New Day
Jay-Z Kanye West Lyrics

Yeah uh, and I'll never let my son have an ego
I will make sure my son doesn't develop an egotistical attitude

He'll be nice to everyone, wherever we go
My son will always show kindness and respect to others

I mean, I might even make 'em be Republican
I could even make my son identify as a Republican so that people will know he loves white people

So everybody know he love white people
I want everyone to be aware that my son is not racist and loves white people

And I'll never let 'em leave his college girlfriend
I won't allow my son to break up with his college girlfriend and get caught up in the whirlwind of groupies

And I'll never let 'em ever hit the telethon
I won't allow my son to participate in telethons, even if the world is ending and people are dying

See, I just want him to have an easy life, not like Yeezy life
I want my son to have a stress-free life, not like the hectic, controversial life of Kanye West

Just want him to be someone people like
I want my son to be likable and accepted by others

Don't want him to be hated, all the time, judged
I don't want my son to be hated and judged constantly

Don't be like your daddy that would never budge
I don't want my son to be stubborn like me

And I'll never let him ever hit a strip club
I won't allow my son to go to strip clubs, as I know from experience that it's not a place to seek love

I learned the hard way, that ain't the place to get love
I learned from personal experience that strip clubs are not the ideal place to find love and affection

And I'll never let his mom move to L.A.
I won't let my son's mother move to Los Angeles, as it's a high-pressure city that could negatively impact her mental health

Knowin' she couldn't take the pressure, now we all pray
I'm aware that my son's mother can't handle the pressure of living in L.A. and we all pray for her well-being

Sorry junior, I already ruined ya
I apologize in advance, my son, because I've already impacted your life before you are even born

'Cause you ain't even alive, paparazzi pursuin' ya
Because you don't even exist yet, you're not being pursued by paparazzi

Sins of a father make yo' life ten times harder
The negative impact of a father's flaws will make his child's life ten times more difficult

I just wanna take ya to a barber
I just want to take my son to a barber and bond with him over this mundane activity

Bondin' on charters, all the shit that I never did
I want to bond with my son on private flights and do things that I never got to experience myself

Teach ya good values, so you cherish it
I will instill good values in my son so that he learns to cherish them

Took me twenty six years to find my path
It took me 26 years to find my way in life

My only job is cuttin' the time in half
My primary responsibility as a parent is to ensure my son doesn't have to struggle as long as I did to find my path

So at thirteen we'll have our first drink together
I can't wait to bond with my son over a drink when he's thirteen, which is the Jewish coming of age celebration called bar mitzvah

Black bar mitzvahs, mazel tov, mogul talk
I will celebrate my son's bar mitzvah and have conversations with him about business and success

Look a man dead in his eyes
I will teach my son to always look men in the eye when he speaks to them

So he know you talk truth when you speak it, give your word, keep it
Looking someone in the eye is a sign of honesty and sincerity, and I will teach my son to keep his word and be true to his values

And if the day comes I only see him on the weekend
If the day comes when I can only see my son on weekends, I'll still love him unconditionally

I just pray we was in love on the night that we conceived him
I hope that his mother and I were truly in love when we conceived him

Promise to never leave him even if his mama tweakin'
I promise to never abandon my son, even if his mother goes through a tough time

Cause my dad left me and I promise never repeat him
My father left me, and I promise to never repeat that mistake with my own son

(Sun in the sky, you know how I feel)
The sun in the sky brings about positive emotions

(Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel)
The gentle breeze also brings about positive emotions

(It's a new life for me) me and the RZA connect
I feel like it's a new chapter in my life, and the RZA is a part of it

(For me, for me) me and the RZA connect (ooh, ooh)
Our connection is important to me personally

(And I'm feelin' good)
Overall, I feel good about life

(It's a new dawn, it's a new day)
Every day is a new opportunity

(Birds flyin' high, you know how I feel)
The sight of birds flying high in the sky elicits positive emotions