But in the land where niggas praise, Yukon's are gettin' paid
An' you sent tears from Heaven when you seen my car get balled up
That's why I expose my soul to the globe, the world
'Cuz I'ma be that nigga for life, this is not an image
But that ain't what gives me the heart of Kunte Kinte
I can't stop, that's why I'm hot
I would never, ever let you down
More of them on the way, the eighth wonder on the way
Vibrations is what I'm into, yeah, I need my lubarinde
The way y'all all follow Jigga
Number one albums, what? I got, like, four of them
Get up, I get down, get up, I get down
You don't need a curriculum to know that you are part of the math
Racism still alive, they just be concealin' it
It's plain to see, niggas can't fuck wit me
That's why I'm instrumental
Who else you know been hot this long?
Seen the rollers roll up wit ribbons
My rhythmatic regimen navigates melodic notes
An' you know I gotta thank you for they way that she was brought up
I, too, dream in color and in rhyme
Oh, no you'll never let me down
Picked the rock from a pebble, peddled rock before I met you
Get up, I get down, get up, I get down
When it comes to bein' true, at least true to me
When I start spittin' them lyrics, niggas get very religious
"This an' that", "This an' Jay", this an' Jay'll get you maced
First Aaliyah, now Romeo Must Die
When it comes to bein' true, at least true to me
Nothin' sad as that day, my girl father passed away
I'm tryin' to make it better for these little boys and girls
And you slipped off the side and clenched on to your life in my grip
Hov's a livin' legend an' I'll tell you why
Yo, first I snatched the streets, then I snatched the charts
But we can make it to Jacobs an' to the dealership
We're all here for a reason on a particular path
I know I got angels watchin' me from the other side
Clear the way, I'm here to stay, y'all can save the chitter chat
First I had they ear, now I have they heart
Started from nothin' but he got this strong
I swear I've been baptized at least 3 or 4 times
One thing I found, one thing I found
I'm not just another individual, my spirit is a part of this
A touch of God rains out, take 'em to church
But I can't complain what the accident did to my left eye
Oh, no you'll never let me down
Hov give you the most hits you can fit inside a whole disc
I'm not a miracle, I'm a Heaven-sent instrument
I know you'll never let me down
Get up, I get, get up, I get down
Mixed wit Cristal sippin', it's the most consistent
They even make me show ID to get inside of Sam's Club
I'm talkin' to you, my many inspirations
With a language called love, that's why my breath is felt by the deaf
But I know they don't want me in the damn club
Get up, I get, get up, I get
I get down for my grandfather, who took my momma
Get up, I get, get up, I get
When it comes to bein' true, at least true to me
'Cause every fourth quarter, I light the Mike Jord' in 'em
Get up, I get down, get up, I get down
Get up, I get down, get up
Get up, I get down, get up, I get down
An' with that in my blood, I was born to be different
So I guess I'm one of a kind in a full house
Get up, I get down, get up, I get down
And when these words are found
That's why I get spiritual, but I get my hymns from Him
I'm back to claim pole position, holla at ya' boy
This is God-given, this is hard livin'
Everybody wanna be Hov an' Hov's still alive
Now niggas can't make it to battles to chose leadership
Determination, dedication, motivation
I'm tryin' 'Give us us free' like sinkay
It's gon' take a lot more than coupons to get us saved
I did dirt an' went to church to get my hands scrubbed
When I say it I can't, let you or self down
Six Hail Marys please, Father, forgive us
So it's not me, it's He that's lyrical
Peddle bikes, got my nephews pedal bikes because they special
Let it been known that God's penmanship has been signed
Down, down, down
I seen a repoe, resolded, then redriven
Let you tell that man I thought it, well, somebody must've taught him
So when I reload, he holds number one positions
If I were on the highest cliff, on the highest rift
At the tender age of 6, she was arrested for the sittin'
Get up, I get down, get up, I get down
One thing I found, one thing I found
One thing I found, one thing I found
Cats think I'm delirious, but I'm so damn serious
I seen them put it together, watch them take it apart
For your soul and your mental
So I promise to Mr. Rainey, "I'm gonna marry your daughter"
An' I know that you were smilin' when you seen the car I bought her
Get up, I get down, get up, I get down
'Cuz whenever I open my heart, my soul, or my mouth
An' nigga, I'm home on these charts, y'all niggas visitin'
It's Hov tradition, Jeff Gordon of rap
When you hot, I'm hot an' when your feet cold, mines are sizzlin'
And why my words are heard and confined to the ears of the blind
'Cuz look what a accident did to Left Eye
That's why I hear new music an' I just don't be feelin' it
Like it take a lot more than do-rags to get your waves
Young, the archbishop, the Pope John Paul of y'all niggas
Rappers came an' went, I've been here from the start
Made her sit in that seat where white folks ain't want us to eat