J. Cole — The Badness

[Intro : J. Cole] Yeah, keep following me Keep calling me Yeah Yeah Yeah Ay [Verse 1: J. Cole] Believe in God like the sun up in the sky Science can tell us how, but it can't tell us why I seen a baby cry then seconds later she laughs The beauty of life, the pain never lasts The rain always pass, the sun don’t always shine (Yeah) When it's gone I'm lonely, but when it's there I'm fine I hate the wintertime because the nights come quicker The light make them whites think I'm a nice young nigga But at night they think twice and walk a little faster It's funny, hunnid-years-ago I'd've called this nigga, master How the tables turn but still the fire burning huh I feel the heat the world is a dryer turning, turning Im looking for some higher learning, learning Girl you what I desire, yearning, yearning You say I'm easily distracted I think the problem is I'm easily attracted by the darkside The temptation got me questioning where my heart lies I'm tryna separate myself like apartheid But ay the liquor keep swallowing I swear I walk with God but the devil keep following I say the devil keep following, following I say the devil keep following, following I say the devil keep following, following [Verse 2: Omen] Uh Feel like I'm riding on a chartered plane of broken-hearted pain Turbulence is constant my pilot has gone insane If I can find a parachute to parasail Maybe these parasites of paranoia won't prevail Character dope as hell, but where is my parallel sweetheart Deep thoughts lost in my brain so I sleep hard Nights with no progress Mane I'm thinking like I'll probably find a Loch Ness In the projects before I find this Object of my love, this object of my heart Guitar strings have strum in search of my counterpart Bound to start drinking or smoking, sink in this ocean Leaping through the badness hoping I'm reaching for closeness Feel like the devil keep following me Feel like the devil keep following me, uh