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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
Vocals
Gonjasufi
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
K. Joshua
Songwriter
M. DEAN
Songwriter
S. Valentine
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kyambo "Hip Hop" Joshua
Producer
MIKE DEAN
Mixing Engineer
Chris Godbey
Recording Engineer
Demacio Castellon
Recording Engineer
Ramon Rivas
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Nickels and dimes
Sticks to my mind
I want more than
You have my friend
[Verse 2]
Got a thing for nickel plated nines and pretty dimes
Mac 11, I squeeze like lemon limes
Squirt, obey your thirst, fashion lines
'Tween beauty and beast, I walk the line
Johnny Cash, I'm a real G
I cut myself today to see if I still bleed
Success is so sublime
Gotta do that time to time
So I don't lose my mind
Somethin' 'bout the struggle so divine
Sort of love is hard to define
When you scratchin' for every nickel and dime
Got me itchin' to do this shit for my mom
Do this shit for my town
Leave the door open
Hopin' they kick it down
Purest form of givin' is anonymous to anonymous
We gon' make it there
I promise this
[Verse 3]
Nickels and dimes
Sticks to my mind
I want more than
You have my friend
[Verse 4]
Sometimes I feel survivor's guilt
I gave some money to this guy
He got high as hell
Now I'm part of the problem
Far as I can tell
Did I do it for him
Or do it for myself?
Can't lie to myself
I love my **** more than my own blood
I die for my **** and I love my cub
Hope let's not fuck up
Got a problem with the handouts
I took the man route
Well given opportunity though
That's a plan now
No guilt and givin' clear **** conscious out
No guilt in receivin' everything within reason
Can't see you takin' food out my little monster's mouth
That'll drive me gaga
Run up in your mama's house
Two nickels, one dime
Manslaughter charges
The lawyer knock it down
I'm just tryna find common ground
For mister Belafonte, come and chop a **** down
Mister day O
Major fail
Respect these youngin's, boy, it's my time now
Hublot homie, two door homie
You don't know all the shit I do for the homies
[Verse 5]
Nickels and dimes
Sticks to my mind
I want more than
You have my friend
It all depends
How the story is
Nickels and dimes
Tickles my mind
[Verse 6]
Pardon my hubris
Stanley Kubrick
With eyes wide shut
I could cook up two bricks
Turn nickels to dimes
Turn dimes to quarters
Turns wives from daughters
I'm clear as water
And just for clarity, my presence is charity
My flow is a gift
Philanthropist
Everybody around me rich
Or will be
Baby boy, I promise you this
Or kill me
And when a **** go as the old adage go
You die rich or you die disgraced
So just let me grow
Watch me cook
Throw no looks
Like Magic in his prime when Kareem sky hooked, yeah
Y'all not worthy
Sometimes I feel like
Y'all don't deserve me
My flow unearthly
The greatest form of givin' is anonymous to anonymous
So here y'all go
I promise this
[Verse 7]
Nickels and dimes
Sticks to my mind
I want more than
You have my friend
Nickels and dimes
Sticks to my mind
I want more than
You have my friend
Written by: K. Joshua, M. DEAN, S. Valentine, Shawn Carter