Chaining Day
by J. Cole
From the album: Born Sinner
Track 12 of 21 on Born Sinner (2013).
Duration: 4:44
Lyrics for Chaining Day
Ayy Cole World For real Look at me, pathetic nigga, this chain that I bought You mix dream pain and fame, this is heinous result Let these words be the colors I'm just paintin' my heart I'm knee-deep in the game and it ain't what I thought Copped the Range Rover, my girl got the Mercedes Iced out crazy I wanna shine like Baby Compared to that nigga, I ain't even got a bib yet Truth be told I ain't even bought a crib yet This is everything they told a nigga not to do Image is everything I see, it got a lot to do With the way people perceive, and what they believe Money short so this jewelry is like a weave Meant to deceive and hear niggas say I see you Now bitches wanna fuck you and niggas wanna be you And police wanna stop you, frisk you wonder what he do If a hater snatch your chain, I bet it still won't free you 'Cause I'll be right back grinding 'til I cop another I sit and think about all this shit I coulda copped my mother My partner said that's just the game my nigga Swear I heard my jeweler say, "Here go your chain my nigga" This is chaining day I need you to love me (Chaining day), love me (Oh my chaining day) I need you to love me (My chaining day), love me My last piece, I swear, my guilt heavy as this piece I wear They even iced out Jesus' hair My last piece, I swear, they even iced out Jesus' hair Ice on this white Jesus seem a little unholy The real strange thing about this iced out Roley It's the same shit a broke black nigga get gassed at The same shit a rich white motherfucker laugh at Well laugh on white man, I ain't paid as you But I bet your rims ain't the same age as you And I ain't got no investment portfolio But my black and white diamonds shinin' like a Oreo I know back home a nigga sick today He rock a chain and he always got some shit to say Even back when I was broke I knew his shit was fake He'd prolly sneeze too hard and his shit could break But hey, you know the sayin', "Fake it 'til you make it" Me, I did the opposite, made it then I faked it And actin' like I gave a fuck, money I was savin' up To buy a crib that's gated to that hundred racks, I gave it up For what I need you to love me (Chaining day), love me (Oh my chaining day) I need you to love me (My chaining day), love me My last piece, I swear, my guilt heavy as this piece I wear They even iced out Jesus' hair My last piece, I swear (Love me, love me) Lord This is the last time Told my accountant, it's the last time I swear this is the last time I know that I said that shit last time But this the last time Mama I swear this is the last time So don't take my chains from me This is the last time 'Cause I chose this slavery This is the last time Don't take my chains from me This is the last time 'Cause I love this slavery I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I said this is my last time
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