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home for the holidays

J. Cole

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home for the holidays

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[Verse 1]Hey, this is the story of a youngin dreamin'Left his city to see if he could be what he dreamin’Big city on his own shitBut every now and then a nigga get homesickPick up the phone, holla at my partner he telling me, be warnedA lot of shit done changed in the time that you’ve been goneThe streets got meaner, the hoes got grownerAnd went and got babies the day they got they diplomaDamn, gon’ be some niggas missing when you fly backIf you black, they sending you to jail or to IraqOld buddy that we hoop with, with the bad chick and a fly 'lacAnd a gold chain? Caught him on the Merc, tryna buy crackDamn homie! Shit, in high school you was the man homieThe fuck happened to you?Used to beat niggas down at the buses after schoolNow you looking like a motherfucking fool[Chorus]Said I’ll be home for the holidaysSo when you see me, better holla at meI gotta get up out this city ‘fore it try to trap meI gotta leave, I wish I could stayBut I’ll be home for the holidaysAnd to those that I used to know[Próxima Parte][Refrão]From way before, keep your head upCome lets get this bread upGirl, I gotta go, wish I could stayBut I’m coming home for the holidays[Verse 2]Hey, this is a story bout some puppy loveBut at the time boy, I was feeling like this must be loveAlthough now I'm on my grown shitShe bad as hell, a nigga still get home sickI was fresh up off a scholarshipDressed like a black man in college shitGot a little knowledge now I’m following the politicsBut I still gotta holla at my old chickSo sweet, so thick, girl pick up your phone, it’s meShe said “what, we ain't homies no more”You go to college now you act like you don’t know me no moreGirl please, we got history, semester seem so longThe last time I seen ya baby you ain't have no clothes onSo if history repeats itselfWhen I get home, girl it's on, you ain't gon' need ya beltOr your pants or your drawers, then we hit the rewindJust don’t give it up in the meantime[Chorus][Próxima Parte 2x][Refrão] (repetir)[Próxima Parte][Verse 3]Man I reminisce on them school daysI know you know them act a fool daysThat missed the bus then hit the blunt and go to school blazedTrying to get laid so I gotta stay flyBut a nigga hella shy you would have thought that's where the Bulls playWas just a freshman could used a little Kool-aid (cool aid)Crushing on them upper classmen but it was too lateBuddy she was dating, yeah, he had the freshest shoesBut the nigga graduated and he never made two A’sHey if you’re listening, we got in schoolBut who will pay our tuition man?These niggas crazyOne year cost about same as a Mercedes (benz)Four years cost wife, crib, and a babyAy maybe this ain't for meOnly if I could be LeBron and go straight to leagueThe worst part of growing up man: shit just ain't for freeMaybe I can be somebody people pay to seeAnd maybe I should move up out here to the place to beTo get from A to Z, aye what you think I'm crazyIf I told you one day that I'ma sign with Jay-ZAnd will I make it man I guess we gotta wait and see[Chorus][Próxima Parte][Refrão] (repetir)
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