[ti:l e t . g o . m y . h a n d (Explicit)] [ar:J. Cole] [al:The Off-Season (Explicit)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]l e t . g o . m y . h a n d (Explicit) - J. Cole [00:01.28]Lyrics by:J. Cole [00:02.56]Composed by:J. Cole [00:03.85]J. Cole: [00:04.20]Soldier's song marching on on [00:11.04]Hoping to see home [00:14.35] [00:14.94]If I die before I [00:19.58] [00:20.33]See your smile just one more time [00:24.51]Sometimes I question whether this s**t matters [00:26.55]Puttin' substance into something and the world's so used to instant gratification [00:30.49]I found this instrumental on my phone while on vacation [00:33.06]Ib sent it a year ago or so [00:35.02]I probably heard it before but slept on it you know [00:37.79]S**t don't always connect as soon as you press play [00:40.30]At times you gotta step away do some livin' [00:43.07]Let time provide a new prescription givin' truer vision [00:45.79]I dibble-dabble in a few religions [00:47.78]My homie constantly telling me 'bout Quran puttin' me on [00:51.04]I read a few pages and recognize the wisdom in it [00:53.58]But I ain't got the discipline for stickin' with it [00:55.96]Now I'm on the way to London got a show for seven digits [00:58.62]I'm wonderin' just when did I become my biggest critic [01:01.23]I wanna be my biggest fan like [01:02.95]How I was when didn't nobody know my jams [01:05.02]Today my son said"Dad let go my hand" [01:06.95]Reminded me one day he's gonna be his own man [01:09.56]And my job is to make sure he's equipped [01:11.75]I gotta make sure he not no b***h 'cause n***as bound to try him [01:14.53]If I said I was the toughest growin' up I would be lyin' [01:17.15]I had a fear of gettin' punched while everybody eyein' [01:19.96]Add to that a constant fear of dyin' [01:21.98]By gunshot wound the other violent type of endings [01:24.68]I kept a tough demeanor on the surface but was mostly just pretendin' [01:27.90]Luckily my bluff was workin' way more often than not [01:30.43]But sometimes a n***a pulled my card tryna expose me for a fraud [01:34.10]And with my reputation at stake [01:35.84]I was scufflin' just to save face [01:37.28] [01:37.79]Couple wins couple losses some broken up too quick to call it [01:41.40]My last scrap was with Puff Daddy who would've thought it [01:44.10]I bought that n***a album in seventh grade and played it so much [01:46.99]You would've thought my favorite rapper was Puff [01:49.15]Back then I ain't know s**t now I know too much [01:52.02]Ignorance is bliss and innocence is just ignorance before it's introduced to currency and clips [01:57.38]Or bad licks that have a n***a servin' three to six s**t [02:00.78]J. Cole/Bas/6LACK: [02:01.52]Soldier's song marching on on [02:07.48] [02:08.43]Hoping to see home [02:11.60] [02:12.18]If I die before I [02:17.43]See your smile just one more time [02:22.36]Bas: [02:22.85]Soldier's song [02:24.96] [02:25.67]I could be one to lean on [02:27.40] [02:28.08]Time will right the wrongs [02:30.50]Won't be long [02:32.81] [02:33.46]How can we grow any closer [02:35.44] [02:36.04]How can we grow any closer [02:38.90]How can we grow any closer [02:41.54]How can we grow any closer [02:43.53] [02:45.50]Something inside of me's tryna crawl up to the surface [02:49.58]Something is suddenly smothering stopping me [02:52.01]Stubbornly getting its way [02:54.20]Way [02:54.90]Way [02:55.56]Way [02:56.28]Drowning out the wave [02:57.78]Drowning out [02:58.79]I've got a reason to believe that I'll turn out just fine [03:05.69]Soldier's song [03:07.45]Diddy: [03:08.36] [03:10.46]Lord please guide our steps [03:11.57] [03:13.45]Watch us cover us [03:15.78] [03:17.12]So that every move we make is in alignment with Your will [03:20.45] [03:21.55]Your purpose [03:21.93] [03:23.91]Please fill us with Your spirit [03:24.98] [03:26.55]Keep us forever in the present [03:27.53] [03:29.30]For presence makes the strongest fathers [03:30.45] [03:32.57]Teach us how to lead [03:33.27] [03:34.92]Show us how to love