Workin Out
Jid Lyrics

Take your heart, don't let me break it in two
I don't want to hurt you, so protect yourself from me

I'm sure that I could possibly do nothin' for you
I don't think I can be of much help to you

I'm nearly on the edge, I'm bout to jump in the fuel
I'm ready to take risks and go all in

I'm really not afraid of nothin'
I have no fear in pursuing my goals

Look on everything, I gave everything and got nothing back
I've put in my all and received nothing in return

Ain't looking for no pat on backs
I don't need recognition for my efforts

That ain't how we got where the fuck we at
We didn't succeed by seeking approval or validation

Mama call, "Where the fuck you at?"
My mother wants to know where I am

"On the road, and I ain't coming back
I'm traveling and won't be back anytime soon

Until my hundred stacks make a hundred racks
I'll keep working until my money multiplies

And that hundred racks bring a bundle back"
I'll reinvest my earnings to make even more money

I was blowin' gas like the Honey Badger
I was using drugs like there was no tomorrow

J.I.D, bitch, the money snatcher
I'm J.I.D, and I'm good at making money

C'est la vie, shit I'm coming after everybody
That's life, and I'm going after what I want

Don't get the bloody splatter
Don't get in my way or suffer the consequences

I'm fly and I got my niggas fly too, shit is like buddy passes
I'm stylish and my friends are too, like we have complimentary airline tickets

I wanna cry cause I'm numb inside
I feel like crying, but I'm emotionally numb

If you wonder why, ask, "What's the matter?"
If you're curious about my feelings, just ask what's wrong

'Cause I been working hella hard, shit ain't really working out
I've been putting in a lot of effort, but things aren't going well

I been praying to the Lord, shit ain't really working out
I've been asking for divine intervention, but it hasn't helped

I been looking to the stars, keep my head up in the clouds
I'm hopeful, optimistic, and dreaming big

Quiet
Be quiet

Don't explain
Don't offer an explanation

What is there to gain
What benefit is there?

Now I got a little bread, got my niggas working outta town
Now that I have some money, I have my friends working in other locations

Baby your ass fat, shit, I can see you working out, shit
Your buttocks are big, so it looks like you're exercising

And you got a new job? Tell me, how that shit working out?
You have a new job? How is that job going for you?

Heard you doing pretty good, yeah, people talk, word of mouth
I heard you're doing well, it's just hearsay though

Wasn't 'round when you had the dirty house
I wasn't there when your house was dirty

Now they won't leave when you kick 'em out
Now that you're doing better, people won't leave your house when you ask them to

These type of people can't stick around
These kinds of people are not worth keeping in your life

Only down when there's liquor 'round or the spliff around
They're only fun when alcohol or marijuana is involved

That's why I don't fuck with niggas now
This is why I don't associate with those types of people anymore

Well I fuck with all my niggas, you know the difference
I still hang out with my true friends, not those fake ones

You been living with tunnel vision
You've been focused solely on your goals

You and all of your friends are like wonder women, Wonder Woman
You and your friends are powerful women, like the superheroine Wonder Woman

Working for it if you ever wanted something
If you ever wanted something, you worked hard for it

Searching for a purpose, I see what you on
You're trying to find your place in the world and I understand that

Difference in how you be using your gifts
The way you utilize your talents sets you apart from others

In the midst of the shit that you dealing with
Despite the difficulties you're facing

Really specific, you paid attention, panoramic
You're very detail-oriented and observant

Got the vision like a fer-de-lance
You have a clear vision like a fer-de-lance, a deadly snake with highly acute eyesight

You attack and you kill it, sinkin' your teeth with the venom
You take action and succeed, leveraging your skills to achieve your goals

Kinda like me with these instrumentals
I'm like you with these beats, attacking them with determination

Or the pen and the pencil
Or when I'm writing lyrics

Or off the pimpin' since been pimpin', keep it sensible
Or when I'm hustling by selling my music, but doing it reasonably and ethically

Since you winning you a object of ridicule
Since you're successful, people will try to tear you down

Objects appearing closer than you ready for
Obstacles may seem more challenging than you expected

Obviously you don't know what's ahead
You don't have all the answers, and you don't know what the future holds

But that's the reason you can work 'til you dead
That's why you can never stop working towards your goals, no matter what challenges you face

C'mon bruh, come to the booty club one time
Come to the strip club with me

Throw some of that Dreamville money
Spend some of the money you earned from your record label Dreamville

At these hoes, bruh
Spend it on the strippers

They got dreams too, nigga, ha ha
The women who work at the club have aspirations too

Y'all Dreamville-uh aye aye, aye aye, uh uh
We represent Dreamville Records

Next time you see that nigga J. Cole bruh
When you see J. Cole next time

You tell that nigga the same thing man
Tell him to come to the strip club too

I fuck with y'all niggas bro, why that nigga J. Cole
I like you guys, but why is J. Cole so cheap?

Got all this money, look like he 'bout to
He has so much money, but he looks like he's broke

Borrow somebody charger or something
Ask to borrow someone's phone charger

"C'mon bruh, let me get your charger bruh
Let me have your charger

Let me get my shit to uh, uh 10% percent
Let me charge my phone to 10%

And I'll give this shit back to you bruh bruh"
I'll return it to you when I'm done

C'mon bruh flex some of that Dreamville money, let me see it
Spend some more of your Dreamville money and show it off