January28th

January 28th (Explicit) - J. Cole

The real is back,

The ville is back

Flow bananas here,

Peel this back

And what you'll find is,

Your highness

Can paint a picture

That is vivid enough to cure blindness

Carolina's finest,

You knew that already

And turned to the greatest,

I proved that already

And if you would like,

I do it twice

I just sharpen my blade for a minute

Became lost in my ways

This for my niggas

That was tossin' the graves

Every so often I fade deep in my thoughts

And get lost in the days

We used to play

Before your coffing was made

Just got the call ni**a got caught

With a stray

Hope he's okay

Just got paid

What Cochran got paid to free OJ

Just to share my life on the stage in

Front of strangers

Who know a ni**a far too well,

And that's the danger

Know me better than I know myself

I rip a page out my notebook in anger

And let these thoughts linger, singing

Don't give 'em too much you

Don't let 'em take control

It's one thing you do

Don't let 'em taint your soul

If you believe in God

One thing's for sure

If you ain't aim too high

Then you aim too low

What's the price for a black man life?

I check the toe tag,

Not one zero in sight

I turn the TV on,

Not one hero in sight

Unless he dribble or he fiddle with mics

Look out the window

Cause tonight the city lit up with lights,

Cameras and action

May no man alive come through

And damage my faction

I brought you niggas with me cause

I love you like my brothers

And your mothers' like my mother

Think we need a plan of action

The bigger we get the more likely egos collide

It's just physics,