John Lennon

It was one year ago almost to the hour that a lone gunman waited
For his hero outside the Dakota Apartments on Manhattan's West Side
In a matter of minutes, John Lennon was dead
Mike & Keys
Fine tune paper
Yeah, Nectar Imperial, you know
Uh-huh, yeah

John Lennon with the fame, I pray a fan don't take me out
It's a thin line between love and hate, my nigga
John Lennon with the fame, I pray a fan don't take me out
I really be thinking 'bout shit like that, you know
John Lennon with the fame, I pray a fan don't take me out
I be watching, watching
John Lennon with the fame, I pray a fan don't take me out

Or a nigga I know
Somebody I showed love, somebody I helped grow
Shawty waiting in the telly as I walk to the store and they catch me
Evidently it's nothing close to my glow
I seen roaches, not beetles
Vultures, not eagles
Demons, few angels
The denim was Evisu
Early 90s, parting my fade with Beef and Brocs on
Fights in the movie theater, niggas throwing popcorn
Waited on line for Jordan 5s before dot com
I'll live forever like a Pac song
Billboards on 7th Ave, only book the room if it's five stars
Gladys Knight voice echoing through the suite
Hard to sleep when the woman you got with you is a freak
Take a break, get something to eat
Just wanna retreat, body duck
Few edible treats, feel it in your knees (I know you feel it)
Sam Cooke with the fame, I pray a
Bitch don't take me out (Rest in peace)
Or a shawty I know
Black rain like Michael Douglas, stainless glass window
Feel it's changed since my last intro
How did I get here?
Nothing was promised or even guaranteed
To understand a child, you gotta see the things a parent see
Apparently, y'all just repeat shit like when a parrot speak
Shout to Parrot Bay, used to clear all of my allergies
Analogies, I understood 'em as I got older
There's certain fans, the show don't never end, it's not over
I keep it cool, really try not to be rude
That's my energy, I'm starting to sense the negativity inside the room
I'm still grateful, how Virgil created moves
Interior decorated my soul, just staying true, nigga

John Lennon with the fame, I pray a fan don't take me out
It's a thin line between love and hate, my nigga
John Lennon with the fame, I pray a fan don't take me out
I really be thinking 'bout shit like that, you know
I hope these hoes don't take me out
I hope the fame don't take me out
I hope the money don't take me out
Like Leonard (Like Leonard)
I hope the homies don't take me out
I hope these drugs don't take me out
I ain't tryna go down that route
Like Leonard

The hope is nobody close to me, pray it's nobody near me
Conversations with God, I'm just wondering if he hear me
F is for the fake friends forcing the way they feeling
A for all the avenues, arrogant niggas chilling
M, let's make a M, the haters coming regardless
E, that's for emotions from niggas when you a target
That's fame, homie, niggas'll kill you for the love you get
Really wasn't jealous when you was coming through thugging shit
Things done really changed from them days when we wasn't shit
The ones that know your government the first to do some sucker shit
I can't go out like Kurt Cobain, I got too much to gain
I guess he found nirvana, escape the different pains

John Lennon with the fame, I pray a fan don't take me out
It's a thin line between love and hate, my nigga
John Lennon with the fame, I pray a fan don't take me out
I really be thinking 'bout shit like that, you know
I hope these hoes don't take me out
I hope the fame don't take me out
I hope the money don't take me out
Like Leonard (Like Leonard)
I hope the homies don't take me out
I hope these drugs don't take me out
I ain't tryna go down that route
Like Leonard
Like Leonard
Like Leonard
Like Leonard