New Day
The Throne Lyrics

Me and the RZA connect
Kanye West and Jay-Z are united in their thoughts and ideas.

And I'll never let my son have an ego
Kanye West wants his son to be humble and not have a big ego.

He'll be nice to everyone, wherever we go
Kanye West wants his son to be respectful and kind to everyone he meets.

I mean I might even make him be Republican
Kanye West is willing to put his political beliefs aside and raise his son with Republican values to show he loves white people.

So everybody know he love white people
Kanye West wants his son to be so loving towards white people that everyone knows it.

And I'll never let him leave his college girlfriend
Kanye West doesn't want his son to leave his college girlfriend and get caught up with groupies.

And get caught up with the groupies in the whirlwind
Kanye West doesn't want his son to be caught up in a whirlwind of groupies.

And I'll never let him ever hit the telethon
Kanye West doesn't want his son to participate in a telethon, even if people are dying and the world is ending.

I mean even if people dyin' and the world ends
Kanye West doesn't want his son to be involved in a telethon, even if it’s for a good cause.

See, I just want him to have an easy life
Kanye West wants his son to have a simple and effortless life, devoid of any complications.

Not like Yeezy life, just want him to be someone people like
Kanye West doesn't want his son to have a life like his, he just wants his son to be someone people like.

Don't want him to be hated all the time judged
Kanye West doesn't want his son to be judged and hated by everyone all the time.

Don't be like your daddy that would never budge
Kanye West does not want his son to be like him, stubborn and not willing to compromise.

And I'll never let him ever hit a strip club
Kanye West does not want his son to visit a strip club, having learned the hard way that it’s not the place to find love.

I learned the hard way, that ain't the place to get love
Kanye West had a negative experience at a strip club and doesn't want his son to repeat his mistakes.

And I'll never let his mom move to LA
Kanye West doesn't want his son's mother to move to Los Angeles due to the high-pressure environment.

Knowin' she couldn't take the pressure now we all pray
Kanye West and his family pray that his son's mother won't move to Los Angeles due to the stress and pressure it could cause.

Sorry junior, I already ruined ya
Jay-Z is apologizing to his unborn son for the sins of his father that would make his life difficult.

Cause you ain't even alive, paparazzi pursuin' ya
Jay-Z is already feeling guilty for the attention and scrutiny his unborn son will receive from the paparazzi.

Sins of a father make your life ten times harder
Jay-Z acknowledges that the mistakes he makes as a father will have a significant impact on his son’s life.

I just wanna take ya to a barber
Jay-Z wants to give his son the best by taking him to the best barbers available.

Bondin' on charters, all the shit that I never did
Jay-Z wants to bond with his son and do things with him that he never got to do with his own father.

Teach ya good values so you cherish it
Jay-Z wants to teach his son good values and morals so that he cherishes them for life.

Took me 26 years to find my path
Jay-Z took 26 years to figure out his life path and doesn't want his son to go through the same thing.

My only job is cut the time in half
Jay-Z’s only objective as a father is to ensure that his son has an easier time finding his path.

So at 13 we'll have our first drink together
Jay-Z wants to share a drink with his son on his 13th birthday, symbolizing a rite of passage.

Black bar mitzvahs, mazel tov, mogul talk
Jay-Z wants to celebrate his son’s coming of age with a black bar mitzvah party and discuss business.

Look a man dead in his eyes so he know you talk truth
Jay-Z wants his son to be honest with others and look them straight in the eye when speaking.

When you speak it, give your word, keep it
Jay-Z wants his son to be honest with his words and follow through on his promises.

And if the day comes I only see him on the weekend
Jay-Z is prepared for the possibility that he'll only see his son on weekends due to his busy lifestyle.

I just pray we was in love on the night that we conceived him
Jay-Z hopes that he and his son's mother were in love when they conceived him.

Promise to never leave him even if his mama tweakin'
Jay-Z promises to never leave his son, even if his mother becomes difficult to deal with.

Cause my dad left me and I promise never repeat him
Jay-Z's father left him and he vows never to make the same mistakes with his son.

Never repeat him, never repeat him, never repeat him
Jay-Z reiterates that he will never repeat the mistakes of his own father with his son.