Sweet   And still there's pain      If I would have grew up to be a doctor   My nephews would have grew up to do the same   But since I grew up through the game   And my influence is the same and my therapy is music   They ask if you ashamed      And though I wish I could separate the two things   I cannot so my answer to you remains   I can walk down the hall of mirrors in Versailles   And be so satisfied when I look at myself in the eyes      No shame, no sir   Just big boats and tearin' the cost up   Tight coup like I'm wearin' the roadster   For any coup I'm bear hugging the holster      Hov alright, alright and that may not be   What you call perfect but, but it's my life   The life, the life, the life, once again it's the life      So I make no apologies crooked policies   So a G a nigga gotta be   We playin' our property, no monopoly   So I'll pass go and let my nephew follow me      They say the child shall lead   So I take it far as I can we then shall see   Shall we dance with the devil for a beat?   I pray to God I ain't got two left feet feet      Do the hustle put keys in the street?   Then I'm ballroom dancin'   Ke-ke'ing in the suite, sweet BB's on the feet   TV's in the seat enemies on the creeps      It's so corrupt soak it, it's a lesson never fuck up   One day you're up, next day you're down   Long as you stay the same, it will come back around      Hov alright, alright and that may not be   What you call perfect but, but it's my life   The life, the life, the life, once again it's, the life      I'm even better, I'm eatin' better   Best thing about it is my niggas eatin' together   With each endeavor, we reachin' levels   Niggas ain't seen in like forever      I'm Hyman Roth I made all my partners rich   I can vouch for you if you ain't a part of this   So pardon me as I pave my wrist as I parlay my chips      Hov, alright, alright, American gangster, gangster   Business like I'm white but I'm not I'm just bright   So fly with no fear of the flight      So if y'all hear my plight   And if you think you can make it this far without a fight   Couple mistakes here and there not always right   But I'm always real that's how I sleep at night      Hov alright, alright and that may not be   What you call perfect but, but it's my life   The life, the life, the life, once again it's the life   Sweet