Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
JAY-Z
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Jeff Bhasker
Songwriter
Athanasios Alatas
Songwriter
Ernest Dion Wilson
Songwriter
Kanye West
Songwriter
Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Songwriter
Ernest Wilson
Transcription
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
S. Carter Enterprises, LLC
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Feel it coming in the air
Hear the screams from everywhere
I'm addicted to the thrill
It's a dangerous love affair
Can't be scared when it goes down
Got a problem, tell me now
Only thing that's on my mind
Is who's gon' run this town tonight
Is who's gon' run this town tonight
We gon' run this town
[Verse 2]
We are, yeah, I said it, we are
This is Roc Nation, pledge your allegiance
Get your fatigues on, all black everything
Black cards, black cars, all black everything
And our girls are blackbirds ridin' with they Dillingers
I get more in depth if you boys really real enough
This is La Familia, I'll explain later
But for now, let me get back to this paper
I'm a couple bands down and I'm tryin' to get back
I gave Doug a grip and lost a flip for five stacks
Yeah, I'm talkin' five comma, six zeros, dot zero, hit up
Back to runnin' circles round these ****, now we squared up
Hold up
[Verse 3]
Life's a game, but it's not fair
I break the rules, so I don't care
So I keep doin' my own thing
Walkin' tall against the rain
Victory's within the mile
Almost there, don't give up now
Only thing that's on my mind
Is who's gon' run this town tonight
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Is who's gon' run this town tonight
[Verse 4]
We are, yeah, I said it: we are
You can call me Caesar, in a dark Caesar
Please follow the leader, so Eric B we are
Microphone fiend, it's the return of the god, peace God
Ah, it ain't nobody fresher
I'm in Maison, ah, Martin Margiela
On the table, screamin'
Fuck the other side, they jealous
We got a banquette full of broads
They got a table full of fellas
Yeah, and they ain't spendin' no cake
They should throw their hand in
'Cause they ain't got no spades
My whole team got dough
So my banquette is lookin' like millionaires' row
What's up
[Verse 5]
Life's a game, but it's not fair
I break the rules, so I don't care
So I keep doin' my own thing
Walkin' tall against the rain
Victory's within the mile
Almost there, don't give up now
Only thing that's on my mind
Is who's gon' run this town tonight
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Is who's gon' run this town tonight
Hey, hey, hey, hey
We gon' run this town tonight
[Verse 6]
Is who's gon' run this town tonight
What's up
Written by: Athanasios Alatas, Jeff Bhasker, Kanye West, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Shawn Carter
