[Intro: Yeah, take nigga Cozz & Effect Yeah, yeah, I got to Yeah,
1: Cozz] Jealousy 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 that parmesan, that cheddar, mozzarella The list goes on and on you my heart is dark You know my is long, I'm a young phenomenon It's like these people forgetting It's the least expected who ends 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 then so long Empty gut I'm hungry man, the guns pointing this I'm feeling I'm dealing with children boy I'm killing Niggas already to bite styles You break a tooth if you down I go way too hard
[Hook 1: Cause I've been in hood dog for way too long man been quiet for way too long Been patiently waiting wait too long dog I've been 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. Death to the imposters, me the king My dreams could win Oscars, my niggas mobsters My white doctors, fatherless child Listen how I got this is wild Streets taught me, speak nigga watch from the crowd Cause any nigga that's loud, just attention and eventually blaow No fake allowed in my circle dawg You through half the shit 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 watchers Run dope set this cake till they say "Gotcha" Or till the fat lady sings, and niggas oprahs And Oprah niggas Make no mistake that we know the stake still, we hope to make over eight 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 slept on for way too long I been patiently for way too long I been quiet for way too long You can't know the hustle dawg it's way too way too strong I said you can't knock my dawg it's way too strong It's way too
3: J. Cole] Look, I never it, tryna get my brother acquitted Yo' tell the I be happy to pay him off if he's with it My flesh and blood, hauled off to the I for heaven as I see him getting lost in this hell Headed for or jail To never try is the ultimate But love is wanting more for someone than want for themselves Deep, I guess I a lot Because the more I do my thang the 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 shit was just for props Arms too 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 back to the 'Ville only corpses remain Some of them still breathing but they dead inside of a genocide Tears my eyes dawg
3: J. Cole] Cause been out of touch man for way too long I've 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 my hustle but It's way too strong way too strong
[Outro: J. & Effect Cole Play back