Not Going Back Lyrics
| Song | Not Going Back |
| Artist | Childish Gambino |
| Album | EP |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| [00:00.69] | |
| [00:01.94] | It seems like they all want me to fail |
| [00:05.52] | But I’m not goin’ back |
| [00:07.71] | Not goin’ back, baby |
| [00:11.40] | Please tell me you don’t want me to fail |
| [00:15.30] | ‘Cause I’m not goin’ back |
| [00:17.69] | Not goin’ back |
| [00:20.82] | I coulda been a tragedy |
| [00:23.57] | That’s why these fake niggas |
| [00:24.81] | Who call me pussy are mad at me |
| [00:26.11] | ‘Cause they ain’t have the smarts or the heart |
| [00:28.41] | Ain’t you read the fuckin’ book Things Fall Apart? |
| [00:30.51] | I was never gonna stay the same |
| [00:32.50] | All I ever really wanted was to change the game |
| [00:35.10] | Spent the year kickin’ ass and takin’ names |
| [00:37.70] | Try to tell it to your heart, Taylor Dayne |
| [00:40.09] | Mama told me I was special when them test scores came in |
| [00:43.03] | Callin’ me the new Will Smith, that’s Jaden |
| [00:45.43] | Callin’ me a faggot when I’m rappin’, that’s hatin’ |
| [00:48.03] | I need to slow down, what the fuck is y’all sayin’ |
| [00:50.38] | Step inside the party, y’all niggas is mood killers |
| [00:53.05] | My lifestyle simple, live easy and Bruce Willis |
| [00:55.73] | I’m the boss, Michael Scott, |
| [00:56.95] | Y’all bitches is just Phyllis |
| [00:58.34] | Set the world on fire, |
| [00:59.45] | Y’all motherfuckers is chillin’, what is this |
| [01:01.14] | That’s why these fuckin’ MCs want their asses back |
| [01:04.12] | Don’t you know that I’m a rapist, ask a track |
| [01:06.67] | Whiskey-sippin’, wanna drink the whole bottle |
| [01:08.77] | But these smart middle-class black kids need a role model |
| [01:11.37] | Fuckin’ hate me, that’s what I’m used to |
| [01:13.86] | Suck a dick, we the shit, Metamucil |
| [01:16.16] | God damn, man, there’s gotta be a better way |
| [01:19.05] | Than pill-poppin’ all these drugs so I can stay awake |
| [01:21.39] | Like I’m Jessie in this bitch, I’m so excited |
| [01:23.80] | There’s a party at the top, you ain’t invited |
| [01:26.47] | But it’s lame, and all the bitches is fake |
| [01:29.16] | You think about your old girl |
| [01:30.00] | And how breakin’ up’s a mistake |
| [01:31.36] | Black dudes assume I’m closeted or kinda gay |
| [01:33.89] | White people confused like girl on Glee and Gabourey |
| [01:36.55] | IAmDonald is a full-time job |
| [01:38.74] | These niggas want me to fail so they can write me off |
| [01:41.58] | It seems like they all want me to fail |
| [01:46.41] | But I’m not goin’ back |
| [01:49.10] | Not goin’ back, baby |
| [01:52.29] | Please tell me you don’t want me to fail |
| [01:56.52] | ‘Cause I’m not goin’ back |
| [01:58.82] | Not goin’ back |
| [02:02.37] | Dirty girls love my dick, they’re cock-roaches |
| [02:04.47] | Jewish girls eat my meat, it’s not kosher |
| [02:07.59] | Relax, black chick, I think that I have offended thee |
| [02:10.00] | Got nothin’ against the sistas, |
| [02:11.06] | I just don’t think they’re into me |
| [02:12.45] | I am not a thug, AKA: what they pretend to be |
| [02:14.69] | I am just myself, AKA: my worst enemy |
| [02:17.14] | Yeah, bitch, cut the swag with a fuckin’ knife |
| [02:20.48] | I come hard like my life keep her pussy tight |
| [02:22.64] | It’s cool, though, it’s all good |
| [02:25.10] | You want a dude who keep it real, and stay hood |
| [02:27.62] | I’m sorry, babe, but I act me |
| [02:30.16] | I don’t act Black, whatever that be |
| [02:32.40] | I’m just happy these girls seem into me now |
| [02:35.19] | Yeah, they lookin’ for some In N Out, animal style |
| [02:37.70] | With this lettuce, cheese, bread, makin’ sandwiches |
| [02:40.58] | That’s why you niggas fail like |
| [02:41.38] | All of your parents’ marriages |
| [02:42.34] | Ran into Rashida Jones, told me that she heard my song |
| [02:44.94] | When I called her mixed like the crowd at my last show |
| [02:47.40] | She said to write her somethin’ nice on the next track |
| [02:50.56] | But she cute, so I wrote her ass a whole rap |
| [02:52.74] | Man, I threw that shit away, it felt dumb |
| [02:55.08] | Believe me, it was bad, we’re better off, |
| [02:56.65] | You’re welcome |
| [02:57.78] | I worked hard on that song like day and night |
| [02:59.93] | That whole song, made this one verse crazy, right? |
| [03:02.35] | I guess it all goes somewhere, you know that |
| [03:05.31] | Like that bullshit you talked before Culdesac |
| [03:07.78] | I didn’t know he had it in him |
| [03:10.02] | Couldn’t see me as Spider-Man, |
| [03:11.16] | But now I’m spittin’ venom |
| [03:12.28] | Now you payin’ attention, pick your fuckin’ face up |
| [03:14.72] | When I wanna be a superhero I just wake up |
| [03:17.21] | Renaissance man with a Hollywood buzz |
| [03:19.49] | I refuse to go back to not likin’ who I was, |
| [03:21.95] | Because |
| [03:23.77] | Fake love, these fake dreams |
| [03:26.52] | These fake sounds |
| [03:28.47] | All the things that we felt |
| [03:30.34] | Your voice was screaming too loud |
| [03:32.94] | I know what you’re ready to be |
| [03:36.80] | But it isn’t with me |
| [03:39.70] | So I’m ready to leave you alone |
| [03:43.30] | I don’t really wanna fight like this |
| [03:45.41] | I don’t ever wanna lose your kiss |
| [03:47.86] | All I ever wanted was someone to hold on to |
| [03:53.59] | I just wanna be your girl |
| [03:55.51] | Everything you haven’t heard |
| [03:58.34] | Plus, I just wanna be with you |
| [04:04.14] | (With you) With you |
| [04:06.38] | (With you) With you |
| [04:08.58] | (With you) I just wanna be with you |
| [04:13.63] | (With you) With you |
| [04:16.13] | (With you) With you |
| [04:20.07] |
| [00:00.69] | |
| [00:01.94] | It seems like they all want me to fail |
| [00:05.52] | But I' m not goin' back |
| [00:07.71] | Not goin' back, baby |
| [00:11.40] | Please tell me you don' t want me to fail |
| [00:15.30] | ' Cause I' m not goin' back |
| [00:17.69] | Not goin' back |
| [00:20.82] | I coulda been a tragedy |
| [00:23.57] | That' s why these fake niggas |
| [00:24.81] | Who call me pussy are mad at me |
| [00:26.11] | ' Cause they ain' t have the smarts or the heart |
| [00:28.41] | Ain' t you read the fuckin' book Things Fall Apart? |
| [00:30.51] | I was never gonna stay the same |
| [00:32.50] | All I ever really wanted was to change the game |
| [00:35.10] | Spent the year kickin' ass and takin' names |
| [00:37.70] | Try to tell it to your heart, Taylor Dayne |
| [00:40.09] | Mama told me I was special when them test scores came in |
| [00:43.03] | Callin' me the new Will Smith, that' s Jaden |
| [00:45.43] | Callin' me a faggot when I' m rappin', that' s hatin' |
| [00:48.03] | I need to slow down, what the fuck is y' all sayin' |
| [00:50.38] | Step inside the party, y' all niggas is mood killers |
| [00:53.05] | My lifestyle simple, live easy and Bruce Willis |
| [00:55.73] | I' m the boss, Michael Scott, |
| [00:56.95] | Y' all bitches is just Phyllis |
| [00:58.34] | Set the world on fire, |
| [00:59.45] | Y' all motherfuckers is chillin', what is this |
| [01:01.14] | That' s why these fuckin' MCs want their asses back |
| [01:04.12] | Don' t you know that I' m a rapist, ask a track |
| [01:06.67] | Whiskeysippin', wanna drink the whole bottle |
| [01:08.77] | But these smart middleclass black kids need a role model |
| [01:11.37] | Fuckin' hate me, that' s what I' m used to |
| [01:13.86] | Suck a dick, we the shit, Metamucil |
| [01:16.16] | God damn, man, there' s gotta be a better way |
| [01:19.05] | Than pillpoppin' all these drugs so I can stay awake |
| [01:21.39] | Like I' m Jessie in this bitch, I' m so excited |
| [01:23.80] | There' s a party at the top, you ain' t invited |
| [01:26.47] | But it' s lame, and all the bitches is fake |
| [01:29.16] | You think about your old girl |
| [01:30.00] | And how breakin' up' s a mistake |
| [01:31.36] | Black dudes assume I' m closeted or kinda gay |
| [01:33.89] | White people confused like girl on Glee and Gabourey |
| [01:36.55] | IAmDonald is a fulltime job |
| [01:38.74] | These niggas want me to fail so they can write me off |
| [01:41.58] | It seems like they all want me to fail |
| [01:46.41] | But I' m not goin' back |
| [01:49.10] | Not goin' back, baby |
| [01:52.29] | Please tell me you don' t want me to fail |
| [01:56.52] | ' Cause I' m not goin' back |
| [01:58.82] | Not goin' back |
| [02:02.37] | Dirty girls love my dick, they' re cockroaches |
| [02:04.47] | Jewish girls eat my meat, it' s not kosher |
| [02:07.59] | Relax, black chick, I think that I have offended thee |
| [02:10.00] | Got nothin' against the sistas, |
| [02:11.06] | I just don' t think they' re into me |
| [02:12.45] | I am not a thug, AKA: what they pretend to be |
| [02:14.69] | I am just myself, AKA: my worst enemy |
| [02:17.14] | Yeah, bitch, cut the swag with a fuckin' knife |
| [02:20.48] | I come hard like my life keep her pussy tight |
| [02:22.64] | It' s cool, though, it' s all good |
| [02:25.10] | You want a dude who keep it real, and stay hood |
| [02:27.62] | I' m sorry, babe, but I act me |
| [02:30.16] | I don' t act Black, whatever that be |
| [02:32.40] | I' m just happy these girls seem into me now |
| [02:35.19] | Yeah, they lookin' for some In N Out, animal style |
| [02:37.70] | With this lettuce, cheese, bread, makin' sandwiches |
| [02:40.58] | That' s why you niggas fail like |
| [02:41.38] | All of your parents' marriages |
| [02:42.34] | Ran into Rashida Jones, told me that she heard my song |
| [02:44.94] | When I called her mixed like the crowd at my last show |
| [02:47.40] | She said to write her somethin' nice on the next track |
| [02:50.56] | But she cute, so I wrote her ass a whole rap |
| [02:52.74] | Man, I threw that shit away, it felt dumb |
| [02:55.08] | Believe me, it was bad, we' re better off, |
| [02:56.65] | You' re welcome |
| [02:57.78] | I worked hard on that song like day and night |
| [02:59.93] | That whole song, made this one verse crazy, right? |
| [03:02.35] | I guess it all goes somewhere, you know that |
| [03:05.31] | Like that bullshit you talked before Culdesac |
| [03:07.78] | I didn' t know he had it in him |
| [03:10.02] | Couldn' t see me as SpiderMan, |
| [03:11.16] | But now I' m spittin' venom |
| [03:12.28] | Now you payin' attention, pick your fuckin' face up |
| [03:14.72] | When I wanna be a superhero I just wake up |
| [03:17.21] | Renaissance man with a Hollywood buzz |
| [03:19.49] | I refuse to go back to not likin' who I was, |
| [03:21.95] | Because |
| [03:23.77] | Fake love, these fake dreams |
| [03:26.52] | These fake sounds |
| [03:28.47] | All the things that we felt |
| [03:30.34] | Your voice was screaming too loud |
| [03:32.94] | I know what you' re ready to be |
| [03:36.80] | But it isn' t with me |
| [03:39.70] | So I' m ready to leave you alone |
| [03:43.30] | I don' t really wanna fight like this |
| [03:45.41] | I don' t ever wanna lose your kiss |
| [03:47.86] | All I ever wanted was someone to hold on to |
| [03:53.59] | I just wanna be your girl |
| [03:55.51] | Everything you haven' t heard |
| [03:58.34] | Plus, I just wanna be with you |
| [04:04.14] | With you With you |
| [04:06.38] | With you With you |
| [04:08.58] | With you I just wanna be with you |
| [04:13.63] | With you With you |
| [04:16.13] | With you With you |
| [04:20.07] |
| [00:00.69] | |
| [00:01.94] | It seems like they all want me to fail |
| [00:05.52] | But I' m not goin' back |
| [00:07.71] | Not goin' back, baby |
| [00:11.40] | Please tell me you don' t want me to fail |
| [00:15.30] | ' Cause I' m not goin' back |
| [00:17.69] | Not goin' back |
| [00:20.82] | I coulda been a tragedy |
| [00:23.57] | That' s why these fake niggas |
| [00:24.81] | Who call me pussy are mad at me |
| [00:26.11] | ' Cause they ain' t have the smarts or the heart |
| [00:28.41] | Ain' t you read the fuckin' book Things Fall Apart? |
| [00:30.51] | I was never gonna stay the same |
| [00:32.50] | All I ever really wanted was to change the game |
| [00:35.10] | Spent the year kickin' ass and takin' names |
| [00:37.70] | Try to tell it to your heart, Taylor Dayne |
| [00:40.09] | Mama told me I was special when them test scores came in |
| [00:43.03] | Callin' me the new Will Smith, that' s Jaden |
| [00:45.43] | Callin' me a faggot when I' m rappin', that' s hatin' |
| [00:48.03] | I need to slow down, what the fuck is y' all sayin' |
| [00:50.38] | Step inside the party, y' all niggas is mood killers |
| [00:53.05] | My lifestyle simple, live easy and Bruce Willis |
| [00:55.73] | I' m the boss, Michael Scott, |
| [00:56.95] | Y' all bitches is just Phyllis |
| [00:58.34] | Set the world on fire, |
| [00:59.45] | Y' all motherfuckers is chillin', what is this |
| [01:01.14] | That' s why these fuckin' MCs want their asses back |
| [01:04.12] | Don' t you know that I' m a rapist, ask a track |
| [01:06.67] | Whiskeysippin', wanna drink the whole bottle |
| [01:08.77] | But these smart middleclass black kids need a role model |
| [01:11.37] | Fuckin' hate me, that' s what I' m used to |
| [01:13.86] | Suck a dick, we the shit, Metamucil |
| [01:16.16] | God damn, man, there' s gotta be a better way |
| [01:19.05] | Than pillpoppin' all these drugs so I can stay awake |
| [01:21.39] | Like I' m Jessie in this bitch, I' m so excited |
| [01:23.80] | There' s a party at the top, you ain' t invited |
| [01:26.47] | But it' s lame, and all the bitches is fake |
| [01:29.16] | You think about your old girl |
| [01:30.00] | And how breakin' up' s a mistake |
| [01:31.36] | Black dudes assume I' m closeted or kinda gay |
| [01:33.89] | White people confused like girl on Glee and Gabourey |
| [01:36.55] | IAmDonald is a fulltime job |
| [01:38.74] | These niggas want me to fail so they can write me off |
| [01:41.58] | It seems like they all want me to fail |
| [01:46.41] | But I' m not goin' back |
| [01:49.10] | Not goin' back, baby |
| [01:52.29] | Please tell me you don' t want me to fail |
| [01:56.52] | ' Cause I' m not goin' back |
| [01:58.82] | Not goin' back |
| [02:02.37] | Dirty girls love my dick, they' re cockroaches |
| [02:04.47] | Jewish girls eat my meat, it' s not kosher |
| [02:07.59] | Relax, black chick, I think that I have offended thee |
| [02:10.00] | Got nothin' against the sistas, |
| [02:11.06] | I just don' t think they' re into me |
| [02:12.45] | I am not a thug, AKA: what they pretend to be |
| [02:14.69] | I am just myself, AKA: my worst enemy |
| [02:17.14] | Yeah, bitch, cut the swag with a fuckin' knife |
| [02:20.48] | I come hard like my life keep her pussy tight |
| [02:22.64] | It' s cool, though, it' s all good |
| [02:25.10] | You want a dude who keep it real, and stay hood |
| [02:27.62] | I' m sorry, babe, but I act me |
| [02:30.16] | I don' t act Black, whatever that be |
| [02:32.40] | I' m just happy these girls seem into me now |
| [02:35.19] | Yeah, they lookin' for some In N Out, animal style |
| [02:37.70] | With this lettuce, cheese, bread, makin' sandwiches |
| [02:40.58] | That' s why you niggas fail like |
| [02:41.38] | All of your parents' marriages |
| [02:42.34] | Ran into Rashida Jones, told me that she heard my song |
| [02:44.94] | When I called her mixed like the crowd at my last show |
| [02:47.40] | She said to write her somethin' nice on the next track |
| [02:50.56] | But she cute, so I wrote her ass a whole rap |
| [02:52.74] | Man, I threw that shit away, it felt dumb |
| [02:55.08] | Believe me, it was bad, we' re better off, |
| [02:56.65] | You' re welcome |
| [02:57.78] | I worked hard on that song like day and night |
| [02:59.93] | That whole song, made this one verse crazy, right? |
| [03:02.35] | I guess it all goes somewhere, you know that |
| [03:05.31] | Like that bullshit you talked before Culdesac |
| [03:07.78] | I didn' t know he had it in him |
| [03:10.02] | Couldn' t see me as SpiderMan, |
| [03:11.16] | But now I' m spittin' venom |
| [03:12.28] | Now you payin' attention, pick your fuckin' face up |
| [03:14.72] | When I wanna be a superhero I just wake up |
| [03:17.21] | Renaissance man with a Hollywood buzz |
| [03:19.49] | I refuse to go back to not likin' who I was, |
| [03:21.95] | Because |
| [03:23.77] | Fake love, these fake dreams |
| [03:26.52] | These fake sounds |
| [03:28.47] | All the things that we felt |
| [03:30.34] | Your voice was screaming too loud |
| [03:32.94] | I know what you' re ready to be |
| [03:36.80] | But it isn' t with me |
| [03:39.70] | So I' m ready to leave you alone |
| [03:43.30] | I don' t really wanna fight like this |
| [03:45.41] | I don' t ever wanna lose your kiss |
| [03:47.86] | All I ever wanted was someone to hold on to |
| [03:53.59] | I just wanna be your girl |
| [03:55.51] | Everything you haven' t heard |
| [03:58.34] | Plus, I just wanna be with you |
| [04:04.14] | With you With you |
| [04:06.38] | With you With you |
| [04:08.58] | With you I just wanna be with you |
| [04:13.63] | With you With you |
| [04:16.13] | With you With you |
| [04:20.07] |
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