Childish Gambino — Not Going Back

[Chorus: Childish Gambino] It seems like they all want me to fail But I’m not going back Not going back, baby Please tell me you don’t want me to fail ‘Cause I’m not going back Not going back [Verse 1: Childish Gambino] I could've been a tragedy That’s why these fake niggas who call me pussy are mad at me ‘Cause they ain’t have the smarts or the heart Ain’t you read the fucking book Things Fall Apart? I was never gonna stay the same All I ever really wanted was to change the game Spent the year kicking ass and taking names Try to tell it to your heart, Taylor Dayne Mama told me I was special when them test scores came in Calling me the new Will Smith, that’s Jaden Calling me a faggot when I’m rapping, that’s hating I need to slow down, what the fuck is y’all saying? Step inside the party, y’all niggas is mood killers My lifestyle simple: Live easy and Bruce Willis I’m the boss, Michael Scott, y’all bitches is just Phyllis Set the world on fire, y’all motherfuckers is chillin', what is this? That’s why these fucking emcees want their asses back Don’t you know that I’m a rapist? Ask a track Whiskey sipping, wanna drink the whole bottle But these smart middle-class black kids need a role model Fucking hate me, that’s what I’m used to Suck a dick, we the shit, Metamucil God damn, man, there’s gotta be a better way Than pill-popping all these drugs so I can stay awake Like I’m Jessie in this bitch, I’m so excited There’s a party at the top, you ain’t invited But it’s lame, and all the bitches is fake You think about your old girl and how breaking up’s a mistake Black dudes assume I’m closeted or kinda gay White people confused like girl on Glee and Gabourey IAmDonald is a full-time job These niggas want me to fail so they can write me off [Chorus: Childish Gambino] It seems like they all want me to fail But I’m not going back Not going back, baby Please tell me you don’t want me to fail ‘Cause I’m not going back Not going back [Verse 2: Childish Gambino] Dirty girls love my dick; they’re cockroaches Jewish girls eat my meat, it’s not kosher Relax, black chick, I think that I have offended thee Got nothing against the sisters, I just don’t think they’re into me I am not a thug, AKA: what they pretend to be I am just myself, AKA: my worst enemy Yeah, bitch, cut the swag with a fucking knife I come hard like my life keep her pussy tight It’s cool though, it’s all good You want a dude who keep it real and stay hood I’m sorry, babe, but I act me I don’t "act black," whatever that be I’m just happy these girls seem into me now Yeah, they're looking for some In-N-Out, animal style With this lettuce, cheese, bread—making sandwiches That’s why you niggas fail like all of your parents’ marriages Ran into Rashida Jones, told me that she heard my song When I called her mixed like the crowd at my last show She said to write her something nice on the next track But she cute, so I wrote her ass a whole rap Man, I threw that shit away, it felt dumb Believe me, it was bad, we’re better off, you’re welcome I worked hard on that song like day and night That whole song made this one verse, crazy, right? I guess it all goes somewhere, you know that? Like that bullshit, you talked before Culdesac "I didn’t know he had it in him" Couldn’t see me as Spider-Man, but now I’m spittin’ venom Now you payin’ attention, pick your fucking face up When I wanna be a superhero, I just wake up Renaissance man with a Hollywood buzz I refuse to go back to not liking who I was because [Outro: Beldina Malaika, Childish Gambino] Fake love, these fake dreams These fake sounds All the things that we felt Your voice was screaming too loud I know what you’re ready to be (be) But it isn’t with me (me) So I’m ready to leave you alone I don’t really wanna fight like this I don’t ever wanna lose your kiss All I ever wanted was someone to hold onto I just wanna be your girl Everything you haven’t heard Plus, I just wanna be with you (With you) With you (With you) With you (With you) I just wanna be with you (With you) With you (With you) With you, oh Oh, oh