If I Should Die

[Intro: Jay-Z] Come on... life... death... Here... gone... yo [Chorus: Jay-Z] If I should die, don't cry, my niggas Just ride, my niggas, bust bullets in the sky, my niggas And when I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas Get on, my niggas When it's real say word to Shawn, my niggas If I should die... [Verse 1: Jay-Z] Don't cry, my niggas, it's been one hell of a ride, my niggas In the middle of the drought, I flipped pies, my niggas I did joints with Mary J. Blige, my niggas I've eluded the coppers, got booted with Big Poppa Skated through with the Caesar picadas At high school got head by the lockers Gassed the baddest girl in the class to show me her knockers Rocked jewels, dropped school, still didn't fail Rhymes still written well, hold court in the street Never sit in the cell for a second then I'm gettin' my bail Shoot it out with the bounty hunters Fuck sittin' in the county for summers if they should down me Everybody around us become one for that day To live life get your shit right and play Don't get it twisted like braids, if I'm missed it's okay But life's short, don't miss a day, uhh [Chorus: Jay-Z, Wais] If I should die, don't cry, my niggas Just ride, my niggas, bust bullets in the sky, my niggas And when I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas Get on, my niggas When it's real say word to Shawn, my niggas If I should die don't cry, my niggas It's been one hell of a ride, my niggas Say word to Wais, my niggas When I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas Just keep gettin' it on, my niggas Say word is bond, my niggas [Verse 2: Wais] I got a lot to look back on, in '88 got my crack on Ten years later gettin' my rap on Gettin' shorties like a thespian Had an episode with two lesbians, got a fetish for that Drunk ginseng with Japanese chicks and pulled the root out Squeeze my whole clip to survive shootouts Been on both coasts, fired all kinds of heat Probably be kinda glad to leave these mean streets I got de-mands to meet and questions to fulfill Like is that mystery God real? And how was Kennedy killed? I ain't mad, I must've smoked a ton of reefer Sipped Coronas with Latifah, broke the code of Geneva I know when I reach the other side I'ma see the Cat I had beef with who blood remains on my sneaker Then it's on again, if I could be born again I live my life through my son And tell him never have a friend Just family, reincarnated I'll shorten the time That I waited to get paid, tell him never be afraid Niggas hearts pump Kool Aid and yo' blood run thicker Never shed tears, cry liquor, my nigga [Chorus: Wais, Half Dead] If I die don't cry, my niggas It's been one hell of a ride, my niggas Say word to Wais, my niggas When I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas Just keep bangin' these songs, my niggas Say word is bond, my niggas If I die don't cry my niggas Just stay gettin' high, my niggas Don't wonder why, my niggas When I'm gone live on, my niggas Just follow my path, my niggas Say word to Half, my nigga [Verse 3: Half Dead] I'm the aftermath of pleasure never die alone Born to live forever through life's struggles I cut corners and took drastic measures Seen niggas life expire right in front of me Time could never mend what these cold streets Mentally done to me, too often, I close my eyes And see my own coffin feelin' haunted Ready to leave this world that I'm lost in My only chance to see the seeds I lost through abortion When I'm gone y'all niggas better not mourn, keep flossin' As long as my name lives on what's most important I'll be down in hell scorchin' preparin' for life Afterlife still torchin' and blazin' these mics It'd rain for 40 days and 40 nights And I'd return on the 3rd like Christ (Without my physical portion) My spirit a poltergeist for sure I'll be back through the Heights tomorrow Blood over y'all fake niggas door What you thought, huh? What you thought, nigga? [Chorus: Half Dead, Wais, Jay-Z] If I should die don't cry, my niggas Just stay gettin' high, my niggas Don't wonder why, my niggas When I'm gone live on, my niggas Just follow my path, my niggas Say word to Half, my nigga When I die don't cry, my niggas It's been one hell of a ride, my niggas Say word to Wais, my niggas When I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas Just keep gettin' it on, my niggas Say word is bond, my niggas If I die don't cry, my niggas Just ride, my niggas, bust bullets in the sky, my niggas And when I'm gone don't mourn, my niggas Get on, my niggas When it's real say word to Shawn, my niggas If I should die [Verse 4: Jay-Z] I'd tell Big they're still hearin' his songs Run into Pac ask him where we went wrong Tell him life is miserable when ya dealin' in the physical form Is everything that's invisible gone? I need to know, will I still feel pain or will it be ironic? Will I chill in the flames for all the ills of my brain? Can I re, veal the game to all the hustlers Trapped in the race and if so can I leave this place? Can I puff cigars and drink Cristal? If this is heaven to me is this considered heavenly? Can I still touch lives, answer their "whats and whys" Make sure everybody in my fam' clutch five? If I should die... don't cry, my niggas