[00:00.03]One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise upon you as the new king
[00:07.75]And this will all be mine?
[00:09.18]EVERYTHING
[00:10.07]Everything the light touches
[00:12.59]In my freshest J's, I ain’t slept in days
[00:14.24]Girl, you gonna make me late undressing me
[00:17.05]Know you ain’t seen me since yesterday
[00:19.68]But, see, I got a date with destiny
[00:22.68]Cause this the summer that our life change
[00:25.40]Hov asked me, “Is you ready for it?”
[00:28.34]I looked around at all his nice things
[00:31.05]Told him, “*****, you already know it”
[00:33.85]*****, I’m the man of the year
[00:43.32]Yeah, yeah, yeah
[00:45.24]Straight through this *****
[00:47.76]*****, I’m the man of the year
[00:54.69]What you ‘sposed to do when the OG ****** don’t get it?
[00:58.35]Lost what was once theirs but they won’t quit it
[01:01.14]Homie, it’s a new era, middle finger to the suit-wearers
[01:05.18]Lemme show you how to move in a room
[01:07.20]Full of dudes that don’t got a ******’ clue how to do this
[01:10.42]Prolly worked with Cube, so to them, this a Rubik
[01:13.36]My President is black, but my jeweler’s still Jewish
[01:15.97]So you know it cost, he makin’ a killing off me
[01:18.91]Red diamonds he designing got me shining
[01:21.59]Spotlight cover my body, my chain blinding
[01:24.36]A cop light runner, they wanna but can’t find him
[01:27.09]Me and Hovi Hov, out on the same island
[01:30.12]Took the whip to the other side of Jamaica
[01:32.82]Seen how he was living, said “I gotta get my weight up”
[01:35.66]Formulated my plan, motivated by dreams
[01:38.53]Parlayed with my mans, motivated my team
[01:41.33]Ced said, “Look, my ******, we got a foot in”
[01:44.20]Being good is good, that’ll get you Drew Gooden
[01:47.01]But me, I want Jordan numbers, LeBron footin’
[01:49.82]Can’t guard me, Vince Lombardi, John Wooden
[01:52.63]Garbage? Hardly, you ****** silly like Chris Farley
[01:55.60]So like him, you’ll be gone too early
[01:58.03]Mama hands together like 6:30
[02:00.50]And Cole keep a thick ***** I like to call Big Shirley
[02:03.99]All my ’90s ****** is gon’ get it
[02:06.60]18 and under, that’s prolly gonna take a minute
[02:09.44]I’mma be here for a while, none of these clowns can hurt me
[02:12.33]I’mma be here for a while, none of these clowns can hurt me
[02:15.14]At the time of this rhyme, 5 years ’til I know 30
[02:18.06]Cole World in the summer brings snow flurries
[02:21.16]This next **** is in no way to boast
[02:23.17]But my city love breakfast, ’cause ****** had toast early
[02:26.64]Coach had us doin’ jumpin’ jacks
[02:28.59]Then sent us to the water fountain after runnin’ laps
[02:31.56]My ***** went and grabbed his bookbag, threw it on his back
[02:34.50]And brought it to me just to show me he was ******’ strapped
[02:37.55]We was twelve years old, how was we to know better?
[02:40.41]I analyzed his life and see that he was so set up
[02:43.11]Live by the trigger, ’cause no father figure
[02:45.89]Means you don’t got a ***** comin’ ’round to guide a *****
[02:48.78]All you got is mama bringin’ home these rotten ******
[02:51.77]Blowin’ reefers, all the teachers do is ride a *****
[02:54.56]So this is who I speak fo’
[02:56.02]To give the young ****** somethin’ they could reach fo’
[02:58.82]You better dream, boy
[03:00.32]Yeah, I stunt, but I’m a li’l more realer
[03:02.81]When it come from the heart, don’t it feel mo’ iller?
[03:05.54]Watch my flow go bananas, I’m a li’l gorilla
[03:08.41]So pardon me, man, y’all gon’ have to pardon me
[03:10.77]They say I rep that ‘Ville too much, but that **** just a part of me
[03:13.48]It’s flowin’ out through my arteries, who hard as me? You JV, I’m varsity
[03:17.13]No field trip, ain’t hard to see, this real ****, you R&B
[03:19.81]Seen a movie wit’ yo’ ***** in it, and listen it, was starin’ me
[03:22.75](Woo!) That boy Simba crazy
[03:24.91]Hotter than Ike Turner temper, you December, maybe
[03:28.02]And though you wish me well, I know deep down you wish I’d fail
[03:30.80]It’s Judgment Day, I’m here to give you ***** ****** hell
[03:33.53]And some food for thought, I can serve a plate
[03:36.30]With dessert to take, with dessert to take
[03:39.06]Yeah, I heard the hate, but the wait is ******’ over
[03:42.15]It’s like I’m ******’ Oprah, well worth the wait
[03:44.85]Maybe over your head, I’m ahead of my time
[03:47.79]****** scared of my future, I know they dreadin’ my prime
[03:50.40]Cause I only made classics, now what that take? Timing
[03:53.62]Cole under pressure, what that make? Diamonds
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