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Intro: J. Cole |
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Trae tha Truth |
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Cole World |
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Verse 1: J.Cole |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Wonder what it's like, how a nigga kill a nigga on sight |
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Did he hesitate? Think about his life, |
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think about his kids, |
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think about his wife? |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - But that nigga heartless, group homes, |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Nigga never had no fosters |
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Cause who taking home the little black kid, poor thing, |
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his momma is a crackhead |
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So the state raised him, and the hate raised him |
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They clowned on him at school |
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but he fronted like it ain't phased him |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Shit, now it's about getting money |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - 'cause these cool niggas think his shit is funny |
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Gotta have clothes, gotta have dough, |
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hoes ain't checking unless you got plenty, |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - now a nigga selling dope |
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Holding onto a little hope of a better life, |
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huh, but that hope fades so quick |
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Cause he getting paid so quick |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - He be robbing niggas just to cop the shit |
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the minimum wage won't get |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Young niggas trapped, young niggas strapped, |
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heart turned black, won't turn back |
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Hook: Ink |
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Oh, don't recall all the tears, all along |
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Children of men, children of men |
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Verse 2: Trae tha Truth |
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Later days, dealing with mistakes |
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On this corner tryna catch another break |
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**** school, tell them he was coming late |
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Block dry, hear they praying something shake |
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Now everybody taking off his plate |
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Bill him what, half of that he have it late |
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His best friend by the yellow crates |
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Suicide, tears tryna hesitate |
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Only seventeen, damn, seventeen |
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Nightmares, opposite of heaven's dream |
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Bout to thaw, he ain't got the weather lean |
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Black mans, cooking more than he's ever seen |
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White books, he ain't talking education |
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**** what he facing, the stripes are registration |
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Losing his mind, won't lose his reputation |
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Try him he busting without no hesitation |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Damn, young niggas attitude, like **** it |
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Still tryna make it out the bucket |
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Light feather all time low still |
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Tryna figure out how the **** he finna duck it |
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He gotta ride it out before he crash |
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He on his hustle tryna get the cash |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Can't focus, shit's spinning fast |
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Laws on him, hope he's got his work stashed |
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Loud work, hope it don't smell |
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Can't afford to take another L |
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First class, no feeling |
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**** school he about to fail |
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It's all him, he ain't finna tell |
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He on his own, he ain't finna bail |
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Either way, he on his way to jail |
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Shoulda chilled now he headed for a cell |
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Hook: Ink |
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Oh, don't recall all the tears, all along |
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Children of men, children of men |
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Verse 3: Trae tha Truth |
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Look, now we in the prison cell |
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No commissary, no mail |
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No phone calls, just time |
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Couple of years He gon' pay it, no mind |
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On his way to parole hope it get it |
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Middle finger to the warden hope he get it |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - Niggas wanna take it there they know he make it |
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Fresh shakes take him to the mic he hit it |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - They gon' catch niggas he on his way |
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Try to stop him and it's gonna be on today |
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Solitary confinement every day |
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"**** 'em all" only thing he know to say |
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Now it's time up, he a free man |
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Gates open, thinking of another plan |
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Where he finna go, what he finna do |
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Finna be a couple those, he coming through |
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Then it's back to the hood 'S' on his chest |
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Trae Tha Truth, J. Cole, Ink - Children Of Men - Tha Truth - **** Super, that nigga stressed |
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He going through hell like he never blessed |
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Every day in pain, nothing less |
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Pills in, zoned out, right plan, wrong route |
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Opportunity present itself in the kitchen |
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Guarantee he shows what he's 'bout |
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Under pressure no slack |
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**** jail he ain't going back |
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Only way you leaving is a box |
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And you can tell everyone that's a fact |
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Had my back, on his pistol |
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Black clouds, black rain |
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To his head, where he aim |
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Feel the same now the bullet in his brain |
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Hook: Ink |
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Oh, don't recall all the tears, all along |
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Children of men, children of men |
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Oh, don't recall all the tears, all along |
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Children of men, children of men |
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Oh, don't recall all the tears, all along |
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Children of men, children of men |
