Forever Young
beyoncé ft. jay-z Lyrics

Let's dance in style,
Let's dance with panache and elegance,

Let's dance for a while
Let's dance for a period of time,

Heaven can wait we're only watching the skies
We can delay, we're just observing the skies,

Hoping for the best but expecting the worst
We're optimistic, but also prepared for the worst,

Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?
Will you detonate the explosive or not?

Let us die young or let us live forever
Either let us expire early or exist eternally,

We don't have the power but we never say never
Although we lack the power, we never say die,

Sitting in a sandpit
Seated in a sandbox,

Life is a short trip
Life is a brief journey,

The music's for the sad man
The music is for the dispirited man,

Forever young
Always youthful,

I wanna be forever young
I aspire to be forever young,

Do you really want to live forever?
Do you really desire to exist eternally?

Forever and ever
Forever and ever,

Forever young I wanna be
I want to be forever young,

Do you really want to live forever?
Do you truly want to exist eternally?

Forever, forever young
Always and forever youthful,

So we live a life like a video
Our life is like a movie,

When the sun is always out and you never get old
When the sun is constant and you never age,

And the champagne's always cold
And the champagne is continually chilled,

And the music is always good
And the music is always enjoyable,

And the pretty girls just happened to stop by in the hood
And attractive women coincidentally arrive in the neighborhood,

And they hop their pretty ass up on the hood of that pretty ass car
And they climb their beautiful rear onto the hood of that sleek vehicle,

Without a wrinkle in today
Without a crease in this moment,

'Cause there is no tomorrow
Because there is no future,

Just some picture perfect day
Just a flawless day,

To last a whole lifetime
To continue for an entire lifetime,

And it never ends
And it never concludes,

'Cause all we have to do is hit rewind
Because all we need to do is play it again,

So lets just stay in the moment, smoke some weed
So let's remain in the present, smoke cannabis,

Drink some wine, Reminisce
Drink some wine and recall,

talk some shit forever young is in your mind
Chat some nonsense, forever young is in your thoughts,

Leave a mark that can't erase neither space nor time
Leave an indelible impression that endures forever,

So when the director yells cut I'll be fine
So when the director shouts cut, I'll be alright,

I'm forever young
I'm always youthful,

Fear not when, fear not why
Don't dread when, don't dread why,

Fear not much while were alive
Don't fear excessively while we're alive,

Life is for living not living up tight
Life is for experiencing not being overly cautious,

See ya somewhere up in the sky
See you sometime in the heavens,

Fear not die, I'll be alive for a million years, bye bye
Don't fear death, I'll live for a million years, goodbye,

So not for legends, I'm forever young
So not to be just a legend, I'm always youthful,

My name shall survive
My name will endure,

Through the darkest blocks, over kitchen stoves
Through the bleakest neighborhoods, past cookers,

Over Pyrex pots, my name shall be passed down to generations
Above glassware, my name will be transmitted to generations,

While debating up in barber shops, young slung, hung here
While arguing in barbershops, young and virile here,

Shorty, the nigga from here
The individual from this place,

With a little ambition just what we can become here
With some desire, just what we can achieve here,

And as the father passed his story down to his sons ears
And as the father bequeathed his history to his son,

Younger kid, younger every year, yeah
Younger child, younger every year, yes,

So if you love me baby this is how you let me know
So if you adore me, this is how you express it,

Don't ever let me go, that's how you let me know, baby
Never release me, that's how you communicate it, baby,

Slamming Bentley doors
Closing Bentley doors forcefully,

Hopping out of Porsche's
Exiting Porsches enthusiastically,

Popping up on Forbes lists
Appearing on Forbes lists suddenly,

Gorgeous
Stunning,

Hold up
Wait,

Niggas thought I lost it
People thought I lost my skill,

They be talking bullshit
They speak nonsense,

I be talking more shit
I speak even more nonsense,

They nauseous
They feel ill,

Hold up
Wait,

I'll be here forever
I'll exist eternally,

You know, I'm on my fall shit
You know I'm on my decline,

And I ain't waiting for closure, I will never forfeit
And I'm not waiting for resolution, I will never give up,

Less than four bars
Less than four lines (of rap),

Guru bring the chorus in
Guru, start the chorus,

Did you get the picture yet
Did you comprehend the message already,

I'm painting you a portrait of young
I'm crafting a description of youth for you,