Intro
Big Sean]
Uh-huh, is it time?
[Verse 1: Big Sean]
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Look, I spent my whole life tryna improvise
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I'm not saying that shit for you to sympathize
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Spent my whole life tryna find the light that's at the end of the tunnel
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I should have realized it was inside
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So lately I been trying to get what's inside outside
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So many people wanna see my insides outside
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I'm from that city four hours east of Southside
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Where everyone outside, but don't fuck with no outsiders
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Going up, with the ones I hold it down with
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Whole city got my back on some photobomb shit
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Whole city blowing up on some old Saddam shit
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Before this I was the one hoes tried to go to prom with
[Refrain: Big Sean]
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You know, take the fame, take the crib, take our cars
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Now we gotta take the train, hood niggas takin' chains
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Slave master take our names, 5-0 take the shot
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And young souls take the blame, man but they can't take away
The light
[Hook: Jeremih & Big Sean]
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No matter how much they gon' shade you
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No, man they can't fuck with the light
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They can't stop the shine
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They can't fuck with the light
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Hell nah the boy's that bright
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Even if you take away my life, you can't take the light
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No matter how much they gon' shade you
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[Verse 2: Big Sean]
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Got the whole city on fire
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Boy, this the flow that got Steph Curry inspired
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This the flow that got Lebron James finna rewire
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This the flow that got my whole family finna retire
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Flows on flows, I might drown in this bitch
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Ye found a pro, I guess I'm profound in this bitch
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My dad from Louisiana, man the smallest town
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Where if they know you're brown, they might hold you down and even hose you down, man
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Since I'm his son, I feel like I gotta stunt hard
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I took the hand that they gave me and played the Donald Trump card
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And realized counting money never feel as good as counting blessings
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And a loaded mind is more dangerous than a loaded weapon
[Refrain: Big Sean]
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You know, take the fame, take the crib, take our cars
Fm
Now we gotta take the train, hood niggas takin' chains
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Slave master take our names, 5-0 take the shot
Fm
And young souls take the blame, man but they can't take away
The light
[Hook: Jeremih & Big Sean]
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No matter how much they gon' shade you
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No, man they can't fuck with the light
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They can't stop the shine
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They can't fuck with the light
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Hell nah the boy's that bright
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Even if you take away my life, you can't take the light
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No matter how much they gon' shade you
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[Outro: Jeremih]
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Don't let them take away your soul
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No, no (No, no)
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Don't let them take away what makes you whole
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