So Ambitious

[Intro: Pharrell Williams & Jay-Z] Yeah, haha, Blueprint shit 3 in the morning on the Westside highway Top down, baby The motivation for me – It's The Blueprint, baby (Fuck y'all) Is them telling me what I could not be – oh well Aye! Uhh, yeah Hey! Ohh! Hey! Hahaha Aye, this a special dedication, thank y'all Hey! I wanna thank you for the fuel (No, really, thank you!) Hey! Y'all gotta hear this shit! Hey! Hehehe, hey! [Verse 1: Jay-Z] I felt so inspired by what my teacher said Said I'd either be dead or be a reefer head I'm not sure if that's how adults should speak to kids Especially when the only thing I did was speak in class I'll teach his ass, even better's what my uncle did (What'd he do?) I pop my demo tape in, start to beatin' my head (Damn) Peeked out my eye, to see if he was beatin' his (Yeah) He might as well said, "Beat it, kid" – he's on the list It's like I'm searching for kicks, like a sneakerhead It gon' keep pushing me until I reach the ledge And when I reach the ledge, I'll tell 'em all to eat a dick Take a leap of faith and let my eagle wings spread Spread, spread [Chorus: Pharrell Williams] The motivation (Word up) for me (Fuck y'all) Is them telling me what I could not be (Hoo!) – oh well Hey! Hey! I'm so ambitious (Hey!) I might hit two sisters (Hey!) Hey, I'm on a mission (Hey!) No matter what the conditions (Hey!) Forget personal issues (Hey!) When you go what I been through (Hey!) Hey, if you believe it (Then be) Then you can conceive it (You see?) Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 2: Jay-Z] I had to lace up my boots even harder Father is too far away to father Further–more all the – kids either–smoke reefer Or either move whites, there's few writers in my cipher So they made light of, my type of Dreams seem dumb, they said "Wise up,  How many guys-a, you see making it from here? The world don't like us, is that not clear?" Alright, but I'm different, I can't base what I'm gon' be Off of what everybody isn't, they don't listen Just whispering behind my back No vision, lack of ambition, so wack! [Chorus: Pharrell Williams] The motivation (Word up) for me Is them telling me what I could not be (Ooh!) – oh well Hey! Hey! I'm so ambitious (Hey!) I might hit two sisters (Hey!) Hey, I'm on a mission (Hey!) No matter what the conditions (Hey!) Forget personal issues (Hey!) When you go what I been through (Hey!) Hey, if you believe it (Then be) Then you can conceive it (You see?) Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 3: Jay-Z] Had a couple of meetings, no offers yet Maybe I ain't good enough for these offices Back to the drawing board, ducking officers It's all good, 'cause the streets is A&R'ing this (Yup) So with or without any of your involvement We coming for all of this, respect my conglomerate I went from pauper to the President 'Cause every deal I ever made set precedent Niggas probably thought I'd fall without old buddy (Hehehe) Oh, buddy, what I do is make more money Dear Teacher, you're probably somewhere near a speaker I'm balling outta control, can you hear my sneakers? Fuck y'all [Chorus: Pharrell Williams] The motivation (Word up) for me Is them telling me what I could not be (Ooh!) – oh well Hey! Hey! I'm so ambitious (Hey!) I might hit two sisters (Hey!) Hey, I'm on a mission (Hey!) No matter what the conditions (Hey!) Forget personal issues (Hey!) When you go what I been through (Hey!) Hey, if you believe it (Then be) Then you can conceive it (You see?) [Outro: Pharrell Williams] The motivation for me Is them telling me what I could not be