[Chorus: T-Boz, Chilli & Jennifer Hudson]
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Even though I—
~#**************#~
On my way, on my way, on my way down
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On my way, on my way, on my way down
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You were the one that was tryna keep me way down
~#**************#~
But like the sun, know you know I find my way back round
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[Verse 1: J. Cole]
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They tell me I should fix my grill cause I got money now
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I aint gon sit around and front like I aint thought about it
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A perfect smile is more appealing, but its funny how
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My shit is crooked—look at how far I done got without it!
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I keep my twisted grill, just to show the kids its real
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We aint picture perfect, but we worth the picture still
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I got smart, I got rich and I got bitches still
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And they all look like my eyebrows: thick as hell
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Love yourself, girl, or nobody will
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Though you a woman I dont know how you deal
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With all the pressure to look impressive and go out in heels
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I feel for you, killin yourself to find a man thatll kill for you
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You wake up, put makeup on
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Stare in the mirror, but its clear that you cant face whats wrong
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No need to fix what God already put his paintbrush on
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Your roommate yelling, “Why you gotta take so long?!”
~#**************#~
What its like to have a crooked smile
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[Chorus: T-Boz, Chilli & Jennifer Hudson (J. Cole)]
~#**************#~
Even though I—
~#**************#~
On my way, on my way, on my way down
~#**************#~
On my way, on my way, on my way down (This crooked smile)
~#**************#~
You were the one that was tryna keep me way down
~#**************#~
But like the sun, know you know I find my way back round (Yeah)
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[Verse 2: J. Cole]
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To all the women with the flaws, know its hard, my darling
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You wonder why youre lonely and your mans not calling
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You keep falling victim cause youre insecure
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And when I tell you that youre beautiful, you cant be sure
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‘Cause he dont seem to want you back and its got you askin
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So all you see is what you lackin, not what you packin
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Take it from a man that loves what you got
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And baby girl, you a star, dont let em tell you youre not
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Now is it real? Eyebrows, fingernails, hair
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Is it real? If its not, girl, you dont care
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‘Cause whats real is somethin that the eyes cant see
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That the hands cant touch, that them broads cant be
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And thats you, never let em see your frown
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And if you need a friend to pick you up, Ill be around
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And we can ride with the windows down, the music loud
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I can tell you aint laughed in a while
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But I wanna see that crooked smile
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[Chorus: T-Boz, Chilli & Jennifer Hudson]
~#**************#~
Even though I—
~#**************#~
On my way, on my way, on my way down
~#**************#~
On my way, on my way, on my way down
~#**************#~
You were the one that was tryna keep me way down
~#**************#~
But like the sun, know you know I find my way back round
~#**************#~
[Post-Chorus: J. Cole T-Boz & Chilli]
~#**************#~
We got the crooked smile, we can style on em
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Back round, crooked smile, we can style on em
~#**************#~
You were the one that was tryna keep me way down
~#**************#~
But like the sun, know you know I find my way back round
~#**************#~
[Verse 3: J. Cole]
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We dont look nothin like the people on the screen
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You know, the movie stars, picture perfect beauty queens
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But we got dreams and we got the right to chase em
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Look at the nation
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Thats a crooked smile braces couldnt even straighten
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Seem like half the race is either on probation or in jail
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Wonder why we inhale, cause we in Hell already
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I ask: If my skin pale, would I then sell like Eminem or Adele?
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But one more time for the ‘Ville
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And fuck all of that beef shit, nigga, lets make a mil
~#**************#~
Hey officer man, we dont want nobody gettin killed
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Just open up that cell, let my brother outta jail
~#**************#~
I got money for the bail now, and well now
~#**************#~
If you askin will I tell now—ayy, hell nah
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I aint snitchin cause, man, they get them niggas stitches now
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If you was around then you wouldnt need a witness now
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How you like this crooked smile?
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[Chorus: T-Boz, Chilli & Jennifer Hudson (J. Cole)]
~#**************#~
Even though I—
~#**************#~
On my way, on my way, on my way down
~#**************#~
On my way, on my way, on my way down (That crooked smile)
~#**************#~
You were the one that was tryna keep me way down
~#**************#~
But like the sun, know you know I find my way back round
~#**************#~
[Post-Chorus: J. Cole T-Boz & Chilli]
~#**************#~
We got the crooked smile, we can style on em
~#**************#~
Back round, crooked smile, we can style on em
~#**************#~
You were the one that was tryna keep me way down
~#**************#~
But like the sun, know you know I find my way back round
~#**************#~
[Ad-Libs: Choir]
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[Outro: Choir]
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La la la, la la la, la-la—la—la
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La la la, la la la, la-la—la—la
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La la la, la la la, la-la—la—la
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La la la, la la la, la-la—la—la
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On my way, on my way, on my way down
~#**************#~
On my way, on my way, on my way down
~#**************#~
You were the one that was tryna keep me way down
~#**************#~
But like the sun, know you know I find my way back round
~#**************#~
Back round
~#**************#~
You were the one that was tryna keep me way down
~#**************#~
But like the sun, know you know I find my way back round
~#**************#~
Back round
~#**************#~
You were the one that was tryna keep me way down
~#**************#~
But like the sun, know you know I find my way back round
~#**************#~
Round
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[Music Video]
