Touch The Sky (Music Video Version)

[Chorus: Kanye West]

I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly

'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky

Gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly

'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky

[Verse 1: Kanye West]

Back when they thought pink Polos would hurt the Roc

Before Cam got the **** to pop, the doors was closed

I felt like Bad Boy's street team, I couldn't work the locks

Now let's go, take 'em back to the plan

Me and my mama hopped in that U-Haul van

Any pessimists, I ain't talk to them

Plus I ain't have no phone in my apartament

Let's take 'em back to the club

'Least about an hour, I stand on line, I just wanted to dance

I went to Jacob an hour after I got my advance, I just wanted to shine

Jay's favorite line, "Dog, in due time"

Now he look at me, like, "Damn, dog, you where I am," a hip-hop legend

I think I died in an accident, 'cause this must be Heaven

[Chorus: Kanye West]

I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly

'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky

Gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly (Yeah)

'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky (Woo)

[Post-Chorus: Kanye West]

Now let's take 'em high (Top of the world, baby, top, top of the world)

La-la-la-la, la-la-la, uh (Top of the world, baby, top, top of the world)

Now let's take 'em high (Top of the world, baby, top, top of the world)

La-la-la-la, la-la-la, uh (Top of the world, baby, top, top of the world)

[Verse 2: Kanye West]

Back when Gucci was the **** to rock

Back when Slick Rick got the **** to pop

I'd do anything to say, "I got it"

Damn, them new loafers hurt my pocket

Before anybody wanted K. West beats

Me and my girl split the buffet at KFC

Dog, I was havin' nervous breakdowns

Like "Man, these ****** that much better than me?"

Baby, I'm goin' on an aeroplane

And I don't know if I'll be back again

Sure enough, I sent the plane tickets

But when she came to kick it, things became different

Any girl I cheated on, sheets I ******* on

Couldn't keep it at home, thought I needed a Nia Long

I'm tryin' to right my wrongs

But it's funny, them same wrongs helped me write this song, now

[Skit: Reporter, Kanye West, Nia Long & Tracee Ellis Ross]

Kanyevil, this is a really big moment for you

Are you concerned about what effects your comments about President Nixon-

Whoa, whoa, whoa

We're not here to talk about that right now

I just wanna focus on this jump right now

Uh huh, you wanna focus all right *****

You wanna focus? Focus on this

Do you know who I am?

This is why!

Why what?

We can never-

This is why we couldn't never work out Nia

Nuh uh, ***** do you know who I am?

I know, I just said your name, I know who you are

That's right well I'm ******* Nia Long and don't you forget it *****

What! That's right girl (Mm)

I told you when he get on, he gonna leave your ass for a white girl

What you want a barbie?

What about all this

You just want some ****?

What about the as-?

[Chorus: Kanye West]

I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly

'Fore the day you die, you gon' touch the sky

You gon' touch the sky, baby girl

Testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly

'Fore the day you die, you gon' touch the sky

[Verse 3: Lupe Fiasco]

Yes, yes, yes, guess who's on third?

Lupe steal like Lupin the 3rd

Here like ear 'til I'm beer on the curb

Peach fuzz buzz, but beard on the verge

Let's slow it down like we're on the syrup

Bottle-shaped body like Mrs. Butterworth

But before you say another word

I'm back on the block like I'm layin' on the street

I'm tryna stop lyin' like I'm Mumm-Ra

But I'm not lyin' when I'm layin' on the beat, en garde

Or touché, Lupe, cool as the unthawed

But I still feel possessed as a gun charge

They come as correct as a porn star

In a fresh pair of steps in my best foreign car

So, I represent the first

Now let me end my verse right where the horns are, like, uh

[Chorus: Kanye West]

I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly

'Fore the day you die, you gon' touch the sky

You gon' touch the sky, baby girl

Testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly

'Fore the day you die (Yeah), you gon' touch the sky

You gon' touch the sky, baby girl

Testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly

'Fore the day you die (Yeah), you gon' touch the sky

[Outro: Kanye West]

We back at home, baby

Uh, sky high (Yeah), I'm, I'm sky high

I'm, I'm sky high

I'm, I'm sky high

I'm, I'm sky high

I'm, I'm sky high

Sky, uh, sky high, I'm, I'm sky high

Yeah, keep it rollin', yeah

Uh, feels good to be home, baby

Feels good to be home

'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky