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