Children Of Men - Trae Tha Truth/J. Cole.mp3

[00:05.606]Intro: J. Cole
[00:09.496]Trae tha Truth
[00:12.430]Cole World
[00:13.643]Verse 1: J.Cole
[00:15.051]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Wonder what it's like, how a nigga kill a nigga on sight
[00:17.813]Did he hesitate? Think about his life,
[00:19.693]think about his kids,
[00:21.088]think about his wife?
[00:21.871]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - But that nigga heartless, group homes,
[00:24.261]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Nigga never had no fosters
[00:25.666]Cause who taking home the little black kid, poor thing,
[00:28.424]his momma is a crackhead
[00:29.722]So the state raised him, and the hate raised him
[00:33.766]They clowned on him at school
[00:34.922]but he fronted like it ain't phased him
[00:36.913]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Shit, now it's about getting money
[00:38.404]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - 'cause these cool niggas think his shit is funny
[00:40.308]Gotta have clothes, gotta have dough,
[00:42.251]hoes ain't checking unless you got plenty,
[00:44.221]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - now a nigga selling dope
[00:45.672]Holding onto a little hope of a better life,
[00:48.149]huh, but that hope fades so quick
[00:50.420]Cause he getting paid so quick
[00:52.337]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - He be robbing niggas just to cop the shit
[00:54.469]the minimum wage won't get
[00:56.207]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Young niggas trapped, young niggas strapped,
[00:57.837]heart turned black, won't turn back
[00:59.475]Hook: Ink
[01:00.116]Oh, don't recall all the tears, all along
[01:06.295]Children of men, children of men
[01:13.000]Verse 2: Trae tha Truth
[01:14.821]Later days, dealing with mistakes
[01:16.351]On this corner tryna catch another break
[01:18.141]**** school, tell them he was coming late
[01:20.047]Block dry, hear they praying something shake
[01:21.994]Now everybody taking off his plate
[01:23.841]Bill him what, half of that he have it late
[01:25.657]His best friend by the yellow crates
[01:27.658]Suicide, tears tryna hesitate
[01:29.669]Only seventeen, damn, seventeen
[01:31.378]Nightmares, opposite of heaven's dream
[01:33.468]Bout to thaw, he ain't got the weather lean
[01:35.051]Black mans, cooking more than he's ever seen
[01:37.129]White books, he ain't talking education
[01:39.112]**** what he facing, the stripes are registration
[01:40.701]Losing his mind, won't lose his reputation
[01:42.458]Try him he busting without no hesitation
[01:44.445]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Damn, young niggas attitude, like **** it
[01:46.741]Still tryna make it out the bucket
[01:48.694]Light feather all time low still
[01:50.951]Tryna figure out how the **** he finna duck it
[01:52.331]He gotta ride it out before he crash
[01:54.099]He on his hustle tryna get the cash
[01:56.252]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Can't focus, shit's spinning fast
[01:57.845]Laws on him, hope he's got his work stashed
[01:59.712]Loud work, hope it don't smell
[02:02.062]Can't afford to take another L
[02:03.855]First class, no feeling
[02:05.738]**** school he about to fail
[02:07.567]It's all him, he ain't finna tell
[02:09.450]He on his own, he ain't finna bail
[02:11.281]Either way, he on his way to jail
[02:13.015]Shoulda chilled now he headed for a cell
[02:14.730]Hook: Ink
[02:15.143]Oh, don't recall all the tears, all along
[02:21.337]Children of men, children of men
[02:29.327]Verse 3: Trae tha Truth
[02:29.627]Look, now we in the prison cell
[02:31.663]No commissary, no mail
[02:33.445]No phone calls, just time
[02:35.087]Couple of years He gon' pay it, no mind
[02:36.897]On his way to parole hope it get it
[02:38.810]Middle finger to the warden hope he get it
[02:40.592]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Niggas wanna take it there they know he make it
[02:42.636]Fresh shakes take him to the mic he hit it
[02:44.470]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - They gon' catch niggas he on his way
[02:46.205]Try to stop him and it's gonna be on today
[02:48.066]Solitary confinement every day
[02:50.181]"**** 'em all" only thing he know to say
[02:51.863]Now it's time up, he a free man
[02:53.823]Gates open, thinking of another plan
[02:55.544]Where he finna go, what he finna do
[02:57.453]Finna be a couple those, he coming through
[02:59.407]Then it's back to the hood 'S' on his chest
[03:01.697]Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - **** Super, that nigga stressed
[03:03.674]He going through hell like he never blessed
[03:05.732]Every day in pain, nothing less
[03:07.267]Pills in, zoned out, right plan, wrong route
[03:10.910]Opportunity present itself in the kitchen
[03:13.198]Guarantee he shows what he's 'bout
[03:14.996]Under pressure no slack
[03:16.921]**** jail he ain't going back
[03:18.793]Only way you leaving is a box
[03:20.313]And you can tell everyone that's a fact
[03:22.575]Had my back, on his pistol
[03:24.442]Black clouds, black rain
[03:26.367]To his head, where he aim
[03:28.061]Feel the same now the bullet in his brain
[03:29.651]Hook: Ink
[03:29.975]Oh, don't recall all the tears, all along
[03:36.262]Children of men, children of men
[03:44.453]Oh, don't recall all the tears, all along
[03:51.493]Children of men, children of men
[03:59.435]Oh, don't recall all the tears, all along
[04:06.517]Children of men, children of men