J. Cole - Tears For ODB lyrics

(Verse) Tears for ODB, drug induced poetry What’s the use? Strung out from that drug abuse What was me? 80’s baby so I know my pops was getting high In the 90’s me and mama barely getting by 2000’s, I was concentrating more on getting fly Getting b**hes, getting rich to get the sh** I couldn’t buy You know the story, you know my allegory I was sent from heaven with a set of horns, they better warn yall I’m here for more then just the kicks, some witty metaphors dawg This more uh the type of sh** you spit to set a war off Cuz n***as be poor, get money, then still don’t know With the f** they can’t cop a house, the system meant to lock us out But I’m knockin down the doors, strapped up with a 4-4 Robin Hood sh** and yea I’m hood rich sponsored links That’s good enough to stay in new kicks and a good whip Get good hand from a good b**h I give 2 sh**s, I’mma tell you straight up (Hook) Straight up Straight up Byany chance, I’mma take it Rather die before I fake it They say life is what you make it, b**h But I’m just tryna make it straight up Straight up Straight up By any chance, I’mma take it Rather die before I fake it They say life is what you make it, b**h (Verse) Lord have mercy on my soul, what I’ve done and what I’ve seen My life has tumbled into that, which only you could intervene I put my heart in senseless things – money, b**hes and street sh** Fascinated by beef, sad to say I won’t be sh** Grew up in this b**h without a pot to piss, no toilet How ironic, I took a lot of sh** Like a bottom b**h or a model chick, high off coke They locking sons up for less, I don’t care how yall cope But yet I still pedal this dope and these pills I never known how sittin comfy on that Oprah seat feels More than likely be on most wanted posters we steal Holding on to old dreams of being Hova, be real We the forgotten souls, bottom of the totem poles Left for dead, some n***as fled, people say they sold they souls I just think they found a better way Lord knows I never prayed But sometimes I be wishin I could levitate I take this straight up (Hook) Straight up Straight up Byany chance, I’mma take it Rather die before I fake it They say life is what you make it, b**h But I’m just tryna make it straight up Straight up Straight up By any chance, I’mma take it Rather die before I fake it They say life is what you make it, b**h But I’m just tryna make it straight up (Outro) Hey Hey Go away 2-6 faded out sh** For all my n***as still going through it Yea Straight up My n***as gotta learn something It’s 2012 n***a And we’re still k**ing ourselves You ought to know by now n***a Now you gon neve