If I Should Die Lyrics - Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life - Jay-z

Come on... life... death... here... gone... Yo 

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 *echoes* 

Don't cry my niggas it's been one hell of a ride my niggas 

in the middle of the trial I flip 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 Ceasar 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 & play 

Don't get it twisted like braids if I miss that's ok 

but life's short don't miss a day uhh 

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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 

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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 & 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 demands 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 nas 

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 show him 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 

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 

I'm the aftermath of pleasure never die alone 

born to live forever through life's struggles 

I cut corners & took drastic measures 

see you 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' & blazin' these mics 

It'd rain for 40 days & 40 nights 

& I'd return on the 3rd like Christ 

without my physical portion 

my spirit a poltergeist for sure 

I'll be back through the heist tomorrow 

blood over y'all fake niggas door 

What you thought? What you thought? 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... 

...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 reveal the game to all the hustlers 

trapped in the race and if so can I leave this place? 

Can I puff cigars & drink Cristal? 

If this is heaven to me is this considered heavenly? 

Can I still touch lives answer they "whats & whys" 

make sure everybody in my fam' clutch five? 

If I should die... 

...don't cry my niggas