[VERSE 1: JOHN.]
I STARTED DRINKING MORE 'CAUSE MOMCON WASN'T HERE AND ASKED FOR DOUBLE SHOTS WHEN 31 DISAPPEARED/SURE IT HURT BUT WHY SHED A TEAR 'CAUSE YOUR BEST DAY IS MY fu*kING WORST NIGHTMARE/IT'S SUCH A RIDE FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP AND IT'S EVEN MORE CHILLING ONCE THEM BOTTLES GET POPPED/LIKE WOW, I'VE ARRIVED, I'VE ARRIVED/GOT ALL MY ni**aS WITH ME NOW IT'S TIME THAT WE THRIVED/WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE CROWD YOU GET AS FAR AS IT GOES, IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE CROWD I BET YOU'LL END UP ALONE/SITTING ATOP A THRONE, LAUGHING AT ALL THE CLONES/COUNTING UP ALL YOUR MONEY AND MAKING THEM MODELS MOAN/SEE I WAS MADE FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR CAR TO WHIP OUT/AND A MILLION DOLLAR b*tch REACHING FOR MY DICK TO WHIP OUT/I'M 21 TRYING CHANGE THE WORLD AND DRINK WINE, AND FIND THE MOST EXPENSIVE WATCH FOR ME TO KEEP TIME/SHOULD I PATEK PHILLIPE OR SHOULD I LECOULTRE?, 'CAUSE THAT ROLEX IS SOMETHING THAT I'm USED TO/THEY SAY I'm TO FAKE BUT fu*k IT I'm PAID/I'M TRYNA DO IT ALL TODAY 'CAUSE TOMORROW'S TOO LATE
[HOOK: EARLLY MAC]
OK, NOW I'MMA GO HARD 'TIL THE CURTAINS CLOSE/THEY CONTINUE TO APPLAUD WHEN THE CURTAINS CLOSE/THEY'LL BE BEGGING ME FOR MORE WHEN THE CURTAINS CLOSE/FOR AN ENCORE, ENCORE
OK, NOW I'mma GO HARD UNTIL THE CURTAINS CLOSE/THEY CONTINUE TO APPLAUD WHEN THE CURTAINS CLOSE/THEY BE BEGGING ME FOR MORE WHEN THE CURTAINS CLOSE/FOR AN ENCORE, ENCORE
[VERSE 2: JOHN]
I STARTED ACTING UP 'CAUSE MY FATHER WASN'T THERE/AND MADE IT HARD FOR MOMCON I KNOW IT WASN'T FAIR/I KNOW IT HURT AND I MADE HER SHED TEARS/NOW LOOKING BACK MAN I SEE I WAS A NIGHTMARE/BUT TIME PASSES AND IT NEVER STOPS, GROWING UP I REALLY WISH I HAD MY fu*kING POPS/IT'S HARD TO DEAL WITH ALL THE ISSUES YOU HAVE WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN CONVERSE WITH THE ONLY FATHER YOU HAVE/IT'S SAD, WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY FRIENDS ALL THEIR DADS AND THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT THEY HAVE TO KNOW WE'LL NEVER CROSS THAT PATH/BUT I DON'T NEED YOUR SYMPATHY, NAH LOOK/JUST KNOW THAT WHEN I HAVE KIDS YO I'LL DO IT DIFFERENTLY/AND WHEN THE NEWS GETS THIS I'm SURE THAT THEY'LL DISMISS IT/AS A NOTHER KID FROM PRIVILEGE ACTING OUT FOR SOME ATTENTION/TO MY ni**a TERRENCE I PRAY THAT I'm FORGIVEN FOR LETTING PUSSY COME BETWEEN OUR MOTHERfu*kING BUSINESS/ADUBB I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED BUT I JUST LEARN FROM LIVING/SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA GO THROUGH HELL TO GET THAT HAPPY ENDING
[GUITAR SOLO: EMILIO LESLIE]
[HOOK: EARLLY MAC]