Lost One

Lyrics

[Intro: Jay-Z] Uh, uh, uh, uhUh, uh (It's not a diss song, it's just a real song)Uh, uh (You feel me?) [Verse 1: Jay-Z] I heard motherfuckers sayin' they made HovMade Hov say, "Okay, so? Make another Hov!"Niggas wasn't playin' they day roleSo we parted ways like Ben and J.Lo I shoulda been did it, but I been in a daze though I put friends over business, end of the day though But when friends' business interests is Day GlowAin't nothin' left to say though, I guess we forgot what we came fo' Shoulda stayed in food and beverageToo much flossin', too much Sam Rothstein I ain't a bitch, but I gotta divorce themHov had to get the shallow shit up off him And I ain't even want to be famousNiggas is brainless, to unnecessarily go through these changesAnd I ain't even know how it came to thisExcept that fame is the worst drug known to man It's stronger than heroinWhen you could look in the mirror like, "There I am"And still not see what you've become I know I'm guilty of it too, but not like them – you lost one [Chorus: Chrisette Michele & Jay-Z ] Lose one, let go to get one (One, one, one)Get one, lose some to win some (One, one, one, one, you lost one)Story of a champion (One, one, one)Sorry, I'm a champion, you lost one (One, one, one, one, uh) [Verse 2: Jay-Z] I don't think it's meant to be, B For she loves her work more than she does meAnd honestly, at twenty-threeI would probably love my work more than I did sheSo, we ain't "we," it's me and her'Cause what she prefers over me is workAnd that's where we differSo I have to give her free time, even if it hurts So, breathe, mami, it's deservedYou've been put on this Earth to be all you can be like the Reserves And me? My time in the Army, it's servedSo I have to allow she her time to serveThe time's now for her, in time she'll mature And maybe we can be we again like we wereFinally, my time's too short to shareAnd to ask her now it ain't fair, so yeah, she lost one [Chorus: Chrisette Michele & Jay-Z ] Lose, one, let go to get one (One, one, one)Get one, lose some to win someOne, one, one, oh yeah, she lost oneStory of a champion (One, one, one)Sorry I'm a champion, you lost one (One, one, one) [Verse 3: Jay-Z] My nephew died in the car I bought So under the belief it's partly my faultClose my eyes and squeeze, try to block that thoughtPlace any burden on me, but please – not that, Lord But time don't go back, it goes forwardCan't run from the pain, go towards itSome things can't be explained, what caused it?Such a beautiful soul, so pure – shit!Gonna see you again, I'm sure of it'Til that time, little man, I'm nauseous Your girlfriend's pregnant, the Lord's giftAlmost lost my faith, that restored itIt's like havin' your life restartedCan't wait for your child's life to be a part of it So now I'm child-like, waitin' for a giftTo return, when I lost you, I lost it [Chorus: Chrisette Michele & Jay-Z ] Lose, one, let go to get one (One, one, one)Get, one, lose some to win someOne, one, one, Colleek, I lost oneStory of a champion (One, one, one)Colleek, you're a champion, I lost one (One, one, one)