Cover art for Winner by Jamie Foxx
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Winner Lyrics

[Intro: T.I., Jamie Foxx & Justin Timberlake]
T.I.P. (Yo, uh)
Ay Jamie, JT (Oh)
I'm 'bout to get back hot again man
You know I'm fresh out that thang, let go
You know you lookin at a winner, winner, winner
I'm so up there and so out there, you so not here
Hey, hey, you see we so up there and we so out there
Uh, yeah, let me get it right here first. Hey!

[Verse 1: Justin Timberlake]
I'm wakin', up in the morning
Hustlin' to the stage, if I've been performin'
Bustlin' through the hay and bustin' the door in
Lately nothin' messes up my step and scorin'
And speakin' of the Misses, I'm watchin' 'em pour in (Uh)
Just like a drink that I'm enjoyin'
And don't mean bottles, you welcome to join in
Just look at me soarin', feelin' like Jordan

[Bridge: Justin Timberlake]
(Aaah-ah) Hold up I ain't finished yet
On the top but you just don't get it yet
I don't get cut, I make 'em cut the check
Can't hear me in the stands, let me say it again
(Aaah-ah) You ain't heard I'm the shit
On the top but you just don't get it yet
I never got cut but I make 'em cut the check
So hate on but guess what
[Chorus: Justin Timberlake & Jamie Foxx]
I feel like I can't miss
I know they want me to fall
But ain't nothin bigger than this
So just pass me the ball
You know you lookin at a winner, winner, winner
I can't miss, can't lose, can't miss
You know you lookin at winner, winner, winner
`Cause I'm a winner, yeah I'm a winner

[Verse 2: Jamie Foxx]
I'm steppin' out in the evening
Keep winnin' and screamin'
You gotta be cheatin' but I'm so breezy
I make this look easy
And y'all thinkin' I'm seasoned, you gotta believe me
I went from TVs to screens to DVDs
To CDs to MP3s overseas
I got, no time, the talking is boring
Just look at me soarin', feeling like Jordan

[Bridge: Jamie Foxx]
(Aaah-ah) Hold up I ain't finished yet
On the top but you just don't get it yet
I never got cut, I make 'em cut the check
Can't hear me in the stands, let me say it again
(Aaah-ah) You ain't heard I'm the shit
On the top but you just don't get it yet
I never got cut but I make 'em cut the check
So hate on but guess what
[Chorus: Justin Timberlake & Jamie Foxx]
I feel like I can't miss
I know they want me to fall
But ain't nothin bigger than this
So just pass me the ball
You know you lookin at a winner, winner, winner
I can't miss, can't lose, can't miss
You know you lookin at winner, winner, winner
`Cause I'm a winner, yeah I'm a winner

[Verse 3: T.I.]
That's right, you see the, Porsche Panamera, got 'em in hysteria
The turbo super fast
and that McLaren even scarier
Hear me turnin' corners, burnin' rubber in your area
I'm hard to follow once I pop the clutch and hit the throttle
I'm recession proof, I don't run to money, money run to me
In this economy, guess I'm considered an anomaly
Bugattis, Maseratis, new Ferraris, I got one of each
My future bright, tight like the pussy out in front of me
Turn pain to progression in every studio session
Passion into perfection, to failure I'm an exception
Fuck if you wanna lose, to battle me is a blessing
You couldn't die at the hands of a better man
I ran from the bottom to the best, no Auto-Tune
Been in the lead, say you seen King follow whom
Never that, I'm the freshest go ask whoever that
King back, money long as a old Cadillac
[Chorus: Justin Timberlake & Jamie Foxx]
I feel like I can't miss
I know they want me to fall
But ain't nothin bigger than this
So just pass me the ball
You know you lookin at a winner, winner, winner
I can't miss, can't lose, can't miss
You know you lookin at winner, winner, winner
`Cause I'm a winner, yeah I'm a winner

[Outro: T.I.]
Hey man, you thought a little vacation was gonna hold me back homeboy
Man, I'm back man, brighter than ever
You understand that?
If you didn't like me then, ha, you gonna hate me now nigga

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“Winner” is the first single from American singer/actor Jamie Foxx’s fourth studio album Best Night of My Life, released for digital download on April 6, 2010 through J Records. It features American singer Justin Timberlake and rapper T.I.. Foxx told George Lopez about Timberlake’s contribution: “I got him on the track—'cause he wasn’t gonna get on the track—I just literally said, ‘Man, my people suffered for 500 years. You owe me this.’” It was also the official theme song of the 2010 NBA Playoffs for NBA on TNT and NBA TV.

Allmusic considered this song a standout cut.[5] LA Times was also positive: “Current radio staple "Winner” sets the template — big processed drums, creepy synths and lots of open space for Foxx’s capable runs.“ The New York Times was positive too: "On "Winner” there’s even some of the pseudo rapping that Justin Timberlake has been squeezing out of his system of late.“ PopMatters was negative in its review, however: ”“Winner” is another song that exists in spite of Jamie, and speaks only to the depth of his pockets. (…) The chorus of “Winner” splayed across ESPN and TNT promos for basketball games.“ Slant Magazine panned the track: "It’s this kind of careless maximalism that produces junk like "Winner”, a whirring waste of a Justin Timberlake appearance, a song whose basketball theme and cheesy dribble beat sound like something ripped from High School Musical.“ USA Today, however, highlighted the song positively.

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