Back Down – English Lyrics

• By: 50 Cent

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ I'VE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING TO BLOW ♪

♪ LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE 50 CENT SHOW ♪

[UPBEAT HIP HOP MUSIC]

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ G-G-G-G-G- UNIT ♪

♪ G-UNIT ♪

♪ HA, HA ♪

♪ IT'S EASY TO SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME ♪

♪ IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY ♪

♪ 50 DON'T BACK DOWN ♪

♪ EVERYWHERE I GO, BOTH COAST WITH TOAST ♪

♪ EASTSIDE, WESTSIDE ♪

♪ I HOLD THAT MACK DOWN ♪

♪ EVERY LITTLE NIGGA YOU SEE AROUND ME ♪

♪ HOLD A GUN BIG ENOUGH TO FUCKING HOLD SHAQ DOWN ♪

♪ NEXT TIME YOU IN THE HOOD AND SEE AN OL' G ♪

♪ YOU ASK ABOUT ME ♪

♪ THE YOUNG BOY DON'T BACK DOWN ♪

♪ ANY LIVING THING THAT CANNOT CO♪ EXIST WITH THE KID ♪

♪ MUST DECEASE EXISTIN' ♪

♪ LOOK NIGGA, NOW LISTEN ♪

♪ YO MAMI, YO PAPI, THAT BITCH YOU CHASIN' ♪

♪ LITTLE DIRTY ASS KIDS ♪

♪ I'LL FUCKIN' ERASE THEM ♪

♪ YOUR SUCCESS IS NOT ENOUGH ♪

♪ YOU WANNA BE HARD ♪

♪ KNOWING THAT IF YOU GET KNOCKED ♪

♪ YOU GET FUCKED IN THE YARD ♪

♪ YOU'S A POP♪ TART SWEETHEART ♪

♪ YOU SOFT IN THE MIDDLE ♪

♪ I EAT YA FOR BREAKFAST ♪

♪ THE WATCH WAS AN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR NECKLACE ♪

♪ AND YOUR BOSS IS A BITCH ♪

♪ IF HE COULD HE WOULD ♪

♪ SELL HIS SOUL FOR CHEAP ♪

♪ TRADERS LIKE TO BE SUGE ♪

♪ YOU CAN BUY CARS BUT YOU CAN'T BUY RESPECT IN THE HOOD ♪

♪ MAYBE I'M SO DISRESPECTFUL 'CAUSE TO ME YOU'RE A MYSTERY ♪

♪ I KNOW NIGGAS FROM YOUR HOOD ♪

♪ YOU HAVE NO HISTORY ♪

♪ NEVER POKED NOTHING ♪

♪ NEVER POPPED NOTHING ♪

♪ NIGGA STOP FRONTIN' ♪

♪ JAY PUT YOU ON ♪

♪ X MADE YOU HOT ♪

♪ NOW YOU RUN AROUND LIKE YOU SOME BIG SHOT ♪

♪ HA, HA PUSSY ♪

♪ IT'S EASY TO SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME ♪

♪ IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY ♪

♪ 50 DON'T BACK DOWN ♪

♪ EVERYWHERE I GO BOTH COAST WITH TOAST ♪

♪ EASTSIDE, WESTSIDE ♪

♪ I HOLD THAT MACK DOWN ♪

♪ EVERY LITTLE NIGGA YOU SEE AROUND ME ♪

♪ HOLD A GUN BIG ENOUGH TO FUCKING HOLD SHAQ DOWN ♪

♪ NEXT TIME YOU IN THE HOOD AND SEE AN OL' G ♪

♪ YOU ASK ABOUT ME ♪

♪ THE YOUNG BOY DON'T BACK DOWN ♪

♪ THIS RAP GAME IS ALL FUCKED UP NOW ♪

♪ WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW? ♪

♪ HOW WE GONNA EAT MAN? ♪

♪ 50 BACK AROUND ♪

♪ THAT'S JA'S LITTLE PUNK ASS THINKING OUT LOUD ♪

♪ SOUTHSIDE TILL I DIE ♪

♪ THAT'S JUST HOW I GET DOWN ♪

♪ I'M BACK IN THE GAME SHORTY ♪

♪ TO RULE AND CONQUER ♪

♪ YOU SING FOR HOES AND SOUND LIKE THE COOKIE MONSTER ♪

♪ I'M THE HARDEST FROM NEW YORK ♪

♪ MY FLOW IS BONKERS ♪

♪ ALL THE OTHER HARD NIGGAS ♪

♪ THEY COME FROM YONKERS ♪

♪ IT'S BEEN YEARS AND YOU HAD THE ♪

♪ SAME NIGGAS IN THE BACKGROUND ♪

♪ YOU NEVER GONNA SELL MITSUBISHI TAH'S AND CRACK CHILD ♪

♪ THEM NIGGAS THEY JUST SUCK ♪

♪ THEY NO GOOD ♪

♪ I AIN'T NEVER HEARD A NIGGA SAY ♪

♪ "THEY LIKE THEM IN THE HOOD" ♪

♪ I'M BACK BETTER THAN EVER ♪

♪ ON TOP OF MY GAME ♪

♪ EVEN THEM COUNTRY BOYS SAYIN "50 WE FEELING YOU MAN" ♪

♪ NOW STAY THE FUCK OUTTA MY ZONE ♪

♪ OUTTA MY THRONE ♪

♪ I'M NEW YORK CITY'S OWN... ♪

♪ BAD GUY! ♪

♪ BAD GUY! ♪

♪ IT'S EASY TO SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT ME ♪

♪ IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY 50 DON'T BACK DOWN ♪

♪ EVERYWHERE I GO BOTH COAST WITH TOAST ♪

♪ EASTSIDE, WESTSIDE ♪

♪ I HOLD THAT MACK DOWN ♪

♪ EVERY LITTLE NIGGA YOU SEE AROUND ME ♪

♪ HOLD A GUN BIG ENOUGH TO FUCKING HOLD SHAQ DOWN ♪

♪ NEXT TIME YOU IN THE HOOD AND SEE AN OL' G ♪

♪ YOU ASK ABOUT ME ♪

♪ THE YOUNG BOY DON'T BACK DOWN ♪

♪ I AIN'T GONNA TELL NOBODY YOU PUSSY ♪

♪ I AIN'T GONNA TELL NOBODY YOU GETTIN EXTORTED ♪

♪ IT AIN'T OVER... G-UNIT! ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING TO BLOW ♪

♪ LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ♪

♪ WELCOME TO THE 50 CENT SHOW ♪

♪ THIS IS MY LIFE ♪

♪ MY PAIN... MY KNIFE... MY GUN ♪

♪ NOW THAT I'M BACK ♪

♪ YOU CAN'T SLEEP ♪

♪ I'M A NIGHTMARE HUH ♪

♪ YOU HIRED COPS TO

HOLD YOU DOWN CUZ YOU FEAR FOR YOUR LIFE ♪

♪ WELL YOU DONE HEARD BOUT THEM GUNS I DONE BOUGHT ♪

♪ RIGHT? ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE ♪

♪ I DONE TOLD YOU NIGGA ♪

♪ I'M A G-UNIT MUTHAFUCKIN' SOLDIER NIGGA! ♪

♪ THEY NOT GON LIKE YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW I KNOW HAHA ♪

♪ G-UNIT! ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
back /bæk/ A1	verb - to move backwards adverb - to or toward a place where one started from noun - the rear part of the human body from the neck to the end of the spine
down /daʊn/ A1	adverb - to or in a lower place or position verb - to swallow or drink adjective - feeling sad or unhappy noun - a period or state of decline
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move or travel
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to have or keep something in your hands
gun /ɡʌn/ A2	noun - a weapon that shoots bullets
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - an object that one cannot or does not want to give a specific name to
kid /kɪd/ A1	noun - a child
success /səkˈses/ B1	noun - the accomplishment of an aim or purpose
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult adjective - tough, not soft
middle /ˈmɪdl/ A2	noun - the point or part of something that is equally distant from the sides or ends
respect /rɪˈspekt/ B1	noun - due regard for the feelings, wishes, or rights of others
hood /hʊd/ B1	noun - a ghetto or a poor, urban neighborhood
history /ˈhɪstri/ B1	noun - the study of past events
front /frʌnt/ B1	verb - to pretend
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity that one engages in for amusement or sport.
nightmare /ˈnaɪtmeər/ B2	noun - a terrifying dream.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

Key Grammar Structures

• I'VE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING TO BLOW

  ➔ Present perfect continuous (have/has + been + V‑ing)

  ➔ The auxiliary **"'VE BEEN"** shows the present perfect continuous.

• IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, 50 DON'T BACK DOWN

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple, ... + present simple)

  ➔ The clause **"IF YOU LOOK"** uses the present simple to express a real condition.

• YOU CAN BUY CARS BUT YOU CAN'T BUY RESPECT IN THE HOOD

  ➔ Modal verbs (can / can't) for ability and inability

  ➔ The modal **"CAN"** expresses ability, while **"CAN'T"** expresses inability.

• YOU'RE A MYSTERY

  ➔ Contraction of "you are" + linking verb "be" with a predicate noun

  ➔ The contraction **"YOU'RE"** combines "you" + "are".

• NEXT TIME YOU IN THE HOOD AND SEE AN OL' G

  ➔ Zero copula (omission of "are") in informal speech

  ➔ The sentence drops the verb **"are"** after "you" ("you **are** in the hood").

• I AIN'T GONNA TELL NOBODY YOU PUSSY

  ➔ Double negative with colloquial "ain't" + future intention "gonna"

  ➔ The informal negative **"AIN'T"** + **"GONNA"** (going to) creates a strong negation.

• THIS RAP GAME IS ALL FUCKED UP NOW

  ➔ Passive voice (be + past participle) to describe a state

  ➔ The phrase **"IS ALL FUCKED UP"** uses the passive verb "is" + past participle "fucked".

• I'M BACK BETTER THAN EVER

  ➔ Contraction of "I am" + comparative adjective phrase "better than ever"

  ➔ The contraction **"I'M"** stands for "I am" and is followed by the comparative **"BETTER THAN EVER"**.