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Nothing Lasts Forever

J. Cole

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Nothing Lasts Forever

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I tried, you tried, we triedAll of the times that we had togetherWe should've known nothing lasts foreverWhen this shit end, man it's gon' get uglyReal real ugly, your grandmama love meAnd your mama love me, little sister hugs meEven got a few homegirls that wanna fuck meSoon as this shit end, forget about itYou been stayin' in my crib, you gotta get about itCause if you layin' in my bed, let's admit about itOne time fuckin' and we no longer upset about itCause when this shit ends it's either all or nothin'I thought you loved me, how the hell you gon' call yo cousin?You know the diesel ass, half slow, evil assNigga in that Honda showin' up with that dramaOn my mama, we been through it allFrom the goods to the bads, rise to the fallYou done seen me at my best, seen me at my worstSo when this shit ends, know it's gon' hurt(You can't say we didn't try, you can't say we didn't try)I tried, you tried, we triedAll of the times that we had togetherWe should've known nothing lasts foreverThey say we won't lastI know you suspicious, but you don't askAnd I don't tell, that's where we both fellA good nigga gone badGood chick a lil mad as fuck, she done had enoughI be, out here tryna raise my status upBut success bring bitches, and they bad as fuckAss fat as fuck, with a little ol' waistI ain't want the whole meal, just a little ol' tasteShould have looked both ways 'fore I crossed youI guess I never thought I could have ever have lost youNow I'm out stuntin' with this bitch, you ain't about nothin'While some nigga learnin' all the shit I taught youDamn, guess you deserve that, a new startBut deep down you know we grew apartLong before I broke your heart, if I lost your respectI'm just hopin' you don't look at me as somethin' you regret(You can't say we didn't try, you can't say we didn't try)I tried, you tried, we triedAll of the times that we had togetherWe should've known nothing lasts foreverI got your message I been meanin' to respond,know it's been awhileApologies, I ain't been aroundI wanna kick it, but I know that shit is different nowAnd times have changedLet me know if I'm out of bounds, are the lines the same?I mean ya, lookin' good, yeah you still got itBeen reminiscin' and I'm not sure how I feel about itNow we can say that all good things come to an endBut we know each other way too well to pretendWe went from friends to somethin' much moreTo breakin' up to makin' up and fuckin' once moreSecond chances, we gave enough to finallyWe gave it up, but some daysI be wakin' up and wantin' one moreBut what for? Maybe it's just the weatherWe break each others hearts, so maybe it's for the betterHoller whenever, cause you always got a friend in meAnd nothin' lasts forever, least we got these memories[Hook](You can't say we didn't try, you can't say we didn't try)I tried, you tried, we triedAll of the times that we had togetherWe should've known nothing lasts forever
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