Tears for ODB Lyrics

[Verse 2]
Lord have mercy on my soul, what I’ve done and what I’ve seen
My life has tumbled into that which only you could intervene

I put my heart in senseless things: money, bitches and street shit
Fascinated by beef, sad to say I won’t be shit
Grew up in this bitch without a pot to piss, no toilet
How ironic, I took a lot of shit, like a bottom bitch
Or a model chick, high off coke
They lockin’ sons up for less, I don’t care how y’all cope
But yet I still peddle this dope and these pills
I’ll never know how sittin’ comfy on that Oprah seat feels
More than likely be on Most Wanted posters, we still
Holdin’ on to old dreams of bein’ Hova, be real
We the forgotten souls, bottom of the totem poles
Left for dead, some niggas fled, people say they sold their souls
I just think they found a better way,
Lord knows I never pray
But sometimes I be wishin’ I could levitate, I’ll take it straight up


[Hook]
Straight up
Straight up, aye, any chance I’ma take it
Rather die before I fake it
They say life is what you make it, bitch
But I’m just tryna make it
Straight up
Straight up
Straight up, aye, any chance I’ma take it
Rather die before I fake it
They say life is what you make it, bitch
[Outro]
Hey, hey
Cole World
2-6 Fayettenam shit
For all my niggas still going through it
Yeah
Straight up
My niggas gotta learn something
It's 2012 nigga
And we're still killing ourselves
You don't know by now nigga
You ain't gon' never know
Real

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Genius Annotation

“Tears For ODB” is more than just a tribute to Ol' Dirty Bastard of Wu-Tang Clan who died in 2004 from a drug overdose. It’s a nod to anyone trying to make it as Cole talks about his father on drugs and growing up with his single mother.

Cole, who compares himself to Robin Hood gives social issues like the difficulty of buying a home and quitting drug dealing (from the perspective of others).

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Release Date
February 12, 2013
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