How Did I Get Here ((Explicit))

[00:00.00]Offset、J. Cole - How Did I Get Here
[00:00.22]Written by:J. Cole、Offset
[00:01.74]Uh nobody you know what I'm sayin'
[00:05.61]Nobody nobody thought a n**ga would be right here though you know
[00:11.44]That sh*t make like that sh*t make that sh*t make a difference in me and you
[00:16.76]You was supposed to be here n**ga
[00:19.63]N**ga I wasn't 'posed to be in this motherf**ker
[00:21.16]Man you know what I'm sayin'
[00:23.03]Give all the glory to God and hard work
[00:25.11]But you n**gas gotta respect this sh*t you know what I'm sayin'
[00:27.30]I'm straight from the
[00:34.78]Where I'm at Where Where I go How
[00:36.45]How did I get here How did I get here
[00:38.29]Walk around with a Smithfield Smithfield
[00:39.51]I'm from the south had a gold grill Gold grill
[00:41.60]Remember doin' shows in Mobile Mobile
[00:43.41]Go against me and it's roadkill Roadkill
[00:45.19]Wakin' up to see the sunrise Sunrise
[00:47.03]I turned five I got baptized Baptized
[00:48.86]We was livin' up in College Park College Park
[00:50.99]Midnight heard the gunfight Gunfight
[00:52.77]Playin' football at Forest Park Forest Park
[00:54.51]Gresham Park where your moment get defined Get defined
[00:56.45]The story of my life The life
[00:58.18]Way before I ever wrote a rhyme Way before
[01:00.37]Have you ever done time Time
[01:01.54]Lookin' at my kids through the blinds Blinds
[01:03.89]Confinement mind Confinement
[01:05.72]How you feelin' when you face a dime Time
[01:07.79]The truth be told Told
[01:09.18]I'm supposed to be locked up and dead cold Cold
[01:11.11]In the mind of an old He cold white man the black man soul
[01:14.65]Felt like I was born on Mars Mars everybody starin' too hard Starin'
[01:18.35]They didn't really think I was a star They didn't really
[01:20.49]Then I f**ked around beat the odds F**ked around
[01:22.07]How did I get right here How did I
[01:24.03]Neck wrist on chandelier Chandelier
[01:25.79]Made me wanna drop some tears Tears
[01:27.62]Thankin' God that I switched gears Whooo
[01:29.50]I'm from another lightyear I'm a Martian Martian
[01:31.29]One-third of a human just partial One third
[01:33.02]I'm the Sergeant the Captain the Marshal Serge
[01:34.85]I start to barf it was too much potion
[01:36.58]Too fast everything in slow motion
[01:38.37]I get the cash and my money keep grossin' Get the cash
[01:40.61]Popped a bottle champagne we toastin'
[01:42.05]Suicide doors on the coupe when they open Skrrt
[01:44.22]They didn't believe in me Nah
[01:46.15]Check the stats number one you see You see
[01:47.78]I bet my haters can't breathe
[01:49.57]N**ga don't even compare to me Nah
[01:51.56]Street n**gas we rare unique We rare
[01:52.99]We can f**k 'em by the pair by the three By the pair
[01:55.43]Chopper soundin' like a snare in a beat Like a snare
[01:57.11]I'm from the A I love your a** it's a peach Peach
[01:58.84]Where I'm from n**gas cash don't lease Cash
[02:00.68]Where I'm from the stick's on the backseat Stick sticks
[02:02.52]Where I'm from police put you six feet
[02:04.05]A lot of bums and they sleepin' on the street Bums
[02:06.07]Yeah yeah that's at home Yeah
[02:07.82]N**ga go back to your fam' where you dead wrong Go back
[02:09.76]Miss my dawg dead and gone Miss him
[02:11.60]I can hear his voice telling me "Don't go along" Pistol
[02:13.48]Yeah the money can't fix that Naw
[02:15.32]Dirty money had to rinse that Dirty money
[02:17.20]I try my hardest not to look back I try
[02:18.94]Not too long ago I would've took that Gimme that
[02:20.80]This for my n**gas had to cook packs Cook cook
[02:22.43]Million dollar trap fall 'cause of one rat Rats
[02:24.70]Yeah ain't no comin' back Yeah
[02:26.33]How I made it out the jungle yeah without a scratch Hey
[02:29.20]Where I'm at Where Where I go How
[02:30.93]How did I get here How did I get here
[02:32.87]Walk around with a Smithfield Smithfield
[02:33.84]I'm from the south had a gold grill Gold grill
[02:36.23]Remember doin' shows in Mobile Mobile
[02:38.01]Go against me and it's roadkill Roadkill
[02:39.67]Wakin' up to see the sunrise Sunrise
[02:41.66]I turned five I got baptized Baptized
[02:43.39]We was livin' up in College Park College Park
[02:45.38]Midnight heard the gunfight Gunfight
[02:47.22]Playin' football at Forest Park Forest Park
[02:49.05]Gresham Park where your moment get defined Get defined
[02:50.94]The story of my life The life
[02:52.67]Way before I ever wrote a rhyme Way before
[02:54.50]Have you ever done time Time
[02:56.08]Lookin' at my kids through the blinds Blinds
[02:58.40]Confinement mind Confinement
[03:00.24]How you feelin' when you face a dime Time
[03:01.87]The truth be told Told
[03:03.75]I'm supposed to be locked up and dead cold Cold
[03:05.70]In the mind of an old He cold white man the black man soul
[03:12.25]Baptized at First Baptist Church
[03:13.68]The pastor name was Reverend Johnson Okay
[03:15.71]Chastised his shirt and matchin' shoes
[03:17.55]But had to front it never bothered him Okay
[03:19.43]Hurt his pride but he swallowed it Okay
[03:21.06]Dirt is all that he spotted
[03:22.84]And in the dirty south where bodies pilin' up
[03:24.63]So high they block the birds and rerouted 'em D**n
[03:26.71]Plenty murderers had observers but
[03:28.50]You never heard a peep out of them
[03:30.28]So many funerals it ain't enough numerals to keep count of them Woah
[03:34.63]Look I'm just settin' the scene
[03:36.26]Back when I stared at the phone as I'm lettin' it ring
[03:38.46]Another collector they leave us a message
[03:39.85]My mama in deficit must intervene
[03:41.89]I bust out the seams I'm gettin' too big for these britches now
[03:44.59]I invest in the dream I'm destined for green
[03:46.43]I got superstar d**k for these b**ches now
[03:48.21]I got superstar d**k for these b**ches now
[03:50.05]And I think about that when I dig 'em out
[03:52.03]When I dig 'em out when I dig 'em out
[03:54.02]Where I'm at Where Where I go How
[03:55.90]How did I get here How did I get here
[03:57.79]Walk around with a Smithfield Smithfield
[03:59.06]I'm from the south had a gold grill Gold grill
[04:01.05]Remember doin' shows in Mobile Mobile
[04:02.84]Go against me and it's roadkill Roadkill
[04:04.73]Wakin' up to see the sunrise Sunrise
[04:06.61]I turned five I got baptized Baptized
[04:08.39]We was livin' up in College Park College Park
[04:10.33]Midnight heard the gunfight Gunfight
[04:12.17]Playin' football at Forest Park Forest Park
[04:14.00]Gresham Park where your moment get defined Get defined
[04:15.83]The story of my life The life
[04:17.56]Way before I ever wrote a rhyme Way before
[04:19.65]Have you ever done time Time
[04:21.23]Lookin' at my kids through the blinds Blinds
[04:23.31]Confinement mind Confinement
[04:25.14]How you feelin' when you face a dime Time
[04:26.82]The truth be told Told
[04:28.58]I'm supposed to be locked up and dead cold Cold
[04:30.59]In the mind of an old He cold white man the black man soul
Offset、J. Cole - How Did I Get Here
Written by:J. Cole、Offset
Uh nobody you know what I'm sayin'
Nobody nobody thought a n**ga would be right here though you know
That sh*t make like that sh*t make that sh*t make a difference in me and you
You was supposed to be here n**ga
N**ga I wasn't 'posed to be in this motherf**ker
Man you know what I'm sayin'
Give all the glory to God and hard work
But you n**gas gotta respect this sh*t you know what I'm sayin'
I'm straight from the
Where I'm at Where Where I go How
How did I get here How did I get here
Walk around with a Smithfield Smithfield
I'm from the south had a gold grill Gold grill
Remember doin' shows in Mobile Mobile
Go against me and it's roadkill Roadkill
Wakin' up to see the sunrise Sunrise
I turned five I got baptized Baptized
We was livin' up in College Park College Park
Midnight heard the gunfight Gunfight
Playin' football at Forest Park Forest Park
Gresham Park where your moment get defined Get defined
The story of my life The life
Way before I ever wrote a rhyme Way before
Have you ever done time Time
Lookin' at my kids through the blinds Blinds
Confinement mind Confinement
How you feelin' when you face a dime Time
The truth be told Told
I'm supposed to be locked up and dead cold Cold
In the mind of an old He cold white man the black man soul
Felt like I was born on Mars Mars everybody starin' too hard Starin'
They didn't really think I was a star They didn't really
Then I f**ked around beat the odds F**ked around
How did I get right here How did I
Neck wrist on chandelier Chandelier
Made me wanna drop some tears Tears
Thankin' God that I switched gears Whooo
I'm from another lightyear I'm a Martian Martian
One-third of a human just partial One third
I'm the Sergeant the Captain the Marshal Serge
I start to barf it was too much potion
Too fast everything in slow motion
I get the cash and my money keep grossin' Get the cash
Popped a bottle champagne we toastin'
Suicide doors on the coupe when they open Skrrt
They didn't believe in me Nah
Check the stats number one you see You see
I bet my haters can't breathe
N**ga don't even compare to me Nah
Street n**gas we rare unique We rare
We can f**k 'em by the pair by the three By the pair
Chopper soundin' like a snare in a beat Like a snare
I'm from the A I love your a** it's a peach Peach
Where I'm from n**gas cash don't lease Cash
Where I'm from the stick's on the backseat Stick sticks
Where I'm from police put you six feet
A lot of bums and they sleepin' on the street Bums
Yeah yeah that's at home Yeah
N**ga go back to your fam' where you dead wrong Go back
Miss my dawg dead and gone Miss him
I can hear his voice telling me "Don't go along" Pistol
Yeah the money can't fix that Naw
Dirty money had to rinse that Dirty money
I try my hardest not to look back I try
Not too long ago I would've took that Gimme that
This for my n**gas had to cook packs Cook cook
Million dollar trap fall 'cause of one rat Rats
Yeah ain't no comin' back Yeah
How I made it out the jungle yeah without a scratch Hey
Where I'm at Where Where I go How
How did I get here How did I get here
Walk around with a Smithfield Smithfield
I'm from the south had a gold grill Gold grill
Remember doin' shows in Mobile Mobile
Go against me and it's roadkill Roadkill
Wakin' up to see the sunrise Sunrise
I turned five I got baptized Baptized
We was livin' up in College Park College Park
Midnight heard the gunfight Gunfight
Playin' football at Forest Park Forest Park
Gresham Park where your moment get defined Get defined
The story of my life The life
Way before I ever wrote a rhyme Way before
Have you ever done time Time
Lookin' at my kids through the blinds Blinds
Confinement mind Confinement
How you feelin' when you face a dime Time
The truth be told Told
I'm supposed to be locked up and dead cold Cold
In the mind of an old He cold white man the black man soul
Baptized at First Baptist Church
The pastor name was Reverend Johnson Okay
Chastised his shirt and matchin' shoes
But had to front it never bothered him Okay
Hurt his pride but he swallowed it Okay
Dirt is all that he spotted
And in the dirty south where bodies pilin' up
So high they block the birds and rerouted 'em D**n
Plenty murderers had observers but
You never heard a peep out of them
So many funerals it ain't enough numerals to keep count of them Woah
Look I'm just settin' the scene
Back when I stared at the phone as I'm lettin' it ring
Another collector they leave us a message
My mama in deficit must intervene
I bust out the seams I'm gettin' too big for these britches now
I invest in the dream I'm destined for green
I got superstar d**k for these b**ches now
I got superstar d**k for these b**ches now
And I think about that when I dig 'em out
When I dig 'em out when I dig 'em out
Where I'm at Where Where I go How
How did I get here How did I get here
Walk around with a Smithfield Smithfield
I'm from the south had a gold grill Gold grill
Remember doin' shows in Mobile Mobile
Go against me and it's roadkill Roadkill
Wakin' up to see the sunrise Sunrise
I turned five I got baptized Baptized
We was livin' up in College Park College Park
Midnight heard the gunfight Gunfight
Playin' football at Forest Park Forest Park
Gresham Park where your moment get defined Get defined
The story of my life The life
Way before I ever wrote a rhyme Way before
Have you ever done time Time
Lookin' at my kids through the blinds Blinds
Confinement mind Confinement
How you feelin' when you face a dime Time
The truth be told Told
I'm supposed to be locked up and dead cold Cold
In the mind of an old He cold white man the black man soul