Rags To Riches (At The Beep)

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(DJ OnPoint)

Damn, broke as a bad joke

But still I laugh though, frontin', tryna have hope

It's sad though, I'm tired of being broke as shit

I'm seein' other niggas ballin', I'm like 0 for 6

And man, I just graduated, good old college degree

Shit, my niggas drug dealing see more dollars than me

I know my calling, it's in my blood to do this music thing

Won't be that illest nigga that you never knew his name

I'm looking at these fake A&R's like, "You a lame

That boy a genius and you ain't even listen, man, you insane"

But you'll see though

Just what the hell a nigga 'bout to be though

So give me one year then play this back like TiVo

'Cause, boy, I'm finna blow, I'm a motherfuckin' torpedo

The music's in my blood, so watch these niggas turn mosquito

Uh, I play the villlain and the hero, some grown man shit

Feel like a goddamn kid, man I'm Pac and BIG (What up?)

Up is something that I can't give

Won't see me dissappear like the old Aunt Viv'

'Cause even on a slow jam, I'm so damn sick

Man, I even spread a virus to a program, quick

I gotta focus on my flow and get some dough, man, shit

No dollars got me actin' like I got no damn sense

But peace to my broham's and to my ex-lady

Yeah, we been complicatin' things with the sex lately

Maybe I'm being selfish, but nah, I can't help it

'Cause girl, we go back like a throwback Celtic

Jersey, regardless of where God lead us

Just know that I was Martin and you was my Gina

Uh, but I'm through living in the past, Lord

No more thinking rewind, I'm more fast forward

Less rear-view mirror and more dashboard

I'm visualizin' cash and stamps on a passport

That CLS with a full tank of gas for it

Copped my mom a whip, nigga, and she ain't even ask for it

Wise enough to know that money can't buy you happiness or lovers

But it's gon' get my mama out the struggle

I'm wise enough to know that money can't buy you happiness or lovers

But it's gon' get my mama out the struggle

Said

I'm wise enough to know that money can't buy you happiness or lovers

But it's gon' get my mama out the struggle

Nigga

Yeah, uh, uh huh

I'd like to welcome y'all to

My life, my life, my life, my life, in the sunshine

Okay, in the sunshine

Okay, yeah

Everybody loves the sunshine

This is the Come Up, nigga, uh

Sunshine

Ayo, real quick, man

Everybody loves the sunshine

Y'all been part of this experience, man, The Come Up

While we gettin' out of here

I just wanna give a few shout outs, man

Sunshine

First and foremost, man, my fam, man, my mother, my brother, man

Folks get down in the sunshine

God, nigga, yes, God, nigga

For real, my brothers from another mothers man, RJ man

Sunshine

Mike Shaw, what it is, man? Dreamville all day, we not

Folks get down in the sunshine

We callin' that shit Fayettenam, nigga

But we also callin' that shit Dreamville

Nigga, you got a dream

You can get the fuck 'bout out of your situation, nigga

Shout out to By Any Means, my nigga, Ebro man

Them two nice niggas, man

All the way, all terrain music all day

Just bees and things and flowers

It's a beautiful life, man

From rags to riches, watch me, man

Just bees and things and flowers

From rags to riches

Shout out the whole North Carolina

Yeah

Just bees and things and flowers

Uh, yeah

You just experienced The Come Up

DJ OnPoint, J. Cole