[Intro: Yeah, third take Cozz & Effect Yeah, yeah, I got to Yeah,
[Verse 1: Jealousy holding enemies Eventually the penalty will come and ya Hennessey leaving me nauseous But the Hennessy makes the awesome So instead of me I'm steady jotting And steady plotting on how to gain spaghetti You know parmesan, that cheddar, mozzarella The list on and on you know my heart is strong You know my is long, I'm a young phenomenon It's like these people keep It's always the least who ends up getting it So don't tell me no niggas hating the point if I hear Mr. not a fuck with a joint in his ear Put steak on his plate then so long disappear gut I'm hungry man, the guns pointing this year I'm feeling like I'm dealing with boy I'm killing Niggas already to bite styles You a tooth if you bite down I go way too hard
[Hook 1: Cause I've been in this dog for way too long man I've quiet for way too long patiently waiting can't wait too long dog I've been broke man for way too No hot water for way too You knock the hustle it's way too strong we're way too strong
[Verse 2: J. Death to the imposters, label me the My dreams could win Oscars, my niggas mobsters My white friends doctors, fatherless Listen how I got this knowledge is Streets me, speak softly nigga watch from the crowd any nigga that's loud, just want attention and eventually blaow No niggas allowed in my circle dawg You been through half the shit I been it'll hurt ya dawg Tread softly, my nigga state to state running late watch 'em Tryna avoid troopers, that's the weight watchers Run this set this cake till they say "Gotcha" Or till the fat lady sings, and hate operas And hate niggas Make no mistake that we the stake still, we hope to make over eight figures Slim chances, but niggas bet against the odds and who am I to criticise how you play your cards
[Hook 2: J. Cause I done beat the odds going way too I been slept on for way too long I been patiently waiting for way too I been quiet dawg for way too You can't the hustle dawg it's way too strong way too strong I said you can't my hustle dawg it's way too strong way too strong
[Verse 3: J. Look, I never admit it, tryna get my acquitted Yo' the judge I be happy to pay him off if he's with it My and blood, hauled off to the cell I search for heaven as I see him getting lost in this Headed for coffin or To never try is the ultimate But love is wanting more for someone than they want for Deep, I I love a lot Because the more I do my thang the more I the guilt and shame that my brother's not as we was kids screaming "Fuck a cop" Guess he took it serious, for me shit was just for props too skinny to hug the block I found comfort in my dreams, of things seen on the screen of fortune and Decisions, decisions, the or the Range I a trip back to the 'Ville only corpses remain Some of them niggas still breathing but they dead Victims of a fill my eyes dawg
[Hook 3: J. Cause I've been out of touch man for way too I've been out in Hollywood for way too I've been, getting this for way too long I ain't called my back in way too long I done make my girl wait for way too I if I changed, am I way too on? knock my hustle but It's way too strong It's way too
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