Veni Vidi Vici (feat. Nas)

Madonna, life is so crazy

You been through a lot

Gotta tell your story sometimes, you know

Seemed like yesterday I was a baby on the street

I took a holiday, I was steppin' to the beat

I had to pay my rent on the lower east side

I threw my tag around, let B-boys take me for a ride

I started writing songs I kinda got into the groove

They tried to criticize my every single move

But then I realized I had nothing left to lose

It took me by surprise when I became the news

I was fearless like a renegade

I had a feeling that I can't explain

I didn't listen to what people said

I came, I saw, I conquered

I was constant as the northern star

I had a fire burning in my heart

I never gave up fighting in the dark

I came, I saw, I conquered

Ooh

I came, I saw, I conquered

Ooh

I came, I saw, I conquered

Talk to 'em, talk to 'em

I expressed myself

Came like a virgin down the aisle

Exposed my naked ass

And I did it with a smile

And when it came to sex

I know I walked the borderline

And when I struck a pose

All the gay boys lost their mind

I justified my love

I made you say a little prayer

They had me crucified

You know I had to take it there

I opened up my heart

I learned the power of goodbye

I saw a ray of light

Music saved my life

I was fearless like a renegade

I had a feeling that I can't explain

I didn't listen to what people said

I came, I saw, I conquered

I was constant as the northern star

I had a fire burning in my heart

I never gave up fighting in the dark

I came, I saw, I conquered

Ooh

I came, I saw, I conquered

Ooh

I came, I saw, I conquered

In 1994 I came through the door

With that born beats versus scratches

Verbally murdered rappers

My mom's from the Carolinas

Pop's from Natchez

And QB's where I started flowin'

But I was scared the cops gon' kick my apartment door in

Had a baby girl by a crazy girl, then I got married

Heavily accosted, that ended in a bad divorce

I know how to pick 'em, don't I?

Never gave a fuck about public pressure

Or the ridicule, I'm too big to lose

Now who's the fool?

And I never been happier, no lie

I'm just your humble servant, I'm Nas

If y'all burn down Ferguson, I'ma riot

My life cannot be compared to anybody

Any trappers, any rapper

Any politician, beautician, or musician

Anybody, saw many bodies

Many coffins, heads or tails

Penny tosses, either that or jail

Not many options on the block I came from

And I turned to a rap messiah

Spit rapid fire

And I roll right back to the block I came from

I was fearless like a renegade

I had a feeling that I can't explain

I didn't listen to what people said

I came, I saw, I conquered

I was constant as the northern star

I had a fire burning in my heart

I never gave up fighting in the dark

I came, I saw, I conquered

Ooh

I came, I saw, I conquered

Ooh

I came, I saw, I conquered

Ooh

I came, I saw, I conquered

Ooh

I came, I saw, I conquered