4th Street – English Lyrics

• By: Sevyn Streeter
• Album: On The Verge

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartfelt R&B sounds of Sevyn Streeter's "4th Street," a touching tribute to her hometown and the people who shaped her life. This song offers a glimpse into personal storytelling through music, highlighting themes of resilience, love, and the importance of community. Discover how Sevyn uses vivid lyrics and smooth melodies to celebrate her roots and share a message of gratitude and strength.

[English]

They say home is where the heart is

Well my heart's on 4th street

Haines City, Polk County

I love y'all

Hey

Woke up this morning, 3 missed calls from my best friend

Ain't want a thing from me, just calling to check in

Just wanna tell you that you're special

But you know it, yeah you know it yeah

Walk to the corner store with a dollar in my hand

Got everything I needed, God I thank Miss Pam

She said "You're such a diamond girl, keep shining

Anything that you need, I'm here"

Yeah that's my kind of people

The one's that say "hey, hi, what's up, nice to meet you"

The one's that don't need shit, they just wanna see you

Living the life and still treat you like an equal

If you cool then we cool

Yeah that's my kind of people

That's my kind of people

That's my kind of people

We cool, you cool, then we cool

Went to a bar to grab a drink the other day

This perfect stranger who didn't even know my name

We talked for hours when I found out

He was homeless and his home was burned down

Gave every dime I had but I knew that it weren't enough

Given the circumstance you would think I'm the lucky one

But he changed my life that day when he said

"You can burn a house but you can't burn a home"

Yeah that's my kind of people

The one's that say "hey, hi, what's up, nice to meet you"

The one's that don't need shit, they just wanna see you

Living the life and still treat you like an equal

If you cool then we cool

Yeah that's my kind of people

That's my kind of people

That's my kind of people

We cool, you cool, then we cool

That's my kind of people

Be the spark that lights the world tonight

Be the light, the light

Be the spark that lights the world tonight

Be the light, the light

Yeah that's my kind of people

My kind of people

Walk by and say hi

Just nice to meet you

Don't need nothing from you

They don't want nothing from you

They just wanna love you, love you, love you

Yeah that's my kind of people

The 4th Street people

Them Haines City people

Them Polk County people

Polk County what up

Shout out to 4th street

Shout out to my grand daddy Joe Lewis

Shout out to Miss Joey

Shout out to Mr Grady

Shout out to Uncle George West

Shout out to Uncle Johnny

Shout out to Uncle Lee

Shout out to grand dad

Shout out to Grandma Ella Mae

Shout out to Grandma Soul

I love you, I love you

Yeah that's my kind of people

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body
home /həʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the early part of the day
special /ˈspeʃəl/ A2	adjective - different from what is usual or normal
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of the arm beyond the wrist
dollar /ˈdɑːlər/ A1	noun - the basic monetary unit of the US
diamond /ˈdaɪmənd/ B1	noun - a precious stone
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
equal /ˈiːkwəl/ B1	adjective - being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
cool /kuːl/ A1	adjective - of a moderately low temperature adjective - fashionable
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ A2	noun - a person whom one does not know or is not familiar with.
home /həʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible verb - to provide with light
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all of its countries and peoples.
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - feel deep affection for noun - an intense feeling of deep affection.

Key Grammar Structures

• They say home is where the heart is

  ➔ Reported speech with "say"

  ➔ The verb "say" introduces a reported statement, indicating what "they" claim.

• Ain't want a thing from me, just calling to check in

  ➔ Contraction "Ain't" (informal), Gerund phrase "calling to check in"

  ➔ "Ain't" is a colloquial contraction. The gerund phrase functions as a reason for the action.

• Walk to the corner store with a dollar in my hand

  ➔ Prepositional phrase "with a dollar in my hand"

  ➔ The prepositional phrase provides additional information about the action of walking, specifying the condition.

• Got everything I needed, God I thank Miss Pam

  ➔ Inversion of subject and verb for emphasis. Object pronoun "I"

  ➔ The subject and verb are inverted to emphasize the feeling of gratitude. "I" is the object pronoun as it's receiving the action of thanking.

• She said "You're such a diamond girl, keep shining"

  ➔ Direct speech with an adjective + noun and imperative

  ➔ The quote includes an adjective describing the noun and an imperative verb. The use of "such a" emphasizes the quality.

• Yeah that's my kind of people

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement and a defining relative clause implied. (people who are)

  ➔ The subject and verb agree, and the type of people is described/defined by implied relative clause (who are...).

• The one's that don't need shit, they just wanna see you

  ➔ Relative clause "that don't need shit", informal language, Contraction "don't"

  ➔ This sentence utilizes a relative clause to specify the kind of people being discussed. "Shit" is informal, and "don't" is a contraction.

• If you cool then we cool

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 0 or 1)

  ➔ A simple conditional statement expressing a direct consequence, likely Type 0 (general truth) or Type 1 (possible future).

• You can burn a house but you can't burn a home

  ➔ Parallel structure with contrasting conjunction "but"

  ➔ The sentence uses parallel structure ("You can burn... but you can't burn...") to emphasize the contrast.