[Intro: Yeah, third take Cozz & Effect Yeah, yeah, I got to Yeah,
[Verse 1: Jealousy holding hostage the penalty will come and haunt ya Hennessey memories leaving me But the makes the melodies awesome So instead of me talking I'm jotting And steady plotting on how to gain spaghetti You that parmesan, that cheddar, mozzarella The goes on and on you know my heart is dark You my list is long, I'm a young phenomenon It's like these people keep It's always the least who ends up getting it So don't tell me bout no niggas What's the if I hear Mr. not a fuck with a joint in his ear Put that steak on his plate so long disappear Empty gut I'm man, the guns pointing this year I'm like I'm dealing with children boy I'm killing Niggas trying to bite styles You a tooth if you bite down Bitch I go way too
1: Cozz] Cause been in this 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 for way too long You can't the hustle it's way too strong we're way too strong
[Verse 2: J. to the imposters, label me the king My dreams win Oscars, my niggas turned mobsters My white friends doctors, child Listen how I got this knowledge is Streets me, speak softly nigga watch from the crowd any nigga that's loud, just want attention and eventually blaow No fake niggas allowed in my circle You been through half the shit I been through it'll hurt ya Tread softly, my nigga moving state to state running late 'em avoid state troopers, that's the weight watchers Run this dope set this till they say "Gotcha" Or till the fat lady sings, and niggas hate And Oprah niggas no mistake that 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 how you play your cards dawg
2: J. Cole] Cause I done beat the going way too hard I been getting on for way too long I been patiently for way too long I been quiet 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 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 with it My and blood, hauled off to the cell I search for heaven as I see him getting lost in hell Headed for coffin or 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 kids "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 fortune and Decisions, decisions, the Porsche or the I take a trip back to the 'Ville corpses remain Some of them niggas still breathing but dead inside Victims of a Tears fill my eyes
3: J. Cole] Cause I've been out of man for way too long I've been out in for way too long I've been, getting this for way too long I ain't called my pops in way too long I make my girl wait 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. Cozz & Cole Play back