[J.Cole - Verse 1] Am I changing right before your eyes? Becoming someone you don’t recognize As if I was disguised, I’m on that shit as if I was the Fly I’m touchin’ skies, no puffin’ lie Man these songs that I made in my bedroom and shit Gon’ finally give a n-gga leg room and a whip From a Civic to a Chevy must’ve died and went to heaven Like a passenger on 9/11 — please go find a reverend You see I promise that I’d never change But that was way before I made the dough and met the game Say hello to Miss Thang, I forgot yo name, she yellow And even white women want a n-gga — Othello I’m ballin’ with nuggets, like fuck it I’m Carmello Now the crib got much room -Portobello She drop it low and then she bust moves for the fellow I sit yo ass down like you was playin’ a cello See, you n-ggas hated and I levitated further Knew I would kill the game, premeditated murder So if it comes down, may the best man win No sweat like a head band
[J.Cole - Chorus] Where I’m from, if you ever seen what I seen You know it can’t get no better for me No it can’t get no better for me Where I’m from, if you ever seen what I seen You know it can’t get no better for me No it can’t get no better for me
[J.Cole - Verse 2] I’ma kill the game and invite witnesses No death penalty, I’m givin’ out life sentences Like keep grindin’ boy, your life can change in one year And even when it’s dark out, the sun is shining somewhere Yeah, look here I pay dues My own worst enemy so fuck it either way I can’t lose 808’s so my south n-ggas feel me Light-skinned so the house n-ggas feel me She catch me creepin’ out your house she’ll kill me Is it worth it what’s under that blouse? My heart’ll turn pitch black and cold if I split with my girl If I could gift-wrap the globe, I would give you the world But, do you love me like you used to? Even though I ain’t that n-gga that you’re used to Remember back when I was broke, you would fix me Do you prefer the broke me or the rich me The broke me couldn’t buy you meals, not even a value meal And now I pay for everything, how you feel? Mixed feelings ’cause now all the chicks feelin’ him You gotta adapt though never goin’ back
[Chorus] Where I’m from, if you ever seen what I seen You know it can’t get no better for me No it can’t get no better for me Where I’m from, if you ever seen what I seen You know it can’t get no better for me No it can’t get no better for me
I can’t keep running away I can’t keep running away I swear I’m coming back today But if I’m wrong And I ain’t got what it takes Then all dem people that was counting on me Boy won’t you climb down the mountain for me [End]