[Hook]Why so sad?Walking around with them blue facesShe said I'm down on my luckAnd it's something I gotta haveBlue facesI hit the bank today and told them color me badBlue facesGet that new money, and it's breaking me honey[Verse 1]Two tears in the bucket I cry with youBut I could never lie with youI could never afford not to affordI could never put my plans to the side with youI could never see a red lightLike a deer with a headlightI freeze up when I re-upSee I barely have patienceAnd you're relatingOnly the moment to complete usWhy you hate to work for it?The reason I never went to work for itSee a nine to five was so jive turkeyBut when Thanksgiving came that check didn't hurt meYou plead the fifthI read the fifth amendmentWe both criminals with bad intentionsThey say time heals allBut if I can shortcutMy success, Corvettes by tomorrow[Hook]Why so sad?Walking around with them blue facesShe said I'm down on my luckAnd it's something I gotta haveBlue facesI hit the bank today and told them color me badBlue facesGet that new money, and it's breaking me down honey[Verse 2]My home girl got a credit card scamShe got a scholarship to college but she don't give a damnIntuition she got a broke bitch wishin'She tell me this on the phone with the noodles in the panI know you, woman, I console you, womanYou feel like the universe owes you, womanOh the anticipation, of hoping you could make itBitches don't prosper chasing educationBut you're talented, and can't handle itAnd your homegirls can't be your manager365 times four, plus moreIf yan't get it right, tell me, do you got the stamina?But shit, ain't no money like fast moneyEven today I'm considered a crash dummyA rapper chasing stardom, how can I fast forward?My accolades better than all them[Hook]Why so sad?Walking around with them blue facesShe said I'm down on my luckAnd it's something I gotta haveBlue facesI hit the bank today and told them color me badBlue facesGet that new money, and it's breaking me down honey[Bridge]I love god, I love speed, I love drank, I love meI love oceans in the deepI love women, I love meI love GodBut I'm scared of god speedSometimes[Verse 3]I wrote this song looking at a broke home babyYou know the poverty stricken the little broke boy and babiesSomebody say Kendrick American, they sho' is crazyAnd I said why?Then he looked me in the eye, and said nigga you fucked upYou're banking on good luck, you wishing for miraclesYou never been through shit, you're crying hystericalYou settle for everything, complain about everythingYou say you sold crack, my world amphetamineYour projects ain't shit, I live in a hut bitchI'm living to keep warm, youliving to pay rentI paid my way through, praying to AllahYou played your way through, by living in sci-fiBullshitting yourself, you talking to strangersSame thing goes for the ones you came withWe all came on the boat looking for hopeAnd all you can say is that you're looking for dopeThese days ain't no compromiseYour pain ain't mines half the timeA brand new excuse ain't nothing to meBitch I made my moves, with shackled feet[Interlude]Cape Town, Cape Town, Cape Town, Cape TownCape Town, Cape Town, Cape Town[Verse 4]Cornrow KennyAll morning with the mixed dashboards triple digits, skrrMorning with the mixed dashboards triple digits, skrr, skrrCornrow KennySo many plays on me I finessePalisade views with some sexI lost a lot of love for missionaryThis the first time I reactMe and Top is like a Kobe and PhilA father figure play with him, you get killedPlay with me and he will kill you himselfTDE the mafia of the westMove in silence, yeah, we juggin' like thatAct of violence, yeah, we juggin' like thatI did a lot of dumb things in my pastLord forgive me, hoping I don't relapseDave just bought a new nine elevenAlmost thought I'd seen another plane crashQ just bought a brand new McLarenRock-a-lack about to buy the projectsMoosa got his son dripping in goldMe? I'm about to let my hair down on hoesAli 'bout to let his hair down on hoesTop billing that's a million a showMight blow the whole Remy on SoulMight tell Obama be more like PunchSounwave got a Grammy this yearMack wop, bet he do what he want[Outro]Level two, level twoNo I'm not doneYou ain't gotta tell me that I'm the oneI could put a rapper on life supportGuarantee something that none of you wantTen homies down and they all serving lifeRent is like 2500 hundred a monthWhat if I empty my bank out and stunt?What if I empty my bank out and stunt?You ain't gotta tell me that I'm the oneYou ain't gotta tell me that I'm the oneYou ain't gotta tell me that I'm the oneYou ain't got, you ain't gotYou ain't got, you ain't gotTell me that, tell me thatThat, I am the OneYou ain't got, you ain't gotYou ain't gotYou ain't got tell me that, what I'm the oneYes, I'm the one
Lyrics by Kendrick Lamar
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