Sideline Story
J. Cole

[Verse 1: J. Cole]
I put my heart and soul in this game, I'm feelin' drained
Unappreciated, unalleviated
Tired of comin' up short, fuck abbreviated
Want my whole name spelled out, my own pain spilled out
No pain, no gain, I blow brains, Cobain
Throw flames, Liu Kang, the coach ain't help out, so I call my own shots
I'm David Blaine, I'm breakin' out of my own box, you stay the same
But homie if you change, man you change for the better
Back when Martin King had a thing for Coretta
Wonder if she seen all the dreams he was dreamin'
Did she have a clue of all the schemes he was schemin'
Still loved him just enough to put up with the cheatin'
Months go by and only see him for a weekend
I say a prayer, hope my girl ain't leavin'
We all got angels, we all got demons
As you fall through the club
Bad bitches down to do all the above
Money comes fast so bein' hungry don't last
Till you look in the mirror you saw who you was
Cole World, it couldn't be more clearer
The time is now, couldn't be more herer
My reign gonna last like 3-4 eras
Say hello to the real, I can be your hero

[Hook]
Hey, I'mma put us all on the map
Gone and I ain't lookin' back
I knew they gone feel it like they tank on E
I promise baby, you can bet the bank on me
Cause ain't nobody tell me why I ain't gonna be no more
Thinking I'mma fall? Don't be so sure
I wish somebody made guidelines
On how to get up off the sidelines

[Verse 2: J. Cole]
Up in 1st class, laugh even though it's not funny
See a white man wonder how the fuck I got money
While he sit at coach, hate to see me walk past em'
Young black pants sag, headphones blastin'
Know what he askin', how did he manage?
With all the cards against him, he used them to his advantage!
Slang we be speakin' probably soundin' like Spanish
Then I fuck they heads up when a nigga show manners
Some New York niggas thought it was funny callin' us Bamma
Laughin' at the grammar cause they didn't understand us
Must've thought we slow, but little do they know
I came up in here to take advantage of that shit ya'll take for granted
Opportunity that I would kill for
Lookin' at rappers like what the fuck you got a deal for?!
When I was assed out with my funds low
It's nice to know I had the whole world at my front door

[Hook]

[Verse 3: J. Cole]
I made it to the Roc, even though they tried to box me out
I got the key to the game, they tried to lock me out
But what they don’t understand is this is all plan
It’s a bigger picture and you can’t photoshop me out
Some nigga ask me why Jay never shout me out
Like I’m supposed to give a fuck
Don’t you know that I be out in France
Where the fans throw they hands like Pacquiao
Not cause my looks, cause my hooks could knock Rocky out
And my lines is designed from the heart
Young Simba been a lion from the start
Dumb nigga’s, ya’ll been lyin from the start
My life’s like a movie, truly
And these niggas is dyin' for the part
But, you’ll never play me like LeBron vs. Jordan
Twenty years, wonder who they gone say was more important
Both changed the game, came through and made a lane
Who’s to say that who’s greater, all we know, they ain’t the same

[Hook]


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  Blowin Smoke   03' Adolescence   03\u2019 Adolescence   03’ Adolescence   2012   2014 Forest Hills Drive (Freestyle)   2face   2Faces   3 Wishes   4 Your Eyez Only   A Star Is Born   A Tale of 2 Citiez   Ain't That Some Shit   Ain't That Some Shit (Interlude)   Ain’t That Some Shit   Ain’t That Some Shit (interlude)   All I Want is You   Alright Remix   Apparently   Back To The Topic   Back To The Topic Freestyle   Bas - Ceelo With the G's   Bas - Golden Goals   Bas - Lit Feat. J. Cole and KQuick   Be (Freestyle)   Be Free   Be Freestyle   Before I'm Gone   Best Friend   Bitchez   Black Friday   Black Friday (Alright Remix)   Blow Up   Blowin Smoke   Born Sinner   Breakdown   Bring Em In   Bun B For President   Bun B. For President   Caged Bird   Can I Holla At Ya   Can I Live   Can You Feel My Heart   Can't Cry   Can't Get Enough   Can\u0092t Get Enough   Carolina On My Mind   Chaining Day   Chance   Change   Cheer Up   Chris Tucker   Cole Summer   Cole World   College Boy   Cosmic Kev Freestyle   Cost Me A Lot   Cousins   Crooked Smile   Crooked Smile   Crunch Time   D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu   Daddy's Little Girl   Dead Presidents   Dead Presidents II   Disgusting   Dolla And A Dream   Dolla And A Dream II   Dollar & A Dream   Dollar & A Dream Tour Vlog   Dollar And A Dream 3   Dollar And A Dream II   Dollar And A Dream III   Dollar and a Dream, Pt. 3   Dreams   Enchanted   Everybody Dies   Everybody Dies (Lil Yachty & Lil Uzi Vert Diss)   Everybody Gotta Die   False Prophets (Be Like This)   Farewell   Fire Squad   Foldin' Clothes   Folgers Crystals   For Whom The Bell Tolls   For Whom the Bell Tows   Forbidden Fruit   Friday Night Lights   Friday Night Lights (Intro)   G.O.M.D   Get Away   Get Free ColeWorld   Get It   God's Gift   Goin Off   Good Game   Green light   Green Ranger   Grew Up Fast   Grown Simba   Head Bussa   Heartache   Heavy   Hello   Higher   Hold It Down   Hold It Down   Holdin’ Me Back   Home For The Holidays   Homecoming   Horns & A Halo   House Of Blues   How High   I Do My Thing   I Get Up   I Really Mean It   I'm A Fool   I'm Comin   I'm Coming Home   I'm On It   I'm The Man   Immortal   In The Morning   Interlude   Intro   Intro (2014 Forest Hills Drive)   Intro (The Warm Up)   Is She Gon Pop   It Won't Be Long   J Cole - Bitchez Feat. Bas & Omen   J Cole - Blowin Smoke   J Cole - Crooked Smile (Original)   J Cole - Lil' Niggaz (Snippet)   J Cole - Revenge of the Dreamers   J. Cole 3 Wishes Track 6 from J. Cole's 'Truly You...   J. Cole Ain't That Some Shit Track 13 off of Cole'...   J. Cole Born Sinner feat. James Fauntleroy. Track ...   J. Cole Chaining Day Track 12 off of Cole's sophom...   J. Cole Cole Summer Freebie from Cole before the r...   J. Cole Head Bussa Track 4 from J. Cole's 'Truly Y...   J. Cole Land Of The Snakes Track 3 off of Cole's '...   J. Cole Maine On Fire Off of Funk Flex's mixtape '...   J. Cole Mo Money (Interlude) Track 5 or the Interl...   J. Cole Niggaz Know Off of Cole's sophomore album ...   J. Cole Power Trip is a new single featuring R&B s...   J. Cole Rich Niggaz Track 9 off of Cole's sophomor...   J. Cole Runaway Track 7 off of Cole's sophomore al...   J. Cole She Knows Track 8 off of Cole's sophomore ...   J. Cole Trouble Track 6 from Cole's sophomore albu...   January 28th   Just To Get By   Kenny Lofton   Kerney Sermon (Skit)   Killers   Knock Knock   Knock On Wood   Knock On Wood (EP)   Knock The Hustle   Ladies   Land of the Snakes   Last Call   Leave Me Alone   Let Nas Down   Let Nas Down (Remix)   Lights Please   Lights Please   Like A Star   Lil Ghetto Nigga   Lil Niggaz   Lit   Looking For Trouble   Losing My Balance   Lost Ones   Louis Vuitton   Love Me Not   Love Yourz   Maine On Fire   Metaphor   Mighty Crazy   Miss America   Miss America Reprise   Mo Money   Mo Money (Interlude)   Mr Nice Watch   Mr. Nice Watch   My Nigga Just Made Bail   Neighbors   Never Told   Neverland   New York Times   New York Times *   Niggaz Know   No Holdin Me Back   No Holding Me Back   No Role Modelz   Nobody's Perfect   Nobody\u2019s Perfect   Note to Self   Nothing Last Forever   Nothing Lasts Forever   Nothing Like It   Omen - Henny Flow   Omen - Motion Picture   On Top Of The World   Pass Me By   Pity   Playground   Power Trip   Power Trip (feat. Miguel)   Power Trip (Single)   Premeditated Murder   Problems   Purple Rain   Quote Me   Ragamuffin (Remix)   Rags To Riches (At The Beep)   Real Shit   Relaxation   Return Of Simba   Revenge of the Dreamers   Rich Niggaz   Rise Above   Rise And Shine   Roll Call   Roll Call (EP)   Royal Flush   Runaway   School Daze   See It To Believe It   See World   Serenade   She Knows   She Knows (feat. Amber Coffman)   She's Mine Pt. 1   She's Mine Pt. 2   Show Me Something   Simba   Sky Boy   Song For The Ville   Sparks Will Fly   Split It Up   Split You Up   St. Tropez   Stay   Stay (2009)   Sxsw Freestyle   Tears For ODB   The Autograph   The Badness   The Come Up   The Cure   The Good Son Pt. I   The Good Son, Pt. 1   The Lost Ones   The One   The Plan   The Reasons   The Storm   Throw It Up   Til' Infinity   Til\u2019 Infinity   Too Deep For The Intro   Treasure Davis - May The Bitter Man Win Feat. J. C...   Trouble   True Love   Unabomber   Unabomber (EP)   Ville Mentality   Villematic   Villuminati   Visions Of Home   Visionz of Home   Water Break (Interlude)   We On   Welcome   Wet Dreamz   Where's Jermaine? (Skit)   Who Dat   Who Dat?   Who's World Is This   Wildfire   Winter Schemes   Winter Schemes (feat. Wale)   Winter's Gone   Work Out   Work Out (Single)   World Is Empty   You By My Side Baby   You Got It

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