Pass Me By - Lyrics - J. Cole

[Verse 1] Yea, yea, yea, Dear Mrs. Bill Collector I know ya just doing your job, don't mean to disrespect ya But we've been going through this thang since way back I told ya when I get the dough I would pay back But I got problems babayy...yea, if you only knew I got bigger problems babbayyy So why ya talkin about the money that I owe, like as if I didn't know man, it don't mean nothing to me Cause right now I got my lil boy crying, and my grandmother dying, could you please stop *** with me? Listen here, I aint lookin for no tears, but my brother got a year, and my momma keep smoking that *** On top of that, I'm broke, please put that in your notes for the next one to call me up talking that *** [B.o.B] So life don't pass me by Cause sometimes it'll leave you stuck don't ask me why Gotta keep this trailer moving, no time to cry cry So lonely days I say goodbye bye Gotta live for today so life won't pass me by by So life don't pass me by Cause sometimes it'll leave you stuck don't ask me why Gotta keep this trailer moving, no time to cry cry So lonely days I say goodbye bye Gotta live for today so life won't pass me by by [Verse 2] Hey, Dear Mr. Policeman Hey am I wrong, aint you suppose to keep the peace man? I coulda swore I was driving pretty peaceful So why the hell is you pullin over me fo'? Is it this black Mercedez? (Oh now I get it, I get it, I get it) Or cause I'm black? Hmmm, maybe Hey, tell me why my hands start sweatin' and I hold my breath everytime that you get behind me I turn my music down, so you won't hear a sound, man I'm nervous like I got a couple pounds on me You pulled me over, you frown on me With your flashlight, tell me what do you see Thug ***, drug dealers, its a trip, every *** in this whip got a *** college degree [B.o.B] So life don't pass me by Cause sometimes it'll leave you stuck don't ask me why Gotta keep this trailer moving, no time to cry cry So lonely days I say goodbye bye Gotta live for today so life won't pass me by by Cause sometimes it'll leave you stuck don't ask me why Gotta keep this trailer moving, no time to cry cry So lonely days I say goodbye bye Gotta live for today so life won't pass me by by [Verse 3] Yea, my middle finger to the law, bustin off, tryna touch the sky My teacher said, "Impossible", but I'mma *** try Plus how he gon' tell me, he dont make the rules There's *** dying everyday, but we don't make the news Instead they talkin bout some thunderstorm, cyclones Timmy got his bike stole, top story, Tiger Woods "be *** all these white hoes" Anchorman stop snitchin Cut the commercial, he be texting all the side ***, hey my goodness How ironic, on trial for possession of some chronic My lawyer came to court, man he was higher than the comet Hey your honor, is you kidding? How you sit above me? Are you perfect ***, how you finna judge me? When you home you dont cuss, drink and puff like us These cops is bad boys, baby just like Puff They hate they jobs and they days be *** up like us At the end of the day, you *** just like us [B.o.B] So life don't pass me by Cause sometimes it'll leave you stuck don't ask me why Gotta keep this trailer moving, no time to cry cry So lonely days I say goodbye bye Gotta live for today so life won't pass me by by Cause sometimes it'll leave you stuck don't ask me why Gotta keep this trailer moving, no time to cry cry So lonely days I say goodbye bye Gotta live for today so life won't pass me by by [End]