Artist: Jay-Z Album: American Gangster Song: Say Hello Typed by: OHHLA Webmaster DJ Flash [Jay-Z] Uhh, uhh, uhh Uhh... It's that Roc-A-Fella music, soulful [Chorus: Jay-Z] Say hello, to the bad guy (hello) they say I'm a bad guy I come from the bottom, but now I'm mad fly (say hello) They say I'm a menace (hello) that's the picture they paint They say a lot about me, let me tell you what I ain't (say hello) They say I'm a bad guy (hello) say hi to the bad guy I come from the bottom, but now I'm mad fly (say hello) They say I'm a menace (hello) that's the picture they paint They say a lot about me, let me tell you what I ain't (say hello) Ay (say hello), ay, ay, ay They say a lot about me, let me tell you what I ain't [Verse One: Jay-Z] I ain't playin, life's short so I aim I ain't waitin 'til lifers start betrayin 'em It's twice as hard to get a job as payin 'em So I ain't payin attention to what you're sayin Raindrops keep fallin on my brain Cousin in the drop all flames I'm so hot even if the weather change I don't have no top, I'm insane 'Member dark-skinned Jermaine Who swayed in the rain, we sorta kinda the same 'Cept, I'm no lame, and you gonna know my name Before I go the world gon' feel my pain They sayin, I'm a bad guy, why's that? Cause when my back's against the wall, nigga I react Secretly though, I know you admire that You wish you had the balls to fire back, brrrap Say hello, uhh uh, hello, uhh uh You wish you had the balls to fire back, brrap! [Chorus] [Verse Two: Jay-Z] I ain't no ordinary nigga Look around, this ain't what ordinary gets ya (IT AIN'T~!) Extraordinary figures (damn) I'm an extraordinary nigga Before my name became Jigga Before I sang I had that thang on slippers Can't complain 'bout what they ain't gon' give ya That ain't gon' get ya shit, might as well give up Or get up, get out and get somethin nigga Get a job my nigga, or get to dumpin Only God can judge him, only he without sin Tell me if my means, justified my ends 'Til then, I'm just gon' fly in the Benz Wire my friends, through Western Union Shhhhh, suprisin My system knockin, here comes the bad guy again Say hello, uhh uh, hello, uhh uh Hello, uhh here comes the bad guy again [Chorus] minus last line [Verse Three: Jay-Z] ... let me tell you what I ain't We ain't thugs for the sake of just bein thugs Nobody do that where we grew at, nigga duh The poverty line we not above So I come to mask and gloves cause we ain't feelin the love We ain't doin crime for the sake of doin crimes We movin dimes cause we ain't doin fine One out of three of us is locked up doin time You know what this type of shit can do to a nigga moms My mind on my money, money on my mind If you owe me ten dollars you ain't givin me nine Y'all ain't give me 40 acres and a mule So I got my glock 40 now I'm cool And if Al Sharpton is speakin for me Somebody, give him the word and tell him I don't approve Tell him I remove the curses If you tell me our schools gon' be perfect When Jena Six don't exist Tell him that's when I'll stop sayin bitch, BEEEITCH~! [Chorus] minus last line