Legacy lyrics - Jay-Z

Daddy, what's a will?

Take those monies and spread 'cross families

My sisters, Hattie and Lou, the nephews, cousins and TT

Eric, the rest to B for whatever she wants to do

She might start an institute, she might put poor kids through school

My stake in Roc Nation should go to you

Leave a piece for your siblings to give to their children too

TIDAL, the champagne, D'USSÉ, I'd like to see

A nice peace-fund ideas from people who look like we

We gon' start a society within a society

That's major, just like the Negro League

There was a time America wouldn't let us ball

Those times are now back, just now called Afro-tech

Generational wealth, that's the key

My parents ain't have shit, so that shift started with me

My mom took her money, she bought me bonds

That was the sweetest thing of all time, uh

Legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy

Black excellence baby, you gon' let 'em see

Legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy

Black excellency, baby, let 'em see

I remember, like, listening to Wu-Tang

And niggas like, "Your seed married his seed, married my seed"

That's how we keep Carter money all in the family

You see, my father, son of a preacher man

Whose daughter couldn't escape the reach of the preacher's hand

That charge of energy set all the Carters back

It took all these years to get to zero in fact

I hated religion 'cause here was this Christian

He was preaching on Sundays, versus how he was living Monday

Someday I forgive him

'Cause strangely our division led to multiple religions

I studied Muslim, Buddhist, and Christians

And I was running from him, He was giving me wisdom

See how the universe works?

It takes my hurt and help me find more of myself

It's a gift and a curse

That's called the Red Queen's Race

You run this hard just to stay in place

Keep up the pace, baby

Keep up the pace

You run this hard just to stay in place

Legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy

Black excellence, you gon' let 'em see

Legacy, legacy, legacy, legacy

Black excellency, baby, let 'em see

Day, someday, someday we'll all

Someday we'll all be free