[Intro - Jay-Z]:
(Never, never, never, never change)
I`ll never change, this is Jay, everyday
(I`ll never change)
I`ll never change, this is Jay, everyday
(I`ll never change)
I`ll never change, this is Jay
[Verse 1]:
I am a - Roc representer (oh)
Summer to winter (oh), dead or alive
24-7, 365, one CD, 360 pies
What`s up to E and Kurt, welcome home Natash
Let no amount of money ruin this thing of ours
We run streets like drunks run street lights
We collide wit` life as we speak
We knee-deep in coke, we keep deep in ice
We flood streets wit` dope, keep weed to smoke
We all fish, better teach ya folk
Give `em money to eat, the next week he`s broke
`Cause when you sleep, he`s reachin` for ya throat
Word on the skreet (street), ya reap what ya sew
Not out of fear, but love, love for the game
Roc family first, we never change
[Chorus]:
(Never, never, never, never change)
I`m still fuckin` wit` crime `cause crime pays
(I`ll never change)
Out hustlin`, same clothes for days
(I`ll never change)
I`ll never change, I`m too stuck in my ways (who you know like Hov?)
I`ll never change
(Never, never, never, never change)
I`m still fuckin` wit` crime `cause crime pays
(I`ll never change)
Out hustlin`, same close for days
(I`ll never change)
I`ll never change, I`m too stuck in my ways
I`ll never change
[Verse 2]:
What`s up to my Miami and St. Thomas connects
I`ll never metion your name, I promise respect
Death before dishonor, correct? Yup
That`s what you promised me, since the baller league
Along with, if we stay strong, we can get paper longer than Pippen`s arms
Plead the fifh when it comes to the fam
I`m like the dog, I never speak, but I understand
Where my dogs at? Where my soldiers at war?
Where ya balls at? WHOA, gotta pause that (whoa)
Lost 92 bricks, had to fall back
Knocked a nigga off his feet, but I crawled back
Had A-1 credit, got more crack
From the first to the fifth, gave it all back
If - I`m not a hustler, what`chu call that?
This is before rap (before), this is all fact (fact)
I`ll never change
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]:
Fuck, the streets robbed my, wasn`t educated probably
But fuck y`all, I needed money for Atari
Was so young, my big sis` still playin` wit` Barbie
Young brother, big city, eight million stories
Old heads taught me "Youngin, walk softly,"
Carry a big clip that`ll get niggas off me
Keep coke and coffee, keep money smellin` mothy
Change is cool to cop, but more important is lawyer fees (uh)
That`s how it is now (uh), that`s how it always be (uh)
I`ll never change this is always me
From the womb to the tomb, from now `til my doom
Drink only from one cup, pass it around the room
That`s the ritual (yup), Big Ran, I ain`t forget you, fool
And all that bullshit you tryin`-a get through
This is Crew Love, move music or move drugs
Rival crews get ya black suits up
I`ll never change
[Chorus]
This is Jay, everyday
Who you now like Hov, nigga?
