Why I Love You

[Produced By Anthony Kilhoffer, Kanye West & Mike Dean]

[Chorus: Mr. Hudson]

Ooh, I love you so

But why I love you, I'll never know

Ooh, I love you so

But why I love you, I'll never know

Ooh, I love you so

But why I love you, I'll never know

Ooh, I love you so

But why I love you, I'll never know

[Verse 1: Jay-Z]

Picture, if you will, that the throne's burning

Rome's burning, and I'm sitting in the corner all alone, burning

Why does it always end up like this?

Something that we don't determine

Same people that I fought for, that I fight for, that I ride for

That I live for, that I die for

Be the reason that these niggas is alive for

And they want me dead, but I'm sorry, but I just can't die for you

But I can make 'em put their hands in the sky for you

We waiting for the fireworks like July 4th

Get fly more, get high more, cry boy, why for?

When the grief is over, beef is over

I'll be fly when Easter's over

I tried to teach niggas how to be kings

And all they ever wanted to be was soldiers

So when love is gone 'til blood is drawn

'Cause we no longer wear the same uniform

Fuck you, squares, the circle got smaller

The castle got bigger, the walls got taller

And truth be told, after all that said

Niggas still got love for you

[Chorus: Mr. Hudson]

Ooh, I love you so

But why I love you, I'll never know

Ooh, I love you so

But why I love you, I'll never know

Ooh, I love you so

But why I love you, I'll never know

Ooh, I love you so

But why I love you, I'll never know

[Verse 2: Jay-Z & Kanye West]

Showed love to you niggas

You ripped out my heart and you stepped on it

I picked up the pieces 'fore you swept on it

Goddamn, this shit leaves a mess, don't it?

Shit feelin' like death, don't it?

Charge it to the game, whatever's left on it

I spent about a minute, maybe less on it

Fly, pelican, fly, turn the jets on it

But first I shall digress on it

Wasn't I a good king?

Maybe too much of a good thing, huh?

Didn't I spoil you? Me or the money, what you loyal to?

Huh, I gave you my loyalty

Made you royalty and royalties

Took care of these niggas' lawyer fees

And this is how niggas rewarded me, damn

[Chorus: Mr. Hudson]

Ooh, I love you so

But why I love you, I'll never know

Ooh, I love you so

But why I love you, I'll never know

[Verse 3: Jay-Z & Kanye West]

Bussin' at me, b-b-b-bussin' at me

But I'm bulletproof, bitch, you can't get nothin' past me

Got body armor

A nigga gotta watch the throne

And I'm bussin' back

So niggas in a glass house should not throw stones

What do you do when the love turn to hate?

Gotta separate from these fuckin' fakes

Caesar didn't see it, so he ceased to exist

So the nigga that killed him had keys to his shit

Am I my brother's keeper?

Only if that nigga don't creep up

Got a pistol under my pillow

I've never been a deep sleeper

P-P-P-Paranoia, 'cause the nigga that said he'll

Blast for ya is now blastin' for ya

That's an assassin for ya

These niggas got a shot, they'll shoot

Please Lord, forgive him

For these niggas not know what they do, ooh