[Intro] Yo, yeah It's that Queens ****, the real **** Illmatic It's the N-A-S, yes Yo [Chorus] I wake up every morning Thinking what we gonna do today (what we gonna do today) There's got to be a better way (got to be a better way) To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game Maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game [Verse] 1, 2... I never knock a brother, I'm anti-jail for real Smooth criminal skill, locked in a human flesh shield Watching ****** get rich beside me Pushing a 5 B-Y me up in the passenger seat But I see me as Hallie Selassie in my kingdom Sipping Asti Spumante, dripped in, reality kicks in I need the papes to start clicking Got a connect out in Richmond, ain't ***** 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 seed and thanks for her birth Destiny, that's her name It's going on, you know my name Big Nas in the house, y'all, on the freestyle tip When I finish this ****, it's sure to be a hit Peace, peace
[00:02.08][Intro] [00:02.33]Yo, yeah [00:07.21]It's that Queens ****, the real **** [00:15.09]Illmatic [00:25.41]It's the N-A-S, yes [00:30.54]Yo [00:31.19][Chorus] [00:31.43]I wake up every morning [00:32.68]Thinking what we gonna do today (what we gonna do today) [00:35.99]There's got to be a better way (got to be a better way) [00:38.24]To maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game [00:41.88]Maintain is the price of fame, life is like a dice game [00:50.60][Verse] [00:50.89]1, 2... I never knock a brother, I'm anti-jail for real [00:54.48]Smooth criminal skill, locked in a human flesh shield [00:57.08]Watching ****** get rich beside me [00:59.12]Pushing a 5 B-Y me up in the passenger seat [01:01.72]But I see me as Hallie Selassie in my kingdom [01:04.25]Sipping Asti Spumante, dripped in, reality kicks in [01:07.50]I need the papes to start clicking [01:09.28]Got a connect out in Richmond, ain't ***** in the fam will pitch in [01:12.77]It's on, word is bond, that's my name, big Nas, all wise to civilize [01:17.35]From the Northern Hemisphere of the earth [01:20.59]Peace to my seed and thanks for her birth [01:23.00]Destiny, that's her name [01:25.63]It's going on, you know my name [01:27.71]Big Nas in the house, y'all, on the freestyle tip [01:31.11]When I finish this ****, it's sure to be a hit [01:33.84]Peace, peace
