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Grown Simba

J. Cole

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Grown Simba

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Now I was dreaming bout a dealAt the age of 13I was feignin for the mealsI ain't talkin burger kingSome of my niggasIn the 'ville all they did was serve thingsFuck scales, I had skills, all day rehearsingThem pretty boys had them galsSpend their time flirtingAll they wanted was some wavesLike they fuckin surfinHold up now, don't get it twistedI ain't hatin, do ya thingI was like a young simbaCouldn't wait to be the kingNow a nigga is the princeHopped over the fenceWhere the grass way greenerLook at shorty ass way meanerSomethin like sarina mixedWith trina have you seen her?She fine enough to be ms. howard, word to edinaMy money like a senior, watch it graduateNow it's time to eatI'm lettin all my niggas grab a plateGravitate to real shit, stay away from phoniesThese niggas heard about meNow they actin like they know meKeep on sayin, where ya goin niggaShit, it ain't no tellinEy where ya goin niggaEy, it ain't no tellinThey keep on sayin where ya goin niggaGoin niggaIt ain't no tellinCan't tell ya where I'm goinJust know I won't stopGood bye to the bottom, hello to the, topPardon the interruptionA proper introduction is necessaryWhen your shit is legendaryMan, greedy niggas wouldn't let me inThe cafeteria andCause they ain't believeSuddenly they presbyterianThe hoes is librarians, they lookin me upShe got a jones like marion, she lickin me upThen we cut, look at how she say my nameI got her moanin j. coleThey used to say jermaineI never change, I'm like a corpse in a coffinSix feet, shits deepI was low, just a dolla and some hope, fix meCause I was broke, plus the weedThat I would smoke would make it worserLord please let my problems disappearLike ron mercerI'm a star, converses conversinWith them girls with them curves like cursiveThey open like curtainsCause my shit is unheard ofLike curses on the radioSame bitches used to play me thoughNow they yellin, where ya goin niggaShit, it ain't no tellinEy where ya goin niggaShit, it ain't no tellinThey keep on sayin where ya goin niggaGoin niggaIt ain't no tellinCan't tell ya where I'm goinJust know I won't stopGood bye to the bottom, hello to the, topI left the city for a minuteBut it's still on my backTold my niggasEy I'm finna put the 'ville on the mapI'll be backAnd I'm comin with a deal and a plaqueCause I'm I'll bitchThey couldn't make a pill for the rapPourin liquor for my niggasThat was kissin em backCame home, shit is realNiggas still in the trapHold up now, don't get it twistedIf you slang do ya thangMe I'm like a young simbaI can't wait to be the kingWitness the dreamStraight out that carolina waterI was brought upIn the city where the skinny niggasTryin to be the ballersAin't no fathersBut the skinny niggas tryin hit they daughtersSneakin in the cribBut her momma never caught usWhat they taught usMan them bad bitches only want the ballersTo start us, we hoopinNow them hoes want to guard usUh, ok so play d, know what I meanAnd I, I, I put ya on the teamAnd this life is but a dreamAnd I need a fast car, bad broadsFast forward, passport, I'm a fuckin rap starEy where ya goin niggaShit, it ain't no tellinThey say this life is but a dreamWell I need a fast car, bad broadsFast forward, passport, I'm a fuckin rap starEy where ya goin niggaIt ain't no tellin
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