[Hook]
Black shades on my face
Tilted brim on the hat
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack
I'm the coolest around
I'm just speaking the facts
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack
I'm like this with no effort
I'm just swanking it out
I know my time is coming
I'm just waiting it out
No mistaking him now
It's the man in the black
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack

[Verse 1]
I'm the king of the cool
Flip the ash on my porch
I'm a veteran now in this particular sport
If my life was a thread, it'd be vintage of course
I finesse it a little and then I mix it with force
Take my hustle and muscle it all the way to the bank
I do this like it's nothing
David Ruffin and Frank
Dino Martin and Sammy
Jimmy Hendrix and James
Independent' the movement, I gotta give it to Strange

[Hook]
Black shades on my face
Tilted brim on the hat
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack
I'm the coolest around
I'm just speaking the facts
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack
I'm like this with no effort
I'm just swanking it out
I know my time is coming
I'm just waiting it out
No mistaking him now
It's the man in the black
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack
[Verse 2]
Connoisseur of bourbon
Put the cubes in the cup
With a splash of the water
That's a gentlemen stuff
Like a slow motion movie scene when we walk down the stairs
Mrs. Cool on my arm
Hella smoke in the air
Hella cameras around
This is life at its height
KC Tea by the pitcher
That's Henny, lemon, and Sprite
Ain't no need to be threatened
Everything is alright
Get this energy flowing and that's the motto for life
It's reality dreaming, scheming, the pendulum swinging
While I'm beaming, I'm gleaming, shine it and everyone see it
All my obstacles, beat it, and if I said it I mean it
Breaking bread from scratch, make it and bake it, I need it
The epitome of it is like a movie with Coolie
I just be doing my duty I study all in the studio
I fall asleep with my hair rubbing up all on her booty
I set my brew in a coozy while posted up in a coozy

[Hook]
Black shades on my face
Tilted brim on the hat
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack
I'm the coolest around
I'm just speaking the facts
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack
I'm like this with no effort
I'm just swanking it out
I know my time is coming
I'm just waiting it out
No mistaking him now
It's the man in the black
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack
[Verse 3]
If this your first time hearing it, Joey Cool is the name
I be doing it big, I be keeping it Strange
Like a sniper with mines, I'm just keeping the aim
Capture what I envision
Gotta keep it in frame
I'm an artist of course
You can give me the canvas
Then I listen to thoughts
Use my eye to enhance it
Risky business involved
I be taking them chances
I'm so misunderstood, me and the demons be dancing
Got my zippo in hand, and my handle of jack
I don't represent nothing
I put me on the map
I put me on my shoulders
I put me on my back
There's so many against me
I don't need 'em in fact
I just move through the crowd
Better off all alone
Ain't no notifications
I ain't answering phones
Posted up with the homies and you ain't gotta ask
That's my zippo on hand, and my handle of jack

[Hook]
Black shades on my face
Tilted brim on the hat
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack
I'm the coolest around
I'm just speaking the facts
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack
I'm like this with no effort
I'm just swanking it out
I know my time is coming
I'm just waiting it out
No mistaking him now
It's the man in the black
Got my zippo on hand
And my handle of jack