History - Jay-Z

[00:00.91]Now that all the smoke is gone （lighta）
[00:06.43]And the battle's finally won （gimme a lighta）
[00:12.19]Victory is finally ours （lightas up）
[00:17.21]（lightas up） History so long so long
[00:20.77]So long so long
[00:22.54]In search of victory she keeps saluting me
[00:25.18]If only we can be together momentarily
[00:26.65]We can make love and make history
[00:30.89]Why won't you visit me until she visit me
[00:33.86]I'll be stuck with her sister her name is defeat
[00:36.81]She gives me agony so much agony
[00:39.42]She brings me so much pain so much misery
[00:42.35]Like missing your last shot and falling to your knees
[00:45.72]As the crowd screams for the other team
[00:48.22]I practiced so hard for this moment victory don't leave
[00:51.36]I know what this means I'm stuck in this routine
[00:54.09]Whole new different day the same old thing
[00:57.15]All I got is dreams nobody else can see
[00:59.84]Nobody else believes nobody else but me
[01:02.87]Where are you victory I need you desperately
[01:05.65]Not just for the moment to make history
[01:09.92]Now that all the smoke is gone （lighta）
[01:15.8]And the battle's finally won （lightas）
[01:21.55]Victory is finally ours （yeah）
[01:27.35]History so long so long （yeah）
[01:30.59]（yeah） So long so long
[01:31.88]So now I'm flirting with death
[01:33.35]Hustling like a G while victory wasn't watching took chances repeatedly
[01:37.05]As a teenage boy before acne before I got proactive I couldn't face she
[01:43.65]I just threw on my hoody and headed to the street
[01:46.17]I swear I met success we lived together shortly
[01:48.18]Now success was like lust she's good to the touch
[01:51.86]She's good for the moment but she's never enough
[01:54.86]Everybodys had her she's nothing like me
[01:57.69]But success is all i got unfortunately
[01:59.41]But i`m burning down the block
[02:02.06]I`ve been in it down defeat
[02:03.77]But something tells me that there`s much more to see
[02:06.86]Before i get killed cus i can`t get robbed
[02:09.48]So before me success and death bandage
[02:12.22]I gotta get lost i gotta find free
[02:15.02]We gotta be together to make history
[02:19.3]Now that all the smoke is gone （lighta）
[02:25.17]And the battle's finally won （lightas）
[02:30.87]Victory is finally ours （yeah）
[02:34.70999]History so long so long （yeah）
[02:39.95999]（yeah） So long so long
[02:41.5]Now history is mine it taste so sweet
[02:44.02]She`s my trophy wife she coming with me
[02:47.0]We have a baby who stutters` repeatedly
[02:49.62]We name him history
[02:51.12]He repeats after me
[02:52.58]He`s my legacy son i`m a hard work
[02:55.41]Future of my past he`ll explain who i be
[02:58.93]Rank me among the greats
[03:00.07]Either 1 2 or 3 if i ain`t number one
[03:02.77]Then i failed your victory
[03:04.35]Ain`t in it for the fame that dies in within weeks
[03:07.31]Ain`t in it for the money can`t take me when you leave
[03:10.25]I wanna be remembered long after you breath
[03:12.96]Long after i`m gone long after i breath
[03:15.74]I leave all i am in the hands of history
[03:19.02]Bless my last will testimony
[03:21.68]This is much more then a song
[03:23.26]It`s a baby shower i`ve been waiting for this hour
[03:26.06]History your ours
[03:28.79001]Now that all the smoke is gone
[03:34.56]And the battle's finally won
[03:40.26]Victory is finally ours
[03:46.16]History so long so long
[03:49.29001]So long so long
[03:52.36]Now that all the smoke is gone
[03:57.65]And the battle's finally won
[04:03.53]Victory is finally ours
[04:09.28]History so long so long
[04:17.3]So long so long