Should I Stay Or should I Go
Jay Z feat. Mya Lyrics

Come on, life, death, here, gone, Yo
Let's talk about life and death, it's here one moment and then gone the next, you know?

If I should die don't cry my niggas
Don't cry for me if I die

Just ride my niggas bust bullets in the sky my niggas
Celebrate my life if I die, shoot guns in the air

And when I'm gone don't mourn my niggas
Don't be sad when I'm gone

Get on my niggas when it's real
Keep living your life and staying true when I'm gone

Say word to Shawn my niggas
Shout out to my friend Shawn when I'm gone

In the middle of the trial I flip pies my niggas
Even in difficult times, I made the most of it by making money

I did joints with Mary J. Blige my niggas
I made music with Mary J. Blige

I've eluded the coppers got booted with Big Poppa
I avoided the police and hung out with Big Poppa

Skated through with the Ceasar Picadas
I escaped trouble with the help of Caesar Picadas

At high school got head by the lockers
I received oral sex in high school

Gassed the baddest girl in the class to show me her knockers
I convinced the prettiest girl in school to show me her breasts

Rocked jewels dropped school still didn't fail
I wore jewelry but still did well in school

Rhymes still written well hold court in the street
I am still good at rapping and respected in the streets

Never sit in the cell for a second then I'm gettin' my bail
I never stayed in jail for long and always got bailed out

Shoot it out with the bounty hunters fuck
I am willing to fight for what I believe in

Sittin' in the county for summers if they should down me
If I get arrested for longer, my friends and family will support me

Everybody around us become one for that day
Everyone comes together when I die

To live life get your shit right & play
Live your life, get things together and have fun

Don't get it twisted like rays if I miss that's okay
Don't take things too seriously, mistakes happen

But life's short don't miss a day uhh
Life is short, make every day count

Say word to Wais my niggas
Shout out to my friend Wais when I'm gone

Just keep gettin' it on my niggas
Keep living life to the fullest when I'm gone

Say word is bond my niggas
I am true to my word, my friends can count on that

I got a lot to look back on in '88
I have a lot of memories from 1988

Got my crack on ten years later gettin' my rap on
I sold drugs in the past but now I focus on my music career

Gettin' shorties like a thespian
I attract women like a famous actor

Had an episode with two lesbians got a fetish for that
I had a sexual encounter with two women who were attracted to each other

Drunk ginseng with Japanese chicks & pulled the root out
I drank ginseng with Japanese women and had sex with them

Squeeze my whole clip to survive shootouts
I am willing to use all my ammunition to survive gun battles

Been on both coasts fired all kinds of heat
I have been involved in violence on both East and West coasts

Probably be kinda glad to leave these mean streets
I am tired of living in dangerous neighborhoods

I got dead mens to meet and questions to fulfill
I have to meet deceased loved ones and get answers to my questions

Like is that mystery God real?
I want to know if God exists and is real

And how was Kennedy killed? I ain't mad
I want to know the truth behind Kennedy's assassination, but I am not angry

I must've smoked a ton of reefer sipped Coronas
I probably smoked a lot of marijuana and drank a lot of beer

With Latifah broke the code of Geneva
I broke some sort of agreement with Queen Latifah

I know when I reach the other side I'ma see the
I know that when I die, I will see

Cat I had beef with who blood remains on my sneaker
I will see someone I had a fight with, whose blood is on my shoes

Then it's on again if I could be born again
If I could come back to life, I would start fighting again

I live my life through my son
I want to live through my son's life after I die

And tell him never have a friend
I want my son to never have friendships

Just family reincarnated I'll show him the time
I want my son to focus only on family and I will guide him on how to live

That I waited to get paid tell him never be afraid
I want my son to learn from me that hard work pays off and to not be afraid

Niggas hearts pump Kool Aid and yo blood run thicker
People's loyalty can be weak and their blood may not be thicker than water

If I die don't cry my niggas
Don't cry for me if I die

Just keep bangin' these songs my niggas
Keep listening to my music when I'm gone

Just stay gettin' high my niggas
Keep smoking marijuana when I'm gone

Don't wonder why my niggas
Don't question my death

When I'm gone live on my niggas
Keep living your life even when I'm gone

Just follow my path my niggas
Follow in my footsteps

Say word to Half my nigga
Shout out to my friend Half when I'm gone

I'm the aftermath of pleasure never die alone
I left a legacy of pleasure and will not die alone

Born to live forever through life's struggles
I believe I was born to live forever, despite the struggles of life

I cut corners & took drastic measures
I took shortcuts and made risky decisions

See you niggas life expire right in front of me
I witnessed my friends' untimely deaths

Time could never mend what these cold streets
Time cannot fix the damages caused by living in dangerous neighborhoods

Mentally done to me too often I close my eyes
These experiences have mentally affected me and I often think about them

And see my own coffin feelin' haunted ready to leave
I imagine my own death and feel scared, ready to leave this world

This world that I'm lost in my only chance
This confusing world is my only chance

To see the seeds I lost through abortion
I hope to see the children I lost through abortions

When I'm gone y'all niggas better not mourn
Don't be sad when I die

Keep flossin' as long as my name
Keep living your best life and mentioning my name

Lives on what's most important
What's most important is to keep my legacy alive

I'll be down in hell scorchin' preparin' for life
I will be in hell preparing for the next life

Afterlife still torchin' & blazin' these mics
Even in the afterlife, I will still be making music

It'd rain for 40 days & 40 nights
A reference to the story of Noah's Ark

& I'd return on the 3rd like Christ
I would come back to life on the third day, like Jesus Christ

Without my physical portion
Without my physical body

My spirit a poltergeist for sure
My spirit will haunt others like a poltergeist

I'll be back through the heist tomorrow
I will come back to life tomorrow

Blood over y'all fake niggas door
A warning to those who are not true friends

What you thought? (huh)
What did you think?

When I die
When I pass away

Just keep gettin it on my niggas
Keep living your life to the fullest when I'm gone

I'd tell Big they're still hearin' his songs
I would tell Biggie Smalls that his music is still being played

Run into Pac ask him where we went wrong
If I see Tupac in the afterlife, I want to ask him what went wrong between us

Tell him life is miserable when ya dealin' in the physical form
I want to tell Tupac that life is difficult when you live in the real world

Is everything that's invisible gone?
Do all the things we can't see disappear?

I need to know will I still feel pain or will it be ironic?
I want to know if I will feel pain in the afterlife or if it will be ironic

Will I chill in the flames for all the ills of my brain?
Will I go to hell for the bad things I've done?

Can I reveal the game to all the hustlers
Can I teach hustlers my secrets?

Trapped in the race and if so can I leave this place?
If people are stuck in their current situation, can I help them leave it?

Can I puff cigars & drink Cristal?
Can I still smoke cigars and drink expensive champagne in the afterlife?

If this is heaven to me is this considered heavenly?
If my idea of heaven is fulfilled, is it truly heaven?

Can I still touch lives answer they "whats & whys"
Can I still impact lives by answering their questions?

Make sure everybody in my fam' clutch five?
Make sure everyone in my family is armed with a gun?