[Verse 1: J. Cole] Dear Mrs. Bill Collector I know you're just doing your job, no mean to disrespect ya But we been going through this thing since way back I told ya when I get the dough I would pay back But I got problems baby (yeah, if you only knew) I got bigger problems baby So while ya talk about the money that I owe like it's as if I didn't know man it don't mean nothin' to me Cause right now I got my lil boy crying and my grandmother dying Could ya please stop f**in' wit me? Listen here I ain't lookin' for no tears, but my brother got a year and my moma keep smokin' that sh** On top of that I'm broke, please put that in your notes for the next one to call me up talkin' that sh** [Hook: B.o.B] So life don't pa** me by, cause sometimes it'll leave ya stuck, don't ask me why (why) Gotta keep this train-a-movin', no time to cry (cry) So lonely days I say goodbye (bye) Gotta live for today so life it won't pa** me by Cause sometimes it'll leave ya stuck, don't ask me why (why) Gotta keep this train-a-movin', no time to cry (cry) So lonely days I say goodbye (bye) Gotta live for today so life it won't pa** me by [Verse 2: J. Cole] Dear Mr. Policeman Am I wrong, ain't you supposed to keep the peace, man? I coulda swore that I was driving pretty peaceful So why the hell is you pulling over me for? Is it this black Mercedes? (Oh na, I get it, I get it, I get it) Or cause I'm black, hmm, maybe? Tell me why my hands start sweating and I hold my breathe every time you get behind me I turn my music down so you won't hear a sound, man I'm nervous like I got a couple pounds on me You pull me over, ya frown on me With your flashlight, tell me, what do you see? Thug n***as, drug-dealers its a trip Every n***a in this whip got a mothaf**in' college degree [Hook: B.o.B] So life don't pa** me by, cause sometimes it'll leave ya stuck, don't ask me why (why) Gotta keep this train-a-movin', no time to cry (cry) So lonely days I say goodbye (bye) Gotta live for today so life it won't pa** me by Cause sometimes it'll leave ya stuck, don't ask me why (why) Gotta keep this train-a-movin', no time to cry (cry) So lonely days I say goodbye (bye) Gotta live for today so life it won't pa** me by [Verse 3: J. Cole] My middle finger to the law, bustin' off, tryin' to touch the sky My teacher said, "Impossible", but I'mma f**in' try Plus how he gon' tell me, he don't make the rules There's n***as dying everyday, we don't make the news Instead they talk about some thunderstorm, cyclones Timmy got his bike stole Top story: Tiger Woods be f**in' a these white hoes Anchorman stop snitchin' Cut to commercial, he be textin' all his side b**hes Hey ma-goodness, how ironic I'm tryed for possession of some chronic My lawyer came to court, man he was higher than the comet Hey your Honor, is you kidding, how you sit above me? Are you perfect mothaf**a? How you finna to judge me? When you home you don't cuss, drink and puff like us? These cops is Bad Boys, they be just like Puff They hate their jobs and their days be f**ed up like us At the end of the day, you n***as just like us [Hook: B.o.B] So life don't pa** me by, cause sometimes it'll leave ya stuck, don't ask me why (why) Gotta keep this train-a-movin', no time to cry (cry) So lonely days I say goodbye (bye) Gotta live for today so life it won't pa** me by Cause sometimes it'll leave ya stuck, don't ask me why (why) Gotta keep this train-a-movin', no time to cry (cry) So lonely days I say goodbye (bye) Gotta live for today so life it won't pa** me by