Crooked Smile (feat. TLC) - J. Cole.mp3

[00:01.360]I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down
[00:04.170]I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down
[00:07.170]You're the one that was tryna keep me way down
[00:09.970]Like a sudden all you know if I'm on my way down
[00:12.840]Look – they tell me I should fix my grill cause
[00:14.840]I got money now
[00:16.120]I ain't gon' sit around and front like
[00:17.750]I ain't thought about it
[00:19.120]A perfect smile is more appealing but it's funny how
[00:21.870]My *******t is crooked look at how far
[00:23.680]I done got without it
[00:24.980]I keep my twisted grill
[00:25.920]Just to show them kids it's real
[00:27.920]We ain't picture perfect but we worth the picture still
[00:31.140]I got smart, I got rich, and I got ******* still
[00:33.820]And they all look my eyebrows: thick as hell
[00:37.000]Love yourself, girl, or nobody will
[00:38.810]Oh, you a woman? I don't know how you deal
[00:41.370]With all the pressure to look impressive
[00:43.060]And go out in heels
[00:44.240]I feel for you…
[00:45.240]Killing yourself to find a man that'll kill for you
[00:48.180]You wake up, put makeup on
[00:49.670]Stare in the mirror but its clear that
[00:51.790]You can't face what's wrong
[00:53.170]No need to fix what God already put his paint brush on
[00:56.220]Your roommate yelling
[00:57.160]“Why you gotta take so long?”
[00:59.290]What it's like to have a crooked smile
[01:00.530]I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down
[01:03.340]I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down
[01:06.040]This crooked smile
[01:06.660]You're the one that was tryna keep me way down
[01:09.380]Like a sudden all you know if I'm on my way down
[01:12.060]To all the women with the flaws
[01:13.430]Know it's hard my darling
[01:15.060]You wonder why you're lonely and
[01:16.300]Your man's not calling
[01:17.990]You keep falling victim cause you're insecure
[01:20.860]And when I tell you that
[01:22.360]You're beautiful you can't be sure
[01:24.100]Cause you see that no one wants you back
[01:25.980]And it got you asking
[01:26.970]So all you see is what you lacking
[01:28.910]Not what you packing
[01:30.220]Take it from a man that loves what you got
[01:33.130]And baby you're a star
[01:34.500]Don't let 'em tell you you're not
[01:35.930]Now is it real? Eyebrows, fingernails, hair
[01:39.050]Is it real? if it's not, girl you don't care
[01:42.110]Cause what's real is something
[01:43.670]That the eyes can't see
[01:45.040]That the hands can't touch
[01:46.350]That them broads can't be, and that's you
[01:48.970]Never let 'em see your friend
[01:50.790]And if you need a friend to pick you up
[01:52.540]I'll be around
[01:53.480]And we can ride with the windows down
[01:56.100]The music loud
[01:56.720]I can tell you ain't laughed in a while
[01:59.100]But I wanna see that crooked smile
[02:00.280]I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down
[02:03.430]I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down
[02:06.550]You're the one that was tryna keep me way down
[02:09.500]Like a sudden all you know if I'm on my way down
[02:12.840]Crooked smile, we could style on 'em (back 'round)
[02:15.650]Crooked smile, we could style on 'em (back 'round)
[02:18.280]You're the one that was trying to keep me way down
[02:21.400]Like the sun, I know you know
[02:23.030]I found my way back 'round
[02:24.090]We only fronting like the people on the screen
[02:25.900]You know them movie stars
[02:27.400]Picture perfect beauty queens
[02:29.020]But we got dreams and we got the right to chase 'em
[02:32.260]Look at the nation
[02:33.380]That's a crooked smile braces couldn't even straighten
[02:36.290]
[02:36.850]Seem like half the race is either on probation, or in jail
[02:40.070]Wonder why we inhale, cause we in hell already
[02:43.130]I asked if my skin pale
[02:44.870]Would I then sell like Eminem or Adele?
[02:47.870]Yo one more time for the 'Ville
[02:49.930]And ***** all of that beef *******t, ***** let's make a mil
[02:52.790]Hey officer man, we don't want nobody getting killed
[02:55.730]Just open up that cell, let my brother out of jail
[02:58.660]I got money for the bail now, well now.
[03:01.650]If you asking will I tell now? Hell naw
[03:04.590]I ain't snitching cause
[03:05.840]Man, they get them *****s stitches now
[03:08.080]If you was around, then you wouldn't need a witness now
[03:11.130]How you like this crooked smile?
[03:12.070]I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down
[03:14.620]I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down
[03:17.310]This crooked smile
[03:17.810]You're the one that was tryna keep me way down
[03:20.640]Like a sudden all you know if I'm on my way down
[03:23.450]Crooked smile, we could style on 'em (back 'round)
[03:26.880]Crooked smile, we could style on 'em (back 'round)
[03:29.380]You're the one that was trying to keep me way down
[03:32.530]Like the sun, I know you know I found my way back 'round
[03:35.800]
[03:59.080]I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down
[04:01.890]I'm on my way, on my way, on my way down
[04:05.260]You're the one that was trying to keep me way down
[04:08.010]Like the sun, I know you know I found my way back 'round
[04:11.000]
[04:12.810]Back 'round
[04:14.060]
[04:17.120]You're the one that was trying to keep me way down
[04:19.850]Like the sun, I know you know I found my way back 'round
[04:22.970]
[04:24.840]Back 'round
[04:25.960]
[04:28.900]You're the one that was trying to keep me way down
[04:31.830]Like the sun, I know you know I found my way back 'round