Jay-z - Reach the Top lyrics

[Produced by Clark Kent] [Hook: Jay-Z] Gotta reach the top (You gotta persevere) Can't wait another year I gotta reach the top (Ayo Jay your time is near) f** that my time is here Yeah!!! [Verse 1: Jay-Z] I came up far so brothers can know my name I paid so many dues now I'm looking for change Too many years wasted Too many years on the set seeing the flavors but I never did taste it I gotta reach the top before I'm done with it So much hard work now its time to have some with it I got my eyes on the number 1 n***a Watch your spot on the charts, here I come n***a You hear the foot steps, you hear the sound The only way I got to go is up the only way you got to go is down Now relax on your laurels I ain't faking Jackson's With your $8.99 plus tax spent on my wax Your Freud, paranoid Brothers afraid to be unemployed because Jay-Zs ready to play with the big boys I gots to get it till then I won't stop Too many years rock bottom I gotta reach the top [Hook] [Verse 2: Jay-Z] I gots to give them lots of rhythm When all hell breaks loose I'm performing exorcisms Lurking in the shadows Ready to put work in A hurtin on competitions is curtains I scheme like a coke fiend Keep brothers awake like codeine Cuz when you sleep I dream Deep right? Brothers better sleep light Cuz I keep sight on number 1, so go head sleep tight I put them out conspire like I won the house Things are looking up so brothers better be looking out I'm closing the gap like Hidy My sh**s selling more than Shea Whitey I'm coming for your spot n***a Ain't nothing calm about the things on my mind sh** I leave it sunny cuz I won every time You had your time now its my turn to rock And let my cream rise [Hook] [Verse 3: Jay-Z] I just won't stop there I gotta maintain the status quo of being the baddest bro The world is watching Girls clocking my rhyming I cracked the oyster took the pearl but can I keep it shining? Too much pa**es the flame Too much knowledge to ascertain I made a mark but can I leave a lasting name? Well put this in your pipe and smoke it As long as I'm breathing I keep the world open I skip to the Lou so don't sip the soup Those your guys? Damn I gotta rip your crew My format is all that so skip the small chat If your all that then reach for the stars n***a! I recycle them bars hot like stolen cars ? please if anything brothers is holding off I got to have it till then I won't stop Soo many years rock bottom I gotta reach [Hook]