[Intro: Yeah, third take Cozz & Effect Yeah, yeah, I got to Yeah,
[Verse 1: holding enemies hostage Eventually the penalty will and haunt ya Hennessey leaving me nauseous But the makes the melodies awesome So instead of me I'm steady jotting And steady plotting on how to gain toppings You know that parmesan, that cheddar, The goes on and on you know my heart is dark You know my is long, I'm a young phenomenon It's like these keep forgetting It's always the least who ends up getting it So tell me bout no niggas hating the point if I hear Mr. not giving a fuck with a in his ear Put that steak on his then so long disappear Empty gut I'm hungry man, the guns this year I'm feeling like I'm dealing with children boy I'm Niggas already to bite styles You break a tooth if you bite Bitch I go way too
1: Cozz] Cause I've in this hood dog for way too long man I've been quiet for way too Been waiting can't wait too long dog I've been man for way too long No hot water for way too You can't knock the hustle way too strong Yeah way too strong
2: J. Cole] Death to the imposters, me the king My dreams could win Oscars, my turned mobsters My white friends doctors, child Listen how I got knowledge is wild Streets taught me, speak softly nigga watch the crowd Cause any nigga that's loud, want attention and eventually blaow No fake niggas allowed in my circle You been through half the I been through it'll hurt ya dawg Tread softly, my nigga moving state to state late watch 'em Tryna avoid state troopers, that's the weight Run this dope set cake till they say "Gotcha" Or till the fat lady sings, and niggas oprahs And Oprah hate Make no mistake that we the stake still, we hope to make over eight figures chances, but niggas bet against the odds and who am I to criticise how you play your cards dawg
[Hook 2: J. Cause I beat the odds going way too hard I been getting slept on for way too I been waiting for way too long I quiet dawg for way too long You can't the hustle dawg it's way too strong way too strong 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 he's it My flesh and blood, hauled off to the I search for heaven as I see him getting lost in hell Headed for or jail To never try is the fail But love is wanting more for someone than they want for Deep, I guess I a lot Because the more I do my thang the more I feel the guilt and shame that my not Reminisce as we was kids "Fuck a cop" Guess he took it serious, for me that shit was just for Arms too to hug the block I comfort in my dreams, of things seen on the screen of fortune and fame Decisions, decisions, the Porsche or the I take a trip back to the 'Ville corpses remain Some of them niggas breathing but they dead inside Victims of a Tears fill my eyes
3: J. Cole] Cause I've been out of touch man for way too I've been out in for way too long I've been, getting this paper for way too I ain't called my pops in way too long I done make my girl for way too long I if I changed in my way to own Can't knock my but It's way too strong way too strong
[Outro: J. & Effect Cole Play that