I wake up every morning Thinking what we gon' do today (What we gon' do today) There's got to be a better way (Got to be a better way) To maintain is the price of fame Life is like a dice game (Maintain is the price of fame) Life is like a dice game 1, 2... I never knock a brother I'm anti-jail for real Smooth criminal skill Locked in a human flesh shield Watching niggas get rich beside me Pushing a 5 B-Y me up in the passenger seat But I see me as Hallie Selassie in my kingdom Sipping Asti Spumante Dripped in, reality kicks in I need the papes to start clicking Got a connect out in Richmond Every nigga in the fam will pitch it It's on, word is bond That's my name, big Nas All wise to civilize From the Northern Hemisphere of the earth Peace to my seed and thanks for her birth Destiny, that's her name It's going on You know my name Big Nas in the house, y'all On the freestyle tip When I finish this shit It's sure to be a hit