what if with morray

J. Cole

This for everybody out there that ever
Fell out with somebody you love
Fame is a motherfucker
Just to look back and be like (Yeah)
Damn, it didn t have to go like that
Yeah
What if?
What if?
What if?
What if the bullshit never got in the way?
You d still be my nigga to this day
Sayin what if?
What if?
What if?
What if the bullshit never got in the way?
I d still have my nigga to this day
Uh

What s up, Pac?
I heard that record that you did that just dropped
It s bubblin , got me wonderin when the love stopped
Hit Em Up , I m like, maybe I should
Write you before shit go left, the streets is a bit upset
You claimin that you fucked my bitch, but, check
Instead of escalatin
At a time when niggas say, Big, let s decimate em
I m tellin em Chill
Cause although he violatin
In my heart, I could never hate him
I love you
I hope it ain t too late to tell you
When you got shot, I came to visit you at Bellview
But you was sleepin , they let me peek in
I said a prayer by yo bedside
Bandages covered the bleedin
I m thinkin , Dawg, I told you
Watch the niggas you close to, I know dudes
And they won t hesitate to smoke you if shit go left
While you was locked, I shoulda wrote you
But life happens, promo, mad shows to do
Still, no excuse, I didn t do what I was posed to
And maybe, that s what provoked you
To use your vocals to speak my name with a negative tone
As you stared at the walls of that cell on your own
Wonder how long it d be before they d let you come home
And get yo money, you maybe started lookin at me funny
Perhaps, you might ve felt that I betrayed you or played you
Or thought that I knew about that setup and coulda saved you
Or maybe that made you come out on some war shit
East Coast, West Coast, now media is tryna force it
Of course, it s entertainment
But the world is full of ignoramus
That view the rich and famous
As either heroes or villains with no feelings
Not knowin most drama only leads to mo killings
Well, fuck that, nigga, I m hurt
I miss my dawg, I ain t gotta hide
If I hurt you, I apologize

What if?
If I can turn back the hands of time
What if?
Turn back the hands of time
What if?
What if the bullshit never got in the way? (Ooh, yeah-ah)
You d still be my nigga to this day
I m sayin, what if?
If I can turn back the hands of time
What if?
Turn back the hands of time
What if?
What if the bullshit never got in the way? (Ooh-ooh)
I d still have my nigga to this day (Uh)

Today, was goin to Vegas until I opened yo letter
I cried through all of these pages
Been tryin to get it together
I m comin out to NY, I gotta find you in person
To look you dead in yo eyes
And let you know I ve been hurtin
Been movin off pure adrenaline, never knowin for certain
Who s on my side and who s obliged for closin my curtains
So, in a mist with clinched fists, I picked up this sword
I know there s money in violence
I know there s profit in war
But, shit, I felt that you left me to hang, I gave you game
Rap for the bitches, I said, saw you switched up yo lane
Your content resemblin mine, it brought you fame
I didn t complain, I cheered you on with no disdain
And at the same time, my destiny brought me pain
From kickin it with some venomous niggas, I know, the same
Ones that you warned me bout, I ain t listen
The trigger squeezed
My paranoia noticed you in the vicinity
So, when they sentenced me
Lawyers milked me for every penny
All I had inside that cell was my memory
And plus the fear that while I m gone, they forgettin me
How niggas shoutin me out, but never visit me?
(Hah, nigga?)
And as the time crept
That mindset became a mission
You came to represent my opposition
So when I got out, I chose drama
Took the war out and went all out
Not carin about the fallout
Suddenly now, I got the mob out
Plus a whole side ready to ride
Now, I gotta tell em stall out
Cause tears fillin my eyes
Your letter helped me understand
The power in love, the choice to be the bigger man
Know shit got outta hand, I ll take the blame for it
For my mistakes, I couldn t take you gettin slain for it
For fallin victim to ego, vengeance, and dollar signs
I wanna say, from the heart, I apologize

What if?
If I can turn back the hands of time
What if?
Turn back the hands of time
What if?
What if the bullshit never got in the way? (Yeah-ah)
You d still be my nigga to this day
I m sayin, what if?
If I can turn back the hands of time
What if?
Turn back the hands of time
What if?
What if the bullshit never got in the way? (Time)
We d still have them niggas to this day

What if? What if? What if? (Now, yeah)
What if? What if? What if?
What if? What if? What if? (Ooh)
What if? What if? What if? (Gee, yeah)
What if? What if? What if? (Yeah, un)
What if? What if? What if? (Yeah, un)
What if? What if? What if? (Dun-dun-dun-dun)
What if? What if? What if? (Ah)
What if? What if? What if?
What if? What if? What if?
What if? What if? What if? (What if?)
What if? What if? What if? What if?
Oh yeah
Yeah