[Intro: Yeah, third take & Effect nigga 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 makes the melodies So instead of me talking I'm jotting And steady plotting on how to gain spaghetti You know that parmesan, that cheddar, 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 expected who 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 then so disappear Empty gut I'm man, the guns pointing this year I'm feeling like I'm dealing children boy I'm killing Niggas already trying to styles You break a tooth if you bite 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 been broke man for way too long No hot water for way too You can't knock the hustle way too strong Yeah we're way too
2: J. Cole] Death to the imposters, label me the My dreams could win Oscars, my niggas mobsters My friends doctors, fatherless child Listen how I got this is wild Streets taught me, speak softly watch from the crowd Cause any nigga that's loud, want attention and eventually blaow No fake niggas allowed in my circle You been half 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 set this cake till they say "Gotcha" Or till the fat sings, and niggas hate oprahs And hate niggas Make no mistake that we know the stake still, we hope to make over eight Slim chances, but bet against the odds and who am I to criticise how you play your cards dawg
2: J. Cole] Cause I done beat the going way too hard I been getting slept on for way too I been patiently for way too long I been quiet for way too long You can't know the hustle it's way too strong It's way too I said you can't knock my hustle dawg way too strong It's way too
[Verse 3: J. Look, I never admit it, tryna get my acquitted Yo' tell the judge I be happy to pay him off if he's it My flesh and blood, off to the cell I for heaven as I see him getting lost in this hell Headed for or jail To never try is the fail But love is wanting more for someone than they for themselves Deep, I guess I a lot Because the more I do my 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 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 they dead Victims of a Tears fill my eyes
[Hook 3: J. Cause I've out of touch man for way too long been out in Hollywood for way too long I've been, this paper for way too long I ain't called my pops back in way too I done 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. & Effect Cole that back