[Verse 1]
I hit the weed, I told myself the last time would be my last
I don't trust my own n***as, now my mind racing fast
Got my foot up on the gas, got a hundred on the dash
If the police run up on me, I ain't stopping for they ass
Boy, you know my L's dirty, if they stop me, I'm goin' to jail surely
I'll be next to my brother in the cell, no bail for me
"Man, let me out, send me back to bitches that smell pretty"
And all I gotta do is call once and she there all ready
Yeah, buddy, can't you tell I'm goin' through hell?
I don't even open my mail
I'm in the shower with a soap and a towel, I need cleansing
Bad bitches all on the prowl, they need Benzes
Pussy n***as running they mouth and we ain't flinching
They names ain't even mentioned
I got dreams bigger than your whole team
You n***as so broke, yet somehow, you so green
I guess it's envy, started with a penny, now I'm getting plenty money

[Chorus]
Huh, and one time for the city, yeah
And two times for you, hey
And one time for the city, hey
And two times for you, uh

[Verse 2]
Look, kid, it's raining outside, boy, fuck an umbrella
N***as banging outside, boy, they guns'll dumbbell a
N***a, tired of telling n***as that's deceased rest in peace
We tired of only having just a piece
And fuck policing, they killing n***as, what's the reason?
His daughter starving and she fucking freezing
So no wonder why he fucking squeezing
They out here bustin', leavin' n***as stuck and bleedin'
On the floor
Bullets wet you like it's semen on a ho
Breathing slow, man, I'm in Hell
One day, you tryna make the rent, next day, you in jail
Lord knows he meant well
So I take the pencil and write like a pen pal
Some shit that's darker than the tints up on the windshield
Uh, welcome to Sinville
Where n***as on base, shit is looking like an infield
High as a Sprint bill
What you think? That's the reason why this ink in my pen kills
Phony n***as 'til they are extinct, bitch, I've been real
[Chorus]
Huh, and one time for the city, hey, uh
And two times for you, yeah
And one time for the city, hey, hmm
And two times for you, hey

[Verse 3]
Them old n***as sayin', "Cole the wrong one bringin' the city shine
All he ever doin' is paintin' pictures of crime
Tellin' stories of pain, paintin' pictures of dope"
Bitch, if you listenin', I'm paintin' pictures of hope
Huh, that boy in class embarrassed because he broke
Hopin' today he won't be the butt of somebody's joke
See, me, I lived it all, from dirt-poor in a trailer
Worried about my mother and never trustin' my neighbors
To middle-class with a backyard and my own room
To bein' the only Black kid in my homeroom
Academically gifted and followed my own rules
Was runnin' the streets, hey, ma, I'll be home soon
Was out chasin' hoes, was out hoopin'
Them n***as wasn't ballin', but yet, they was foul-shootin'
Uh, so meet the newest role model who don't know how to fake this shit
Never sold a rock and, look, I made it, bitch

[Chorus]
Huh, and one time for the city, yeah
And two times for you, hey
And one time for the city, yeah
And two times for you, hey
[Outro]
Girl, it's been so long, I've been gone from you
But you ain't gotta worry 'bout the things I do
It's hard, but the thought of you would ease my pain
Girl, I promise they gon' know our name, uh
Ain't seen you smile in a while, but I been dreamin' 'bout you
Oh, oh, oh