Yeah, hey, Cole world

[Hook]
Hey, I gotta dollar and a dream, that`s all a ni**a got
So if it`s bout that cream, then I`m all up in the spot
I got a dollar and a dream, just a dollar and a dream

[Verse 1: J. Cole]
Cole, walk with a ni**a, I give you my pain
So much on my mind, I wonder how it fit in my brain
Scattered thoughts, dark secrets lead me to a blacker heart
Life can`t get any worse, Stevie with his glasses off
Cause I still don`t see hope, lookin` for a quick fix
When everyone I see is broke, get lost in weed smoke
Knowin` it make it worse, thoughts roam uncontrollably
Barely trustin` ni**as, over a decade they been knowin` me
S**t, life at the bottom, nobody but God got em`
They say he wouldn`t leave me, yet I`m fallin` like it`s Autumn
Tell me, what do you do just when you`re on your last dollar
And 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 grow is old
Or do you flip that f**kin` dollar to a dream?
Whether a scholar or a fiend, watch a pawn become a king
Cole!

[Bridge]
Young ni**a with his jeans low
Nice guy, just got a mean flow
Never seen rich but he`s seen poor
Mr. dollar and a dream in case yeen know

[Hook]

[Verse 2: J. Cole]
Yeah, armed and ready, you ni**as strung out, you spaghetti
Ya paper, confetti, small time, ya`ll on one, I`m on mine
You logged off cause I`m online, small talk from small minds
I wanna buy the mall but there ain`t s**t in this small town
This where I get my dough
My ni**as make sure the money right and then I rip the show
I run the town they tried to call me underground
I spun around like, you wish
Homie my backpack Louis, now watch just how I do this
I got the nerds rappin` hard s**t, dummies rappin` smart s**t
Mozart meets Humphrey Bogart with this from the heart s**t
Play your part, life is but a dream for me
I get a flash of nightmares when ni**as scheme on me
It`s hard to see my enemies, who infiltrated my team
I take a step back and notice that things ain`t what they seem
That`s when a ni**a refocus, yeah I turn on them high beams
I got that red dot waitin`, I`m wastin` your whole regime
I wish a ni**a would, boy you can`t out-smart me
I let you feel like you the s**t, but boy you can`t out-fart me
Ya never have it, I know you want what I got
But ni**a you ain`t me, but you are what I`m not
And that`s a phony ass, lonely ass, Cole is what you know me as
But we far from homies, if you know my mama, you know me
If ya don`t then well I`m sorry, you should get to know Kay
Man she been workin` too hard, I should send her a bouquet
My goal this year is a real one, gonna stack a million
And as soon as I do, Mama that 9 to 5 is through
And I know I ain`t been callin`, but I`m thinkin` bout you
And all the s**t that you been through
My girl and then my brother too
Cause this life gets hard on this road, yeah it`s true
I don`t never tell you how much I be stressin`, but I do
But I suck it up for who? my fans, and my mans
Who probably never ever had this type of lifestyle in they plans
Hoppin` in and out of vans, on the buses, on the planes
Gettin` brain from a bitch and thinkin` "god damn, what`s her name?"
Sometimes I just shake my head and tell myself this is a shame
And then my other side kick in like, "bitch, don`t be so f**kin` lame"
Dang, what a life, another day, another night
At times this s**t is all blurry, pray and hope that God heard me
Just for those prayin` for me, man I know that y`all worry
But I ain`t never failed and you can bet I never will
Cole!

[Bridge]

[Hook]

Hey, cause ni**a that`s life, and trust me I`m livin`
Look what a ni**a done made out the s**t that I was given
Look what a ni**a made out, look what a ni**a made out
Got a dollar and a dream, three