[Part One]

[Intro]
(Lucas)
(1998, this shit-fire!)
You know it, you know it
You know it, you know it
You know it, you know it
You know it, aye
You know it, you know it
You know it, you know it, uh
You know it, you know it
You know it, go

[Verse 1]
You know exactly what I been through, bitch
You will never catch a homie 'cause we do not snitch
Tryna talk shit, man, you really think you're slick
Baby girl, slow down, come and hit this dick
Riding through the ghetto, pull up in Gang Town
Screams call out with a echoing sound
Going way back when shit was way down
I wonder how much my struggles weigh now?

[Interlude: J. Cole]
"...Success was all I needed. That's what was gonna bring the happiness, buying my mom a house... uh... be it the fame, the accolades, having people say 'yo, you are the best in the game', I thought those would be the things that would bring happiness, and then when those things came... the-the happiness wasn't there, and I-I realize..."