Lost one
by Jay-Z
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I heard muthafuckers sayin´ they made Hov
Made Hov say ´OK, so, make another Hov´
Niggas wasn´t playin´ they day role
So we parted ways like Ben and J-Lo
I shoulda been did it, but I been in a daze though
I put friends over business end of the day though
But when friends business interest they go
Ain´t nuffin left to say though, I guess we forgot what we came for
Shoulda stayed in food and beverage, too much flossing
Too much Sam Rothstein, I ain´t a bitch but I gotta divorce them
Hov had to get the shallow shit up off him
And I ain´t even want to be famous
Niggas is brainless to unnecessarily go through these changes
And I don´t even know how I came to this
Except that fame is the worst drug known to man
It´s stronger than heroin, when you can look in the mirror like ´there I am
And still not see what you become
I know I´m guilty of it too, but not like them
You lost one...
Chorus
Lose one, Let go to get one
Get one, lose some to win some
Story of a champion
Sorry, i´m a champion
Ya Lost One
[Verse 2]
I don´t think it´s meant to be (B )
But she loves her work more than she does me
And honestly at 23 I would probably love my work MORE than I did she
So we ain´t we, it´s me and her
Cause what she prefers over me is work
And that´s where we differ, so I have to give her
Free time even if it hurts
So breathe, mami, it´s deserved
You´ve been put on this Earth to be all you can be like the Reserves
And me? My time in this army is served
So I have to allow she, HER, time to serve
The time´s now for her, in time she´ll mature
And maybe we can be we again, like we were
Finally, my time´s too short to share
And I ask her now it aint fair
So yea she lost one
[Verse 3]
My nephew died in the car I bought
So I´m under the belief it´s partly my fault
Close my eyes and squeeze, try to block that thought
Place any burden on me, but PLEASE NOT THAT LORD
But time don´t go back, it goes forward
Can´t run from the pain, go towards it
Some things can´t be explained what caused it
Such a beautiful soul, so pure (shit )
Gonna see you again, I´m sure of it
Till that time, little man I´m nauseous
Your girlfriend´s pregnant, the Lord´s gift
Almost lost my faith, that restored it
It´s like having your life restarted
Can´t wait for your child´s life to be apart of it
So now I´m childlike waitin´ for a gift
To return, when I lost you, I lost it
Made Hov say ´OK, so, make another Hov´
Niggas wasn´t playin´ they day role
So we parted ways like Ben and J-Lo
I shoulda been did it, but I been in a daze though
I put friends over business end of the day though
But when friends business interest they go
Ain´t nuffin left to say though, I guess we forgot what we came for
Shoulda stayed in food and beverage, too much flossing
Too much Sam Rothstein, I ain´t a bitch but I gotta divorce them
Hov had to get the shallow shit up off him
And I ain´t even want to be famous
Niggas is brainless to unnecessarily go through these changes
And I don´t even know how I came to this
Except that fame is the worst drug known to man
It´s stronger than heroin, when you can look in the mirror like ´there I am
And still not see what you become
I know I´m guilty of it too, but not like them
You lost one...
Chorus
Lose one, Let go to get one
Get one, lose some to win some
Story of a champion
Sorry, i´m a champion
Ya Lost One
[Verse 2]
I don´t think it´s meant to be (B )
But she loves her work more than she does me
And honestly at 23 I would probably love my work MORE than I did she
So we ain´t we, it´s me and her
Cause what she prefers over me is work
And that´s where we differ, so I have to give her
Free time even if it hurts
So breathe, mami, it´s deserved
You´ve been put on this Earth to be all you can be like the Reserves
And me? My time in this army is served
So I have to allow she, HER, time to serve
The time´s now for her, in time she´ll mature
And maybe we can be we again, like we were
Finally, my time´s too short to share
And I ask her now it aint fair
So yea she lost one
[Verse 3]
My nephew died in the car I bought
So I´m under the belief it´s partly my fault
Close my eyes and squeeze, try to block that thought
Place any burden on me, but PLEASE NOT THAT LORD
But time don´t go back, it goes forward
Can´t run from the pain, go towards it
Some things can´t be explained what caused it
Such a beautiful soul, so pure (shit )
Gonna see you again, I´m sure of it
Till that time, little man I´m nauseous
Your girlfriend´s pregnant, the Lord´s gift
Almost lost my faith, that restored it
It´s like having your life restarted
Can´t wait for your child´s life to be apart of it
So now I´m childlike waitin´ for a gift
To return, when I lost you, I lost it
