Kanye West - The Cool lyrics

[Produced by Kanye West] [Verse 1] He came back, in the same suit that he was buried in Similar to the one his grandfather was married in Yes, he was still fresh to d**h Bling, two earrings, a chain layin' on his chest He still had it cause they couldn't find it And the bullets from his enemies sat like two inches behind it Smelled the Hennessy from when his n***as got reminded And poured out liquor in his memory, he didn't mind it But he couldn't sip it fast enough So the liquor was just fillin' the casket up Floatin' down by his feet was the letter from his sister Second grade handwriting simply read "I miss ya" Suit jacket pocket held his baby daughter's picture Right next to it, one of his man's stuck a swisher He had a notion as he laid there soakin' He saw that the latch was broken He kicked his casket open and he [Hook] This life goes pa**ing you by It might go fast if you like You born, you lived, and you die If life goes pa**ing you by, don't cry If you're breaking the rules, making your moves, paying your dues Chasing the cool [Verse 2] Not at all nervous as he dug to the surface Tarnished gold chain is what he loosened up the earth with He used his mouth as a shovel to try and hollow it And when he couldn't dirt-spit, he swallowed it Working like a, hmm, reverse archaeologist Except, his buried treasure was sunshine So when some shine through a hole that he had drove It reflected off the gold and almost made son blind He grabbed onto some gra** and climbed Pulled himself up out of his own grave, and looked at the time On the watch that had stopped 6 months after the shots That'd got him in the box, wringing Henny out his socks Figured it was hours because he wasn't older Used some flowers to brush the dirt up off his shoulder So, with a right hand that was all bones And with no reason to stay he decided to walk home so he [Hook] This life goes pa**ing you by It might go fast if you like You born, you lived, and you die If life goes pa**ing you by, don't cry If you're breaking the rules, making your moves, paying your dues Chasing the cool [Verse 3] He begged for some change to get him on the train "Damn, that n***a stank," is what they complained Tried to light the blunt, but it burst into flames Caught the reflection in the window of what he became A long look, wasn't shook, wasn't ashamed Matter of fact, only thing on his brain was brains Yeah, and gettin' back in his lane, doin' his thing First he had to find something to sling Next stop was his block, it had the same cops Walk right past the same spot where he was shot, shocked That some lil' n***as tried to sell him rocks It just felt weird, being on the opposite They figured that he wasn't from there so they pulled out And robbed him, with the same gun they shot him with Put it to his head and said, "You're scared, ain't ya?" He said, "Hustler for d**h, no heaven for a gangsta" and [Hook] This life goes pa**ing you by It might go fast if you like You born, you lived, and you die If life goes pa**ing you by, don't cry If you're breaking the rules, making your moves, paying your dues Chasing the cool