Oh no, oh no Oh no, oh no, oh no Oh no, oh no, oh no [Hook:] I wake up feeling like I am the coldest n***a breathing Look in the mirror like goddamn I know they wanna be him I wake up feeling like I am the realest n***a walking So watch your step and watch that sh** you're talking, okay? (Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay) So watch the sh** that you say, okay? (Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay) So watch the sh** that you say On 65 I tell the truth, no lies The sheets and crosses turned to suits and ties In black America, can you survive? They made a nuisance once the noose is tied We gentrified, we victimized, we fighting for survival No hopes and dreams, just leave us be, we leanin' on the bible They preyin' on us, prayin' for a better day tomorrow Hide the fear behind this here bravado [Hook:] I wake up feeling like I am the coldest n***a breathing Look in the mirror like goddamn I know they wanna be him I wake up feeling like I am the realest n***a walking So watch your step and watch that sh** you're talking, okay? (Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay) So watch the sh** that you say, okay? (Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay) So watch the sh** that you say We black scared for real, was bred to k** Been leavin' n***as hangin', what you sayin'? Don't shake my hand unless you're pa**in' payment Keep your salutations, need my forty acres Why they hate us? Why they want to rape us for our culture? They greet us, feed us, bleed us, then they leave us for the vultures They break the grill, get off with millions, tryna to break their focus [?] the man to mow a lawn, the hopeless [Hook:] I wake up feeling like I am the coldest n***a breathing Look in the mirror like goddamn I know they wanna be him I wake up feeling like I am the realest n***a walking So watch your step and watch that sh** you're talking, okay? (Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay) So watch the sh** that you say, okay? (Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay) So watch the sh** that you say