J. Cole - Dollar And A Dream III lyrics

Yeah, hey, Cole World [Hook] I got a dollar and a dream That's all a n***a got So if it's bout that cream Then I'm all up in the spot I got a dollar and a dream Just a dollar and a dream [Verse 1] Walk with a n***a, I give you my pain So much on my mind I wonder how it fit in my brain Scattered thoughts, dark secrets lead me to a blacker heart Life can't get any worse, Stevie with his gla**es off Cause I still don't see hope, lookin' for a quick fix When everyone I see is broke, get lost in weed smoke Knowing it make it worse, thoughts roam uncontrollably Barely trustin' n***as, over a decade they been knowin' me sh**, life at the bottom, nobody but God got em They say he wouldn't leave me yet I'm fallin' like it's Autumn Tell me, what do you do just when you're on your last dollar And the stress and this mess you're in can make your a** holla? Do you fold, grow bitter and grow cold? No longer fightin' now the only thing you grow is old Or do you flip that f**in' dollar to a dream? Whether a scholar or a fiend, watch a pawn become a king Cole! Young n***a with his jeans low Nice guy just got a mean flow Never seen rich but he's seen po' Mr Dolla and a Dream in case you ain't know [Hook] That's all a n***a got So if it's bout that cream Then I'm all up in the spot I got a dollar and a dream Just a dollar and a dream [Verse 2] Yeah, armed and ready, you n***as strung out, you spaghetti You paper, confetti, small time, y'all on one, I'm on mine You logged off cause I'm online, small talk from small minds I wanna buy the mall but there ain't sh** in this small town This where I get my dough My n***as make sure the money right and then I rip the show I run the town they tried to call me underground I spun around like, you wish Homie my backpack Louis, now watch just how I do this I got the nerds rappin' hard sh**, dummies rappin' smart sh** Mozart meets Humphrey Bogart with this from the heart sh** Play your part, life is but a dream for me I get a flash of nightmares where n***as scheme on me It's hard to see my enemies; who infiltrated my team? I take a step back and notice that things ain't what they seem That's when a n***a refocus, yeah I turn on them high beams I got that red dot waitin', I'm wastin' your whole regime I wish a n***a would, boy you can't out-smart me I let you feel like you the sh**, but boy you can't out-fart me You never, have it, I know you want what I got But n***a you ain't me, but you are what I'm not And that's a phony a**, lonely a**, Cole is what you know me as But we far from homies, if you know my mama, you know me If you don't then well I'm sorry, you should get to know Kay Man she been workin' too hard, I should send her a bouquet My goal this year is a real one, gonna stack a million And as soon as I do, mama that 9 to 5 is through And I know I ain't been callin', but I'm thinkin' bout you And all the sh** that you been through My girl and then my brother too Cause this life get hard on this road, yeah it's true I don't never tell you how much I be stressin', but I do But I s** it up for who? My fans, and my mans Who probably never ever had this type of lifestyle in they plans Hoppin' in and out of vans, on the buses, on the planes Gettin' brain from a b**h and thinkin' "God damn, what's her name?" Sometimes I just shake my head and tell myself this is a shame And then my other side kick in like "b**h don't be so f**in' lame" Dang, what a life, another day, another night At times this sh** is all blurry, pray and hope that God heard me Just for those praying for me, man I know that y'all worry But I ain't never failed and you can bet I never will Cole! Young n***a with his jeans low Nice guy just got a mean flow Never seen rich but he's seen po' Mr Dolla and a Dream in case you ain't know [Hook] That's all a n***a got So if it's bout that cream Then I'm all up in the spot I got a dollar and a dream Just a dollar and a dream [Outro] Hey Cause n***a that's life, and trust me I'm livin' Look what a n***a made out the sh** that I was given Look what a n***a made out Look what a n***a made out Got a dollar and a dream Three