Primetime
Jay-Z;Kanye West Lyrics

We in the time of our lives baby
We're living our best life right now

Turn the music up, Primetime
Let's enjoy this moment to the fullest

Yeah, Primetime,beat by Dion, our third eon
This is the pinnacle of our success, with a beat by Dion and this being our third era of greatness

That's what the fuck we on
This is our current focus and drive

Mo' money, forty year old phenom
We're successful and still thriving at 40+

My fifteen minutes of fame has stretched beyond
Our fame has lasted longer than expected

At forty two be better than twenty fours,
As we age, we continue to improve and outdo our younger selves

I carried the four five, that's the forty eighth law
I've learned and lived by the 48 Laws of Power, including carrying a 45 gun

Still wearing my twenty three's they can't fuck with the boy
I'm still relevant like when I wore my Air Jordans in my younger days

Far as them sixteen's, I'm twenty three of it all
The new generation can't compare to what I accomplished when I was their age

Primetime, riding that six deuce
We're cruising down the street in a 62' Chevy during our prime time

That nine eleven I only subtract the roof
I have a Porsche 911 but it doesn't have a roof

Started in eighty eight,
Our career began in 1988

Got warm in ninety two,
We started to heat up in 1992

I landed in ninety six
We reached our peak in 1996

That's the year I came through
That's when we made it big

I hit the club, ordered some gray Goose
We're partying and drinking high-end Grey Goose at the club

Switched it for Ciroc to give Puff's stock a boost
We switched to Ciroc vodka to support our friend Puff Daddy's business

New money, I found the fountain of youth
Our wealth and success make us feel young and invincible

I'm headed to Miami to fuck up the Fontaine Bleu
We're living it up and causing chaos at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami

A case of Ace, make it two, nigga we rolling, beat the deuce
We're drinking expensive Ace of Spades champagne and having a great time

The night is young, what the fuck we gon' do (ooh)
We have plenty of time to have fun and enjoy ourselves

Primetime, basking in the lime
We're soaking in the spotlight and fame

Cassius in his prime, coloring out of the line
Like Muhammad Ali during his prime, we're breaking the rules and being rebellious

Cause they don't want nobody that's colored out of the lines
Society doesn't accept or appreciate people who don't conform

So I'm late as a motherfucker, colored people time
As a person of color, I'm often late but it's just part of our culture, not disrespect

Damn Yeezy, they all gotta be dimes?
Kanye is asking if all the women they're around have to be perfect 10's

Well, Adam gave up a rib so mine better be prime
Kanye is making a joke about Adam giving up a rib for Eve, saying that if he's giving up a woman, she better be perfect

Niggas gon' kill me, I swear they better be lying
Kanye jokes that if someone's going to kill him, they better not be telling the truth

I never live in fear, I'm too out of my mind
Kanye is so eccentric and unpredictable that he doesn't have the capacity to live in fear

Primetime, never hit these heights
We've never been so successful and on top before

I mean it's like, it's like our first 1st class flight
We're experiencing something new and amazing, like flying first class for the first time

I'm trippin' on it, socks on marble floors
Kanye is high and enjoying the luxury of marble floors under his socks

I'm slippin' on it, champagne, I'm sippin' on it
He's so high he's slipping on the marble and still sipping on expensive champagne

Shit taste different, don't it?
The expensive champagne tastes better and different from what they're used to

You know what, you right
Jay-Z agrees with Kanye's observation

It's like the best damn champagne I had in my life
This is the best champagne they've ever tasted

"When you coming home" That's a text from my wife
Jay-Z is receiving texts from his spouse asking when he'll be home

I told her, run a bubble bath
Jay-Z is telling his wife to relax and take a bubble bath

And float in that motherfucker like a hovercraft
He wants her to enjoy the bath and relax like she's hovering above the water

And soak in that motherfucker til I call you back
He wants her to take her time and relax until he calls her back

I mean who says shit like that, and doesn't laugh (un-huh)
Jay-Z recognizes how luxurious and ridiculous he sounds and can't help but laugh about it with Kanye

The night is young, what the fuck you wanna do, huh
They have many options and avenues to explore, what should they do next?

The night is young, what the fuck we gon' do, huh
They're young and successful, what will they do with their night?

The night is young, what you really wanna do, huh
They're excited and asking each other what they want to do next