🎵 Touch the Sky // by Kanye West

278 ContributorsTranslationsEnglishSvenskaPortuguêsБългарскиItalianoРусский (Russian)Français Touch the Sky Lyrics Produced by Just Blaze, using a slowed down sample from Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up”, a style that Kanye also employs.… Read More  [Chorus: Kanye West] I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly 'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky Gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly 'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky [Verse 1: Kanye West] Back when they thought pink Polos would hurt the Roc Before Cam got the shit to pop, the doors was closed I felt like Bad Boy's street team, I couldn't work the locks Now let's go, take 'em back to the plan Me and my mama hopped in that U-Haul van Any pessimists, I ain't talk to them Plus I ain't have no phone in my apartament Let's take 'em back to the club 'Least about an hour, I stand on line, I just wanted to dance I went to Jacob an hour after I got my advance, I just wanted to shine Jay's favorite line, "Dog, in due time" Now he look at me, like, "Damn, dog, you where I am," a hip-hop legend I think I died in an accident, 'cause this must be Heaven [Chorus: Kanye West] I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly 'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky Gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly (Yeah) 'Fore the day I die, I'ma touch the sky (Woo) [Post-Chorus: Kanye West] Now let's take 'em high (Top of the world, baby, top, top of the world) La-la-la-la, la-la-la, uh (Top of the world, baby, top, top of the world) Now let's take 'em high (Top of the world, baby, top, top of the world) La-la-la-la, la-la-la, uh (Top of the world, baby, top, top of the world) [Verse 2: Kanye West] Back when Gucci was the shit to rock Back when Slick Rick got the shit to pop I'd do anything to say, "I got it" Damn, them new loafers hurt my pocket Before anybody wanted K. West beats Me and my girl split the buffet at KFC Dog, I was havin' nervous breakdowns Like "Man, these niggas that much better than me?" Baby, I'm goin' on an aeroplane And I don't know if I'll be back again Sure enough, I sent the plane tickets But when she came to kick it, things became different Any girl I cheated on, sheets I skeeted on Couldn't keep it at home, thought I needed a Nia Long I'm tryin' to right my wrongs But it's funny, them same wrongs helped me write this song, now [Chorus: Kanye West] I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly 'Fore the day you die, you gon' touch the sky You gon' touch the sky, baby girl Testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly 'Fore the day you die, you gon' touch the sky [Verse 3: Lupe Fiasco] Yes, yes, yes, guess who's on third? Lupe steal like Lupin the 3rd Here like ear 'til I'm beer on the curb Peach fuzz buzz, but beard on the verge Let's slow it down like we're on the syrup Bottle-shaped body like Mrs. Butterworth But before you say another word I'm back on the block like I'm layin' on the street I'm tryna stop lyin' like I'm Mumm-Ra But I'm not lyin' when I'm layin' on the beat, en garde Or touché, Lupe, cool as the unthawed But I still feel possessed as a gun charge They come as correct as a porn star In a fresh pair of steps in my best foreign car So, I represent the first Now let me end my verse right where the horns are, like, uh [Chorus: Kanye West] I gotta testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly 'Fore the day you die, you gon' touch the sky You gon' touch the sky, baby girl Testify, come up in the spot lookin' extra fly 'Fore the day you die (Yeah), you gon' touch the sky [Outro: Kanye West] We back at home, baby Uh, sky high (Yeah), I'm, I'm sky high I'm, I'm sky high I'm, I'm sky high I'm, I'm sky high I'm, I'm sky high Sky, uh, sky high, I'm, I'm sky high Yeah, keep it rollin', yeah Uh, feels good to be home, baby Feels good to be home [Produced by Just Blaze]