m y . l i f e Songtext
von J. Cole

Oh, you came there, God
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, Lord
No matter how, no matter how long it take, yeah
No matter how long it take, n-
Oh, God, yeah
You better be

Spiralin′ up, just like a rich n- staircase (spiral up)
No-fly zone, please stay the f- out my airspace (out my face)
N- say things behind backs that they wouldn't dare say (dare say)
Know it′s on sight when I see you, I'm workin' at SquareSpace

Yeah, top of the mornin′, I know that you thought that I was dormant
Woke up early from shots that were swarmin′
A block full of opps, now the cops in an orbit
Guess somebody got popped and they knockin' on doors
Tryna find an informant but I ain′t see nathin'
I′m mindin' my business as God is my witness
No weapon gon′ prosper that's formin' against me


N-, I′m starvin′, immensely
Know when I'm done with these songs, you gon′ miss me
Ja Morant, I'm on my Grizzly
You n- just cubs but no, not the ones in big leagues
After The Fall Off, I promise I′m comin' to sellin′ out Wrigley's
I'm just a product of poverty, full of narcotics

To profit off quickly
My family tree got a history of users that struggle with demons
Not really the hustlin′ instincts
Therefore, often, my pockets was empty
So I summoned my partner
Was servin′ up r- on the corners, the project assemblies

Me, I was startin' to envy, wanna be on the top where it′s plenty
Wanna be in the spot like where every b- want me
Like Rihanna droppin' new Fenty
What I see in the sky
The ′Ville is the ceilin', can′t reach up too high, evidently
Nah, I can't reach up too high, evidently
Never seen no one drivin' a Bentley
I can′t be out here moppin′ a Wendys


My life is all I have
My rhymes, my pen, my pad
And I done made it out the struggle, don't judge me
What you sayin′ now won't budge me
′Cause where I come from (come from), so often (so often)
People you grow up with layin' in a coffin
But I done made it through the pain and strife
It′s my time and my world, my life, my life

Say what? The stuff that I've seen got me traumatized
I let the K go when Johnny died
Swangin' that m- side to side
We don′t participate, ain′t with that squashin' sh-
All we believe in is homicide
I got a good heart, so I sent teddy bears
Every time we make their mommas cry

I pray my past ain′t ahead of me (21)
When I'm in love, I love heavenly (on God)
If you betray me, you dead to me (21)
I disrespect you respectfully (straight Up)
I got some partners who left this Earth
Maybe the pain made a better me (on God)
Just know they secrets is kept with them (on God)
I feel like the streets is in debt with me (straight up)

I gave my heart away to all the dawg
′Cause that's who accepted me (21)
I blame my pops for that sh-
′Cause if he didn't fail, he could've corrected me (21)
Give all the props to my momma
′Cause no matter what, she always protected me (on God)
I promise you, it ain′t no checkin' me (on God)
Jump in the water, get wet with me (straight up, 21, 21)

You want my money or wanna have s- with me?
Can′t let the opps or the law get the best of me
I get to answerin', you get to textin′ me
I see chicken, you n- is breast to me
Plantin' the seed but it ain′t a sesame
Can't let you-, grow next to me

My life is all I have
My rhymes, my pen, my pad
And I done made it out the struggle, don't judge me
What you sayin′ now won′t budge me
'Cause where I come from (come from), so often (so often)
People you grow up with layin′ in a coffin
But I done made it through the pain and strife
It's my time and my world, my life, my life