J. Cole - Stay (2009) Lyrics
[Verse 1]You can drop a “Wet Floor” sign down for the tearsGod and my court date, the two things I fearMan, they tryna give a nigga yearsI’m tryna figure if I should even appearOr should I escape town? Catch a GreyhoundChange my name, right – catch a plane flightOut the country, let them ma’*****as hunt meCome and catch me if you want meKnow they’ll lock me if I stayBut where I’mma run to?I got a good girl, we got a son tooAnd all we went through, we ain’t see eye-to-eyeBut what you told me way back, you was a ride-or-dieSo if they give me one, or if they give me twoOr if a nigga gotta sit down and do a fewBefore I go, baby, I gotta know, what would you do?Would you find someone new or would you stay?Like the hoes when they lay with me?Puppy eyes when I go, sayin’ “stay with me”Aw, girl, you bad as hell and yet I’d love toBut see I got a girl I’m really makin’ love toTherefore I’m feelin’ a lot more guilty when I rub youThat’s why I skip all of that kissin’ when I ***** youFlush the condom down the toilet then I skateI had you, but you can’t have me, I never stay[Hook]Stay[Verse 2]Ha! Life in a hometown, ‘fore I could take a stepI’m gettin’ grown nowAnd startin’ to notice that I see the same hoes aroundGuess they had to go ‘round, my raps is profoundI got the flows, but yet a nigga ain’t got no soundCopped a beat machine, I’m cookin’ up my own nowGot my mind on the city where it goes downSee, if I’mma get to where I’m goin’ then I can’t stayAlthough I love it hereI’ll be damned if I sit around another yearDreamin’ dreams, hopin’ somehow that they just appearThe hardest part of leavin’ is to know my mother hereOh, but I’m comin’ back – oh boy, believe thatLet’s show the little niggas, boy, you can achieve thatGot the city on my shoulders, piggy backHello, my name is Cole and I’m here to stay[Hook]
