Lyrics | J. Cole | Just to Get By

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The Warm Up

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2009

Just to Get By

J. Cole

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That was the warm-up, that was the warm-up, baby

Aight, Elite, for real, one take, dawg, and I'm up outta here

One, yup

Yeah

Lord, please forgive me for my sinnin'

I ain't sayin' that I'm finished, but I'm prayin' in advance

'Cause the way her eyes glance like they playin' in my pants

Yeah, ball game, I swear the hoes wasn't in my plans

When a nigga took a chance and came to the big city

My beat machine the only fuckin' thing I had with me

Like Bobby had Whitney, we was cookin' up crack

But them fifteen credits had a nigga off track

Picture that, best rapper since Lil Wayne in classes

The best bachelor since Bruce Wayne with his bachelor's

But mastered this rap shit

You hear the words comin' from my lips

Bastards, I never crack, I got that chapstick

I practiced 'til that shit made perfect

And served it to the people on a silver platter

Now where's the ladder?

'Cause either you gonna whine or you climb, I chose the latter

Know you haters is pissed, hold your bladder, though

'Fore you get tossed like a forward lateral

We never tattle, let God handle that or let the mob handle that

No Soprano, half Black, half white, I'm a piano

I'm an animal, my video on Discovery Channel, I'm a beast

When my shit hits the streets, these niggas cease to exist

Like a beach in a tsunami, you'll find me in the 'Ville in the state of NC

Bitch, if I ain't back home, I'm up in NYC, 'bout that money probably

Like a fuckin' robbery, but I ain't jackin'

I'm chasin' dreams, sort of like jeans, boy, I ain't slackin'

I'm chasin' dreams, sort of like jeans, boy, I ain't slackin'

Hey, take a hard look at my drive, nigga, no hackin' on my shit

I'll straight smack a nigga, straight taggin' niggas

Yo, I'm freestylin', fuck y'all niggas, y'all be wildin', and I'm out

WRITERS

Jermaine Cole

PUBLISHERS

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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