[Produced by Infamous and Drew Correa][Intro: Lil Wayne]Yo, yo Drew and InfThis-this, this right here is crazyYo I, I feel big, you know what I mean?Like, not, not big in the sense of, weightYou know what I mean? Like gainin' weight or nothin' like thatLike colossalLike, you know what I mean, like (sighs)I heard you were lookin' for me[Chorus: Sha-Ron Prescott & Lil Wayne]Hey, Mr. Carter (Hello)Tell me, where have you been? (Haha, you know, hehe)Cause they've been asking, they've been searchingThey've been wondering why (I know, haha)Hey, Mr. Carter (Hey, hello)Tell me, where have you been? (Shit, you know)Cause they've been asking, they've been searchingThey've been wondering why (Hahahah)[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]Yeah, to you forever, from me to youI heard somebody say "Church!" I'ma need a suitI'ma need a coupe, I won't need a roofFlyer than Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, BeetlejuiceI got the flow, I'm tryin' to see the roofDidn't wear a bulletproof so I got shot and you can see the proofBlind eyes could look at me and see the truthWonder if Stevie do?But I'ma leave it to God, not Beaver, neither youCause I'ma murder Y, kill O, and even UMan, I got summer hatin' on me cause I'm hotter than the sunGot spring hatin' on me 'cause I ain't never sprungWinter hatin' on me 'cause I'm colder than y'allAnd I will never, I will never, I will never fallI'm being hated by the seasonsSo fuck y'all who hatin' for no reason[Chorus: Sha-Ron Prescott & Lil Wayne]Hey, Mr. Carter (I am him!)Tell me, where have you been?Around the world and I'm back again!Cause they've been asking, they've been searchingWho's been askin' about me?They've been wondering why (In case you wonderin', hah!)Hey, Mr. Carter (I am him!)Tell me, where have you been?Around the world now I'm back again!Cause they've been asking, they've been searchingWho's been askin' about me?They've been wondering why (In case you wonderin', hah!)[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]Yeah, I been in and out the bank, bitchWhile y'all asshole niggas been on the same shitI flush and watch 'em go down the drain quickTwo words you never hear: "Wayne quit!?"Cause Wayne win, and they loseI call 'em April babies, cause they foolsAnd when they snooze, we up!Feet up, like a paraplegiaOr paraplegic? I parallel parkIn that red-and-yellow thing; old school Atlanta HawkLike I'm from College Park, but I'm from HollygroveNow all my Bloods scream "Soo-woo" and "Da-da-doe"I know my role and I play it wellAnd I weigh it well, on my Libra scaleI suck a pussy, fuck a pussy, leave it thereLong hair, don't even care[Chorus: Sha-ron Prescott & JAY-Z]Hey, Mr. Carter (Young! I am him)Tell me, where have you been?Around the world now I'm back againCause they've been asking, they've been searchingWho's been askin' about me?They've been wondering why (In case you wonderin')Hey, Mr. Carter (I am him)Tell me, where have you been?Around the world now I'm back againCause they've been asking, they've been searchingWho's been askin' about me?They've been wondering why (In case you wonderin', chyeah)[Verse 3: JAY-Z]I'm right here in my chair with my crown and my dearQueen B, as I share, mic time with my heirYoung Carter, go farther, go further, go harderIs that not why we came? And if not, then why bother?Show no mercy in MurcielagosI'm far from bein' the bastard that Marcy had fatheredNow my name's been mentioned with the martyrsThe Biggies and the Pacs and the Marleys and the MarcusesGarvey; got me a molotov-cocktail flowEven if you box well, can't stop the blowsKaboom! The Roc Boy in the roomThe dope boy I just came off the spoonAlso, I'm so fly I'm on auto-Pilot, while guys just stare at my wardrobeI see Euros, that's right: pluralI took so much change from this rap game, it's your go(Hey Mr. Carter) Young![Verse 4: Lil Wayne]It's my go, yeah… And I'ma go so opposite of softOff the richter, Hector, Camacho Man, Randy SavageFar from average, above status–quo, flow so proI know, I ride slow, and when I passThey say, "What up, killa?" Man, stop bringin' up my pastAnd next time you mention Pac, Biggie, or Jay-ZDon't forget Weezy, Baby![Chorus: Sha-Ron Prescott, Lil Wayne & Choir]Hey, Mr. Carter (Amen)Tell me, where have you been? (Yeah)Cause they've been asking, they've been searchingThey've been wondering why (Haha)Hey, Mr. Carter (Amen)Tell me, where have you been? (Hova!)Cause they've been asking, they've been searching (Weezy)They've been wondering why (Baby!)Hey, Mr. Carter (Hahaha)Tell me, where have you been? (I been hustlin')Cause they've been asking, they've been searching (Hustlin' hard)They've been wondering why (Chyeah!)Hey, Mr. CarterTell me, where have you been?Cause they've been asking, they've been searchingThey've been wondering why[Outro: Lil Wayne]And I swear to everything, when I leave this EarthIt's gonna be on both feet, never knees in the dirtAnd you can try me, fucker, but when I squeeze, it hurtFine, we'll lose two lives; yours and mineGive me any amount of time, don't let Ms. Carter grieveAt the funeral parlor, drippin' tears down my sleeveGive me any amount of time, don't let Ms. Carter grieve