J. Cole - Winter Wonderland Lyrics

I know you got them people you ain't seen in awhile
Thought about y'all when I wrote this shit
Wonder how y'all came out and shit
And how you ended up
Whether you have-, you have kids or somethin', I don't know
Yeah, Ville shit

Winter wonderland, winter wonderland
Growin' up, my momma layin' with some other man
Nigga put his hands on me like my poppa
Maury Povich, motherf*cker, you are not the father
No need to holla 'cause that nigga live so far away
I wonder if he'll call today?
Such a hard pill to swallow, I hit the kitchen, look what momma made
Turn on the television, just another homicide
This time it way around the way, down the street
And my mother say was my brother's age, went to school with him
Rode the bus with him, he was cool with him
He was just with him and a few hit him
Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop, damn, right before Christmas
Eyes get watery, stepfather say
"It's a cold world, now, nigga go do the dishes," this is

Winter wonderland, winter wonderland
Swear, I gotta make it out or I'm a goner, man
I wanna see New York or even California, man
So I'ma kill this shit and hope that I'm a wanted man, livin' in a
Winter wonderland, winter wonderland
Yeah, I know it'll be snowin' in the mornin', man
I wanna see New York or even California, man
So I'ma kill this shit and hope that I'm a wanted man

And I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for
I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for
I pray the Lord bring, pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for
I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for

How long does a dream last?
How much steam you need to make this thing last?
As a boy, time creep up 'bout real slow, as a man, now it seems fast
Too fast, in fact, one day you get laughed at that
The next day you make a million off of classic tracks
But, you know, typical Jermaine, dreamed of gettin' to the game
Finally got the ball and just passed it back
But one day, and you gon' have to shoot that bitch nigga
Don't be scared to wear the shoe that fits, nigga
You a star, it's only doubt that could dowse your flame
Before it rains, better lose that shit, nigga
F*ck that, I bust back, livin' with trust that
I am the maker of my own damn destiny
Pen in hand, cookin' up my own damn recipe
For success, though life stressin' me, won't get the best of me, no

Winter wonderland, winter wonderland
Swear, I gotta make it out or I'm a goner, man
I wanna see New York or even California, man
So I'ma kill this shit and hope that I'm a wanted man, livin' in a
Winter wonderland, winter wonderland
Yeah, I know it'll be snowin' in the mornin', man
I wanna see New York or even California, man
So I'ma kill this shit and hope that I'm a wanted man

And I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for
I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for
I pray the Lord bring, pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for
I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for