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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
Vocals
Kanye West
Vocals
Rihanna
Vocals
The 4 Levels Of Existence
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Jeff Bhasker
Songwriter
Athanasios Alatas
Songwriter
Ernest Dion Wilson
Songwriter
Kanye West
Songwriter
Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kanye West
Producer
Marcos Tovar
Recording Engineer
Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton
Mixing Engineer
No ID
Producer
Tony Dawsey
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Feel it comin' in the air
Hear the screams from everywhere
I'm addicted to the thrill
It's a dangerous love affair
Can't be scared when it goes down
Got a problem, tell me now
Only thing that's on my mind
[Intro]
Is who's gon' run this town tonight?
Is who's gon' run this town tonight?
We gon' run this town
[Verse 1]
We are, yeah, I said it, we are
This is Roc Nation, pledge your allegiance
Get y'all fatigues on
All black everything, black cards, black cars
All black everything, and our girls are blackbirds
Ridin' with they Dillingers
I get more in depth if you boys really real enough
This is La Familia, I'll explain later
But for now let me get back to this paper
I'm a couple bands down and I'm trying to get back
I gave Doug a grip, I lost a flip for five stacks
Yeah, I'm talkin' five commas, six zeroes, dot zeroes, here Doug
Back to runnin' circles 'round ****
Now we squared up, hold up
[Chorus]
Life's a game, but it's not fair
I break the rules so I don't care
So I keep doin' my own thing
Walkin' tall against the rain
Victory's within the mile
Almost there, don't give up now
Only thing that's on my mind
Is who's gon' run this town tonight?
[Chorus]
Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey-ey
Hey-ey, hey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey-ey
Who's gon' run this town tonight? (Hey-ey-ey-ey)
[Verse 2]
We are, yeah I said it, we are
You can call me Caesar, in a dark caesar
Please follow the leader, so Eric B, we are
Microphone fiend, it's the return of The God, peace God (Ah, ah)
And ain't nobody fresher, I'm in Mason, uh, Martin Margiela
On the table screamin' **** the other side, they jealous
We got a banquet full of broads, they got a table full of fellas (Ewwwwwww)
And they ain't spendin' no cake
They should throw they hand in 'cause they ain't got no spades (Ewwwwwww)
My whole team got dough
So my banquet is lookin' like Millionaire's Row, (Ewwwww)
[Chorus]
Life's a game, but it's not fair
I break the rules so I don't care
So I keep doin' my own thing
Walkin' tall against the rain
Victory's within the mile
Almost there, don't give up now
Only thing that's on my mind
Is, who's gon' run this town tonight?
[Chorus]
Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey-ey
Hey-ey, hey-ey-ey
Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey-ey
Who's gon' run this town tonight?
[Verse 3]
It's crazy how you can go from bein' Joe Blow
To everybody on your ****, no ****
I bought my whole family whips, no Volvos
Next time I'm in church, please no photos
[Verse 4]
Police escorts, everybody passports
This the life that everybody ask for
This a fast life, we are on a crash course
What you think I rap for, to push a **** RAV4?
[Verse 5]
But I know that if I stay stunting
All these girls only gon' want one thing
I could spend my whole life, Good Will Hunting
Only good gon' come is as good when I'm ****
[Verse 6]
She got an ass that'll swallow up a G-string
And up top, uh, two bee stings
And I'm beasting, off the Riesling
And my **** just made it out the precinct
[Verse 7]
We give a damn about the drama that you do bring
I'm just tryin' to change the color on your mood ring
Reebok, baby, you need to try some new things
Have you ever had shoes without shoestrings?
[Verse 8]
What's that Ye?
Baby, these heels, is that a May, what?
Baby, these wheels
You trippin' when you ain't sippin', have a refill
You feelin' like you runnin', huh?
Now you know how we feel
[Outro]
Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey-ey
Hey-ey, hey-ey
Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey-ey
Hey-ey, hey-ey
Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey-yeah
Hey-ey-ey-yeah
Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey-ey
We gon' run this town tonight
What's up?
Written by: Athanasios Alatas, Jeff Bhasker, Kanye West, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Shawn Carter