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Run A Train

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Run A Train was released on February 6, 2026 by Cole World, Inc., under exclusive license to Interscope Records. as a part of the album The Fall-Off

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

J. Cole

Vocals

Future

Performer

Steve Bilodeau

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

J. Cole

Songwriter

T-Minus

Writer

Steve Bilodeau

Songwriter

Tyler Williams

Songwriter

Aaron Goldstein

Aaron Goldstein

Songwriter

Mario Luciano

Songwriter

NIMĀ

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

T-Minus

Producer

JŪN TETRA & GLDY JR

JŪN TETRA & GLDY JR

Producer

Mario Luciano

Additional Producer

Kuldeep Chudasama

Kuldeep Chudasama

Recording Engineer

Eric Manco

Recording Engineer

Hayden Duncan

Assistant Recording Engineer

Nico Patino

Assistant Recording Engineer

Juro "Mez" Davis

Juro "Mez" Davis

Mixing Engineer

Joe LaPorta

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]

Fuck do you know 'bout my passion?

Fuck do you know 'bout my pain?

Fuck do you know 'bout my struggle?

Fuck do you know 'bout Jermaine?

[Verse 1]

They say the Lord's timing is divine

And I walk with Him, so that explains mine

Cole, deep down, you may find all that pain creates a strange bond

Slums connected like the drums in a bass line

Petrified of death and poverty, I chase mine

Like breathalyzer tests, I'm tryna walk a straight line

Meditating for a better state in my deranged mind

Till I saw the Buddha pose and realized he throwing gang signs

I guess the lesson is you can't escape crime

Even when the strays flying, I remain calm

Fayettenam, you my heart, but at the same time

If I'm being honest, I can feel that flame dying

[PreChorus]

Uh, so I'm ridin' through the city streets, reaching for a memory to hang on

Goin' backwards like a penalty to see a younger me, but that day's gone

Wild times, looking up at cloud nine, how high can Jermaine climb?

Remember when they ain't respond when you hollered?

Funny how a few dollars can change minds

[Chorus]

Fuck do you know 'bout my passion?

Fuck do you know 'bout my pain?

Fuck do you know 'bout my struggle?

Fuck do you know 'bout Jermaine?

Ten toes is down on the pavement

Umbrellas don't stop no rain

****, they die every day, so

Fuck the world, let's run a train

[Verse 2]

Since as a pipsqueak, lean on survival instincts

On backstreets, where they're tearing up hearts like them guys in *NSYNC

Codeine in they soda, dirty popping, plus how the ends meet

With serving rock on deserted blocks, tryna cause a frenzy

To profit quickly, I'm passin' by, my pockets empty

Tryna make a legal dollar seem harder than guarding Wemby

When you're hardly six feet tall, if somehow I could ball

I better work hard on my handles 'cause **** gon' try to rip me

Don't wanna R.I.P., but if I leave, know God'll lift me

I'd rather sit inside a Bentley and be the owner like providin' kidneys

I know the love does not extend deep

I choose my homies wisely, seen too many die from friends' beef

Big dreams to change the world back when I'd ride a ten-speed

Youthful delusion thinkin' through music I could end grief

When too many bodies get piled up in these rivals' histories

So stoppin' this violence is like bringing the Gaza Strip peace

[PreChorus]

Uh, so I'm ridin' through the city streets, reaching for a memory to hang on

Goin' backwards like a penalty to see a younger me, but that day's gone

Wild times, looking up at cloud nine, how high can Jermaine climb?

Remember when they ain't respond when you hollered?

Funny how a few dollars can change minds

[Chorus]

Fuck do you know 'bout my passion?

Fuck do you know 'bout my pain?

Fuck do you know 'bout my struggle?

Fuck do you know 'bout Jermaine?

Ten toes is down on the pavement

Umbrellas don't stop no rain

****, they die every day, so

Fuck the world, let's run a train

[Outro]

Fuck the world, let's run a train

Fuck the world, let's run a train

Fuck the world, let's run a train

Fuck the world, let's run a train

In a world

In a world

In a world

Written by: Aaron Goldstein, J. Cole, Mario Luciano, NIMĀ, Steve Bilodeau, T-Minus, Tyler Williams

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