LYRICS
作词 : Jermaine Cole/Michael Holmes/Damon Coleman/Kelvin Wooten/Devin Copeland/Robert McQueen/Dexter Johnson
作曲 : Jermaine Cole/Michael Holmes/Damon Coleman/Kelvin Wooten/Devin Copeland/Robert McQueen/Dexter Johnson
[Chorus]
We need to change our ways
Doin' the same thing we did yesterday
Making beats, getting high, chasing freaks, feeling fine
It's still the same old shit (The same old shit), but I think we ain't gon' quit
Making a rhyme, climbing a hill, staying alive, trying to live
Once in a while, I get in my head too much (Just trying here)
And that's when I call, hoping you appear God (That's all it is, brr)
Brr
The voice message-
Bruh how the **** you got so rich and yet you wear the same fits?
And pair a sneaks' like every week 'cause I don't care to change shit
I'm like a creature of habit, plus what's the point burnin' bread?
When like a creek in yo' attic, I still be turnin' yo' head
Just to confirm if that dreadheaded, tall-fellow is cold
I try to walk with the hoodie, wether the weather is cold
Wether the weather is warm is just to cover the Fall
When doin' regular things, try to repel gettin' swarmed
But yesterday I was drivin', trap music album did blast
Took me back to a time when I was down in my laugh
Was rappin' T.I.P. rhymes, then I looked down at the dash
Oh shit I'm trippin', reminiscin', damn near ran out of ga-
I pulled into this lil' station that I had seen on the ave
And the picture of your hood, in unfamiliar paths
I got no hoodie, it's bad
Hopped out and went to the pump
I pushed the 93 button, felt like a sitting lil' duck
While lookin' over my shoulder, I heard this dude on the corner
Sound like he talking to me, "Hey bro you smoke Marijuana?"
"I got that pack if you need, and I can smell the aroma"
I told him, "Nah I'm aight, I never once was a stoner"
The tank was taking so long to fill up, I thought it was broke
Could feel the curiosity coming from buddy that spoke
Right then he start to approach
"Hey, bro, you look real familiar"
I said, "I get that a lot"
As he got close, it got clearer
Oh shit, that's Cole, nigga, wait
"What you doing over this way?"
"Bro, I was just 13 years old when I got hold of your tape"
"I tried to put niggas on, but they was slow to go play"
"Bro, you the goat, they didn't know then, but bet they know it today"
"I need a flick right quick, 'cause dawg, I don't even know what to say"
"To make a dollar bill right now I'm out here throwing bouquets"
"Slangin' flowers, but I played your albums and know it's a way"
"I played your shit when bro got hit, it helped me cope with the pain"
"I played your shit when momma tripped and I had nowhere to stay"
"I swear I feel like you was wit' me in my loneliest phase"
"The love you showed me was so strong, it damn near blowed me away"
See even I be needin' reminders on my loneliest day
That I should live in my purpose, if I deliver my verses and get the **** out my way, I'll figure out what to say
Some days I fork it to eat, some days I fork it to pray
I get a whole lot of love, some days I focus on hate
I took a selfie with dawg, then gave the longest embrace
Then look him right in his face to let him know that this states was from a genuine place
'Cause this continuous race to be the best, believe the step, then add a strenuous pace
Till you forget who you is, and you forget who you ain't
Before you know it you're trapped inside that picture you paint
This life is more than just rap, more than the bitches you scrape
More than the riches you stack
See it's the difference you make
Yeah, it's the difference you make
Yeah, it's the difference you make
Yeah, it's the difference you-
[Chorus]
We need to change our ways
Doing the same thing we did yesterday
Making beats, getting high, chasing freaks, feeling fine
It's still the same old shit (The same old shit), but I think we ain't gon' quit
Making a rhyme, climbing a hill, staying alive, trying to live
[Outro]
Just tryin' to live
That's all it is