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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
Vocals
Lupe Fiasco
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bill Schnee
Songwriter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
David Ewing
Songwriter
Michael Melvoin
Songwriter
Wasalu Jaco
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Prolyfic
Producer
Chris Gehringer
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
And so it seems that I'm sewing jeans
And 1st and 15th is just a sewing machine
So I cut the pattern and I sew its seams
And button in this hustlin' and publicly I'm Buddy Lee
There's no bustin' 'em and cuffin' 'em
It's like usherin' in a regime
They want me to make Prince pants
But I withstand, I ain't gotten into that
A little big in the waist, two pocket on the back
Call 'em Lu-vi's, OG's covered in blue dye
[Verse 2]
Give 'em the game, that's like givin' chocolate to the fat
Look, how you think I got here?
That's the same game that came through where I lived as a kid
In the bad luck truck and threw boxes off the back
Made me a ripper, deliver like river
Content a little more thicker, slicker
Yeah, and they said oil and water don't mix
Now they all down at the beach washing off the fish
Was Blackbeard till I brought the rock into your ships
Yeah
[Verse 3]
It's my life
My life
Everything I do, I do for you
I do it all for you
Everything I say, you know it's the truth
I'll say it is the truth
I'll take all the pressure all for you
The pressure all for you
Ooh
I take the pressure off of you
[Verse 4]
Uh, it's hella proper
The sag so low you could see boxer
Like a boxer's
That's the way that the family's pants worn
Don't be sly and try to put 'em on
The stones in the pocket will drag you down to Davey Jones's locker
Beware if you want to rock the knickerbocker
Other **** from the block what
They were sellin' O's
Like wheel of fortune of imported cocaine
Just to feel important
It was do or die
[Verse 5]
They was tired of being poor pimps
Now for sure
That was a just product of my common sense
I guess I was just guessin' like the consonants
Momma said beware what the devil do
Tell 'em that your soul's not for sale like the W's
So go ahead and pirate the highest
Cannons make you leak like pirated my shit
It's no shh, it's just shh like quiet
And big homie's out of retirement
[Verse 6]
It's my life
My life
Everything I do, I do for you
I do it all for you
Everything I say you know it's the truth
I'll say it is the truth
I'll take all the pressure all for you
The pressure all for you
Ooh
I take the pressure off of you
[Verse 7]
So the pen is mightier than the sword, my Lord
My first picture was a line up, now I'm on the Forbes
I still remain the artiste through this all
If you force my hand I'll be forced to draw
If the war calls for Warhols
Hope you got enough space on your hall's walls
I make **** murals
Then escape the bureau's
Investigation, out in Europe on vacation
I back for these puppies with the pound, boy
[Verse 8]
Here's a round, boy
Down, boy
Sound, boy you don't wanna sound clash loud noise
Leave **** paranoid if not paralyzed
This means you can't walk in my shoes
Too much green, you can't talk in my hue
Extend the team, ****, holler at Lu
1st and 15th, that's my cue
I'm through
[Verse 9]
It's my life
My life
Everything I do, I do for you
I do it all for you
Everything I say you know it's the truth
I'll say it is the truth
I'll take all the pressure all for you
The pressure all for you
Ooh
I take the pressure off of you
Written by: Bill Schnee, Lupe Fiasco, M. MELVOIN/, Prolyfic, Shawn Carter