(Chorus) (Jay-Z) Now that all the smoke is gone (lighta) And the battle's finally won (gimme a lighta) Victory is finally ours (lightas up) (lightas up) History so long so long so long, so long In search of victory, she keeps saluting me If only we can be together momentarily We can make love, and make history Why won't you visit me, until she visit me I'll be stuck with her sister, her name is defeat She gives me agony, so much agony She brings me so much pain, so much misery Like missing your last shot, and falling to your knees As the crowd screams, for the other team I practiced so hard for this moment victory don't leave I know what this means, I'm stuck in this routine Whole new different day, the same old thing All I got is dreams, nobody else can see Nobody else believes, nobody else but me Where are you victory, I need you desperately Not just for the moment, to make history (Chorus) (Jay-Z) Now that all the smoke is gone (lighta) And the battle's finally won (lightas) Victory is finally ours (yeah) History so long so long (yeah) (yeah) So long, so long So now I'm flirting with death Hustling like a G while victory wasn't watching took chances repeatedly As a teenage boy, before acne, before I got proactive I couldn't face she I just threw on my hoody, and headed to the street I swear I met success we lived together shortly Now success was like lust, she's good to the touch She's good for the moment but she's never enough Everybodys had her, she's nothing like V But success is all I got, unfortunately But I'm burning down the block, hoping in and out of V But something tells me, there is much more to see Before I get killed, cause I can't get robbed So before me, success and death mnage I gotta get lost, I gotta find V We gotta be together, to make history (Chorus) (Jay-Z) Now that all the smoke is gone (lighter sup) And the battle finally won (lighter up) Victory is finally ours (lighters up) History so long so long So long, so long Now victory is mine, taste so sweet She's my trophy wife, your coming with me We'll have a baby, who stutters repeatedly We'll name him history, he'll repeat after me He's my legacy, son of my hard work Future of my past, that'll explain who I'll be Rank me amongst the greats, either one two or three If I ain't number one, then I've failed you victory Ain't in it for the fame, that dies within weeks Ain't in it for the money, can take it when you leave I want to be remembered, long after you breathe Long after I'm gone, long after I breathe I leave all I am, in the hands of history That's my last will, testimony This is much more than a song, It's a baby shower I've been waiting for this hour, history of ours (Chorus x2) Now that all the smoke is gone And the battle's finally won Victory is finally ours History so long so long so long, so long