J. Cole - Rags To Riches (At The Beep) Lyrics
[Ring]Your call has been forwarded to an automated voice messaging systemDamn, broke is a bad joke but still I laugh thoughFrontin' trynna have hope, it's sad thoughI'm tired of being broke as shitI'm seeing other niggas ball and I'm like 0 for 6Ay man I just graduated, good old college degreeShit, my niggas drug dealing seen more dollars than meI know my calling, it's in my blood to do this music thingWon't be that illest nigga that you never knew his nameI'm looking at these fake A&R's like "you a lame-That boy a genius and you ain't even listen, man you insane"But you'll see though, just what the hell a nigga bout' to be thoughSo give me one year then play this back like T-VOCause boy I'm fein'n blow I'm a motha*****ing torpedoThe music's in my blood so watch these niggas turn mosquitoesUh, I play the villain and the hero, some grow man shitFeel like a god'dam kid, man I'm Pac and BIG(What up?) "Up" is something that I can't giveWon't see me disappear like the old Ant VivCause even on a slow jam I'm so damn sickMan I even spread a virus to a program-quickI gotta focus on my flow and get some doe man, shitNo dollars got me acting like I got no damn senseBut peace to my broham's and my ex ladyYea we've been complicating things with the sex latelyMaybe I'm being selfish-but naw I can't help itCause girl we go back like a throwback Celtics-jerseyRegardless of where God lead us,Just know that I was Martin and you was my GinaUh, but I'm through living in the past LordNo more thinking rewind and more fast forwardLess rearview mirror and more dashboardI'm visualizing cash and stamps on a passportThat CLS with a full tank of gas for itCop my momma a whip nigga he didn't even ask for itWise enough to know that money can't buy you happiness or loveersBut it's gon get my momma out the struggleWise enough to know that money can't buy you happiness or loversBut it's gon get my momma out the struggleSaid I'm wise enough to know that money can't buy you happiness or loversBut it's gon get my momma out the struggle niggaYeah uh!Uh huhI'd like to welcome ya'll toMy life, my life, my life, my life in the sunshine(My life in the sunshine, ok yeah)Everybody loves the sunshine (This is the come up nigga, uh)Sunshine (Ayo real quick man)Everbody loves the sunshine(Ya'll better pardon this experience man, the come up)(While we gettin' outta here, I just wanna give a few shout outs man)Sunshine (First and foremost man, my fam man my mother my brother man)Folks get down in the sunshine (God nigga, yes god nigga)(For real my brothers from 'nother mothers man, RJ man)Sunshine (Mike Shaw, what it is man, DreamVille all day, we not...)Folks get down in the sunshine (We callin' that shit Fayattenam niggas)(But we also callin' that shit DreamVilleNigga you got a dream, you can get the ***** up outta yo situation niggaShout out to By Any Means, my nigga E-Ro manThem Two Nice Niggas manAll the way, all terrain music all day)There's trees and plants and flowers (It's a beautiful life man)(Froms rags to riches, watch me man)There's trees and plants and flowers (From rags to riches)There's trees and plants and flowers (Uh yeah)
