Artist: J. Cole Album: Cole World: The Sideline Story Song: Breakdown Typed by: PDog1217@aol.com [Intro - J. Cole - talking] Yeah Yeah, look [Verse 1 - J. Cole] I just shed tears homie, nah I ain't too proud to admit it Just seen my father for the first time in a minute And when I say a minute, I mean years man Damn, a whale could've swam in them tears, fam 'Cause as I left 'em, I reflected on my younger days When it was just me and my brother and my mother played father, 'cause no other man bothered, not even my biological It never seemed logical But I accepted it, 'cause I ain't know no better Though I was brighter than a Polo sweater No pops was like Martin with no Coretta So many things you could've told me And saved me the trouble of lettin my mistakes show me I feel like you barely know me And that's a shame 'cause our last name is the same That blood type flowin through our veins is the same My mama left you and it maybe your anger's to blame But that's no excuse, only you and God know the truth And why you only called monthly, barely ever saw me Spend some summers with you and played with my cousin Vorry Maybe I should be tellin you "fuck you", 'cause you selfish But I want a father so bad, I can't help but - breakdown [Chorus - J. Cole] I breakdown I can't help but breakdown I breakdown [Verse 2 - J. Cole] Yeah, I never thought I'd see my mama on that shit, man It's fuckin with her body, now she sick, damn I wanted a big house with the white picket fence and a pool Who would've ever thought that it would come to this, man? Quicksand, is what this life feel like That shit these rappers kick is nothin like real life You made a milli off of servin hard white, yeah right My mama tell you what addicted to that pipe feel like? Stupid niggaz, ain't heard of cops been shootin niggaz? I swear to God, wish I could bulletproof my niggaz Can't get no jobs but they still recruitin niggaz We tryin to stand tall, when it get too crucial niggaz - breakdown [Chorus - J. Cole] We breakdown We breakdown We breakdown Bring the breakdown [Verse 3 - J. Cole] Yeah, he's servin time, locked down And she don't want nobody to know His daughter twenty-five pounds By the time he get out, she gon' be four Now will his girl stay down? Ain't no doubt she love him, yeah that's for sure But temptation stays round And if she strayed, how could he ever know? (never know) And so, she goes, to the club on the weekend A little freakin, but them niggaz holla But she never speakin, but tonight I see the Devil creepin 'Cause she been lonely, she ain't felt a man in seven seasons Damn, she do the best that she can Her mama tellin her to find another man She college educated with a felon boyfriend That's what she thinkin tonight, maybe she's right [Break - J. Cole] But please, stay down mama Gotta, be strong, don't breakdown mama Please, stay down mama Gotta, be strong, don't breakdown mama Don't breakdown (yeah) Don't breakdown Don't breakdown Don't breakdown Uh, bring the breakdown [Outro - J. Cole] Break, breakdown Steady breakin me down Break, breakdown Steady breakin me down Break, breakdown Steady breakin me down Break, breakdown Steady breakin me down