Yeah, hey, Cole world[Hook]Hey, I gotta dollar and a dream, that's all a nigga gotSo if it's bout that cream, then I'm all up in the spotI got a dollar and a dream, just a dollar and a dream[Verse 1: J. Cole]Cole, walk with a nigga, I give you my painSo much on my mind, I wonder how it fit in my brainScattered thoughts, dark secrets lead me to a blacker heartLife can't get any worse, Stevie with his glasses offCause I still don't see hope, lookin' for a quick fixWhen everyone I see is broke, get lost in weed smokeKnowin' it make it worse, thoughts roam uncontrollablyBarely trustin' niggas, over a decade they been knowin' meShit, life at the bottom, nobody but God got em'They say he wouldn't leave me, yet I'm fallin' like it's AutumnTell me, what do you do just when you're on your last dollarAnd the stress of this mess you in can make your ass holla?Do you fold, grow bitter and grow cold?No longer fightin' now the only thing you grows oldOr do you flip that fuckin' dollar to a dream?Whether a scholar or a fiend, watch a pawn become a kingCole![Bridge]Young nigga with his jeans lowNice guy, just got a mean flowNever seen rich but he's seen poorMr. dollar and a dream in case yeeain't know[Hook][Verse 2: J. Cole]Yeah, armed and ready, you niggas strung out, you spaghettiYa paper, confetti, small time, ya'll on one, I'm on mineYou logged off cause I'm online, small talk from small mindsI wanna buy the mall but there ain't shit in this small townThis where I get my doughMy niggas make sure the money right and then I rip the showI run the town they tried to call me undergroundI spun around like, you wishHomie my backpack Louis, now watch just how I do thisI got the nerds rappin' hard shit, dummies rappin' smart shitMozart meets Humphrey Bogart with this from the heart shitPlay your part, life is but a dream for meI get a flash of nightmares when niggas scheme on meIt's hard to see my enemies, who infiltrated my teamI take a step back and notice that things ain't what they seemThat's when a nigga refocus, yeah I turn on them high beamsI got that red dot waitin', I'm wastin' your whole regimeI wish a nigga would, boy you can't out-smart meI let you feel like you the shit, but boy you can't out-fart meYa never have it, I know you want what I gotBut nigga you ain't me, but you are what I'm notAnd that's a phony ass, lonely ass, Cole is what you know me asBut we far from homies, if you know my mama, you know meIf ya don't then well I'm sorry, you should get to know KayMan she been workin' too hard, I should send her a bouquetMy goal this year is a real one, gonna stack a millionAnd as soon as I do, Mama that 9 to 5 is throughAnd I know I ain't been callin', but I'm thinkin' bout youAnd all the shit that you been throughMy girl and then my brother tooCause this life gets hard on this road, yeah it's trueI don't never tell you how much I be stressin', but I doBut I suck it up for who? my fans, and my mansWho probably never ever had this type of lifestyle in they plansHoppin' in and out of vans, on the buses, on the planesGettin' brain from a bitch and thinkin' god damn, what's her name?Sometimes I just shake my head and tell myself this is a shameAnd then my other side kick in like, bitch don't be so fuckin' lameDang, what a life, another day, another nightAt times this shit is all blurry, pray and hope that God heard meJust for those prayin' for me, man I know that y'all worryBut I ain't never failed and you can bet I never willCole![Bridge][Hook]Hey, cause nigga that's life, and trust me I'm livin'Look what a nigga done made out the shit that I was givenLook what a nigga made out, look what a nigga made outGot a dollar and a dream, three
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