Uh, uh, uh
Uh
It's that Roc-A-Fella music, soulful

Say hello, to the bad guy (hello)
They say I'm a bad guy
I come from the bottom but now I'm mad fly (say hello)
They say I'm a menace (hello)
That's the picture they paint
They say a lot about me
Let me tell you what I ain't (say hello)
They say I'm a bad guy (hello)
Say hi to the bad guy
I come from the bottom but now I'm mad fly (say hello)
They say I'm a menace (hello)
That's the picture they paint
They say a lot about me
Let me tell you what I ain't (say hello)
Ay, ay, ay, ay (hello)
They say a lot about me
Let me tell you what I ain't

I ain't playing, life's short so I aim
I ain't waiting for life start betraying 'em
It's twice as hard to get a job that's paying 'em
So I ain't paying attention to what you're saying
Raindrops keep falling on my brain
'Cause I'm in the drop on flames
I'm so hot even if the weather change
I don't have no top, I'm insane
'Member dark-skinned Jermaine
Suede in the rain, I'm sorta kinda the same
'Cept I'm no lame and you gonna know my name
Before I go the world gon' feel my pain
They saying I'm a bad guy, why's that?
'Cause when my back's against the wall, nigga I react
Secretly though, I know you admire that
You wish you had the balls to fire back, brrap
Say hello, uhh uh, hello, uhh uh
You wish you had the balls to fire back, brrap

Say hello, to the bad guy (hello)
They say I'm a bad guy
I come from the bottom but now I'm mad fly (say hello)
They say I'm a menace (hello)
That's the picture they paint
They say a lot about me
Let me tell you what I ain't (say hello)
They say I'm a bad guy (hello)
Say hi to the bad guy
I come from the bottom but now I'm mad fly (say hello)
They say I'm a menace (hello)
That's the picture they paint
They say a lot about me
Let me tell you what I ain't (say hello)
Ay, ay, ay, ay (hello)
They say a lot about me
Let me tell you what I ain't

I ain't no ordinary nigga
Look around, this ain't what ordinary gets you (it ain't)
Extraordinary figures (damn)
I'm an extraordinary nigga
Before my name became Jigga
Before I sang I had that thang on slippers
Can't complain 'bout what they ain't gon' give ya
That ain't gon' get ya shit, might as well give up
Or get up, get out and get something, nigga
Get a job my nigga, or get to dumping
Only God can judge him, only he without sin
Tell me if my means, justify my ends
'Til then, I'm just gon' fly in the Benz
Wire my friends through Western Union
Shh, supplies in
My system knocking, here comes the bad guy again
Say hello, uhh uh, hello, uhh uh
Hello, uhh, here comes the bad guy again

Say hello, to the bad guy (hello)
They say I'm a bad guy
I come from the bottom but now I'm mad fly (say hello)
They say I'm a menace (hello)
That's the picture they paint
They say a lot about me
Let me tell you what I ain't (say hello)
They say I'm a bad guy (hello)
Say hi to the bad guy
I come from the bottom but now I'm mad fly (say hello)
They say I'm a menace (hello)
That's the picture they paint
They say a lot about me
Let me tell you what I ain't (say hello)
Ay, ay, ay, ay (hello)
Let me tell you what I ain't

We ain't thugs for the sake of just being thugs
Nobody do that where we grew at, nigga, duh
The poverty line we not above
So out comes the mask and gloves 'cause we ain't feeling the love
We ain't doing crime for the sake of doing crimes
We moving dimes 'cause we ain't doing fine
One out of three of us is locked up doing time
You know what this type of shit can do to a nigga mind
My mind on my money, money on my mind
If you owe me ten dollars, you ain't giving me nine
Y'all ain't give me forty acres and a mule
So I got my Glock 40 now I'm cool
And if Al Sharpton is speaking for me
Somebody give him the word and tell him I don't approve
Tell him I remove the curses
If you tell me our schools gon' be perfect
When Jena Six don't exist
Tell him that's when I'll stop saying bitch (bitch)

Say hello, to the bad guy (hello)
They say I'm a bad guy
I come from the bottom but now I'm mad fly (say hello)
They say I'm a menace (hello)
That's the picture they paint
They say a lot about me
Let me tell you what I ain't (say hello)
They say I'm a bad guy (hello)
Say hi to the bad guy
I come from the bottom but now I'm mad fly (say hello)
They say I'm a menace (hello)
That's the picture they paint
They say a lot about me
Let me tell you what I ain't (say hello)
Ay, ay, ay, ay (hello)
Ay


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Say Hello Lyrics as written by Aldrin Davis Shawn Carter

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    Classic scarface theme song to the scene when Tony Montana staggers out of the restaurant and points his finger at all the aristocratic hypocrites who call Tony the "bad guy". Every wealthy man to rich corporation got rich from cutting corners or bending the law, maybe even committing immoral acts that were legitimate. Everyone has their evil side, and this song is a funny, cocky reminder that it is fun to flaunt it.

    TodayRunFunon January 14, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    The middle verse is rather enjoyable. Jay-Z is making a very obvious yet under-appreciated point: whether you love or hate him, his accomplishments are "extra-ordinary."

    He then goes on to criticize those you are perennially talking and complaining about what life, the system or their environment didn't give to them. Jay-Z isn't saying that this is not true, he's saying that this is only a description of the problem rather than an actionable solution. He suggests that instead of talking about what we lack, we should get up and work for what we want. And until you have worked toward your own goals, rather than complaining, you are in no position to judge anyone who has.

    I am Alexanderon January 27, 2008   Link
  • 0
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    i think it's "system knockin" not "sister, knockin"

    itsasurpriseon August 30, 2008   Link

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