Jay-Z
Renagade
Songwriters: Carter, Shawn; Mathers, Marshall Iii; Resto, LuisRenegade
Who could inherit the title, put the youth in hysterics
Anything, anything
Renegade
At any given time of day 'cause I'm a
Raisin' my fingers to critics, raisin' my head to the sky
Anything, anything
Maybe it's beautiful music I made for you to just cherish
The renegade, you been afraid, I penetrate pop culture
As a monger of hate and Satan a scatter-brained atheist
Bring 'em a lot closer to the block where they
What I do through and through and I give you the news
By the bodega, iron under my coat, feelin' braver
And see yourself as a kid again and you get embarrased
Never been afraid to talk about
At any given time of day 'cause I'm a
Renegade
Hidin' down, duckin' strays from frustrated youths
Renegade
See it's easy as cake, simple as whistlin' Dixie
And I'm the sinister, Mr. Kiss-My-Ass it's just the
At any given time of day 'cause I'm a
Never been afraid to holler about
Bet everything you worth, you lose your tie and your shirt, yeah
Jesus Christ the King of these Latter Day Saints here
I ain't no politician but I'll kick it with 'em a minute
Anything, anything
I'm a motherfuckin' spiteful, delightful eyeful
Since I'm in a position to talk to these kids and they listen
And do you have any clue what I had to do to get here
Never been afraid to say what's on my mind
That same dude you gave nothin', I made somethin' doin'
How you rate music that thugs with nothin' relate to it?
Renegade
No, he's not around, now how that sound to ya, jot it down
Renegade
Can't step in my pants, can't walk in my shoes
Renegade
Never been afraid to holler about
With a twist it's just his ghetto point-of-view
Never been afraid to say what's on my mind
Never been afraid to say what's on my mind
But if it don't, then y'all'll swallow the truth grin and bear it
Renegade
Renegade
You fuckin' do-gooders, too bad you couldn't do good at marriage
Pockets filled with a lot of lint, not a cent
My childhood didn't mean much, only raisin' green up
What did I do? I'm just a kid from the gutter
Whatchu hollerin'? Gotta pay rent, bring dollars in
But there's a huge interference, they're sayin' you shouldn't hear it
See I'm influenced by the ghetto you ruined
Doo-rag wrappin' my waves up, pockets full of hope
At any given time of day 'cause I'm a
Anything, anything
But that ain't the case, see it's a matter of taste
To the stereo 'cause here we go he's Jigga joint Jigga-chk-Jigga
Got dropped roasters from botched robberies niggaz crotched over
Renegade
To shatter the picture in which of that as they paint me
No lie, just know I chose my own fate
My demeanor, thirty years my senior
Knocked down by some clown when child support knocked
Anything, anything
Anything, anything
While I'm wavin' the pistol at sixty Christians against me
My pops left me an orphan, my momma wasn't home
I help them see they way through it, not you
Anything, anything
But I'm debated, disputed, hated and viewed in America
Usin his music to steer it, sharin' his views and his merits
Never been afraid to talk about
Anything, anything
At any given time of day 'cause I'm a
Now now, that's when you start to stare at who's in the mirror
Go to war with the Mormons, take a bath with the Catholics
Never been afraid to say what's on my mind
I brought somethin' home to quiet the stomach rumblings
At any given time of day 'cause I'm a
I drove by the fork in the road and went straight
Never been afraid to talk about
In holy water, no wonder they try to hold me under longer
Or is he the latter, a gateway to escape?
I don't think you do so stay tuned and keep your ears glued
'Cause see they call me a menace and if the shoe fits I'll wear it
As a motherfuckin' drug addict like you didn't experiment?
Now who's these king of these rude Ludicrous lucrative lyrics
Makin' this butter off these bloodsuckers, 'cause I'm a muh'fuckin'
Maybe it's hatred I spew, maybe it's food for the spirit
Could not stress to me I wasn't grown 'specially on nights
I bring it through the ghetto without ridin' 'round
Mommy's knocked up 'cause she wasn't watched over
And I got nothin' to do but make you look stupid as parents
Gotta vent, lot of innocent of lives lost on the project bench
Renegade
Anything, anything
Pop toasters and they live with they moms
We as a people decide if Shady's as bad as they say he is
Do not step to me, I'm awkward, I box leftier often
Never been afraid to say what's on my mind
Anything, anything
Never been afraid to say what's on my mind
Big I did it multi before I die
Never been afraid to holler about
The new Ice Cube, motherfuckers hate to like you
Renegade
Media scapegoat, who they can be mad at today
See I'm a poet to some, a regular modern day Shakespeare
Stuck in they ways, just read a magazine that fucked up my day
I had to hustle, my back to the wall, ashy knuckles
Anything, anything






