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J. Cole
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This for everybody out there that ever
. Fell out with somebody you love
Famous... just to look back and be like, "Damn"
It didn't have to go like that
Yeah, what if?
What if? What if?
What if the bulls never got in the way?
You'd still be my to this day
I'm saying what if?
What if? What if?
What if the bulls never got in the way?
I'd still have my to this day
Uh, what's up Pac? I heard that record that you did that just dropped
It's bubblin', got me wonderin' when the love stopped
Hit him up, I'm like, "Maybe I should
Write you before go left"
The streets is a bit upset, you claimin' that you
But check, instead of escalatin'
At a time when say, "Big, let's decimate him"
I'm tellin' him chill, 'cause although he violatin'
In my heart, I could never hate him
I love you, I hope it ain't too late to tell you
When you got shot, I came to visit you at Bellevue
But you was sleepin', they let me peek in
I said a prayer by your bedside, bandages covered the bleedin'
I'm thinkin', "Dog, I told you, watch the you close to
I know dudes, and they won't hesitate to smoke you
If go left"
While you was locked, I should've wrote you, but life happens
Promo, mad shows to do
Still, no excuse, I didn't do what I was 'posed to
And maybe that's what provoked you to use your vocals
To speak my name with a negative tone
As you stared at the walls of that cell on your own
Wonder how long it be before they let you come home
And get your money, you maybe started lookin' at me funny
Perhaps you might've felt that I betrayed you or played you
Or thought that I knew about that setup and could've saved you
And maybe that made you come out on some war
East Coast, West Coast, now media is tryin' to force it
Of course it's entertainment, but the world is full of ignoramus
That view the rich and famous as either heroes or villains
With no feelings, not knowin' most drama only leads to more killings
But that, I'm hurt, I miss my dog, I ain't gotta hide
If I hurt you, I apologize
What if? (If I could turn back the hands of time)
What if? (Turn back the hands of time)
What if?
What if the bulls never got in the way?
You'd still be my to this day
I'm sayin' what if?
(If I could turn back the hands of time)
What if? (Turn back the hands of time)
What if?
What if the bulls never got in the way?
I'd still have my to this day
Uh, today was goin' to Vegas until I opened your letter
I cried through all of its pages, been tryin' to get it together
I'm comin' out there, and why?
I gotta find you in person and look you dead in your eyes
And let you know I been hurtin', been movin' off pure adrenaline
Never knowin' for certain who's on my side
And who's obliged for closin' my curtains
So in the midst, with clenched fists, I picked up this war
I know there's money in violence, I know there's profit in war
But see, I felt that you left me to hang, I gave you game
Rapped for the as I said, saw you switch up your lane
Your content ressemblin' mine, it brought you fame
I didn't complain, I cheered you on with no disdain
And at the same time, my destiny brought me pain
From kickin' it with some venomous, I know the same
Ones that you warned me 'bout, I ain't listen
The trigger squeezed, my paranoia noticed you in the vicinity
So when they sentenced me, lawyers milked me for every penny
All I had inside that cell was my memories
And plus, I feared that while I'm gone, they forgettin' me
How shoutin' me out, but never visit me
And as the time crept, that mindset became a mission
You came to represent my opposition
So when I got out, I chose drama
Took the war route and went all out, not care about the fallout
Suddenly, now I got the mob out
Plus a whole side ready to ride
Now I gotta tell 'em stall out
'Cause tears fillin' my eyes, your letter helped me understand
The power in love, the choice to be the bigger man
No got out of hand, I'll take the blame for it
For my mistakes, I couldn't take you gettin' slain for it
For fallin' victim to ego, vengeance, and dollar signs
I wanna say from the heart, I apologize
What if? (If I could turn back the hands of time)
What if? (Turn back the hands of time)
What if?
What if the bulls never got in the way?
You'd still be my to this day
I'm sayin' what if?
(If I could turn back the hands of time)
What if? (Turn back the hands of time)
What if?
What if the bulls never got in the way?
We'd still have to this day
What if? What if? What if? What if?
What if? What if? What if? What if?
What if? What if? What if? What if?
What if? What if? What if? What if?
What if? What if? What if? What if?
What if? What if? What if? Yeah
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