Why You Hate the Game The Game (Ft. Marsha Ambrosius & Nas)

[Chorus: Marsha Ambrosius]
To everybody who knows my story
To all of those who came before me
My time is now, I'm gon' do it all over again
Ain't nothin' new ain't nothing change
I'm still gonna do it my way
Yeah I still remain
So tell me why you hate the game
So tell me why you hate the game
This time I do it better just because

[Interlude: Nas]
Y'all know what it is
The streets named me Illmatic but yet I'm still at it
Can't hate us

[Verse 1: Nas]
Felon, Vice behind me on the intersection
Sex and drugs my anthology on perfection
Dress superb, admired by conspirists
Who wanna try me but ain't high enough to 4-5 me up
Child of the 80s, y'all niggas is lazy
Complainin' 'bout labor pains nigga show me the baby
And my nigga Game light another L, pass the bottle
Pro-black I don't pick cotton out a aspirin bottle
Yeah I learned my lessons and heard y'all snitchin'
Witnessin' you rockin wit' narcs confirmed my suspicion
Green fatigues on, my niggas I'll bleed for 'em
I can show 'em the water but can't make 'em drink it
And I can show them my fortunes but can't force 'em think rich
And still I don't abort 'em when and if they sink quick
Ignore the ignorance I rep the brilliance of Queensbridge
And pray the feds let Murder Inc. live