Nothing Lasts Forever Lyrics

[Chorus]
I tried, you tried, we tried
All of the times that we had together
We should've known nothing last forever
I tried, you tried, we tried
All of the times that we had together
We should've known nothing last forever

[Verse 1: J. Cole]
When this shit end, man it's gon' get ugly
Real real ugly, your grandmama love me
And your mama love me, little sister hugs me
Even got a few homegirls that wanna fuck me, uh

Soon as this shit end, forget about it
You been stayin' in my crib, you gotta get up out it
'Cause if you layin' in my bed, let's admit about it
One time fuckin' and we no longer upset about it
'Cause when this shit ends it's either all or nothin'
I thought you loved me, how the hell you gon' call ya cousin?
You know the diesel ass, half slow, evil ass
Nigga in that Honda showin' up with that drama
On my mama, we been through it all
From the goods to the bads, rise to the fall
You done seen me at my best, seen me at my worst
So when this shit ends, know it's gon' hurt
You can't say we didn't try though, huh

[Chorus]
I tried, you tried, we tried (Can't say we didn't try)
All of the times that we had together
We should've known nothing last forever
(Can't say we didn't try though, can't say we didn't try, hey)
I tried, you tried, we tried
All of the times that we had together
We should've known nothing last forever
(Can't say we didn't try tho, can't say we didn't try, hey)

[Verse 3: J. Cole]
I got your message I been meanin' to respond, know it's been a while
Apologies, I ain't been around
I wanna kick it, but I know that shit is different now
And times have changed
Let me know if I'm out of bounds, are the lines the same?
I mean ya, lookin' good, yeah you still got it
Been reminiscin' and I'm not sure how I feel 'bout it
Now we can say that all good things come to an end
But we know each other way too well to pretend
We went from friends to somethin' much more
To breakin' up to makin' up and fuckin' once more

Second chances, we gave enough
'Til finally, we gave it up
But some days I be wakin' up and wantin' one more
But what for? Maybe it's just the weather
We break each others heart's, so maybe it's for the better

Holler whenever, 'cause you always got a friend in me
And nothin' lasts forever, least we got these memories
You can't say we didn't try though
[Chorus]
I tried, you tried, we tried (Can't say we didn't try, hey)
All of the times that we had together
We should've known nothing last forever
I tried, you tried, we tried (Can't say we didn't try though)
(Can't say we didn't try, hey)
All of the times that we had together
We should've known nothing last forever

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Left over track from J. Cole’s debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story. This song finds Cole reminiscing over a relationship gone bad. This track samples They Don’t Care About Us, by the one and only “King Of Pop”, Michael Jackson.

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Release Date
September 27, 2011
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