Lift Off

by Jay-Z & Kanye West

From the album: Watch the Throne

Duration: 04:26

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Lyrics for Lift Off

All engines running We gon' take it to the Moon, take it to the stars How many people you know can take it this far? I'm supercharged I'm 'bout to take this whole thing to Mars (lift off) Now we gon' take it to the Moon, take it to the stars You don't know what we been through to make it this far So many scars 'Bout to take this whole thing to Mars Lift off Lift off, takin' my coat off Showin' my tattoos, I'm such a show-off, huh I feel the pain and then roll off I got the whole city, they about to go off How many niggas wit' me up and in the aisle? (Lift off) How many people wanna roll on me now? (Lift off) Like you know, na-na-na, you know me by now (lift off) Know me, know me by now (lift off) We gon' take it to the Moon, take it to the stars (take it to the stars) How many people you know can take it this far? I'm supercharged I'm 'bout to take this whole thing to Mars (lift off) Now we gon' take it to the Moon, take it to the stars You don't know what we been through to make it this far So many scars 'Bout to take this whole thing to Mars Lift off (lift off), off, ah Like you know, na-na-na, you know me by now Know me, know me by now You know me, know me by now Know me, know me by now Lift off Rappers hear Watch the Throne They gon' be pissed off Earth is boring to 'em Shit is making my dick soft When you earn hard as me, eventually you hit a big wall Five, four, three, two we need fuel, lift off Now we gon' take it to the Moon, take it to the stars How many people you know can take it this far? I'm supercharged I'm 'bout to take this whole thing to Mars (all engines running) Now we gon' take it to the Moon, take it to the stars You don't know what we been through to make it this far So many scars 'Bout to take this whole thing to Mars (lift off) 20 seconds and counting T-minus 15 seconds, guidance is internal Twelve, eleven, ten, nine, ignition sequence start Six, five, four, three, two, one, zero, all engines running Lift off, we have a lift off (lift off, lift off...) We gon', we gon', we gon', we gon' We gon' take it to the Moon We gon', we gon' We gon' take it to the Moon, take it to the stars We gon' take it to the Moon Take it to the stars How many people you know can take it this far? Take it to the stars How many people you know can take it this far? Now we gon', now we gon', now we gon'...

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