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History

History lyrics by JAY-Z. (Chorus) Now that all the smoke is gone(lighter) And the battle finally rise(give me a lighter) Victory's finally ours (Lighters up,...

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History

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(Chorus)

Now that all the smoke is gone(lighter)

And the battle finally rise(give me a lighter)

Victory's finally ours (Lighters up, lighters up)

History so loved, so long, so long, so long…

(Jay-Z, Verse)

In search of victory, she keeps it (..

If only we could be together momentarily

We could make love, and make history

Why won't you visit me, until she visits me

I'll be stuck with a sista, her name is defeat

She gives me agony, so much agony

She brings me so much pain

So much misery, like missing your last shot

And fall to your knees .

As the crowd screams, for the other team

I practice so hard for this moment victory don't lead

I know what this means, I'm stuck in this routine

Whole new different day, but the same old things

All I got is dreams, but nobody else could see

Nobody else believe, nobody else but me

Where are you victory, I need you desperately

Not just for the moment. To make history

(Chorus)

Now that all the smoke is gone(lighter)

And the battle finally rise(lighters)

Victory's finally ours (Yea, Yea, Yea)

History so loved, so long, so long, so long…

(Jay-Z, Verse)

So now I'm flirting with death

Hustla like a cheat, while victory wasn't watching

Took chances repeatedly

As a teenage boy, before acne

Before I got proactive, I couldn't face sheet

I just threw on my hoodie and headed to the streets

I swear I met success, we lived together shortly

A success is like lust, witch is good for the touch

Witch is good for the moment, but she's never enough

Everybody's had her, she's nothing like me

A success is all I got, unfortunately

But I'm burning down the block

I've been in it down defeat

But something tells me that there's much more to see

Before I get killed, cos I can't get robbed

So before me, success and death bandage

I gotta get lost, I gotta find free

We gotta be together to make history

(Chorus)

Now that all the smoke is gone (lighters up)

And the battle finally rise(lighter up)

Victory's finally ours (lighters up)

History so loved, so long, so long, so long…

(Jay-Z, Verse)

Now history is mine, it taste so sweet

She's my trophy wife, she commin with me

We have a baby who stutters' repeatedly

We name him history

He repeats after me

He's my legacy, son I'm a hard work

Future of my past, he'll explain who I be

Rank me among the greats

Either 1 2 or 3, if I ain't number one

Then I failed your victory

Ain't in it for the fame, that dies in 10 weeks

Ain't in it for the money, can't take me when you live

I wanna be remembered long after you breath

Long after I'm gone, long after I breath

I live all I am, in the hands of history

Bless my last will testimony

This is much more then a song

It's a baby shower, I've been waiting for this hour

History your ours.

(Chorus x2)

Now that all the smoke is gone

And the battle finally rise

Victory's finally ours (lighters up)

History so loved, so long, so long, so long…

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