[00:00:00] A Week Ago (一周前) - Jay-Z (杰斯)/Too Short [00:00:00] Written by:Christopher [00:00:03] It was all good just a week ago [00:00:06] Last week I had everything I had the money had the cars [00:00:09] Had this all good just a week ago [00:00:14] The b**ches and the jewelry [00:00:17] And then my motherf**king ni**a started snitching b**ch [00:00:21] Growing up in the hood just my dog and me [00:00:23] We used to hustle in the hood for all to see [00:00:26] Problems I called on him he called on me [00:00:29] We wasn't quite partners I hit him off my p [00:00:32] Let him unlock doors off my keys [00:00:34] Yeah we spoke much more than cordially [00:00:37] Man he broke bread with me my business spread swiftly [00:00:40] The feds came to get me we both fled quickly [00:00:42] Wasn't quick enough to jump over the hedges with me [00:00:45] Got caught and that's when our relationship strayed [00:00:47] Used to call me from the joint 'til he ran out of change [00:00:50] And when he called collect and I heard his name [00:00:53] I quickly accepted but when I reached the phone [00:00:55] He's talking reckless I can sense deceit in his tone [00:00:58] I said damn dog what nine weeks and you're home [00:01:00] He said main man you think sh*t's sweet 'cause you're home [00:01:03] I just sat spat no more speech in the phone [00:01:06] The crackers up there bleachin' your dome you're reachin' [00:01:09] I said the world don't stop I've got to keep keep on [00:01:11] From there I sensed the beef was on [00:01:13] I ran to the spy store to add some more features on my phone [00:01:17] To see if I had bugs and leeches on my phone [00:01:19] Can't be too safe cause *s is two faced [00:01:22] And they show the other side [00:01:23] When they catch a new case it's on [00:01:25] It was cool when you had hella w**d to smoke [00:01:27] And you bought a new home where you could keep the folks [00:01:30] I don't see how this side of you could be provoked [00:01:33] Uh huh uh huh it was all good just a week ago [00:01:35] Funny what seven days can change [00:01:38] A stand up ni**a now you sit down to aim [00:01:41] Used to have a firm grip now you dropping names [00:01:44] It was all good just a week ago [00:01:46] Like I put the toast to your head and made you sell [00:01:49] We both came in this game blind as hell [00:01:51] I did a little better had more clientele [00:01:54] Told you put away some cheddar now you cryin' for bail [00:01:56] Seventeen and I'm holding on to around a mill' [00:01:59] I could bail out and blow trial and come around on appeal [00:02:02] Had *s thinking I was from uptown for real [00:02:04] I had so much hustle plus I was down to ill [00:02:07] Like a Brooklyn ni**a straight out of Brownsville [00:02:10] Down and dirty down to fight to round 30 [00:02:13] Freezing on them corners still holding my crack [00:02:15] Looking up and down the block the f**k is the dough at [00:02:18] Came from flat broke to letting the dough stack [00:02:21] You tell them feds I said I'm never going back [00:02:23] I'm from marcy and marcy don't raise no rats [00:02:26] You know the consequences of your acts you can't be serious [00:02:29] It was cool when you had hella w**d to smoke [00:02:31] And you bought a new home where you could keep the folks [00:02:34] I don't see how this side of you could be provoked [00:02:36] Uh huh uh huh it was all good just a week ago [00:02:39] Funny what seven days can change [00:02:42] A stand up ni**a now you sit down to aim [00:02:44] Used to have a firm grip now you dropping names [00:02:48] It was all good just a week ago [00:02:50] The lawyer I retained you said you leakin' some things [00:02:52] All this after a week in the bing [00:02:54] I'm mad at myself cause I didn't spot the weakling [00:02:58] I would've bet the house you wouldn't speak a thing [00:03:00] Ni**a this was the oath to the top or broke [00:03:03] Even pricked our finger anything that got between us [00:03:06] We supposed to cock the ninas what happened to that [00:03:08] Instead you copped out to a misdemeanor [00:03:11] F**k it the same thing make you laugh make you cry