[J.Cole - Verse 1]
I changing right before your eyes? [bad word] someone you don’t recognize
As if I was disguised, I’m on that [bad word] as if I was the Fly
I’m touchin’ skies, no puffin’ lie
Man these songs that I made in my bedroom and [bad word] Gon’ finally give a n-gga leg room and a whip
From a Civic to a Chevy must’ve died and went to heaven
Like a passenger on 9/11 — please go find a reverend
You see I promise that I’d never change
But that was way before I made the dough and met the game
Say hello to Miss Thang, I forgot yo name, she yellow
And even white women want a n-gga — Othello
I’m ballin’ with nuggets, like [bad word] it I’m Carmello
Now the crib got much room -Portobello
She drop it low and then she bust moves for the fellow
I sit yo [bad word] down like you was playin’ a cello
See, you n-ggas hated and I levitated further
Knew I would kill the game, premeditated murder
So if [bad word] down, may the best man win
No sweat like a head band

[J.Cole - [bad word] 
Where I’m from, if you ever seen what I seen
You know it can’t get no better for me
No it can’t get no better for me
Where I’m from, if you ever seen what I seen
You know it can’t get no better for me
No it can’t get no better for me

[J.Cole - Verse 2]
I’ma kill the game and invite witnesses
No death penalty, I’m givin’ out life sentences
Like keep grindin’ boy, your life can change in one year
And even when it’s dark out, the sun is shining somewhere
Yeah, look here I pay dues
My own worst enemy so [bad word] it either way I can’t lose
808’s so my south n-ggas feel me
Light-skinned so the house n-ggas feel me
She catch me creepin’ out your house she’ll kill me
Is it worth it what’s under that blouse?
My heart’ll turn pitch black and cold if I split with my girl
If I could gift-wrap the globe, I would give you the world
But, do you love me like you used to?
Even though I ain’t that n-gga that you’re used to
Remember back when I was broke, you would fix me
Do you prefer the broke me or the rich me
The broke me couldn’t buy you meals, not even a value meal
And now I pay for everything, how you feel?
Mixed feelings ’cause now all the chicks feelin’ him
You gotta adapt though never goin’ back
 [bad word] 
Where I’m from, if you ever seen what I seen
You know it can’t get no better for me
No it can’t get no better for me
Where I’m from, if you ever seen what I seen
You know it can’t get no better for me
No it can’t get no better for me

I can’t [bad word] away
I can’t [bad word] away
I swear [bad word] back today
But if I’m wrong
And I ain’t got what it takes
Then all dem people that was counting on me
Boy won’t you climb down the mountain for me
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