This is fun   Ladies and gentlemen, put our hands together for the astonishing   Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the eight wonder of the world   The flow o' the century, always timeless, hov   (That's awesome)      Thank you for comin' out tonight   You coulda been anywhere in the world   But you're here with us, we appreciate that      Uhh, H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A   Fo' shizzle, my nizzle used to dribble down in VA   Was herbin' 'em in the home of the Terrapins   Got it dirt cheap for them      Plus if they was short wit' cheese I would work wit' them   Boy and we got rid of that dirt for them   Wasn't born hustlers, I was burpin' em      H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A   Fo' sheezy, my neezy keep my arms so freezy   Can't leave rap alone the game needs me      Haters want me clapped and chromed it ain't easy   Cops wanna knock me, D.A. wanna box me in   But somehow, I beat them charges like Rocky      H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A   Not guilty, he who does not feel me is not real to me   Therefore he doesn't exist   So poof, vamoose, son of a bitch      H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A   Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in V.A.   H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A   That's the anthem, get'cha damn hands up      H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A   Not guilty ya'll got ta feel me   H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A      Yo, it starts with one thing, I don't know why   It doesn't even matter how hard you try   Keep that in mind, I designed this rhyme   To explain in due time      All I know time is a valuable thing   Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings   Watch it count down to the end of the day   The clock ticks life away      It's so unreal, I didn't look out below   I watched the time go right out the window   Tried to hold on, but didn't even know   I wasted it all just to watch you go      I kept everything inside   And, even though I tried, it all fell apart   What it meant to me will eventually be   A memory of a time when I tried so      H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A, LP, Jay-Z, help me out   (Aw, they havin' a good 'ol time out there)   It starts with, H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A, LP, Jay-Z, help me out   (Aw, they havin' a good 'ol time out there)      It starts with, H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A, LP, Jay-Z, help me out   (Yes, indeed, ladies and gentlemen)   It starts with, H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A   (Aw, they havin' a good 'ol time out there)