[Hook: Lil Wayne] Hello Brooklyn, how you doing? Where you going? And can I come too? And If I can, I'm a be your man You could be my lady, and have my baby And drive my cars, and drive me crazy Wherever you going baby girl just take me Cause I'm so taken, if you taken I'm just saying baby I'm just saying
[Verse 1: Jay-Z] Like a mama you birth me, Brooklyn you nursed me Schooled me with hard knocks, better than Berkeley They said you'd murk me, by the time I was twenty one That shit disturbed me, but you never hurt me Hello Brooklyn, if we had a daughter Guess what I'm a call her, Brooklyn Carter When I left you for Virginia, it didn't offend ya Cause you know I only stepped out to get dinner And I'm eating, so much I bought extra So much so the dinners now turn into breakfast I only roll Lexus, to hug your road I love your corners, I'm half your soul
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[Verse 2: Lil Wayne] (Jay-Z) Hello Brooklyn, what's your story? She said she eating on the run but she ain't N.O.R.E She said she got a man but he ain't worried But baby I'm a have to rob him like Horry She said she love B.I.G. and she like 2Pac And when I said Jay-Z she said "It's The Roc!" And I'm a leave it like this, like this like that Where Brooklyn at? Where Brooklyn at? Have you seen her? And when she tell you something you better believe her She told me she like my New Orleans demeanor And so I said goodbye Katrina, and hello Brooklyn But baby you are, the sweetest sight eyes could see I said hello Brooklyn, but baby I hope you never say goodbye to me I said hello Brooklyn, b-b-baby you are so damn fine to me And I remember the time (Time) place (Place) and the weather On the day you said hi to me and let's say hello Brooklyn
[Verse 3: Jay-Z] Brooklyn you crazy, look how you made me Razor blades in my mouth walking 'round behaving All demented black hoodies and Timberlanded Always scheming "you see the gleam on that niggas pendant?" Hello Brooklyn, you bad influence look what you had me doing But I ain't mad at you, look at my attitude It says my life's too real, check out my ice grill Baby I'm cold as ice, like I'm from Brownsville But my Bed's in the Stuy so while I flatten your bush Till we smoke a C.I. what up to the boy B.I You know I handle B.I. I don't half-step on the 'caine Ask the dreads 'bout I, how you gwaan so? She like it hardcore, So I grind slow Iller than Albee Square Mall back in the 9-0 My fine ho we got some victims to catch So in a couple years baby I'mma bring you some Nets
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[Outro: Lil Wayne] And hello Brooklyn, but but baby you are, the sweetest thing eyes could see Hello Brooklyn, baby I hope you never say goodbye to me I said hello Brooklyn, but baby you are, so damn fine to me But I remember the time, place, and the weather on the day you said goodbye to me