J. Cole - Middle Child (Official Audio) Stream or Download "Middle Child" now: https://dreamville.lnk.to/middlechild Where the fuck is the off season YouTube playlist: http://smarturl.it/WTFITOSYT (You good T-Minus?) Niggas been counting me out I’m counting my bullets, I’m loading my clips I’m writing down names, I’m making a list I’m checking it twice, and I’m getting them hit The real ones been dying, the fake ones is lit The game is off balance, I’m back on my shit The Bentley is dirty, my sneakers is dirty But that’s how I like it You all on my dick I’m all in my bag This hard as it get, I do not snort powder I might take a sip I might hit the blunt, but I’m liable to trip I ain’t popping no pill but you do as you wish I roll with some fiends, I love em to death I got a few mil but not all of them rich What good is the bread if my niggas is broke What good is first class if my niggas can’t sit That’s my next mission, that’s why I can’t quit Just like Lebron, get my niggas more chips Just put the Rollie right back on my wrist This watch came from Drizzy, he gave me a gift Back when the rap game was praying I’d diss They act like two legends cannot coexist But I’d never beef with a nigga for nothing If I smoke a rapper it’s gone be legit It won’t be for clout It won’t be for fame It won’t be cause my shit ain’t selling the same It won’t be to sell you my latest lil sneakers It won’t be cause some niggas slid in my lane Everything grows, it’s destined to change I love you lil niggas, I’m glad that you came I hope that you scrape every dollar you can I hope you know money won’t erase the pain To the OGs, I’m thanking you now Was watching you when you was paving the ground I copied yo cadence, I mirrored yo style I studied the greats, I’m the greatest right now Fuck if you feel me, you ain’t gotta choice I ain’t do no promo, still made all that noise This year gone be different, I set my intentions I promise to slap all that hate out your voice Niggas been counting me out I’m counting my bullets, I’m loading my clips I’m writing down names, I’m making a list I’m checking it twice, and I’m getting them hit The real ones been dying, the fake ones is lit The game is off balance, I’m back on my shit The Bentley is dirty, my sneakers is dirty But that’s how I like it You all on my dick I just poured something in my cup I been wanting something I can feel Promise I am never letting up Money in your palm don’t make you real Foot is on they neck, I got them stuck Imma give them something they can feel If it ain’t bout the squad, don’t give a fuck Pistol in yo hand don’t make you real I’m dead in the middle of two generations I’m little bro and big bro all at once Just left the lab with young 21 Savage I’m bout to go and meet Jigga for lunch Had a long talk with the young nigga Kodak Reminded me of young niggas from Ville Straight out the projects, no faking just honest I wish that he had more guidance forreal Too many niggas in cycle of jail Spending they birthdays inside of a cell We coming from a long blood line of trauma We raised by our mamas, Lord we gotta heal We hurting our sisters, the babies as well We killing our brothers, they poisoned the well Distorted self image, we set up to fail Imma make sure that the real gon’ prevail, nigga I just poured something in my cup I been wanting something I can feel Promise I am never letting up Money in your palm don’t make you real Foot is on they neck, I got them stuck Imma give them something they can feel If it ain’t bout the squad, don’t give a fuck Pistol in yo hand don’t make you real Money in your palm don’t make you real Pistol in yo hand don’t make you real Money in your palm don’t make you real Connect with J. Cole: https://www.instagram.com/realcoleworld/ https://twitter.com/jcolenc https://www.facebook.com/JColeMusic/ Connect with Dreamville: http://dreamville.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dreamville https://twitter.com/Dreamville https://www.facebook.com/dreamville Animated by Martin "PoorMarty" Perry https://www.instagram.com/poormarty/ #JCole #TMinus #MiddleChild