[Intro: Jay-Z]
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Theres a nigga right now somewhere
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He at the table with a bowl of Apple Jacks
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And hes reading the back of the cereal
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And in between eating the Apple Jacks, hes writing some shit
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And he wants my spot
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Ima find him though, Ima sign him…
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I dont want no problems
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[Verse 1: J. Cole]
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Like we always do at this time, Cole blowin your mind
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Hey, dummy, this no accident, all of this was designed
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T-T-T-Took my time, c-c-crept from behind
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And I opened up your blinds, rise and shine, Cole World
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Same nigga used to drive around with yo girl
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In my mamas Civic, now Im out here tryna get it
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I aint like you lame ass niggas, boy, I spit it how I live it
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So when you see me in the streets, man, I aint gotta mimic
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‘Cause I aint got an image to uphold, this real shit
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I aint got a gimmick, I just flow, the niggas went nuts for
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The boy that set fire to the booth
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In a game full of liars, it turns out that Im the truth
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Some say that raps alive, it turns out that Im the proof
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‘Cause the ones yall thought would save the day cant even tie my boots
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The ones yall thought could hang with me cant even tie my noose
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Let these words be my bullets, nigga, I dont rhyme, I shoot, bang!
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[Chorus]
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Before I wake, uh
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I pray to the Lord, uh, my soul to take, uh
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My soul to take, uh, my soul take, uh
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My soul to take
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[Verse 2]
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Lord I been dreamin bout the paper, get rich ‘fore I see my life taper
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Hope my mama get to see Jamaica before she meet her maker
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I hoop was never good enough to ever be a Laker
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But these words I record got me ballin, Jordan
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More than a rapper, this a natural disaster
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Boy, Im meaner than Katrina mixed with Gina, “Shut up, Cole!”
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This is for my niggas back home, homes, what up, bo?
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This is for the bitches that played me, what up, ho?
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Nah, I aint mad, its sad, you went from bad to real bad
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Two kids that dont even know their real dad
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Real sad, baby girl, I wish you still had it
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Then maybe you could get a taste of livin Villematic
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Is Cole still at it? Yall be talkin about the same shit
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Thats how I feel about it, mama was a real addict
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Thats why I dont respect that lyin ass white shit you talkin
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Coles planning funerals, you might fit the coffin
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[Chorus]
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Before I wake, uh
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I pray to the Lord, uh, my soul to take, uh
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My soul to take, uh, my soul take, uh
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My soul to take, hey (Uh)
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[Verse 3]
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Get on your jo,b lil mane, this aint Saturday
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We in two different lanes, you cant navigate
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We in two different games, you playin patty cake
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Brother, youre lame, youre Shane Battier
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You out of shape, my mind run a mile a minute
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The skys the limit, Im so high, Im divin in it
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My rides is tinted, my knobs gettin slobbed up in it
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She hollerin God, man you wouldve thought that God was in it
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But its just a nigga God invented
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The best out, foolish pridell make you not admit it
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But if this shit aint fire, nigga, why you noddin with it?
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The hate in your blood cant stop your soul from vibin with it
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Now you all conflicted cause my flows is wicked
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And my hoes is thicker and all of yours is pickin me
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‘Cause they know a star when they see a star, nigga
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Aint even got to fuck him to know he a raw nigga
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I got her in my bedroom, but cheer up, nigga
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You saved so many hoes, you a hero, nigga!
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Medal of honor, Im feelin on top like Pac
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When he slept with Madonna, hey, this is death before dishonor
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Get arrested and forget to tell my mama
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She got enough to stress about, my niggas gonna get me out
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Then we hit the club with the thugs and the liquors
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No criminal record but Im makin criminal records
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Isnt it ironic? Isnt it iconic?
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Jacket so expensive you wouldnt even try on it
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But it fit me perfect, I purchase it if I want it
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The city on my shoulder, so, no, girl, you cant cry on it
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When you make a list of the greatest, ayy, am I on it?
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Maybe not yet but, bitch, I got the clock set
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It goes tick-tock, game on lock
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Son gon shine but the reign wont stop, oh no
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[Outro]
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If I should die before I wake
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I pray to the Lord my soul to take
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My soul to take, my soul to take
