NEVER - JID

I'll never love again I won't ever have to pretend I'm never gonna love again Damn I don't ever want to have to try And though I lie, it never flies I don't ever wanna have to die But deep inside, the death, it hides And I never want to clarify And justify, so I run and hide And I never wanna signify So I pacify all the hate inside No I'll never love again (no) I won't ever have to pretend (no) I'm never gonna love again Never gonna have to try to pretend Never Never Never I don't ever wanna satisfy 'Cause things inside are doing fine I don't ever wanna multiply 'Cause deep inside, I'm not qualified And I never wanna clarify And justify, so I run and hide And I never wanna signify So I pacify all the hate inside No I'll never love again (no) I won't ever have to pretend (no) I'm never gonna love again Never gonna have to try to pretend Never Never Never I'll never love again I'm never gonna love again Never Never No I'll never love again (no) I won't ever have to pretend (no) I'm never gonna love again Never gonna have to try to pretend Never Never Never No Never, never, never No Never, never, never No I'm never gonna love again Never gonna have to try to pretend Never Never Never

Who would ever thought a guy would want a girl like me Who would ever thought that I would fall so easily Who would ever thought that we would finally come to be I guess they just don't know how much you mean to me Who would ever thought that they would have some words to say We'll go on anyway, it's alright, it's okay Take whatever comes our way together we will stay I got three words to say, "Never say never" I can't believe they stopped our happiness By tryin' to pull us down with such a mess Why can't they let us live just like the rest And keep us out of all this crazy madness? Now when they talk I think it's just a shame That all they do is sit and take my name When all that I do is mainly Sit and think about my baby and me Now baby they can't believe that you and me are together That's why they should have never, never said never There were times when we thought that You and me could never be together That's why we should have never Never said never said never Who would ever thought a guy would want a girl like me Who would ever thought that I would fall so easily Who would ever thought that we would finally come to be I guess they just don't know how much you mean to me Who would ever thought that they would have some words to say We'll go on anyway, it's alright, it's okay Take whatever comes our way, together we will stay I got three words to say, "Never say never" Now there's a lot of talkin' goin' round About the way me and you gettin' down What, are they jealous, are they hatin' me? I guess they all have their own Ph.D's I wish that they would just stop sweatin' me Stop tryin' to get the best of me No matter what they say baby We gotta move on 'cause we're gonna be happy Did let the thoughts that we had Did let the words that they said Keep us from the love we now have Never say never Simply for me to see when Never would've been never if allowed Now that we are together never say never Who would ever thought a guy would want a girl like me Who would ever thought that I would fall so easily Who would ever thought that we would finally come to be I guess they just don't know how much you mean to me Who would ever thought that they would have some words to say We'll go on anyway, it's alright, it's okay Take whatever comes our way, together we will stay I got three words to say, "Never say never" Never say, never say, never say, "Never" Never say, never say, never say, "Never" Never say, never say, never say, "Never" Who would ever thought a guy would want a girl like me Who would ever thought that I would fall so easily Who would ever thought that we would finally come to be I guess they just don't know how much you mean to me Who would ever thought that they would have some words to say We'll go on anyway, it's alright, it's okay Take whatever comes our way, together we will stay I got three words to say, "Never say never" Who would ever thought a guy would want a girl like me Who would ever thought that I would fall so easily Who would ever thought that we would finally come to be Never say never Who would ever thought that they would have some words to say We'll go on anyway, it's alright, it's okay Take whatever comes our way, together we will stay I got three words to say, "Never say never" Who would ever thought a guy would want a girl like me Who would ever thought that I would fall so easily Who would ever thought that we would finally come to be I guess they just don't know how much you mean to me Who would ever thought that they would have some words to say We'll go on anyway, it's alright, it's okay Take whatever comes our way, together we will stay I got three words to say, "Never say never"

If time itself was his demeanor There'd be no sunlight or a glimmer of sunlight Landing on the street Sunsuit girls must be discreet Sunsuit girls must be discreet Nursing their fathers, locked inside They masqueraded as his bride I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together But there's something in your eyes that says maybe That's never, never say never Slumped by the courthouse with windburn skin That man could give a fuck about the grin on your face As you walk by, randy as a goat He's sleeping on papers but he'd be warm in your coat I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together But there's something in your eyes that says maybe That's never, never say never There's no easy way to lose your sight On the street, on the stairs Who's on your flight? Old couple walks by as ugly as sin But he's got her, she's got him I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together But there's something in your eyes that says maybe That's never, never say never Sunsuit girls must be discreet Nursing their fathers, locked inside They masqueraded as his bride Never say never, never say never Never say never, never, never Sun seems to move across the sky so slow It's us who's turning with nowhere to go Sun seems to move across the sky so slow Us who's turning with nowhere to go Never say never, never say never Never say never, say never, say never Never, never, never say never I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together I might like you better if we slept together But there's something in your eyes that says maybe That's never, never say never

Mm, mm, mm Mm, mm, mm, mm If you my nigga, you my nigga then Twin, thick or thin I was a kid when my brother went in Now he lil' brother to man Kinda like Pac in Above the Rim Couple Ms, cut a check, cut a film I got the Glock for my bruddanem I spin the block for my bruddanem I did a lot for my bruddanem You better watch for my bruddanem You gotta watch my bros I'm finna cop for my bruddanem You call the cops on my bruddanem You don't know, partner, them strugglin' That shit ain't nothin' 'bout nothin' And if my brother say, "Let's slide," well then, my sister slidin' too It ain't no slippin' on this side, I got my grip and found my groove And if they blitzin' on the squad, I swear to God it's bad for you When there's nothin' else they thought I would do My brothers ride through My brothers ride through (yeah, uh) My brothers ride through Uh, look, uh (shit) This for my brother, my hitter, my slugger My nigga, my jigga, my killer, my dog Here for the women, the women my niggas Most of them really be realer than y'all When I was little Remember we literally can't forget all the shit that we saw JaJa hit a nigga right in the jaw We ain't jumpin', we just lettin' 'em roll Every summer it was somebody dead and somebody scared, so nobody saw Buddy in jail and somebody called Collectin' the bail is somebody boss Laid off, hm, stay in the bed Hell nah, what the fuck you done did? All that stressin' takin' care of the kids (Give us somethin' that can take off the edge) From the minute I got in trouble Got a whippin' for nothin', that's somethin' my brother did I never snitch, I never done no sucker shit 'Cause he'll hush for me if it was him He'll bust for me if it was him So you know it's all toes ten When it come to my bruddanem I'll whirlwind, spin your block again (I got the Glock for my bruddanem) I spin the block for my bruddanem I did a lot for my bruddanem You better watch for my bruddanem You gotta watch my bros I'm finna cop for my bruddanem You call the cops on my bruddanem You don't know, partner, them strugglin' That shit ain't nothin' 'bout nothin' And if my brother say, "Let's slide," well then, my sister slidin' too It ain't no slippin' on this side, I got my grip and found my groove And if they blitzin' on the squad, I swear to God it's bad for you When there's nothin' else they thought I would do My brothers ride Ten millimeter, it's different My brother had gave me one of his switches My uncle be bitchin', they told me he snitchin', so when I grew up I was blessed in my distance (oh, oh) We slept by the window, bein' hungry a issue Power knocked out, slept close to a window My brother, my brother, sayin', "Mama, this real" What I be sayin', this shit is official I get rich, you get rich, I got rich, you rich now Fucked the opps up so bad, they tryna establish a sit-down But he can't sit, brrah! Buddy got hit, brraow! Trench baby, street nigga, real niggas, real killers, gravediggers Gang, gang, foenem block, all that shit really gang members Fake Percs, he don't got no more He said they feel like real painkillers My brother a shooter, my brother a killer Fuck politics, I'm with the same niggas My brother gon' slide, but two of my brothers had died Them was my main niggas, oh, oh These niggas, street niggas, type to never leave niggas Roll somethin', hold somethin', anything to disappear, nigga Neck-deep in this water like glistenin' to be seen, nigga I see you, I love you, do you feel it? We're still here, nigga God gave us a war And this sword can't be near niggas You reach for it, you reach for him You reach for these dreams, nigga Two wraps on this durag Two straps when we're out for dinner Take care of your skin, take care of your liver I won't let them in, I won't let you wither I won't let you

Just the other day, it was a just dream to make it Just the other day, that same dream, they tried to take it Just the other day, all you wanna do is see 'em be great Just the other day, they look you in your face, eyes full of hate (Bobby Kritical) Just the other day I was goddamn broke You got a five, I got a five, let's smoke Just the other day I was running from them folks Like (woah, woah) nigga you too slow Just the other day I was telling all my bros (Woah, woah) nigga, it's time to go (woah, woah) Just the other day I was goddamn broke Just the other day I was, yeah Just other day I was broke as a bitch Walking to work in the hot sun, so-soaking it in I never been a dope man, but I'm the dopest of man Buying some smoke from the dude with the dope Throw five, four-point-five, so on, so forth I'm tryna get my fucking goals, not Goyard Paying for the lawyers, get my bros out the courtyard 'Cause I got the ear for the flows, not Mozart, but damn a nigga go hardSE Put me on a postcard or miss me 'til the show start My niggas got a Benz and he push it like a go-cart Tryna get one of them, but my aunts like, "Don't start The bullshit again 'fore you end up a broke boy again" So don't pretend Oh we remember, last September, like the coldest winter Man, I really had to show these niggas I owe these niggas a throat slit, know me nigga Just the other day I was goddamn broke You got a five, I got a five, let's smoke Just the other day I was running from them folks Like (woah, woah) nigga you too slow Just the other day I was telling all my bros (Woah, woah) nigga, it's time to go (woah, woah) Just the other day I was goddamn broke Just the other day I was, yeah Today, today, I woke up like this My girl on my left, no watch on my wrist Some rings on my fist, what we did last night? Damn Was it a hurricane in here last night? It would appear that something sexual or severe happened Being that I see liquor and beer, weed People still in the living room sleep Come and see, huh She say, "I'm dizzy," don't wanna move, just wanna lay under me Honestly, I know that just the other day you was goddamn broke Watch outside, that nigga shot them folks Glock in ya ride, you gotta watch them folks And the cops be wilding, we ain't even provoke 'em I remember being broker than I is right now Tryna find a place to live, shit I'm is right now In doubt of my next move, get a pill, bite down, find focus I grab pen, it was poetry in motion Not the same for many folks, different strokes Colloquialism, idiot vision, y'all seen I was doing the most Definite dope, it's on the scene, not in need of a vote Repping the city, what's ya team, nigga? Fuck 'em East Atlanta king and I mean every letter But when I'm good, I'm good, when I'm bad, I'm better The man of the method, it's a method to the madness I'm stepping in my bag with the cannon, step back Repping the city, showing love that I don't ever get back But that's the plight of a player, plot an attack and rocking and rapping Rippin' rappers off of the fuckin' map, suckers suffering, succotash I need that Mark Zucker bag, Zuckerberg Hovercraft flows, I don't fuck with that, bullshit below From the ceiling to the floor, full schizo for the dough Dual pistol, but I know I'm planting seeds so they can grow But if they don't, then I don't know But all I know is, nigga Just the other day I was goddamn broke You got a five, I got a five, let's smoke Just the other day I was running from them folks Like (woah, woah) nigga you too slow Just the other day I was telling all my bros (Woah, woah) nigga, it's time to go (woah, woah) Just the other day I was goddamn broke Just the other day I was, yeah

And now My niggas Our feature presentation Fear not, hallelujah, I am proud, I wait to get in, I wait Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Doo, doo, doo, doo (doo), doo, doo, doo, doo Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, uh, uh And as I lay myself to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep The pressure makes me, the journey takes me To places where history can't stop or break me You know it rains for somethin', you know the pain's for somethin' I hope a change is comin', just keep on swangin' on Swang on, swang on (oh), swang on, swang on Swang on, swang on, swang on, swang on Swang on, swang on, swang on, swang on Swang on, swang on, swang on, swang on (uh) Keep on swangin' lil' sis, keep swangin' lil bro I'm 'bout to swang on Terry Payne because he said my sister hoe Gettin' high from Swisher Sweets, chariots are swingin' low Swastikas and the police, hang a nigga, swangin' rope Peewee tried to swang on me, but I was with like 50 folks and he ain't know But what was worse, I don't even want no beef with bro We was toted, we was soldiers, we was soulless We was sold, they sayin' somethin' 'bout his set Nigga, that who he swangin' for Swear you bitches don't know shit about our stress, about our woes And my obsession with success by definition of my own Sure as death is waitin' on our flesh and bones Demon callin' my spirit, had to click the phone Couldn't get to Courtney quick enough to give her warm big hugs Told her, "You like the strongest woman on the fuckin' globe" I watch my momma lose her momma Go through drama and trauma but had to keep her head high So we don't fuckin' know I'm gettin' older, so when the world's feelin' enormous on your back and on your arms (ooh) And your feet just as heavy you been draggin' through the storm (oh) Starin' at the city, but you trapped inside a hole (oh) Get your back up off the ropes, keep swangin' on (yeah) Swang on, swang on, swang on, swang on Swang on, swang on (oh), swang on, swang on Swang on, swang on (swang on), swang on, swang on (swang on) Swang on, swang on (swang on), swang on, swang on Hello? Swang on, swang on, swang on, swang on Swang on, swang on, swang on, swang on You know we race for somethin' (ah) Swang on, swang on, swang on, swang on Swang on, swang on

Our offense is oh so, our defense dominate We got that winning combination To what? to regulate Offense is oh so (Forever) Yeah 2007, Cole dropped The Come Up I was in high school playin' corner I never dreamt of mumblin' words in front of hundreds Studyin' plays all summer I'll hit the league if my growth spurt come in, on my mom 2009, bro dropped The Warm Up I was in warm-ups playin' Weezy And Yukimi, Little Dragon, flame breathin' the weed Patrick had the studio dorm room next to me I freestyled over his beats My nigga Keys transferrеd in from Tennessee He's a rеceiver, I played db like Aqib Snatch a nigga chain, Talib Talib Kweli, I could be lyrically, but I put on cleats Scribbled lines goin' through my mind like a paper piece While I covered three, playin' nickel Doin' safety reads, watch the flats I can rap, but I rather tackle and pedal back Get a pick when my growth spurt hit I'ma be captain, and I was around 2010, no cap I got 'Freshman Player of the Year' And figured I was on track This nigga Pat' been in my ear talkin' 'bout rhymin' on tracks So after practice we record and then we got it on wax And on campus I heard about A couple rappers from Atlanta Said them niggas was snappin' Maybe we could make somethin' happen and shit I wasn't serious enough to even be curious And we lose like every game, so every day I be furious So, the spirit of a nigga had changed To the point I had to reframe And focus my skills for other things I took the steel wheel, I'm steerin' in other lanes But my fuel on low and my oil need to be changed Amongst all the other shit that's goin' in my brain My brother got out of jail, I only know him by name He did a nickel and a dime in time Probably be stayin' with my mom And dad probably get mad, actin' lame some times Uh, look The Sideline Story came out September of 2011 Ib said around that time We was huntin' for a record, under lots of pressure Just combine the leverage with a better effort You could find a sound to get us out the underground forever Maybe you can bless a little brown effervescent kid Youngest of seven from the six, eight sections Section.80 dropped, yeah We used to play that shit to death And if I recollect correct You tried to sign him for yourself All the while I was 'round my out of town college, wildin' out Restaurants, Destin dinin', dashin', call it dinin' out Fuckin' bitches, 'posed to be in class But I was hiding out My friends take a little shot, smoke a lot of cannabis Coolest nigga on the campus Now a nigga skippin' practices And actin' like a rock star Going from in the dorm to in the car, leavin' the football field But fuck that, we still sorry, and the problems from the home front On my home screen callin' me, I don't wanna answer My brother Carl hit me, said my granny had cancer I'm 'posed to graduate and make my way back to Atlanta No job, no money or nothin' from ballin' Because between that and school, that was really all And maybe here's the back that broke the camel with the straw I wasn't on camera with them amateurs that they saw But they said they still caught me and my dawgs stealin' boxes Like Craig on his day off Called us in the office day before we 'posed to walk, uh Called a squad car, a couple officers I know bro was finna tell, he was lookin' nauseous Now I'm sittin' in a cell, nigga double crossed us Crossed me off the list for scholarship because I lost it No more football, my red-shirt senior season, exhausted, so I'm off it And I'm right back in Atlanta with a half a gram of weed And a gold Pontiac that my granny had bought for me I was sleepin' in the back, my dad kicked me in the streets When he saw my neck tatted, then I told him I was rappin' Fuck school, no goin' back, he said If I can not follow his rules, just go and pack Told you he be actin' lame some times This my son, he came from these nuts This negro come back from school All tatted up like the Sistine Chapel Talkin' 'bout he ain't playin' football no more Because he know he ain't goin' pro (Hey, it's a standard that you left the house) But he left on a full scholarship to go to school and get a degree Because we taught education was the number one thing Anyway He came back, determined to do what he was determined to do And I know because I know he, he is, who he is, we taught him Hey, whatever you do, put your full self into it So he did that, anyway He's back home, I ain't with that So I'm sayin' "Hey, you got to go to work" And he sayin' "Hey, this is my job, what I'm about to do" So I'm like "Hey man, some times you got to work To do what you really wanna do" We went through this whole brain wrestle But anyway, he won He decided that "Hey dad, I'm puttin' this thing, I'm doin' this "This is my job" and he committed to it And hey, the rest is history I'm lookin' at him, I believe in him I know what was in him All him and his brothers and sisters They all got the same mindset Do your best Give a hundred percent Or don't do it at all So, I know whatever he put his all into It was gon' be golden Anyway Look March 10th, 2017, The Never Story dropped And I'm comin' off of tour with ___ That was three years after openin' up for Ab-Soul But it's EARTHGANG's set, I only came to do a song DoeBurger used to say "Ayy bro, this lil' nigga cold Keep on doin' what you doin' You gon' make it, you 'gon blow" I ain't know that Ced had went ahead And played my shit for Cole But I knew he knew the game, and he pulled up to his show And then that's where we first met, but I ain't think of it no more 'Til Ced Brown said that I should open up For Omen on my own shit, if I wanted Only four cities Maybe we get Rob Gibbs on the phonin', I got to hone in In the game grown men uncomfortable in they own skin But all I wanted was a chance It feel like I'm in a mannequin challenge Still stance, but I'm still standin' 'Til my nigga lend a hand and I'm no longer stranded Lookin' for strengths in the streets of East Atlanta Momma said "Don't take advice, they gon' try and take advantage" I was 'bout to sign with Coach K, I ain't take the advance Cole say "Hold on, wait, bro, I got the plan So come on, damn, lil nigga Come on, shit, let's roll, fuck" Shsh, yo, that's crazy That's crazy, yo JID, I remember I remember you came to the crib You remember this? After we had met And I told you and EARTHGANG to pull up To the crib in Carolina, it's the studio house I wasn't on no shit, like "Yo, I'm tryna do some Dreamville shit with y'all" Nah It wasn't no talkin' no deal I didn't even know if I wanted to sign niggas I just knew I, y'all was dope, I fuck with you Just pull up, let's see what the vibe is like, let's work In my mind, if something happen, it happen If not, then cool Niggas just got a chance to link and kick it But while we was there, the thing that I noticed off rip I said, "Oh, this nigga want it, this nigga really want it" That look in your eye, nigga, I know that look I know that look too well But a lot of niggas want it The thing I noticed about you my nigga, off rip "This nigga don't just want it He willin' to do the work that it takes to get it" And that's the difference, that's the separator That's the difference between The niggas that never get what they want And the niggas whose names ring out forever Forever

Cole, you stupid Look, you told me never let this get a hold of me You hate to see me hurt, you wanna hurt someone for me Way too down to Earth, don't do no dirt for me, please I don't need nobody else takin' a deal or a plea God knowin' what I'm doin', he gon' deal with me Niggas ain't cut like that, she'll kill for me And I don't care if we don't speak for like a million weeks You right there when I need you, but I know these ain't your kind of people I finally bought a home to raise my family I'm done with all the hoes and they anatomies I tried to call your phone again, you said, "It wasn't on" And by the time you got my letter, I was long gone Back on the road, gone with the wind blows Packin' the shows, hoes and nymphos, platinum and gold You know how this shit go when family's gone You don't know what you here for, uh Just remember, remember who I am, mm Mommies, daughters, models, callers Ballers, fathers, all have fallen Mommies, daughters, models, callers Ballers, fathers, all have fallen Look, you said I shouldn't worry 'bout the fame You seem to be concerned of what you heard about the game 'Cause soon as niggas get a little change, niggas change And playin' with the Lord's name, sayin' it in vain You heard a song and said I did the same thing You seein' somethin' different in my eyes, and she emphasized And I ain't get it at the time, I couldn't listen Had to call her back, line packed, sold out tickets I'm on the wrong track, road back, fuck it, I'm hittin' it On the road, I'ma bulldoze the globe for the dough She know she happy that we doin' better than before As long as I'm sellin' shows, you ain't sellin' for your soul I felt like she was yellin' like Azealia in the megaphone Said, "I'ma hit you in the mornin', keep your message on" I did my set then sat alone for a second by myself Asked questions, choices, destination, courses Highways, routes, Royces rollin', voices goin' on and on and on, it's noisy I'm not the only one affected by the poison in the mind And the lifestyle that shine from the iced-out diamonds That combine with misogynistic mindsets Dialect from slave, diatribe, they tryna dissect to re-digest I tossed that mindset overboard like an object I'm tryna find a letter to the Lord from the projects 'Cause when I was a boy, I didn't know that we was poor And now I'm on tour, I got a moment to explore And show my niggas somethin' that we never seen before Open doors, so you know I'm goin' Back on the road, gone with the wind blows Packin' the shows, hoes and nymphos, platinum and gold You know how this shit go when family's gone You don't know what you here for, uh Just remember, remember who I am, mm Mommies, daughters, models, callers Ballers, fathers, all have fallen Mommies, daughters, models, callers Ballers, fathers, all have fallen Why do I get so damn high that I can't feel my face? Try and try to free my mind, but I can't find a way Why do I get so damn high that I can't feel my face? Try and try to free my mind, but I can't find a way Look, I never gave that much a fuck about this shit To let it challenge my integrity But you questionin' me, got me back and you thinkin' less of me The lesson in this shit is we should talk Face to face, fuck the messagin' Meet me in the flesh and you can see that I'm still lil' Destin Lil' brubbie, lil' BB, bald head as a baby in the Huggies Stunt like my dad, I'm a druggie Money in my hands but it's bloody Try to understand if you love me, ayy Make plans, we can roll like the old days FaceTime call came with a stone-cold face We don't talk often, when we do, it's an "Are you okay?" Somebody fuckin' with you? I'm on the way It's on the waist, I can tell the way you live, that ain't the case Figured you was mad at me when you said you need a break from the family And you not participatin' in no Pagan holiday gatherings And ever since I start rappin' I ain't never in Atlanta too long And I hate havin' to only see the family when somethin' bad happen Like when Granny passed, I ain't wanna answer the phone Writin' in my pad, hope I don't remember this wrong Last time I seen you, we was sendin' her home October, November, December was gone But on the 25th, we gotta be there for mom I'm talkin' to you now, but can I see you tomorrow? I could be on the way soon as I finish this song So you can see I'm still true in everything that I been doin' And I don't fuck with the Devil but I know he pursuin' And I know that Jesus died, 33, like Ewing And he prolly did the same shit that we like doin' I know you got to feel the animosity brewin' It's gettin' bad and I'm sad our relationship ruined over some trash, but it's past that Send me all the money that I gave you over Cashapp back since you actin' as if you- We're sorry, you have reached a number that is- (aw) That's fucked (that's fucked, that's fucked, man, that's right)