Hard Knock Life Jay/Z

featuring Too $hort
Uh huh
That's right
Uh huh uh it was all good just a week ago
Last week I had everything
Uh uh huh uh had this all good just a week ago
I had the money.. had the cars the bitches
Uh huh yeah it was all good just a week ago
and the jewelry..
and then my motherfuckin niggaz started snitchin
Uh huh uh uh, yo
Beyotch!
Verse One: Jay-Z
Growin up in the hood just my dog and me
We used to hustle in the hood for, all to see
Problems, I called on him, he called on me
We wasn't quite partners, I hit him off my P
Met him unlocked doors, off my keys
Yeah we spoke, much more than cordially
Man he broke bread with me, my business spreads with me
The Feds came to get me, we both fled quickly
Wasn't quick enough to jump over the hedges with me
Got caught, and that's when our relationship strayed
Used to call me from the joint til he ran out of change
And when he called