[Intro: Yeah, third take Cozz & Effect Yeah, yeah, I got to Yeah,
1: Cozz] Jealousy holding hostage Eventually the penalty come and haunt ya Hennessey memories leaving me But the Hennessy the melodies awesome So of me talking I'm steady jotting And steady plotting on how to gain spaghetti You know parmesan, that cheddar, mozzarella The list goes on and on you know my is strong You know my list is long, I'm a phenomenon It's like these keep forgetting It's always the expected who ends up getting it So don't tell me bout no hating the point if I hear Mr. not a fuck with a joint in his ear Put that steak on his plate then so disappear Empty gut I'm hungry man, the guns this year I'm feeling like I'm with children boy I'm killing Niggas trying to bite styles You a tooth if you bite down Bitch I go way too
[Hook 1: Cause been in this hood dog for way too long man I've been quiet for way too Been patiently waiting wait too long dog been broke man for way too long No hot water for way too You knock the hustle it's way too strong Yeah way too strong
2: J. Cole] Death to the imposters, label me the My dreams could win Oscars, my niggas mobsters My white friends doctors, fatherless Listen how I got this is wild Streets taught me, speak softly nigga from the crowd Cause any that's loud, just want attention and eventually blaow No fake allowed in my circle dawg You been through the shit I been through it'll hurt ya dawg Tread softly, my nigga moving to state running late watch 'em Tryna avoid state troopers, the weight watchers Run this dope set cake till they say "Gotcha" Or till the fat lady sings, and niggas operas And Oprah niggas Make no mistake that we know the still, we hope to make over eight figures Slim chances, but niggas bet against the odds and who am I to how you play your cards dawg
[Hook 2: J. Cause I done beat the going way too hard I getting slept on for way too long I been patiently for way too long I been quiet for way too long You can't knock the dawg it's way too strong It's way too I said you can't knock my hustle dawg it's way too It's way too
3: J. Cole] Look, I never it, tryna get my brother acquitted Yo' tell the judge I be happy to pay him off if he's it My flesh and blood, hauled off to the I search for as I see him getting lost in this hell Headed for or jail To never try is the ultimate But love is wanting for someone than they want for themselves Deep, I guess I a lot the more I do my thang the more I feel the guilt and shame that my brother's not Reminisce as we was screaming "Fuck a cop" Guess he took it serious, for me that shit was for props too skinny to hug the block I found comfort in my dreams, of things seen on the screen of and fame Decisions, decisions, the Porsche or the I take a trip back to the 'Ville only corpses Some of them still breathing but they dead inside of a genocide Tears fill my eyes
[Hook 3: J. Cause I've been out of man for way too long I've been out in for way too long been, getting this 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
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