Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
J. Cole
Vocals
Annaliesa Place
Violin
Suzanne Ornstein
Violin
David Southhorn
Violin
Shmuel Katz
Viola
Milena Pajaro-Van De Stadt
Viola
Desiree Elsevier
Viola
Kyle Armbrust
Viola
Jerry Grossman
Cello
Maureen McDermott
Cello
Mary Wooten
Cello
John Patitucci
Bass Guitar
Rachel Calin
Bass Guitar
Ken Lewis
Performer
Sandra Park
Performer
Amber Coffman
Vocals
Ann Lehmann
Violin
Brian Oblivion
Vocals
Christine Kim
Cello
Cults
Sampled Artist
Jung Sun Yoo
Violin
Madeline Follin
Sampled Artist
Ryan Mattos
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jermaine Lamarr Cole
Songwriter
Madeline Follin
Songwriter
Ryan Mattos
Songwriter
Pete Whitfield
Orchestrator
Ken Lewis
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
J. Cole
Producer
Ken Lewis
Engineer
Juro "Mez" Davis
Mixing Engineer
Sam Giannelli
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
Mark Pitts
Executive Producer
Roc Nation
Executive Producer
Tyler Hartman
Engineer
Daniel Recinos
Engineer
Lyrics
She knows, she knows, ayy
Bad things happen to the people you love
And you find yourself praying up to heaven above
But honestly I've never had much sympathy
'Cause those bad things, I always saw them coming for me
I'm gonna run, run away (oh, I), run, run away, run away (oh, I-I-I)
Run away and never come back
Run, run away, run, run away (oh, I), run away (oh, I-I-I)
Show 'em that your color is black (well, alright)
Damned if I do
Damned if I don't
You know I got a girl back home
You got a man, what you want? What you want?
What these bitches want from a nigga?
On some DMX shit, huh
I know them other niggas love tricking
On some BMX shit
But not me
Now I'm sure you done heard about me
A black star, Mos Def, Kweli
Good so them bad hoes try me, they try me
This is Martin Luther King in the club
Getting dubs
With a bad bitch in his ear, saying that she down for whatever
In the back of his mind is Coretta
And she knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
And deep down she knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
Well, alright
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well, alright
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well, alright
Damned if I do
Damned if I don't
I'm passing up on bad hoes
Trying to be the man that she want, what she want
What she, what she want from a nigga?
To put a ring on it
Got a bitch on my dick right now
And she just wanna sing on it
Got me up so high
Tryna get a piece of that apple pie
I be up so high
Tryna get a piece of that apple pie
Dancehall vibes with my pants on fire
'Cause I told her I was sleeping
'Cause I creep with this pretty young thing that I chose
That she could be doing the same thing, I suppose
And she knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
And deep down she knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
Well, alright
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well, alright
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well, alright
Niggas say, "Turn up", hoes say, "Turn up"
Only bad thing 'bout a star is they burn up
Niggas say, "Turn up", hoes say, "Turn up"
Only bad thing about a star is they burn up
Rest in peace to Aaliyah
Rest in peace to Left Eye (Left Eye)
Michael Jackson, I'll see ya
Just as soon as I die (I die)
Got me up so high, tryna get a piece of that apple pie
I be up so high, tryna get a piece of that apple pie
Got me up so high, tryna get a piece of that apple pie
I be up so high, tryna get a piece of that apple pie
Well, alright
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well, alright
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well, alright
Run away, run away
Run away, run away
Run away, run away
Run away, run away
Writer(s): Madeline Foline Mckenna, Ryan Michael Mattos, Jermaine L. Cole
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