How Did I Get Here (Feat. J. Cole)

Uh, nobody, you know what I'm sayin', nobody, nobody thought a nigga would be right here, though, you know That shit make like, that shit make, that shit make a difference in me and you You was supposed to be here, nigga Nigga, I wasn't 'posed to be in this motherfucker Man, you know what I'm sayin' Give all the glory to God and hard work But you niggas gotta respect this shit, you know what I'm sayin' I'm straight from the... Chorus: Offset Where I'm at Where Where I go How How did I get here How did I get here Walk around with a Smithfield Smithfield I'm from the south, had a gold grill Gold grill Remember doin' shows in Mobile Mobile Go against me and it's roadkill Roadkill Wakin' up to see the sunrise Sunrise I turned five, I got baptized Baptized We was livin' up in College Park College Park Midnight, heard the gunfight Gunfight Playin' football at Forest Park Forest Park Gresham Park where your moment get defined Get defined The story of my life The life Way before I ever wrote a rhyme Way before Have you ever done time Time Lookin' at my kids through the blinds Blinds Confinement mind Confinement How you feelin' when you face a dime Time The truth be told Told I'm supposed to be locked up and dead, cold Cold In the mind of an old He cold white man, the black man soul Verse 1: Offset Felt like I was born on Mars Mars Everybody starin' too hard Starin' They didn't really think I was a star They didn't really Then I fucked around, beat the odds Fucked around How did I get right here How did I Neck, wrist on chandelier Chandelier Made me wanna drop some tears Tears Thankin' God that I switched gears Whooo I'm from another lightyear, I'm a Martian Martian One-third of a human, just partial One third I'm the Sergeant, the Captain, the Marshal Serge I start to barf, it was too much potion Too fast, everything in slow motion I get the cash and my money keep grossin' Get the cash Popped a bottle, champagne, we toastin' Suicide doors on the coupe when they open Skrrt They didn't believe in me Nah Check the stats, number one, you see You see I bet my haters can't breathe Nigga, don't even compare to me Nah Street niggas, we rare, unique We rare We can fuck 'em by the pair, by the three By the pair Chopper soundin' like a snare in a beat Like a snare I'm from the A, I love your ass, it's a peach Peach Where I'm from, niggas cash, don't lease Cash Where I'm from, the stick's on the backseat Stick sticks Where I'm from, police put you six feet A lot of bums and they sleepin' on the street Bums Yeah, yeah, that's at home Yeah Nigga, go back to your fam' where you dead wrong Go back Miss my dawg, dead and gone Miss him I can hear his voice telling me Don't go along Pistol Yeah, the money can't fix that Nah Dirty money, had to rinse that Dirty money I try my hardest not to look back I try Not too long ago a nigga would've took that Gimme that This for my niggas had to cook packs Cook cook Million dollar trap fall 'cause of one rat Rats Yeah, ain't no comin' back Yeah How I made it out the jungle, yeah, without a scratch Hey Chorus: Offset Where I'm at Where Where I go How How did I get here How did I get here Walk around with a Smithfield Smithfield I'm from the south, had a gold grill Gold grill Remember doin' shows in Mobile Mobile Go against me and it's roadkill Roadkill Wakin' up to see the sunrise Sunrise I turned five, I got baptized Baptized We was livin' up in College Park College Park Midnight, heard the gunfight Gunfight Playin' football at Forest Park Forest Park Gresham Park where your moment get defined Get defined The story of my life The life Way before I ever wrote a rhyme Way before Have you ever done time Time Lookin' at my kids through the blinds Blinds Confinement mind Confinement How you feelin' when you face a dime Time The truth be told Told I'm supposed to be locked up and dead, cold Cold In the mind of an old He cold white man, the black man soul Verse 2: J. Cole Baptized at First Baptist Church The pastor name was Reverend Johnson Okay Chastised his shirt and matchin' shoes But had to front, it never bothered him Okay Hurt his pride but he swallowed it Okay Dirt is all that he spotted And in the dirty south where bodies pilin' up So high, they block the birds and rerouted 'em Damn Plenty murderers had observers but You never heard a peep out of them So many funerals it ain't enough numerals to keep count of them Woah Look, I'm just settin' the scene Back when I stared at the phone as I'm lettin' it ring Another collector, they leave us a message My mama in deficit, must intervene I bust out the seams, I'm gettin' too big for these britches now I invest in the dream, I'm destined for green I got superstar dick for these bitches now I got superstar dick for these bitches now And I think about that when I dig 'em out When I dig 'em out, when I dig 'em out Chorus: Offset Where I'm at Where Where I go How How did I get here How did I get here Walk around with a Smithfield Smithfield I'm from the south, had a gold grill Gold grill Remember doin' shows in Mobile Mobile Go against me and it's roadkill Roadkill Wakin' up to see the sunrise Sunrise I turned five, I got baptized Baptized We was livin' up in College Park College Park Midnight, heard the gunfight Gunfight Playin' football at Forest Park Forest Park Gresham Park where your moment get defined Get defined The story of my life The life Way before I ever wrote a rhyme Way before Have you ever done time Time Lookin' at my kids through the blinds Blinds Confinement mind Confinement How you feelin' when you face a dime Time The truth be told Told I'm supposed to be locked up and dead, cold Cold In the mind of an old He cold white man, the black man soul