[Intro: Rihanna & Jay Z]
Feel it comin' in the air
Hear the screams from everywhere
I'm addicted to the thrill
It's a dangerous love affair
Can't be scared when it goes down
Got a problem, tell me now (One hand in the air)
Only thing that's on my mind
Is who's gon' run this town tonight (Everybody, bounce)
(Come on, bounce, come on, bounce, come on, bounce)
Is who's gon' run this town tonight (Up top, up top)
We gon' run this town

[Verse 1: Jay Z]
We are, yeah, I said it: we are
This is Roc Nation, pledge your allegiance
Get your fatigues on, all black everything
Black cards, black cars, all black everything
And our girls are blackbirds ridin' with they Dillingers
I get more in depth if you boys really real enough
This is la familia, I'll explain later
But for now, let me get back to this paper
I'm a couple bands down and I'm tryin' to get back
I gave Doug a grip and lost a flip for five stacks
Yeah, I'm talkin' 5 comma, 6 zeros, dot zero, here Doug
Back to runnin' circles round n***as, now we squared up
Hold up
[Chorus: Rihanna & Jay Z]
Life's a game, but it's not fair (Left side, make some noice)
I break the rules, so I don't care
So I keep doin' my own thang (Right side, make some noice)
Walkin' tall against the rain
Victory's within the mile (It's our town now)
Almost there, don't give up now (I need to hear all y'all)
Only thing that's on my mind (One, two, three)
Is who's gon' run this town tonight (Sing)
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Who's gon' run this town tonight?

[Verse 2: Jay Z]
We are, yeah, I said it: we are
You can call me Caesar, in a dark Caesar
Please follow the leader, so Eric B we are
Microphone fiend, it's the return of the god
Peace, God, ah, it ain't no nobody fresher
I'm in Maison, ah, Martin Margiela
On the table, screamin', "Fuck the other side, they're jealous"
We got a banquette full of broads, they got a table full of fellas
(Yeah) And they ain't spendin' no cake
They should throw their hand in 'cause they ain't got no spades
(Yeah) My whole team got dough
So my banquette is lookin' like Millionaires' Row
[Chorus: Rihanna & Jay Z]
Life's a game, but it's not fair (Up top, make some noice)
I break the rules, so I don't care
So I keep doin' my own thang (Down row on the floor, make some noice)
Walkin' tall against the rain
Victory's within the mile (It's our town now)
Almost there, don’t give up now (You ready?)
Only thing that's on my mind (One, two, three)
Is who's gon' run this town tonight (Sing)
Hey, hey, hey, hey (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Who's gon' run this town tonight? (Sing)
Hey, hey, hey, hey
We gon' run this town tonight
Who's gon' run this town tonight?
What's up?