Punch - Kings lyrics

[Intro: Female Voice] I remember many things, I remember warm brown faces and months of smoked filled rooms with lights all red and green, blue aglow against the gloom. Nights ago, against my face I still can taste the bitter sting of whiskies. Fell like broken gla** on my brain because I play the hustling game. [Verse 1: Punch] Films creeping in my blood, I'm high all the time No ventilation in the spot, I'm half out my mind The other has a focus on his grind I ain't got a concept of space nor time Sunlight peeking through the blinds Waking me up, I can't help but take it as a sign Somebody love to see me shine, yo So I'm in the kitchen tryna catch John Doe That's how you know you got the best dope If you fiend overdose, the word is spread fo' sho' They say you got the bombest J in town He k** at everything, the young boy puts it down Swag at a hundred million, haters ice grillin' They freeze up when they see him, know what he concealin' Something that'll collapse a ceiling Roof gone on you n***as, count money, chillen [Hook: Punch (Jay-Z) Female Voice] Yeah, it's where these n***as get they swag from It's where these lil' rap n***as get their swag from Yeah, it's where these n***as get they swag from It's where these lil' rap n***as get their swag from (I got a hustler spirit, n***a, period Check out my hat, yo, peep the way I wear it Check out my swag, yo, I walk like a ballplayer) Man, you was who you was 'fore you got here [Verse 2: Punch] Bathtub full of money, dope pourin' in Stuffed it in the trash bag at the Holiday Inn With a square chick counting, baby so nervous I'm laughing at her saying she never seen that much in person First hundred grand, I thought I was rich Dipping in and out of my stash, my mind changed quick That's when I knew it wouldn't last So I hustle like I'm broke, treat every shot like it's my last The sickest thing is it could be my last Time moves fast when there's powder in the hourgla** Uh, I'm readjusting, no more spending reckless Put something away for the day I make my exit The neighborhood kids look at me, they see a legend Wishing my cars was theirs, that bubbled out Lex impressive Especially where we come from I'm in my pockets when they ask to let 'em hold some [Hook: Punch (Jay-Z) Female Voice] Yeah, it's where these n***as get they swag from It's where these lil' rap n***as get their swag from Yeah, it's where these n***as get they swag from It's where these lil' rap n***as get their swag from (I got a hustler spirit, n***a, period Check out my hat, yo, peep the way I wear it Check out my swag, yo, I walk like a ballplayer) Man, you was who you was 'fore you got here [Verse 3: Punch] Black kings we aspire to be We see them n***as come around, boost our self esteem Lawyers and doctors we ain't never seen But hustlers up the block out here, living the dream Cash Rules Everything Around Me, C.R.E.A.M Get the money, and the money's in the streets So when they ask who we wanna be It's them n***as, hands down, that's success to me [Hook: Punch] Yeah, it's where these n***as get they swag from It's where these lil' rap n***as get their swag from Yeah, it's where these n***as get they swag from It's where these lil' rap n***as get their swag from