This is fun Ladies and gentlemen let's put our hands together for the astonishing Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the 8th wonder of the world The flow of the century, always timeless Hov! (That's a hustle!) Thank you for comin' out tonight You coulda been anywhere in the world, but you're here with us We appreciate that Uh, H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA Was hurtin 'em in the home of the Terrapins, got it dirt cheap for them Plus if they was short with cheese I would work with them Brought in weed, got rid of that dirt for them Wasn't born hustlers, I was birthin 'em H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' sheezy my neezy keep my arms so freezy Can't leave rap alone, the game needs me Haters want me clapped and chromed, it ain't easy Cops wanna knock me, D.A. wanna box me in But somehow, I beat them charges like Rocky H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty, he who does not feel me Is not real to me, therefore he doesn't exist So poof, vamoose, son of a bitch! H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A That's the anthem get'cha damn hands up H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Not guilty y'all got to feel me H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Check it out, yo (It starts with one) One thing, I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try Keep that in mind I designed this rhyme To explain in due time (All I know) Time is a valuable thing Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings Watch it count down to the end of the day The clock ticks life away and (It's so unreal) I didn't look out below I watch the time go right out the window Trying to hold on, and didn't even know I wasted it all just to (Watch you go) I kept everything inside and even though I tried, it all fell apart What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when I tried, so H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me up Oh they havin good old time out there It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me up Oh they havin good old time out there It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A LP, Jay-Z, help me up Ye-Ye-Yes! The ladies and gentleman It starts with H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A