J. Cole — Love Yourz Live

[Speech] Ion think y'all really understand... how much this shit means to means to me, man y’all just- I'm back home and y'all just sat through my whole fuckin’ entire album and shit that's fuckin' crazy, thank y'all for doing that shit man I been planning this night for a long time so this shit is- crazy to see like- turning to reality and shit And I appreciate y'all for sitting through this shit I want to tell y'all some shit About this album so when you leave here tonight- I know people been- people been telling me niggas playing the album like crazy and I appreciate it but But we leave here tonight, I want y'all to know what this album meant to me So when you driving home And you playing it this week, next week, next year, whenever You gon' always remember what this shit is about What I had to go out into the world and learn- on my own I’m coming here to tell y’all tonight this is what this album is about And I'm taking this message across the fuckin’ world ion' care Here it go: When we young And even when we old The world is constantly, constantly pumping us with images, and messages, about what life is about right, and what- what we need to make us happy In the United States, we call it the American Dream right But what does it always include? A lot of fucking money A big ass house A brand new car A wife that's not even genetically fuckin' possible to have and shit And bitches And bitches too They tell us we need all that to be happy right So what ends up happening? The world is setup so that 99% of us can’t live like that, but what do we do? We idolize the people that do live like that right? We call them celebrities We follow they lives We go "oh man it looks so perfect, I want to be living like them" And I'm coming here tonight to tell y'all I'm the same dude That was on the other side of the fence, right here in this city, right down the fuckin' street working at the fucking skating rink daydreaming Oh y'all niggas love the skating rink Daydreaming about shit like "Man I want to live like that, I want that" right? And then I went and got that shit But I'm telling y'all this I'm not saying that to stunt, I'm saying that to say this When I got over there, on that side of the fence, and I started to look closer I'm telling y'all As not fuck J. Cole I'm telling y'all as Jermaine As I really started to take a closer look at all that shit we want, and all the shit we need that makes us happy I started to see for my, with my own eyes like wait a minute That shit don't feel right, that shit feel weird And I started to notice that, all of that shit that they tried to tell us is all bullshit and it's all wrong and it's not what we need to make us happy I had to go figure that shit out on my own And how do I know that? How do I know that? This is how I know that It's a man right now in the world, he got millions of fucking dollars, he got a billion fuckin' dollars right He got everything that we think we need to be happy, he got it He got the money, he got the cars, he got the big ass crib, 3 or 4 of them bitches, he got the genetically impossible wife, and he got bitches. But yet, this dude is fucking miserable right, he's empty inside, he's miserable But you got a family, that comes from where we come from, from this city right here, worse conditions than what we come from They couldn't afford to a ticket to this show tonight if they fucking wanted one right? But yet somehow, they got more happiness and joy in their life right now than this man will ever have in his life How is that possible? How's that even possible? He got everything they told us we need to be happy and he's miserable And they ain't got shit But they happy What do they got that he don't got? (Love) What's that? (Love!) That's that fuckin' Cumberland County public education system there coming into play Goddammit I need everyone to put your cell phones in the sky one time tonight Fayetteville we gonna light this shit up one time Ay yo A nigga been dreaming about this shit [Intro] Love yours Love yours No such thing [Chorus] No such thing as a life that's better than yours No such thing as a life that's better than yours No such thing as a life that's better than yours No such thing, no such thing [Bridge] Heart beatin' fast, let a nigga know that he alive Fake niggas, mad snakes Snakes in the grass let a nigga know that he arrived Don't be sleepin' on your level 'Cause it's beauty in the struggle, nigga (Beauty, beauty) Goes for all y'all It's beauty in the struggle, nigga (Beauty, beauty) Let me explain [Verse 1] It's beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success Hear my words or listen to my signal of distress I grew up in the city and though sometimes we had less Compared to some of my niggas Down the block, man, we were blessed And life can't be no fairytale, no once upon a time But I be goddamned if a nigga don't be tryin' So tell me, Momma please, why you be drinkin' all the time? Does all the pain he brought you still linger in your mind? Shit 'Cause pain still lingers on mine On the road to riches, listen, this is what you'll find The good news is, nigga, you came a long way The bad news is, nigga, you went the wrong way Think being broke was better [Chorus] No such thing as a life that's better than yours No such thing as a life that's better than yours (think being broke was better) No such thing as a life that's better than yours No such thing, no such thing [Verse 2] Cause what's money without happiness? Or hard times without the people you love? Though I'm not sure what's 'bout to happen next I asked for strength from the Lord up above 'Cause I've been strong so far But I can feel my grip loosenin' Quick, do somethin' before you lose it for good Get it back and use it for good And touch the people how you did like before I'm tired of livin' with demons 'cause they always invitin' more Think being broke was better Now I don't mean that phrase with no disrespect To all my niggas out there livin' in debt Cashin' minimal checks, turn on the TV see a nigga Rolex And fantasize about a life with no stress I mean this shit sincerely And as a nigga who was once in your shoes Livin' with nothin' to lose, I hope one day you hear me Always gon' be a bigger house somewhere, but nigga feel me Long as the people in that motherfucker love you dearly Always gon' be a whip that's better than the one you got Always gon' be some clothes that's fresher than the ones you rock Always gon' be a bitch that's badder out there on the tours But you ain't never gon' be happy 'til you love yours Nigga Love yours Love yours [Chorus] No such thing as a life that's better than yours No such thing as a life that's better than yours No such thing as a life that's better than yours No such thing, no such thing [Bridge] Heart beatin' fast, let a nigga know that he alive Fake niggas, mad snakes Snakes in the grass let a nigga know that he arrived 2,6, Fayetteville, Fayettenam, I fuckin' love ya'll My name is J. Cole, Cole World This been some legendary shit man until the next time God dammit Peace and love