Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
J. Cole
Vocals
The Blessed Choir
Choir
Alvin Fields
Choir Director
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jermaine Lamarr Cole
Songwriter
Ken Lewis
Choir Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
J. Cole
Executive Producer
Ken Lewis
Co-Producer
Brent Kolatalo
Engineer
Fred Sladkey
Engineer
Daniel Recinos
Assistant Engineer
Juro "Mez" Davis
Mixing Engineer
Sam Giannelli
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
Mark Pitts
Executive Producer
Roc Nation
Executive Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I said, set it off on my left
Set it off on my right
I said, liquor all in my breath
Bitches all in my sight
I said, real **** tryna fuck
Fuck **** wanna fight
I said, gun shots into the air
But I ain't scared for my life, I said
[Verse 2]
(Troubles out this, troubles out this world)
(Troubles out this, troubles out this world)
[Verse 3]
Yeah, God flow
Paint a picture like a young Pablo Picasso
**** saying live fast, die young, so I drive slow
And pray I die old
In the drop with the top low
Met a bad bitch from Chicago, my hat wasn't cocked, yo
Kept it straight, shit, 'cause y'all know
And if not, you'll learn how them **** in the Chi go
I ain't fuck her, but I'm thinking 'bout it
My **** say, why you gotta think about it?
The bitch want too much, hit my phone too much
If I gotta be frank about it, ain't worth the stress
First the text, then the drawers, see first is sex
Then it's calls, 'cause the bird's obsessed
Want flowers, cards and the purses next
[Verse 4]
(Troubles out this)
Nah, bitch can't get a dollar
Cole on Twitter, bitch can't get a follow
(Troubles out this)
Can't get a nut, her, can't get enough
Now she fuck a **** thinking that she may hit the lotto
(Troubles out this)
No way, Jose
Could write a book called, The Things Hoes Say
(Troubles out this)
Show a lot of love to my sisters though
But these bitches so predictable
I'm in trouble
[Verse 5]
(Troubles out this, troubles out this world)
Yeah, getting to the promised land
You don't want problems, I promise, man
(Troubles out this, troubles out this world)
I take you to the promise land
You don't want problems, I promise, man
[Verse 6]
Set it off on my left (Troubles out this)
Set it off on my right (Troubles out this)
I said, liquor all in my breath (Troubles out this)
Bitches all in my sight (Troubles out this)
I said, real **** trying to fuck (Troubles out this)
Fuck **** wanna fight (Troubles out this)
I said, gun shots into the air (Troubles out this)
But I ain't scared for my life, I said (Troubles out this)
[Verse 7]
And I'm going back to school
Only for the hoes and a class or two
Young bad bitch made the pastor drool
Everybody sweat her like catholic school
Sat next to her in the back of the class
Cheated off of her test and I'm grabbing her ass
She like, don't you know this shit already?
****, ain't you rich already?
Yeah, but I got dumb as shit
Hanging 'round these rappers cause they dumb as shit
But I'm back on track, jump shot wasn't that good
Couldn't sell crack, but I rap good
That's one stereotype
Know a lot of **** that'll marry your type
Bad bitch with a degree, I let 'em scoop ya
I'm Cooper, I never been the Mario type
No saving hoes
I ain't fooled 'cause a lot of cool bitches
That a **** went to school with is major hoes
And they mans don't know, they mans don't know, for sure
Had a **** baby, little mans don't know
Mama, was a freak, got it in on the low
Twelve years later when my song come on, he ask
Mama, did you fuck J. Cole?
Whoa
[Verse 8]
(Troubles out this, troubles out this world)
Yeah, getting to the promised land
You don't want problems, I promise, man
(Troubles out this, troubles out this world)
I take you to the promise land
You don't want problems, I promise, man
[Verse 9]
Set it off on my left
Set it off on my right
I said, liquor all in my breath
Bitches all in my sight
I said, real **** tryna fuck
Fuck **** wanna fight
I said, gun shots into the air
But I ain't scared for my life, I said
Written by: Jermaine Cole