thinkin' what I'm gonna do today? [02:38.624] (Do today?) [02:39.367] There's gotta be a better way [02:42.135] To keep changing the price of cane, life is like a dice game [02:45.276] I wake up, hit the collar, think of getting something new today (Something new today) [02:49.777] Paint the Aston Martin blue today [02:52.327] These niggas trippin' so I ride with that thing, life is like a dice game [02:55.332] I wake up every morning, thinkin' what we gonna do today? [02:58.711] (What we gonna do today?) [02:59.932] There's gotta be a better way (Gotta be a better way) [03:02.624] To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game [03:07.588] To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game [03:14.194] Yeah [03:14.931] [03:15.987] I never knock a brother, I'm anti-jail for real [03:18.495] Smooth criminal skill, locked in a human flesh shield [03:21.137] Watchin' niggas get rich beside me [03:23.188] Pushin' a 5 B-Y, me up in the passenger seat [03:25.691] But I see me as Haile Selassie in my kingdom [03:28.575] Sippin' Asti Spumante, driftin', reality kicks in [03:31.688] I need the papes to start clickin', got a connect out in Richmond [03:35.152] And e'ry nigga in the fam will pitch in [03:37.028] It's on, word is bond [03:38.379] That's my name, Big Nas, all-wise to civilize [03:41.971] From the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth [03:44.540] Peace to my son and thanks to the birth of Destiny, that's her name [03:49.274] It's goin' on, you know my name [03:51.586] Big Nas in the house y'all, on the freestyle tip [03:55.156] When I finish this shit, it's sure to be a hit [03:57.567] This original recording hit the street 'round '93 [03:59.844] Was just a leak, the verse was incomplete, reconstructed the beat [04:02.377] So we can **** up the street [04:03.689] Back to the future, patch up the bloopers [04:05.779] Match up the cadence with the back in the day shit [04:08.046] A blast when Nasty Nas was savvier, don't act surprised [04:10.505] This ain't for advertise or showing off, I blast for mine [04:13.000] Life is a dice roll, there's money on the ground [04:15.446] What's gon' happen is gon' happen is a gamble all around [04:17.904] [04:18.048] I wake up every morning, thinkin' what we gonna do today? [04:21.021] (What we gonna do today?) [04:22.591] There's gotta be a better way [04:25.205] To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game (Yeah) [04:30.247] To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game [04:37.628] Life is like a dice game
