History - Jay-Z

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[00:01.00]Now that all the smoke is gone (lighter)
[00:05.15]And the battles finally won (give me a lighter)
[00:10.35]Victory is finally ours(lighters up)
[00:16.19]History so long so long so long so long
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[00:22.58]In search of victory, she keeps saluting me
[00:25.25]If only we could be together momentarily
[00:27.65]We could make love, and make history
[00:30.78]Why won’t you visit me, until she visit me
[00:32.62]I’ll be stuck with her sister, her name is defeat
[00:36.89]She give me agony, so much agony
[00:39.49]She bring me so much pain so much misery
[00:42.45]Like missing ya last shot, and falling to ya knees
[00:45.55]As the crowd screams, for the other team
[00:48.24]I practice so hard for this moment victory don’t leave
[00:51.25]I know what this means, i’m stuck in this routine
[00:54.70]Whole new different day, same old thing
[00:56.94]All i got is dreams, nobody else could see
[00:59.97]Nobody else believes, nobody else but me
[01:02.85]Where are you victory, i need you desperately
[01:05.79]Not just for the moment, to make history
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[01:08.69]Now that all the smoke is gone (lighter)
[01:14.11]And the battles finally won (lighters)
[01:20.63]Victory is finally ours (yeah) (yeah)
[01:28.06]History so long so long so long so long
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[01:32.02]So now I’m flirting with death, hustling like a cheat
[01:34.62]While victory wasn’t watching, took chances repeatedly
[01:36.82]As a teenage boy, before acne
[01:40.18]Before i got proactive, i couldn’t face she
[01:43.35]I just threw up my hoodie, and headed to the streets
[01:46.14]I swear i met success, we lived together shortly
[01:49.20]And success is like lust, she's good to the touch
[01:51.88]She's good for the moment, but she's never enough
[01:54.61]Everybody's had her, she's nothing like V
[01:57.74]But success is all i got, unfortunately
[02:00.63]But I’m burning down the block, I’ve been in it down defeat
[02:03.52]But something tells me, that there’s much more to see
[02:06.41]Before i get killed, cause i cant get robbed
[02:09.58]So before me, success and death bandage
[02:12.33]I gotta get lost, i gotta find V
[02:14.97]We gotta be together, to make history
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[02:18.17]Now that all the smoke is gone (lighters up)
[02:23.48]And the battles finally won (lighter up)
[02:29.79]Victory is finally ours (lighters up)
[02:35.28]History so long so long so long so long
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[02:41.32]Now victory is mine, it tastes so sweet
[02:44.01]She's my trophy wife, coming with me
[02:46.91]We'll have a baby, who stutters repeatedly
[02:49.87]We'll name him history, he'll repeat after me
[02:52.57]He's my legacy, son of my hard work
[02:55.62]Future of my past, he'll explain who i be
[02:58.48]Rank me among the greats, either one, two, or three
[03:01.42]If i ain’t number one, then i failed you victory
[03:04.15]Ain’t in it for the fame, that dies within weeks
[03:07.00]Ain’t in it for the money, cant take it when you leave
[03:10.01]I wanna be remembered, long after you breathe
[03:13.04]Long after I’m gone, long after i breathe
[03:15.92]I leave all i am, in the hands of history
[03:18.84]That’s my last will, testimony
[03:21.56]This is much more than a song, its a baby shower
[03:24.48]I been waiting for this hour, history your ours
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[03:27.87]Now that all the smoke is gone
[03:32.09]And the battles finally won
[03:38.33]Victory is finally ours
[03:44.17]History so long so long so long so long
[03:52.81]Now that all the smoke is gone
[03:55.37]And the battles finally won
[04:01.33]Victory is finally ours
[04:07.13]History so long so long so long so long
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