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Lyrics
Okay, okay, yeah
– Oke, oke, yeah
Lennox where the brown boys at
– Lennox kote brown boys yo nan
I can’t go over there
– Mwen pa ka ale la
Del Aire where the white boys at
– Del Aire kote ti gason blan yo nan
I don’t live over there
– Mwen pa viv la
Dody, where the dope boys at?
– Dody, kote ti gason yo dope nan?
I won’t go over there
– Mwen pa pral ale la
Unless I’m tryna get pressed up, like hair
– Sòf si mwen ap eseye jwenn bourade moute, tankou cheve
White tees, Nike Air is the daily atear, or attire, not mine
– Blan tees, Nike Air se chak jou atear, oswa rad, pa m’
So they just might stare if I’m there
– Se konsa yo jis ta ka gade si mwen la
Walk by in the pink ice Airs
– Pase nan Lè glas woz la
What size? Not mine
– Ki gwosè? Se pa mwen
Wouldn’t really be a fair fight there, pipe down
– Pa ta reyèlman yon batay jis la, tiyo desann
Not scared, dark blue, dark red
– Pa pè, nwa ble, nwa wouj
Don’t give a fuck there, might die
– Pa bay yon fuck la, ta ka mouri
Might dare over what you’d wear or won’t
– Ta ka oze sou sa ou ta mete oswa ou pa pral
Where niggas from, can’t breathe, low air
– Kote nèg soti, pa ka respire, lè ba
So, no
– Se konsa, non
Don’t call me, nigga
– Pa rele m, nèg
Talkin’ ’bout bailin’ you outta jail
– Pale ‘sou bailin’ ou soti nan prizon
Because your stupid ass over there stole a ****
– Paske ou fou bourik la te vòlè yon ****
Tryna impress a friend
– Tryna enpresyone yon zanmi
And I’m a single parent, I’ve got bills to pay
– E mwen se yon paran sèl, mwen gen bòdwo pou peye
I’m not tryna bail you outta jail, nigga, ’cause you’re stupid as fuck
– Mwen pa ap eseye ba ou soti nan prizon, nèg, paske ou se yon moun fou tankou yon fuck
Yeah, momma told me not to come over there
– Wi, manman m te di m pa vini la
Y’all niggas lost and you trapped in your thoughts (Mm)
– Nou tout nèg pèdi epi ou bloke nan panse ou (Mm)
‘Cause you shoot and you kill over land you ain’t bought (Mm)
– Paske ou tire epi ou touye sou tè ou pa te achte (Mm)
Y’all probably gon’ end up dead or in jail (Mm)
– Y ‘all pwobableman gon’ fini mouri oswa nan prizon (Mm)
Momma told me not to come over there (Mm)
– Manman m te di m pa vini la (Mm)
Y’all niggas smoke and you drink ’til it’s dark (Mm)
– Ou tout nèg fimen epi ou bwè ‘ jiskaske li fè nwa (Mm)
And you think that it’s smart and I heard you sell dope (Mm)
– Epi ou panse ke li se entelijan e mwen tande ou vann dope (Mm)
And you rob and you steal, shoot your guns in the air (Mm)
– Epi ou vòlè epi ou vòlè, tire zam ou nan lè a (Mm)
Momma told me not to come over there (Bih)
– Manman m te di m pa vini la (Bih)
Y’all niggas bang and you all from a gang (Bih)
– Y ‘ all nèg bang ak ou tout soti nan yon gang (Bih)
And you hang and you press little niggas like me (Bih)
– Epi ou pann epi ou peze ti nèg tankou m ‘ (Bih)
Outside a area, nobody care (Bih)
– Deyò yon zòn, pèsonn pa pran swen (Bih)
Momma told me not to come over there (Bih)
– Manman m te di m pa vini la (Bih)
Y’all with the shits, I was born with a gift (Bih)
– Y ‘ all ak bagay sa yo, mwen te fèt ak yon kado (Bih)
And if I fall in love, y’all can unwrap it quick (Bih)
– E si mwen tonbe nan renmen, ou tout ka unwrap li vit (Bih)
So I make sure that I’m never present (Bih)
– Se konsa, mwen asire w ke mwen pa janm prezan (Bih)
Momma told me not to come over there (Bih, bih, bih, bih)
– Manman m te di m pa vini la (Bih, bih, bih, bih)
That ain’t the move and niggas is coons (What?)
– Sa a se pa mouvman an ak nèg se coons (ki sa?)
And that I’m a real nigga, shit isn’t cool (Bih)
– E ke mwen se yon nèg reyèl, bagay sa yo pa fre (Bih)
Said I should never abide by the rules of the street (Ooh, ooh)
– Te di mwen pa ta dwe janm respekte règleman yo nan lari a (Ooh, ooh)
Shit is real and it’s also not real (Hey)
– Bagay la se reyèl e li tou pa reyèl (Hey)
Spray what you claim and fuck up the building
– Flite sa ou reklame epi fonn bilding lan
Spray up the party and rake all the bodies
– Flite pati a epi rache tout kò yo
Nobody gon’ stop ’til somebody get killed (Mm)
– Pa gen moun ki pral’ sispann ‘jiskaske yon moun mouri (Mm)
Momma told me not to come over there (Ooh)
– Manman m te di m pa vini la (Ooh)
But that’s all y’all knew, the red and the blue
– Men, sa se tout sa ou tout te konnen, wouj la ak ble a
I liked baby pink at the time (Mm)
– Mwen te renmen ti bebe woz nan moman an (Mm)
Homie made sure nobody came to press lines, fine
– Homie te asire ke pèsonn pa t vini pou peze liy, byen
Momma told me not to come over there (Mm, yeah)
– Manman m te di m pa vini la (Mm, wi)
But y’all treat me right, y’all handle my fights (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
– Men, y ‘all trete m’ dwa, y ‘ all okipe batay mwen (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And told me not to ever, ever, ever, ever pick up this life (Yeah, yeah)
– Ak te di m ‘ pa janm, tout tan tout tan, tout tan, tout tan tout tan ranmase lavi sa a (Yeah, yeah)
I hope I did right (Yeah)
– Mwen espere ke mwen te dwa (Yeah)
Father told me nothin’, fuck it
– Papa te di m ‘noten’, fuck li
I understand as a man that I wasn’t his plan (Woo, woo, woo)
– Mwen konprann ke yon nonm ke mwen pa t ‘nan plan l’ yo (Woo, woo, woo)
Had some other ideas in his head
– Te gen kèk lòt lide nan tèt li
I hold no grudges, I heard he a fan
– Mwen kenbe pa gen okenn rankin, mwen tande li te yon fanatik
Pockets hella heavy, healthy, sweet as Betty Crocker (Mm)
– Pòch hella lou, sante, dous tankou Betty Crocker (Mm)
I wake every mornin’, gettin’ ready (Mm)
– Mwen reveye chak maten, ap prepare (Mm)
Happy as a motherfucker, spent five hundred thousand (Mm)
– Ala bon sa bon kòm yon motherfucker, te pase senk san mil (Mm)
Ain’t think nothin’ of it, that must count for somethin’, right? (Yeah)
– Se pa panse noten’ nan li, ki dwe konte pou somèten’, dwa? (Yeah)
Life, got the cheese, want a slice? (Uh, yeah)
– Lavi, te gen fwomaj la, vle yon tranch? (Uh, yeah)
Got the cheese, where the mice? (Yeah)
– Jwenn fwomaj la, kote sourit yo? (Wi)
With the pussy, what’s my vice?
– Avèk ti fi a, ki sa ki vis mwen an?
New threads and a bike
– Nouvo fil ak yon bisiklèt
Shit sweet, like rice
– Bagay dous, tankou diri
With the sugar and the butter, got it from my grandmother (Mm)
– Avèk sik la ak bè a, te resevwa li nan men grann mwen (Mm)
I ain’t like the salt and pepper, lil’ nigga from the gutter (Mm)
– Mwen pa tankou sèl la ak pwav, ti nèg soti nan kanal la (Mm)
I don’t show it, but I know it (Know it)
– Mwen pa montre li, men mwen konnen li (Konnen li)
I’m a painter, not a poet (Not a poet)
– Mwen se yon pent, pa yon powèt (Pa yon powèt)
Get the picture, come together (Mm)
– Jwenn foto a, vini ansanm (Mm)
Like stitches with a scar
– Tankou pwen ak yon mak
Daddy gone, I ain’t lyin’ (La-la)
– Papa ale, mwen pa ap bay manti (La-la)
That’s a bar, yeah, I said it (Uh, uh)
– Sa se yon ba, wi, mwen te di li (Uh, uh)
Like alarm, now set it (La-la)
– Tankou alam, kounye a mete l ‘ (La-la)
Like speak, but you read it (Uh)
– Tankou pale, men ou li li (Uh)
Like bleed
– Tankou senyen
Momma told me, 1970
– Manman m te di m, 1970
Youngest of seven, it wasn’t heavenly
– Pi piti nan sèt, li pa t ‘ nan syèl la
Home was South Central, school’s Beverly
– Kay La Te Sid Santral, Beverly lekòl la
Brother locked up, sister strung out
– Frè fèmen, sè strung soti
High school president, ran for it
– Prezidan lekòl segondè, kouri pou li
Had the chance to move out, ran for it
– Te gen chans pou yo deplase soti, kouri pou li
Love them Africans, met one
– Renmen Yo Afriken, te rankontre yon sèl
Let him in, when they got the news, he ran for it (Ooh)
– Kite l ‘ nan, lè yo te resevwa nouvèl la, li kouri pou li (Ooh)
Twenty, I popped out—
– Ven, mwen te soti—
I was perfect, she ain’t need to plan for it (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
– Mwen te pafè, li pa bezwen planifye pou li (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
Knew I was the future, she was clairvoyant (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
– Te konnen mwen te lavni an, li te clairvoyant (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
Touched me and she catch the hand (Woo, woo, hey, woo)
– Manyen m ‘ epi li trape men an (Woo, woo, hey, woo)
Me and her, we ain’t need a man (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
– Mwen menm ak li, nou pa bezwen yon nonm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
College courses with me in her hand (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
– Kou kolèj avè m nan men l (Hey, hey, hey,hey, hey)
Asked her why she didn’t have a plan B
– Mande l poukisa li pa t gen yon plan B
She said I wouldn’t understand
– Li te di mwen pa ta konprann
Then, she had a daughter, the father had a baby momma (Baby momma)
– Lè sa a, li te gen yon pitit fi, papa a te gen yon manman ti bebe (Manman Ti bebe)
Causin’ problems, momma almost caught a gun charge-uh, ’cause of drama (Phew-phew-phew)
– Sa ki lakòz pwoblèm, manman prèske te pran yon chaj zam-uh, ‘paske nan dram (Phew-phew-phew)
Court case, hair gone (Gone)
– Ka tribinal, cheve ale(Ale)
Weight gone, bare bones (Bones)
– Pwa ale, zo toutouni (Zo)
Switched homes, ain’t right to me, light for me
– Chanje kay, se pa dwa pou m’, limyè pou m’
She would always fight for me, yeah, she over-protect
– Li ta toujou goumen pou mwen, wi, li sou-pwoteksyon
‘Cause she had a momma who got a boyfriend who ain’t know how to keep hands to himself (Mm, hands to himself, nigga)
– Paske li te gen yon manman ki te gen yon zanmi ki pa konnen kijan pou kenbe men pou tèt li (Mm, men pou tèt li, nèg)
I was raised in a house full of love
– Mwen te grandi nan yon kay ki te plen lanmou
I was raised on that type of time
– Mwen te grandi nan moman sa a
Niggas say, “She did a good job”
– Neg yo di, “li te fè yon bon travay”
Duh, bitch, I turned out fine
– Duh, bitch, mwen te tounen soti byen
Duh, bitch, I turned out fine
– Duh, bitch, mwen te tounen soti byen
Lookin’ like him, bitch, I turned out fine (Ooh)
– Lookin ‘tankou l’, bitch, mwen tounen soti amann (Ooh)
Say what you want, bitch, I turned out fine (Hoo, hoo, hoo)
– Di sa ou vle, bitch, mwen te tounen soti byen (Hoo, hoo, hoo)
Some niggas fall, but I turned out fine
– Gen kèk nèg tonbe, men mwen te tounen soti byen
Can’t have it all, now I have it all (Woo)
– Pa ka gen li tout, kounye a mwen gen li tout (Woo)
‘Cause I had it all, bitch, I turned out fine (Woo)
– Paske mwen te gen tout bagay, bitch, mwen te tounen soti amann (Woo)
Can’t tell me nun’, bitch, I turned out fine
– Pa ka di m’ nun’, bitch, mwen tounen soti byen
I am the guy, bitch, I turned out fine
– Mwen se nèg la, bitch, mwen te tounen soti byen
Look at this house, bitch, I turned out fine (Turned out fine)
– Gade kay sa a, bitch, mwen te tounen soti byen (Te tounen soti byen)
Look at these kids, I turned out fine
– Gade timoun sa yo, mwen te tounen soti byen
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Gade m, bitches, mwen te tounen soti byen
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Gade m, bitches, mwen te tounen soti byen
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Gade m, bitches, mwen te tounen soti byen
Look at me, niggas, I turned out fine
– Gade m, nèg, mwen te tounen soti byen
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Gade m, bitches, mwen te tounen soti byen
Look at me, bitches, I turned out fine
– Gade m, bitches, mwen te tounen soti byen
Mother
– Manman
