J. Cole - Crunch Time Lyrics
[Intro: J. Cole]TickThis is for my niggas in the fourth quarterJust watching that clock tick. Yeah[Verse 1: J. Cole]You said, at what point do you start seeing bread?Been out hustling for years, shoe box right under my bedI move the work out my momma’s house, got me a little old cribI always fantasize if I had went to college insteadWould I be happily married instead of broke and unwed?My nigga made a major move I said I hope for the bestI told my sister as I kissed her cheek I’m better off dead*****ing with this white, it’s all been downhill like a sledNow listen, I understand they say you make your own bedBut tell me who supplied these sheets with this cheap ass threadIn denial about the feds, he can’t see past breadNow do exactly what the man in the ski mask says, okay?These are the times, survival my only crimeI gotta be on my grind, a lot of my homies goneInside of me Lord I know, it’s a lie that we gon' be fineBut momma I’m tired of crying, just lie to me one more time[Hook]Cause it’s crunch timeCause it’s crunch timeShit real manA nigga got bills man it’s crunch time.Shit real man a nigga got bills[Verse 2: J Cole]Look, scavenge these records of these days MP3’sLooking for the samples to put a nigga on MTV’sThis is for nigga’s with empty dreams and empty jeansStill holding on to the word maybeCause this 9 to 5 shit is driving you stir crazyComing home tired just to hear it from your ladyHollaring about your baby, need this and need thatAnd all you want is peace and quietMaybe some feedback, on these rapsCause labels ain’t hollering, and niggas ain't downloadingNobody see your vision, they walking around blindfoldedAll this time holding on to possibilitiesYou step outside, you smoke a blunt and then you feel the breeze***** what they talking, it ain’t like life come oftenOnly thing worse than death is a regret filled coffinSo try before you die or always wonder what if?I thank the lord for this wonderful giftLooking for strength in this crunch time[Hook]Looking for strength in the crunch timeThis shit real dawg a nigga got bills dawgIt’s crunch timeYeahNigga it’s crunch timeThis shit real dawg a nigga got bills dawg[Outro: J. Cole]I feel your pain nigga trust meFor all my nigga’s out there still trying to get itFew nigga’s I know, few nigga’s I don’t knowShout out to my nigga filthyNervous WreckShout out to my nigga MarcusNigga I forgive you for all that shit you saidI understand my niggaStill love. Yeah
