On “Know,” NF raps about showing love for family, not rapping for money and sharing struggles in his life. Prior to the release, on August 28, 2017, NF previewed a snippet of “Know” on his Instagram.[Intro]

(Yeah)

(I wanna know, I wanna know)

(I wanna know, I wanna know)

[Verse 1]

Been sick with the pen since I was ten inches tall

I'm relentless, you guessed it (Woo), back with the vengeance

In the set list, every sentence so raw, you can sense it

No question, tryna be the best that

Ever walked this earth, if I'm not, then I'm next up

Dressed up like I'm 'bout to hit a bank or somethin'

Yeah (Ahh), I am not the one you wanna mess with, no

When I come into the room, put your heads down

I'm a little bit TØP (Woo), Stressed Out

What does that mean?

I'm a rap fiend with a bad lead

You could run if you want, but you'll never catch me

So cold with it, y'all don't get it

Let you put me in a cage just so I can open it

Handcuffed, hands up, this is dope to me

Oh (Ohh, woo), you thought you had me captured? So funny

[Bridge]

Better run from me (Yah), I don't think you really understand what this does for me

I dress bummy, but I clean up nice, they ain't never seen this side of me (No)

Long tee, so they eyein' me

Rules don't apply to me (Haha)

You better give me my privacy

I got the fans I got because I'm takin' (Ayy) them behind the scenes (Ayy)

You played hide-and-seek (Ohh), I played hide-from-me, agh

[Verse 2]

Yeah, look at all that we accomplished (Ayy)

Quittin' for me's not an option (Ayy)

I wanna look at my kids in the face when I'm older and say (Oh) I did something admirable

Fast checks, fast women (No), that don't inspire me, no (No)

You don't wanna know what's goin' on inside my personal (Ayy) life?

Then get out my diary (Yeah)

[Pre-Chorus]

I wanna know what it's like to be happy

I wanna know what it's like to wake up in the mornin' and feel like it's real when I'm laughin' (Yeah)

I wanna know what it's like to sit down with my friends and (Woo) feel like they might understand me

I wanna know that the people around me (Yeah) care less about Grammys (Ayy)

And more (Ayy) about family

[Chorus]

I wanna know, I wanna know (Woo), I wanna know (Yeah, yeah)

I wanna know, I wanna know

I wanna know, I wanna know (Yeah, I wanna know)

I wanna know, I wanna know

[Post-Chorus]

Yeah, record labels' signin' artists they ain't got a clue what they doin'

Why would I put my career in the hands of someone that don't even know what they doin'?

Why would I sit in a room full of people that don't even care about me or my future

And tell me they ain't really feelin' the vision

Then hop on the wagon the moment it's movin', huh?

[Verse 3]

Heard you tellin' people you don't really like the content

What you wanna hear me rap about?

How I'm on the road gettin' side chicks?

You should treat your mouth like your phone in a movie theater, put that on silence

I don't care what everybody else is doin', I'm just bein' me and that's not how I live (Ayy)

Oh my, oh my, yeah, I'm in the zone now

Zoned out (Woo), come to my show with they phones out

Whole crowd, oh, wow, that's wild, "Tone down," no

I have created my own style (Woo)

I have created my own sound

Oh, you didn't (Ayy) know? Well, you know it now (Ayy)

Slowin' down (Ayy)

[Bridge]

Never happened, this is what I was made for

They say you get what you paid for

Grandpa told me, "Always look to Heaven, try to pay attention when you talkin' to God," yeah

I wish I'd paid more, I shoulda prayed more

Everybody's out here shoppin' tryna find a different product in the same stores, woo

[Verse 4]

Everybody wants they dream to fall in they lap, but don't wanna work for it

I've been doin' this since I was just a kid and mama bought me 8 Mile at the movie store

Hopin' someday maybe I could do what I love for a livin' with people I care for

People that care more about me as person than money I make for 'em (Ayy), yeah

[Pre-Chorus]

I wanna know what it's like to be happy

I wanna know what it's like to wake up in the mornin' and feel like it's real when I'm laughin' (Yeah)

I wanna know what it's like to sit down with my friends and (Woo) feel like they might understand me

I wanna know that the people around me (Yeah) care less about Grammys (Ayy)

And more (Ayy) about family

[Chorus]

I wanna know, I wanna know, I wanna know (Woo, yeah)

I wanna know, I wanna know (Yeah, I wanna know)

I wanna know, I wanna know

I wanna know (Ayy, ayy, ayy), I wanna know (Woo)

I wanna know, I wanna (Woo) know (Yeah)

I wanna know, I wanna know (Yeah, I wanna know)

I wanna know, I wanna know (Yeah, I wanna know)

I wanna know, I wanna know