[Verse 1]
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I put my heart and soul in this game, Im feelin drained
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Unappreciated, unalleviated
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Tired of comin up short—fuck abbreviated
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Want my whole name spelt out, my own pain spilt out
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No pain, no gain, I blow brains—Cobain
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Throw flames, Liu Kang, the coach aint help out, so I call my own shots
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Im David Blaine, Im breakin out of my own box, you stay the same
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But homie if you change, may you change for the better
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Back when Martin King had a thing for Coretta
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Wonder if she seen all the dreams he was dreamin
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Did she have a clue of all the schemes he was schemin
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Still loved him just enough to put up with the cheatin
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Months go by and only see him for a weekend
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I say a prayer—hope my girl aint leavin
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We all got angels, we all got demons
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As you fall through the club
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Bad bitches down to do all the above
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Money come fast so bein hungry dont last
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‘Til you look in the mirror and you saw who you was
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Cole World—it couldnt be more clearer
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The time is now—couldnt be more here-er
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My reign gonna last like 3-4 eras
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Say hello to the real, I can be your hero
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[Chorus]
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Hey, Ima put us all on the map
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Gone and I aint lookin back
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I know they gone feel it like they tank on E
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I promise baby, you can bet the bank on me
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Cause cant nobody tell me what I aint gon be no more
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You thinking Ima fall, dont be so sure
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I wish somebody made guidelines
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On how to get up off the sidelines
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[Verse 2]
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Up in first class, laugh even though its not funny
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See a white man wonder how the fuck I got money
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While he sit at coach, hate to see me walk past
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Young black pants sag, headphones blastin
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Know what he askin, “How did he manage?”
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“With all the cards against him, he used them to his advantage!”
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Slang we be speakin probably soundin like Spanish
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Then I fuck they heads up when a nigga show manners
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Some New York niggas thought it was funny callin us ‘Bama
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Laughin at the grammar cause they didnt understand us
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Mustve thought we slow, but little do they know
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I came up here to take advantage of that shit yall take for granted
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Opportunity, that I would kill for
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Lookin at rappers like “What the fuck you got a deal for?!”
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When I was assed out with my funds low
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Its nice to know I had the whole world at my front door
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[Chorus]
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Hey, Ima put us all on the map
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Gone and I aint lookin back
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I know they gone feel it like they tank on E
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I promise baby, you can bet the bank on me
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Cause cant nobody tell me what I aint gon be no more
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You thinking Ima fall, dont be so sure
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I wish somebody made guidelines
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On how to get up off the sidelines
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[Verse 3]
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I made it to the rock, even though they tried to box me out
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I got the key to the game, they tried to lock me out
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But what they don’t understand is this is all planned
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It’s a bigger picture and you can’t photoshop me out
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Some nigga ask me why Jay never shout me out
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Like I’m supposed to give a fuck
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Don’t you know that I be out in France
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Where the fans throw they hands like Pacquiao
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Not cause my looks, cause my hooks could knock Rocky out
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And my lines is designed from the heart
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Young Simba been a lion from the start
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Dumb niggas, y’all been lyin from the start
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My life like a movie, truly
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And these niggas is dyin for the part
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But, you’ll never play me like LeBron vs. Jordan
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Twenty years, wonder who they gone say was more important
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Both changed the game, came through and made a lane
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Who’s to say that who’s greater, all we know, they ain’t the same
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[Chorus]
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Hey, Ima put us all on the map
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Gone and I aint lookin back
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I know they gone feel it like they tank on E
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I promise baby, you can bet the bank on me
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Cause cant nobody tell me what I aint gon be no more
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You thinking Ima fall, dont be so sure
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I wish somebody made guidelines
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On how to get up off the sidelines
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[Produced by J. Cole]
