Let Go My Hand

Album: The Off-Season (2021)
Charted: 19
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  • [J. Cole:]
    Soldier's song, marching on, on
    Hoping to see home
    If I die before I
    See your smile just one more time

    Sometimes I question whether this shit matters
    Puttin' substance into something and the world's so used to instant gratification
    I found this instrumental on my phone while on vacation
    Ib sent it a year ago or so
    I probably heard it before, but slept on it, you know?
    Shit don't always connect as soon as you press play
    At times you gotta step away, do some livin'
    Let time provide a new prescription, givin' truer vision
    I dibble-dabble in a few religions
    My homie constantly telling me 'bout Quran, puttin' me on
    I read a few pages and recognize the wisdom in it
    But I ain't got the discipline for stickin' with it
    Now I'm on the way to London, got a show for seven digits
    I'm wonderin' just when did I become my biggest critic?
    I wanna be my biggest fan, like how I was when didn't nobody know my jams
    Today my son said, "Dad, let go my hand"
    Reminded me one day he's gonna be his own man
    And my job is to make sure he's equipped
    I gotta make sure he not no bitch 'cause niggas bound to try him
    If I said I was the toughest growin' up, I would be lyin'
    I had a fear of gettin' punched while everybody eyein'
    Add to that a constant fear of dyin'
    By gunshot wound, the other violent type of endings
    I kept a tough demeanor on the surface but was mostly just pretendin'
    Luckily my bluff was workin' way more often than not
    But sometimes a nigga pulled my card, tryna expose me for a fraud
    And with my reputation at stake
    I was scufflin' just to save face
    Couple wins, couple losses, some broken up too quick to call it
    My last scrap was with Puff Daddy, who would've thought it?
    I bought that nigga album in seventh grade and played it so much
    You would've thought my favorite rapper was Puff
    Back then I ain't know shit, now I know too much
    Ignorance is bliss and innocence is just ignorance before it's introduced to currency and clips
    Or bad licks that have a nigga servin' three to six, shit

    [J. Cole & Bas & 6LACK:]
    Soldier's song, marching on, on
    Hoping to see home
    If I die before I
    See your smile just one more time

    [Bas:]
    Soldier's song
    I could be one to lean on
    Time will right the wrongs
    Won't be long
    How can we grow any closer?
    How can we grow any closer?
    How can we grow any closer?
    How can we grow any closer?
    Something inside of me's tryna crawl up to the surface
    Something is suddenly smothering, stopping me
    Stubbornly getting its way (Way), way (Way)
    Drowning out the wave (Drowning out)
    I've got a reason to believe that I'll turn out just fine
    Soldier's song

    [Diddy:]
    Lord, please guide our steps
    Watch us, cover us
    So that every move we make is in alignment with Your will
    Your purpose
    Please fill us with Your spirit
    Keep us forever in the present
    For presence makes the strongest fathers
    Teach us how to lead
    Show us how to love Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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