[Intro: Yeah, take nigga Cozz & Effect Yeah, yeah, I got to Yeah,
1: Cozz] Jealousy enemies hostage Eventually the penalty will come and ya Hennessey leaving me nauseous But the Hennessy makes the melodies So of me talking I'm steady jotting And plotting on how to gain spaghetti toppings You know that parmesan, cheddar, mozzarella The list goes on and on you my heart is strong You know my is long, I'm a young phenomenon It's these people keep forgetting It's always the least expected who ends up it So don't tell me bout no hating What's the if I hear Mr. not giving a with a joint in his ear Put steak on his plate then so long disappear Empty gut I'm hungry man, the guns pointing this I'm feeling like I'm with children boy I'm killing Niggas already to bite styles You break a if you bite down I go way too hard
[Hook 1: Cause I've been in hood dog for way too long man I've quiet for way too long Been patiently waiting can't too long dog I've broke man for way too long No hot water for way too You can't knock the hustle it's way too we're way too strong
[Verse 2: J. to the imposters, label me the king My dreams could win Oscars, my niggas turned My white friends doctors, child how I got this knowledge is wild Streets taught me, speak softly nigga from the crowd Cause any nigga that's loud, just want attention and blaow No fake niggas in my circle dawg You been through half the shit I been it'll hurt ya dawg Tread softly, my nigga moving to state running late watch 'em Tryna avoid troopers, that's the weight watchers Run this dope set this cake they say "Gotcha" Or till the fat lady sings, and niggas hate And Oprah hate Make no mistake we know the stake still, we hope to make over eight figures Slim chances, but niggas bet against the odds and who am I to criticise how you your cards dawg
2: J. Cole] Cause I beat the odds going way too hard I been slept on for way too long I been patiently waiting for way too I been dawg for way too long You can't the hustle dawg it's way too strong It's way too I said you can't knock my hustle dawg way too strong way too strong
[Verse 3: J. Look, I never admit it, tryna get my brother Yo' tell the judge I be happy to pay him off if with it My flesh and blood, hauled off to the I for heaven as I see him getting lost in this hell for coffin or jail To try is the ultimate fail But love is wanting more for someone than they for themselves Deep, I I love a lot Because the more I do my thang the more I feel the guilt and shame my brother's not as we was kids screaming "Fuck a cop" Guess he took it serious, for me shit was just for props Arms too skinny to hug the I found comfort in my dreams, of things seen on the screen of fortune and Decisions, decisions, the or the Range I take a trip back to the 'Ville only remain Some of them niggas still breathing but they inside Victims of a Tears fill my dawg
[Hook 3: J. Cause been out of touch man for way too long I've been out in Hollywood for way too I've been, getting paper for way too long I ain't called my pops back in way too I done make my girl wait for way too I if I changed, am I way too on? knock my hustle but It's way too strong It's way too
[Outro: J. & Effect Cole Play back