Album Name

The Off-Season

Artist

J. Cole

Genre

랩/힙합

Release Date

2021.05.14

Release Agency

Universal Music Group

Soldier's song marching on on
Hoping to see home
If I die before I
See your smile just one more time
Sometimes I question
whether this shit matters
Puttin' substance into something
in a world so used to instant
gratification
I found this instrumental
on my phone
while on vacation
Ib sent it a year ago or so
I probably heard it before
but slept on it you know
Shit don't always connect
as soon as you press play
At times you gotta step away
do some livin'
Let time provide a new prescription
givin' truer vision
I dibble dabble in a few religions
My homie constantly
telling me 'bout Quran
puttin' me on
I read a few pages and
recognize the wisdom in it
But I ain't got the discipline
for stickin' with it
Now I'm on the way to London
got a show for seven digits
I'm wonderin' just
when did I become my biggest critic
I wanna be my biggest fan
like how I was
when didn't nobody know my jams
Today my son said
Dad let go my hand
Reminded me one day
he's gonna be his own man
And my job is to
make sure he's equipped
I gotta make sure he not no bitch
'cause niggas bound to try him
If I said I was the toughest
growin' up
I would be lyin'
I had a fear of gettin' punched
while everybody eyein'
Add to that a constant fear of dyin'
By gunshot wound
the other violent type of endings
I kept a tough demeanor
on the surface
but was mostly just pretendin'
Luckily my bluff was workin' way
more often than not
But sometimes a nigga
pulled my card
tryna expose me for a fraud
And with my reputation at stake
I was scufflin' just to save face
Couple wins couple losses
some broken up too quick to call it
My last scrap was with Puff Daddy
who would've thought it
I bought that nigga album
in seventh grade and
played it so much
You would've thought my favorite
rapper was Puff
Back then I ain't know shit
now I know too much
Ignorance is bliss and innocence is
just ignorance
before it's introduced to
currency and clips
Or bad licks that have a nigga
servin' three to six shit
Soldier's song marching on on
Hoping to see home
If I die before I
See your smile just one more time
Soldier's song
I could be one to lean on
Time will right the wrongs
Won't be long
How can we grow any closer
How can we grow any closer
How can we grow any closer
How can we grow any closer
Something inside of me's
tryna crawl up to the surface
Something is suddenly smothering
stopping me
Stubbornly getting its way Way
way Way
Drowning out the wave
Drowning out
I've got a reason to believe
that I'll turn out just fine
Soldier's song
Lord please guide our steps
Watch us cover us
So that every move
we make is in alignment
with Your will
Your purpose
Please fill us with Your spirit
Keep us forever in the present
For presence makes
the strongest fathers
Teach us how to lead
Show us how to love