God help the hungry children Help the homeless children Help them to survive a World they can’t understand God help the child who’s needy Who deserves not pity Help them to survive this cold and bitter land [Hook] Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the dice that was rolled for me? I won’t cry about it, I won’t cry about it Is this the life that you chose for me Lord? Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the dice that you rolled for me? [Verse 1] Yeah, this is the Ville, home of the fast-lifers Where we get high and don’t come down, we gas righteous Man, I wonder how hard to live my past life was Cause this one hard, I could show you my scars I ain’t crying tho.. Then save that pity for the next man Or that girl getting beat down by her ex-man Hey, hold your head, mama I know you wish that nigga dead, mama If I can find a way to kill him, I won’t have any drama Damn mama, tell me who you love This one is for the boy that sees his mama on drugs I feel your pain, boy and just know that I been through the same, boy That lady needs you more than ever Don’t be ashamed boy Cause when it rained, boy, that was your umbrella The one that changed your pissy sheets when you was a young fella And now she in the bedroom on her knees Staring at the sky, screaming “Lord please!” Tell me now [Hook - J Cole] Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the dice that you rolled for me? I won’t cry about it, I won’t cry about it Is this the life that you chose for me Lord? Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the dice that was rolled for me? I won’t cry about it, I won’t cry about it [Verse 2] Soon as you cling on, my mind’s saying “be gone!” I leave em with wrinkled foreheads, they now Klingons Confused, cause friendship’s abuse and I’m sorry for it My life performance been trifling, some nights I fight my conscience? Was never given space, but I always heared the heart Always miss playing the hand that was dealt the joker cards It’s what I was feeling like, lonely low energy Fallin slow clinically, ballin’ over we finna be Don’t pity me ever, even when them haters answering Mindstate of the victim, no victim, I’m just a champion Money come in slow, God, intervene Spirit’s never broken, I’m just focused, don’t pity me No no no, you see this pain put a strain on my whole life I seen the rain, seen my dreams turn to long nights But all I ask is don’t pity me, no, no! Don’t pity me, no, no, no! [Hook] Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the dice that you rolled for me? I won’t cry about it, I won’t cry about it Is this the life that you chose for me Lord? Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the dice that was rolled for me? I won’t cry about it, I won’t cry about it I can’t cry about it Nah, nah, be strong Can’t cry about it Hey [Verse 3] I freestyle life, can barely write the rent Yearly income can barely keep this music life in check Call up mama, hate to borrow money, with Christmas near Hey you know what? How about we make each other gifts this year Friends are calling me up, asking me if I’m signed yet Who I’m working with? Am I making dollar signs yet? Disappointment within their voices, do they pity me? Disbelief, I’ma stay driven like them city streets But ah, it seems like every day is rainy weather Can barely fit my pain and poverty the same umbrella But he don’t care, he don’t care, it’s hard to keep em dry No more caterpillar, now you see him change: peeping Tom This life’ll flash before your eyes So get your match before your fire turns to ash No more drive, no more gas, before you cry, get your last Before you die, life your past with no regrets Broken X, no looking back man [Hook] Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the dice that you rolled for me? I won’t cry about it, I won’t cry about it Is this the life that you chose for me Lord? Is this the life that you chose for me? Is this the dice that was rolled for me? Yeah