Back Me Up – English Lyrics

• By: B.o.B
• Album: Underground Luxury

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Eastside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Westside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Southside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Northside gon' back me up, yeah

Everywhere I plant my feet, everybody know 'bout me, nigga

I ain't gotta say one word, I-I ain't gotta show ID, nigga

Back when I was in tenth grade, I saved up, got a set of gold teeth

And I took 'em out, but seven years later, I got seven sets of gold teeth, nigga

I'm Bobby Bands, I do that (I do that, I do that)

Private jet, I flew that (I flew that)

40K, I threw that (I threw that)

A quarter pound, I blew that (I blew that)

It sounds crazy, but it ain't nothin' to it

She's a freak, but I already knew it

She looked at me and said, "I'm your biggest fan"

I told her, "If it's real, then tattoo it" (then tattoo it)

Every day, I wake up, smoking like Jamaicans

Like an occupation, this is so outrageous

Head so good I'm making Bill Cosby faces

Dip in that pudding, like vanilla wafers

Feet on the carpet, then to the office

Then to the closet, many different flavors

Someone tell my lawyer call the label

And tell 'em how I lock with the paper, ha!

Eastside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Westside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Southside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Northside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Eastside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Westside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Southside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Northside gon' back me up, yeah

Look, niggas trying to act like B.o.B ain't dope, nigga, stop that shit

That's 50 thousand Alpaca, you gotta blot that shit, fool

Look at this resume, can't nobody top that shit

And unless you the girl I'm fucking

You don't really need to be on B.o.B dick

Like that, mmm, like that, huh

Take a second, let me get it right back, huh

They was hoping that I'd probably fall off, right?

But all that fell was them haters on my back, yeah

I-I-I ain't even got No Genre, but this ganja give contact, yeah

Well, how the hell they gon' call this the "rap game" when most of y'all niggas can't rap?

Most of y'all niggas so whack

Most of y'all ain't got, mo-most of y'all ain't got no swag

Most of y'all bap, most of y'all niggas so flawed

And all real niggas know that

'Cause see this is not necessarily based on dexterity

'Cause the things they're tellin' me is I'm good as I'll ever be

I'm good as I'll ever be

In the hood I'm incredibly understood 'cause it's definitely in my blood

I'm a pedigree, nigga (wow!)

Eastside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Westside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Southside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Northside gon' back me up, gon' back me up

Eastside gon' back me up, gon' back me up (back me up)

Westside gon' back me up, gon' back me up (back me up)

Southside gon' back me up, gon' back me up (back me up)

Northside gon' back me up, yeah

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
back /bæk/ A1	verb - to support or help someone
support /səˈpɔːrt/ A2	verb - to assist or help
freak /frik/ B1	noun - a person with unusual behavior or interests
tattoo /tæˈtuː/ A2	noun - a permanent mark or design made on the skin verb - to make a permanent mark on the skin
outrageous /aʊˈtreɪdʒəs/ B2	adjective - extremely unusual or shocking
resume /rɪˈzjuːm/ B1	noun - a document showing a person's work history
swag /swæɡ/ B1	noun - confident and stylish behavior
pedigree /ˈpɛdɪɡriː/ C1	noun - a record of an animal's lineage noun - a person's ancestry or background
dexterity /dɛkˈstɛrəti/ C1	noun - skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands
incredibly /ɪnˈkrɛdəbli/ B2	adverb - to an extraordinary degree
occupational /ˌɒkəˈpeɪʃənl/ C1	adjective - related to a job or profession
flawed /flɔːd/ B2	adjective - having mistakes or weaknesses
label /ˈleɪbəl/ A2	noun - a company that produces and distributes music
haters /ˈheɪtərz/ B1	noun - people who dislike or criticize someone
ganja /ˈɡɑːndʒə/ B2	noun - marijuana
whack /wæk/ B1	adjective - poor or unsatisfactory