Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lil Wayne
Vocals
JAY-Z
Vocals
Sha-Ron Prescott
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Drew Correa
Songwriter
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Songwriter
Marco Rodriguez-Diaz
Songwriter
Sha-Ron Prescott
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andrew “Drew” Correa
Producer
Darius "Deezle" Harrison
Recording Engineer
Miguel Bermudez
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Edward Lido
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Fabian Marasciullo
Mixing Engineer
Joshua Berkman
Editing Engineer
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Yo
Yo, Drew and Inf' did this
This right here is cray
Yeah, I feel big
You know what I mean?
Like, not, not big in the sense of weight
You hear me, like, gainin' weight or nothin' like that
Like colossal, like
You hear me, like
I heard you were lookin' for me
Hey, Mister Carter
Hello
Tell me, where have you been?
Haha, you know
They been askin', they been searchin'
They been wonderin' why
I know, haha
Hey, Mister Carter
Hey, hello
Tell me, where have you been?
Shit, you know
They been askin', they been searchin'
They been wonderin' why
Yeah, to you forever, from me to you
I heard somebody say church
I'ma need a suit
I'ma need a coupe, I won't need a roof
Flyer than Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice
I got the flow, I'm trying to see the roof
Didn't wear a bulletproof
So I got shot and you can see the proof
Blind eyes could look at me and see the truth
Wonder if Stevie do? But I'ma leave it to
God, not Beaver, neither you
'Cause I'ma murder Y, kill O and even U
Man, I got summer hatin' on me 'cause I'm hotter than the sun
Got spring hating on me 'cause I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me 'cause I'm colder than y'all
And I will never, I will never, I will never fall
I'm being hated by the seasons
So fuck y'all who hatin' for no reason
Hey, Mister Carter
I am him
Tell me, where have you been?
Around the world and I'm back again
They been askin', they been searchin'
Who's been askin' 'bout me?
They been wonderin' why
In case you wonderin', hah
Hey, Mister Carter
I am him
Tell me, where have you been?
Around the world, now I'm back again
They been askin', they been searchin'
Who's been askin' 'bout me?
They been wonderin' why
In case you wonderin', hah
Yeah, I been in and out the bank, bitch
While y'all asshole **** been on the same shit
I flush 'em and watch 'em go down the drain quick
Two words you never hear, "Wayne quit"
'Cause Wayne win and they lose
I call 'em April babies, 'cause they fools
And when they snooze, we up
Feet up, like a para-pal-ee-juck
Or a parapalegic
I parallel park
In that red and yellow thing
Old school Atlanta Hawk
Like I'm from College Park
But I'm from Hollygrove
Now all my Bloods scream "su-woo" and "da-da-do"
I know my role and I play it well
And I weight it well on my Libra scale
I suck a pussy, fuck a pussy, leave it there
Long hair, don't even care
Hey, Mister Carter
I am him
Tell me, where have you been?
Around the world, now I'm back again
They been askin', they been searchin'
Who's been askin' 'bout me?
They been wonderin' why
In case you wonderin'
Hey, Mister Carter
I am him
Tell me, where have you been?
Around the world, now I'm back again
They been askin', they been searchin'
Who's been askin' 'bout me?
They been wonderin' why
In case you wonderin'
Yeah, I'm right here in my chair with my crown and my dear
Queen B, as I share mic time with my heir
Young Carter, go farther, go further, go harder
Is that not why we came? And if not, then why bother?
Show no mercy in Murcielagos
I'm far from being the bastard that Marcy had fathered
Now my name's bein' mentioned with the martyrs
The Biggies and the Pacs and the Marleys and the Marcuses
Garvey, got me a molotov cocktail flow
Even if you box well, can't stop the blows
Kaboom! The Roc boy in the room
The dope boy I just came off the spoon
Also, I'm so fly I'm on auto
Pilot, while guys just stare at my wardrobe
I see Euros, that's right, plural
I took so much change from this rap game, it's your go
Hey, Mister Carter
It's my go, yeah
And I'ma go so opposite of soft
Off the richter, Hector, Camacho Man, Randy Savage
Far from average, above status quo
Flow, so pro
I know, I ride slow and when I pass
They say, what up, Killa?
Man, stop bringing up my past
And next time you mention Pac, Biggie, or Jay Z
Don't forget Weezy, baby
Hey, Mister Carter
Amen
Tell me, where have you been?
Yeah
They been askin', they been searchin'
They been wonderin' why
Hey, Mister Carter
Amen
Tell me, where have you been?
Hova
They been askin', they been searchin'
Weezy
They been wonderin' why
Baby
Hey, Mister Carter
Mister Carter
Tell me, where have you been?
Where have you been?
I been hustlin'
They been askin', they been searchin'
Hustlin' hard
They been wonderin' why
Yeah
And I swear to everything
When I leave this earth
It's gonna be on both feet
Never knees in the dirt
And you can try me, fucker, but when I squeeze it hurt
Fine, we'll lose two lives, yours and mine
Give me any amount of time
Don't let Ms. Carter grieve
At the funeral parlor
Dripping tears down my sleeve
Give me any amount of time
Don't let Ms. Carter grieve
Written by: A. Correa, D. Carter, Levi Carter, M. Rodriquez, S. Prescott, Shawn Carter