[Intro: Josh Cortes & Flower of Nelli]
Yo you see that bird, yo she thick, God damn
(Thick! that bird look like a man, that’s a thick male)
(Too much?)

[Verse 1: Josh Cortes]
Now that I’m being me, it’s the best way I could cope
With a Dollar and A Dream, cause my pockets looking broke
Creeping for the cream, but got caught up with that throat
I know, I know
All these boys should be taking notes
Baby, I would do things that you’ve never seen before
And I could show you things that you probably shouldn’t know
Flashbacks to the pain, wakin' up, and no sex
2 o'clock in the mornin', hittin' up the good ole ex
Get my weight up on the block, keep watch for that kid Josh
Gosh, she loves to serve the peach right on his cot
Nowadays, crime pays like a part-time job
And the drought got me praying for a Cloud 9 vibe
Pay this tithe, Just this once
Numb the pain 'cause it's hard for a fella
In my mind, I've been lyin', I know it's wrong
But I'm saying, eyes wellin' up with tears
Thinkin' 'bout my homie dead in the dirt
Immortalized by my words
[Chorus: J.Cole]
Real n***as don't die
Forward with the plot
One-Seven-Forty-Five
Form at the plot
Real n***as don't die
Form on the block
Real n***as don't lie
Form in the plot
My n***as don't die
Form on the block
Real n***as don't die
Form on the block
Real n***as don't die
Real n***as don't die

[Verse 2: Josh Cortes]
Have you ever seen a fiend cook crack on a spoon?
Have you ever seen a fella that was Hispanic on the moon?
Have you ever seen the proof that angels live in the sky?
Well, have you ever seen another fella that's this fly? No?
All is see is that green, baby that cream
And it’s that scene, and I really want to hear you scream
And that ass fat, too fat to fit on the big screen
I'm the type of fella that's in her whole sorority’s wet-dreams
Caught up window watching like they retail- crack fiends
I know they listening cause I know I got the best schemes
And I’m goin' out like Ashstray in his last scene (don't shoot)
A legend (don't shoot)
Know what that mean? (Ash!!!)
[Chorus: J. Cole]
Real n***as don't die
Forward with the plot
One-Seven-Forty-Five
Form at the plot
Real n***as don't die
Form on the block
Real n***as don't lie
Form in the plot
My n***as don't die
Form on the block
Real n***as don't die
Form on the block
Real n***as don't die
Real n***as don't die

[Bridge: Josh Cortes]
“I didn’t want to bury my friend”
“I’m not supposed to be burying my friends”

[Verse 3: Josh Cortes]
Yeah, to die a young legend or live a long life unfulfilled
'Cause you wanna change the world, but while alive you never will
'Cause they only feel you after you gone, or I've been told
And now I'm caught between being heard and getting old
Damn!
Death creepin in my thoughts lately
My one wish in this bitch, "make it quick if the Lord take me"
I know nobody's meant to live forever anyway
So, hustle promise, products hoping you press replay
They telling us, "go to school or work" cause the dream will fade
In that order, It’s that sort of
Thinking that’s been keeping fellas pained at the bottom in chains
Got whips and chains, slip-ups with stains, ripe with pain, listen
[Outro: Josh Cortes]
“Take care of people”
“We are supposed to be a, a family”