The Villest (with Erykah Badu)

[00:11.06] I got something I wanna tell you
[00:16.70] I got something I wanna tell you
[00:21.97] Yeah
[00:22.53] Dust off the old notebook where a younger Jermaine Lamarr
[00:25.50] Wrote hooks to get a glimpse at what his hopes looked like
[00:28.27] Back in his younger years
[00:29.45] And found a page stained with what seems to be a hundred tears
[00:32.52] As the smeared words spoke of his blunted fears
[00:34.71] Tellin' him, "Persevere through it all
[00:37.05] Go hard like Medusa in front of mirrors
[00:39.01] To reach the top," so unaware that thе trouble's there
[00:41.87] Wе're nothing more than a worser version of troubles where
[00:44.61] He sat when he wrote, he's performin' hocus pocus with empty pocket
[00:47.96] Focus over some dope, lil' beat he made his self
[00:50.28] All the pain in his cadence felt
[00:52.09] And though his heart was made of felt
[00:53.77] His exterior hardened to present a demeanor
[00:56.20] In which this period taught him was the best of survival
[00:59.43] To deflect the most aggressive of rivals
[01:01.41] A testament to the lessons I follow
[01:03.41] Seen the death of bravado
[01:04.88] The second weapons hit his chest with a hollow
[01:06.90] Pride is a bitter pill indeed, but it's best if you swallow
[01:09.65] If not, your homies gon' pay respect with a bottle
[01:12.15] Poured that out on the flesh of this Mother Earth
[01:14.35] While liquor slithers like a serpent across the mud and dirt to go rest in a pothole
[01:18.15] Money coming soon, back then, was obsessed with the motto
[01:21.08] Me and my dawgs was like the Musketeers
[01:22.82] Through the years, we stayed connected to this day, we still steppin' legato
[01:26.52] Subconsciously protecting these niggas, think I'm lesser for my complexion
[01:29.63] Before I'm done, they all gon' respect the mulatto
[01:34.18] (Hi) yeah
[01:35.53] Said they all gon' respect the mulatto
[01:39.40] (Oh, I) I got something I wanna tell you
[01:43.42] Dreams can come true, you'll get yours too
[01:49.03] But it won't save (yeah)
[01:51.28] I got something I wanna tell you (I got something I wanna tell you)
[01:54.77] Dreams can come true (oh-oh), you'll get yours too
[02:00.35] But it won't save
[02:02.59] Me and you
[02:04.03] Your momma and your cousin too
[02:07.27] Rolling through the 'Ville on Vogues
[02:09.76] Coming up, slamming Cadillac doors
[02:13.35] Me and you
[02:15.23] Your momma and your cousin too
[02:18.45] Rolling through the 'Ville on Vogues
[02:20.94] Coming up, slamming Cadillac doors (coming up, coming up)
[02:25.20] My darkest truths be hard to say to friends
[02:27.06] Fuck it, pass the bottle, we're swallowing hopes that can wash away the sins
[02:30.57] Grew up amongst the lost, and wasn't taught a way to win
[02:33.31] On days I think of James, my hardened heart breaks again
[02:36.18] He caught the fade, but pussy niggas caught him later then
[02:39.05] Medics performed a CPR and hauled away his limbs
[02:41.61] It always haunted me inside my thoughts and made 'em grim
[02:44.63] His father knew my father way back when
[02:47.01] Army buddies that used to party hard
[02:48.77] Overseas but through the alcohol, the weed, and plus the hardy-har's, they made him kin
[02:52.89] Who knew their future kids would have to find a way to swim
[02:55.69] In the wild, with crocodile and alligator skins?
[02:58.49] They took a good nigga, smart kid who could hoop, who could fight
[03:02.02] Instead, I wish the Lord had taken them
[03:04.13] If Darwinism states only the stronger make it, then
[03:06.88] Why am I here when I don't feel that I'm as great as him?
[03:09.55] If Pac is Jesus, then I ride around and play the hymns
[03:12.44] Life goes on, even in this modern day of algorithm-moderated, streaming-service-automated blends
[03:17.90] I play the classics often, and I've gotta say there's gems
[03:20.69] This life is like it's all set up for God to play The Sims
[03:23.32] Yeah, I got rich, but think I need a smarter way to cleanse
[03:26.18] If money gives happiness, then please explain the rich bastards with no peace
[03:30.15] How come they never bought their way to zen?
[03:34.12] Hmm, how come they never bought their way to Zen?
[03:38.11] If it's-, if it's that simple, yeah
[03:42.72] (Oh, I) I got something I wanna tell you
[03:46.59] Dreams can come true, you'll get yours too
[03:52.17] But it won't save (yeah)
[03:53.95] I got something I wanna tell you (I got something I wanna tell you)
[03:57.34] Dreams can come true (oh-oh), you'll get yours too
[04:02.91] But it won't save
[04:05.05] Me and you
[04:06.70] Your momma and your cousin too
[04:09.88] Rolling through the 'Ville on Vogues
[04:12.36] Coming up, slamming Cadillac doors
[04:16.18] Me and you
[04:17.94] Your momma and your cousin too
[04:21.08] Rolling through the 'Ville on Vogues
[04:23.52] Coming up, slamming Cadillac doors
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