[Intro: J. Cole & Amber Coffman]

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 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 (Well, alright)

Run, run away, run, run away (Oh, I), run away (Oh, I, I, I)

Show 'em that your color is black (Well, alright)

[Verse 1: J. Cole]

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, huh

This is Martin Luther King in the club, gettin' dubs, huh

With a bad bitch in his ear, sayin' that she down for whatever

In the back of his mind is Coretta

[Chorus: J. Cole, J. Cole & Amber Coffman]

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

[Verse 2: J. Cole]

Damned if I do (Shit), damned if I don't (Uh)

I'm passing up on bad hoes

Tryna be the man that she want, what she want?

What, what she want from a nigga?

To put a ring on it, uh

Got a bitch on my dick right now

And she just wanna sing on it, oh, huh

Got me up so high, try and get a piece of that apple pie, uh

I be up so high, try and get a piece of that apple pie

Dancehall vibe with my pants on fire

'Cause I told her I was 'sleep, 'cause I

Creep with this pretty young thing that I cho'

'Cause she could be doing the same thing, I suppo'

[Chorus: J. Cole, J. Cole & Amber Coffman]

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

[Verse 3: J. Cole]

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 'bout 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)

[Bridge: J. Cole]

Got me up so high

Try and get a piece of that apple pie, uh

I be up so high

Try and get a piece of that apple pie

Got me up so high

Try and get a piece of that apple pie, uh

I be up so high

Try and get a piece of that apple pie

[Chorus: J. Cole & Amber Coffman]

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

[Outro: Amber Coffman]

Run away, run away—, back (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Run away, run away—, back (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Run away, run away—, back (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Run away, run away—, back (Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)