40 Oz. – English Lyrics

• By: D-12

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw energy of D-12's "40 Oz." and explore the group's unapologetic expression of rebellion and Detroit club culture. This track offers a vivid look at the group's lyrical style and their unfiltered take on nightlife, inviting listeners to understand the language of hardcore rap and the stories it tells.

[English]

- ♪ WHAT! WHAT! ♪ - ♪ YEAH! ♪

♪ IT'S D12 UP IN THIS -- AND YOU KNOW HOW WE GET ♪

♪ WE WILD IN THE CLUB ♪

♪ EVERYBODY GET CRUNK IN DETROIT TOO -- ♪

♪ SO WILD THE -- OUT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- YEAH! ♪

♪ WE MESSED UP LET US IN THE CLUB ♪

♪ ONE OF Y'ALL HATERS GONNA CATCH A -- ♪

♪ I'M SO CRUNK I CAN 'URL FOR A MONTH ♪

♪ ANYBODY POP JUNK, GO TO THE TRUNK ♪

♪ D12 START -- YOU WANT IT, COME GET US ♪

- ♪ 7 MILE RUNYON, WILD HOMIES WIT' US ♪ - ♪ WHAT! ♪

♪ 'CAUSE ALL MY KILLAS IS TALKIN' THAT -- ♪

♪ AND GOT NO PROBLEM WITH SMACKIN' NO CLIQUE ♪

♪ I'LL HAVE MY WIFE STUNT YOUR GROWTH ♪

♪ LEFT, RIGHT--, THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE ♪

♪ WILD THE -- OUT, SET IT OFF TONIGHT ♪

♪ IT'S D12, D12, WE READY TO -- FIGHT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- YEAH! ♪

♪ YOU TRYIN' TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO CATCH -- IN THE THROAT ♪

♪ YOU KNOW THEM PO PO WON'T LET ME HOLD THEM TOASTERS NO MORE ♪

♪ I JUST -- THREE PEOPLE YOU GONNA BE NUMBER FOUR ♪

♪ IF YOU DON'T BACK THE -- UP AND GET THE -- UP OFF THE FLOOR ♪

♪ MY CREW IS TAKING OVER AS SOON AS WE HIT THE DOOR ♪

♪ YOU HIT THE DOOR WHEN WE COMIN' IN AND YOU GOIN' HOME ♪

♪ SECURITY, THEY CAN'T EVEN STOP US BECAUSE THEY KNOW ♪

♪ RUNYON AVENUE SOLDIERS HOLD US DOWN WHEREVER WE GO ♪

♪ SUCKIN' ON OUR 40s AND HOLDIN' UP -- ♪

♪ WE COME WITH TOASTERS LIKE WE JUST OPENED SAVINGS AND LOANS ♪

♪ AND WE DON'T NEED YOUR BREW TONIGHT, HOMIE, WE BROUGHT OUR OWN ♪

♪ SO GRAB WHATEVER YOU SIPPIN' ON AND LET'S GET IT ON ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- YEAH! ♪

♪ WE DEEP AS A -- WE 'BOUT TO GET IT CRUNK ♪

♪ YOU JUST ANOTHER PUNK IN THE CLUB ABOUT TO GET JUMPED ♪

♪ I SETTLE MY VENDETTAS WHENEVER SOMEBODY SWEATS US ♪

♪ WE AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE IS WHAT THEY TELL US ♪

♪ BUT STILL THEY LET US ♪

♪ HOMEMADE BRASS KNUCKLES NICKELPLATED BELT BUCKLES ♪

♪ BROKEN BEER BOTTLES WHEN WE WALK IN YOU CAN SMELL TROUBLE ♪

♪ ELBOWS FLYING, CHICKS IS CRYING, LOSERS LEAVING ♪

♪ YOU RETREATIN', RUNNIN' TO YOUR CAR AND SKATIN' OFF, RE-G'IN' ♪

♪ WE MAKE EXAMPLES OUT OF YOU HATERS RUNNIN' YOUR MOUTH ♪

♪ YOU THE REASON WHY YOUR PEOPLES IS POURIN' THEIR 40s OUT ♪

♪ DIRTY DOZEN WHILING DRINKS ON YOUR BUDDY ♪

♪ AND YOU GONNA HAVE TO POUR OUT A KEG FOR ALL YOUR HOMIES ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- YEAH! ♪

♪ I WAS RAISED BY DRUNKS SO I BECAME A DRUNK ♪

♪ 80 PROOF ON THIS VODKA, THAT'S THE NAME I WANT ♪

♪ I'M IN THE CLUB TO BEEF YOU GOTTA -- ME THERE ♪

♪ ONLY TALK TO A CHICK WITH BURGUNDY HAIR ♪

♪ ON THE AISLE IN THE 'VETTE, BUMPIN' SEVEN-DEUCE ♪

♪ SEE THAT TOP ON THAT 40? YOU KNOW IT'S COMIN' LOOSE ♪

♪ SEE ME ON THE AVE. DAILY, BE RUNNIN' THE -- ♪

♪ IF YOUR CHICK GET LOUD, I'LL G-MONEY THAT -- ♪

♪ PACKIN' -- AND CLIPS I'LL SMASH YOUR CLIQUE ♪

♪ BECAUSE OF PROOF THEY PUT THE "G" IN THE ALPHABET ♪

♪ SMOKING --, DRINKING HENNY, REMY IN THAT JIMMY ♪

♪ DON'T WORRY, IF WE RUN OUT, THE CORNER STORE GOT PLENTY ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT ♪

♪ POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- GUZZLE IT, POUR YOUR 40 OUT-- YEAH! ♪

( music fades slowly )

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
guzzle /ˈɡʌz.əl/ B2	verb - to drink something greedily or in large amounts
crunk /krʌŋk/ B2	adjective - excited, energetic, or intoxicated
club /klʌb/ A1	noun - a place where people go to dance and have fun
hater /ˈheɪ.tər/ B1	noun - a person who dislikes or criticizes something or someone
trunk /trʌŋk/ B2	noun - the main part of a car where luggage is stored
soldier /ˈsoʊl.dʒər/ B1	noun - a person who serves in an army
trouble /ˈtrʌb.əl/ B1	noun - problems or difficulties
proof /pruːf/ B2	noun - evidence or argument establishing a fact or the truth of a statement
brought /brɔːt/ B1	verb - to have taken or carried something to a place
raise /reɪz/ B1	verb - to lift or move to a higher position
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off the ground and into the air
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it
smash /smæʃ/ B2	verb - to break something into pieces violently
example /ɪɡˈzæm.pəl/ B1	noun - a representative form or pattern

Key Grammar Structures

• One of y'all haters gonna catch a --

  ➔ Future Simple (gonna)

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", used to express a future intention or prediction. Here, it indicates that one of the haters will likely receive physical harm.

• I'm so crunk I can 'url for a month

  ➔ So...that construction (expressing a consequence)

  ➔ The "so...that" structure indicates a cause-and-effect relationship. "I'm so crunk" (cause) leads to the ability to "'url for a month" (effect).

• You tryin' to be the first one to catch -- in the throat

  ➔ Present Continuous for future action (colloquial)

  ➔ "Tryin'" (trying) + present continuous implies an action intended to happen in the near future. It's a more informal way to express future intent compared to "are you going to try..."

• We deep as a --

  ➔ As...as comparison (elliptical)

  ➔ The sentence is incomplete but implies a comparison using "as...as". The missing word suggests a large or profound depth. The full form would be something like 'We are as deep as the ocean'.

• You the reason why your peoples is pourin' their 40s out

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement (non-standard)

  ➔ The sentence uses non-standard English. "Peoples" is used instead of "people," and the verb "is" is used instead of "are" to agree with the plural subject. This reflects a colloquial or AAVE (African American Vernacular English) style.

• If your chick get loud, I'll G-money that --

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Zero conditional variant)

  ➔ While not strictly a zero conditional, it expresses a cause-and-effect relationship that is likely to occur. The "if" clause describes a condition, and the main clause describes the likely consequence. 'Get' used instead of 'gets' is another example of colloquial speech.