J. Cole
Middle Child (Remix)
[Verse 1]
Yeah
Middle child feel a lot of pressure
And trust I know it from a first-hand perspective
Understand that my first plan was never to give up and make an impact, one second
Never felt low on self-esteem
Lately people stoop so low to get the green
Money cool, but I know I don't want the green
I want the blue bills, after that, I'll pay the fee, hah
Ironic, let me get conscious
I work to get paid, pay a fee in the process
The money I earn, it won't make me a profit
'Cause what I'm gon' lose, I can't get back with dollars
It's a balance, gotta find it, it's a push and pull
It's a business, you should mind that we got different goals
Not a challenge 'cause my mind is on a different road
And all you bitches think you caught me, you ain't even know
The shit I got coming, boy, that's a known fact
I am the greatest, you deny it, although you know that
Sick of being passive-aggressive, it's time to blow past
Corny rappers, treat 'em like random copping his own pass
Rap is like a field to me, run across a field to me
Suggest you do it safely, I'm a safety
You'll be thrilled to see another target entering my zone, they gon' feel the heat
It's funny 'cause they are the same dudes who's grilling me
But times have changed
Nowadays I been feeling like my mind's deranged
It's like an entity got into me
Now I'm feeling a tendency to kill off all my enemies
Sick of hiding my rage
[Verse 2]
Whoa, I'm saying it here, 2019, AK, man of the year
I'ma get what I want, sick of playing it fair
And longevity's earned by engaging they ears
So I'm here
Making sure they nod
They gon' disappear if they keep taking shots
Switching up the gears
See the look up in they eyes
Then they see I'm living fierce
Since the day I beat the odds
Quite simple, I'm a hit man
I've been killing 'em with hits when they came after me
They run away, they a bitch then
Diss then, focused on a mission
Building something crazy, won't happen in an instant
Gotta keep my patience tryna manifest my big plans
The more we move, the deeper they get in quicksand
Stuck in the same spot while they withstand
Seeing doors open up for us, for them that shit slams
Everybody stay asking me
To collab with rappers that's wacker than me
Trash, they all bad, no cap
They simply not on my level
I'm the one who rappers envy
Turn ya to the middle child, leave yo ass forgotten
Get placed in the grave where the casket rotting
Never get like this
But you gave me no option, this is my shit
Get up outta here with your nonsense
Really started from nothing, these rappers can't even connect it
I didn't know a damn person, they were quick to neglect me
But I kept going, I had to show 'em it wouldn't affect me
It only fueled me
Now we popping, so they try to finesse me
You ain't slick, lil' bitch, you ain't slick
Fuck you, your whole crew, anybody you came with
You anxious, you know I ain't someone to play with
It's dangerous but everybody be on the same shit
[Verse 3]
Sick of being humble, put 'em in they place
Got the same dream but we move at different pace
Think about the younger me every time I hit the stage
Giving thanks, I was literally saved by the game
Mentally, I'm the greatest
Lyrically, I'm the G.O.A.T
Sick of letting shit go but y'all don't beef from a bull
Time to bullish the industry, guess it's time that you know
People's champ has arrived, matter of time before he blows
They be chasing after fat checks
Long bread for they baguettes
So they forget when they had less
They insecurity is clearer than the diamonds on they wrist
What's that? That's a Rolex
That just count for some more flex
And then people love it, talking, "What next is he gon' get?"
Probably nothing 'cause he spent his whole check for water on his wrist so it drip like his cold neck