farewell

J. Cole

[Intro]
Yeah, farewell
Hey, farewell
All my niggas farewell
Fayettenam

[Verse 1]
Look, some niggas let their dirt out
Some just keep it all in ââ?¬Ë?em
So when a man dies all his secrets go with him
And fade. A part of history no longer known
Done did a lot of dirt Iââ?¬â?¢ll bury with me when Iââ?¬â?¢m gone
When my storyââ?¬â?¢s told, how will they tell it?
Will they say I was a giver or remember I was selfish?
Will they say I was a sinner or pretend I was a saint?
Will I go down as a winner, what's the picture they gon' paint?
Wouldnââ?¬â?¢t say that Iââ?¬â?¢m a quitter, that's one thing I know I ain't
Will they tarnish, will they taint?
Glorify me, over-think? Say they know me, say Iââ?¬â?¢m great?
Say Iââ?¬â?¢m phoney, I was fake?
Say the things about me they never told me to my face?
I was loved I was hated
Just a nigga with a dream
Iââ?¬â?¢m a liar, I was honest, I was all of these things
When Iââ?¬â?¢m gone let em talk, they discussing who I am
When they bury me just know I wasn't nothing but a man
Wasnââ?¬â?¢t nothinââ?¬â?¢ but a man

[Hook]
This for niggas climbinââ?¬â?¢ heaven's stairwell
Yeah, hey farewell
Yeh, hey farewell
This for niggas climbinââ?¬â?¢ heaven's stairwell
I pray you farewell
I bid you farewell
Yeah, hey, farewell
Yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]
If I should die Lord this here is my will
Reincarnate a nigga send me right back to the Ville
Let me relive my younger days just once again
Reenact my memories from every friend to every sin
Keeping demons buried in my closet
But yet I put in work like a deposit on my bank account
My eyes lit while I think about my childhood now Im blanking out
Those were truly my best days
The only thing I had to stress was how the hell to get laid
Gradually turn into me stressinââ?¬â?¢ how the hell to get paid
Been making songs so long, now how the hell they get played
Ok, Iââ?¬â?¢m blowing up quickly, I guess the flow is sickly
But yet I canââ?¬â?¢t forget my past and hope it wonââ?¬â?¢t forget me
Got good grades but A's canââ?¬â?¢t stop strays so pray for me
Pour liquor for my niggas but hey, donââ?¬â?¢t wait for me
Cause Iââ?¬â?¢m trying to cheat death, she out to bury my ass
You know the cliche ââ?¬Å?life's a bitchââ?¬ well Iââ?¬â?¢m gon marry that ass
And sign a pre-nup
Think back to when we tore the skating rink up
Rapping and we scrapping, we got older hit the teen club
Gave mean mugs to niggas but we winked to all the girls
Then we went back to the crib thinking we had saw the World
No sir, came a long way from having momma chauffer
Its hard to think these hoes at some point were so pure
But now we play the game, when it's over send me back
I swear Iââ?¬â?¢m not gon change a thing
I swear Iââ?¬â?¢m not gon change a thing

[Hook]
This for them niggas climbinââ?¬â?¢ heaven's stairwell
Yeah, hey farewell
I pray you niggas farewell
This for them niggas climbinââ?¬â?¢ heaven's stairwell
Hey farewell, hey farewell
Yeah, hey farewell
Yeah