J. Cole - l e t . g o . m y . h a n d (Official Audio)(MP3_160K)

[00:04.22] Soldier's song, marching on, on

[00:10.96] Hoping to see home

[00:16.22] If I die before I

[00:19.97] See your smile just one more time

[00:24.46] Sometimes I question whether this shit matters

[00:26.22] Puttin' substance into something and the world's so used to instant gratification

[00:29.21] I found this instrumental on my phone while on vacation

[00:32.71] Ib sent it a year ago or so

[00:35.46] I probably heard it before, but slept on it, you know?

[00:37.47] Shit don't always connect as soon as you press play

[00:39.96] At times you gotta step away, do some livin'

[00:42.72] Let time provide a new prescription, givin' truer vision

[00:46.46] I dibble-dabble in a few religions

[00:47.47] My homie constantly telling me 'bout Quran, puttin' me on

[00:51.21] I read a few pages and recognize the wisdom in it

[00:53.72] But I ain't got the discipline for stickin' with it

[00:55.73] Now I'm on the way to London, got a show for seven digits

[00:58.47] I'm wonderin' just when did I become my biggest critic?

[01:00.72] I wanna be my biggest fan, like how I was when didn't nobody know my jams

[01:04.72] Today my son said, "Dad, let go my hand"

[01:06.96] Reminded me one day he's gonna be his own man

[01:09.21] And my job is to make sure he's equipped

[01:11.47] I gotta make sure he not no bitch 'cause niggas bound to try him

[01:14.71] If I said I was the toughest growin' up, I would be lyin'

[01:16.72] I had a fear of gettin' punched while everybody eyein'

[01:19.97] Add to that a constant fear of dyin'

[01:21.71] By gunshot wound, the other violent type of endings

[01:24.47] I kept a tough demeanor on the surface but was mostly just pretendin'

[01:27.23] Luckily my bluff was workin' way more often than not

[01:29.98] But sometimes a nigga pulled my card, tryna expose me for a fraud

[01:33.47] And with my reputation at stake

[01:36.48] I was scufflin' just to save face

[01:37.46] Couple wins, couple losses, some broken up too quick to call it

[01:40.96] My last scrap was with Puff Daddy, who would've thought it?

[01:43.72] I bought that nigga album in seventh grade and played it so much

[01:46.74] You would've thought my favorite rapper was Puff

[01:49.71] Back then I ain't know shit, now I know too much

[01:51.21] Ignorance is bliss and innocence is just ignorance before it's introduced to currency and clips

[01:56.98] Or bad licks that have a nigga servin' three to six, shit

[01:59.49] Soldier's song, marching on, on

[02:04.22] Hoping to see home

[02:12.21] If I die before I

[02:17.21] See your smile just one more time

[02:22.98] Soldier's song

[02:25.71] I could be one to lean on

[02:27.96] Time will right the wrongs

[02:30.71] Won't be long

[02:33.22] How can we grow any closer?

[02:35.96] How can we grow any closer?

[02:38.71] How can we grow any closer?

[02:41.22] How can we grow any closer?

[02:43.97] Something inside of me's tryna crawl up to the surface

[02:49.46] Something is suddenly smothering, stopping me

[02:51.97] Stubbornly getting its way (Way), way (Way)

[02:56.22] Drowning out the wave (Drowning out)

[02:58.74] I've got a reason to believe that I'll turn out just fine

[03:05.47] Soldier's song

[03:10.22] Lord, please guide our steps

[03:12.47] Watch us, cover us

[03:17.47] So that every move we make is in alignment with Your will

[03:20.71] Your purpose

[03:23.46] Please fill us with Your spirit

[03:25.97] Keep us forever in the present

[03:29.22] For presence makes the strongest fathers

[03:32.72] Teach us how to lead

[03:34.47] Show us how to love