[Intro: Yeah, third take & Effect nigga Yeah, yeah, I got to Yeah,
[Verse 1: holding enemies hostage Eventually the penalty will and haunt ya memories leaving me nauseous But the makes the melodies awesome So instead of me talking I'm steady And steady plotting on how to spaghetti toppings 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 forgetting 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 giving a fuck with a in his ear Put that steak on his plate so long disappear Empty gut I'm hungry man, the guns this year I'm feeling like I'm dealing with boy I'm killing Niggas trying to bite styles You a tooth if you bite down Bitch I go way too
[Hook 1: Cause I've been in this hood dog for way too man I've quiet for way too long Been waiting can't wait too long dog been broke man for way too long No hot water for way too You can't 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, child how I got this knowledge is wild Streets taught me, softly nigga watch from the crowd Cause any 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 state to state running late watch 'em Tryna avoid state troopers, that's the watchers Run this set this cake till they say "Gotcha" Or till the fat lady sings, and niggas oprahs And Oprah hate no mistake that we know the stake still, we hope to make over eight figures Slim chances, but niggas bet against the and who am I to criticise how you play your cards dawg
2: J. Cole] Cause I beat the odds going way too hard I been getting on for way too long I been waiting for way too long I been quiet for way too long You can't know the hustle dawg it's way too 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 admit it, tryna get my brother acquitted Yo' tell the judge I be to pay him off if he's with it My flesh and blood, off to the cell I search for heaven as I see him lost in this hell Headed for or jail To never try is the fail But love is wanting more for than they want 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 Reminisce as we was kids "Fuck a cop" Guess he took it serious, for me that shit was for props Arms too skinny to hug the I found comfort in my dreams, of things on the screen of fortune and fame Decisions, decisions, the or the Range I take a trip back to the 'Ville only remain Some of them niggas still breathing but they dead Victims of a Tears my eyes dawg
3: J. Cole] Cause been out of touch man for way too long been out in Hollywood for way too long I've been, getting this for way too long I ain't called my pops in way too long 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. Cozz & Cole Play back