Best Friend – English Lyrics

• By: 50 Cent, Olivia

Lyrics & Translation

Unlock the nuances of American slang and storytelling in hip-hop with "Best Friend" by 50 Cent and Olivia. This song offers a great opportunity to learn conversational phrases and expressions related to relationships and romance, all set to a smooth R&B and hip-hop beat. Its narrative structure, exploring the transition from friendship to love, makes it a compelling and relatable track for language learners.

[English]

("BEST FRIEND" BY 50 CENT)

♪ OH OH ♪

♪ YEAH IT'S MY TAPE MAN ♪ ♪ WHOA OH OH OH ♪

♪ LISTEN TO MY TAPE ♪

♪ I'VE WAITED I'VE WAITED ♪

♪ TIME WENT BY ♪

♪ YEAH YEAH ♪ ♪ ALL I DID WAS CRY ♪

♪ SILLY SILLY ♪ ♪ WOO ♪

♪ IF I WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ I WANT YOU 'ROUND ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ I WANT YOU 'ROUND ME ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ CAN I BE YOUR BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ IF YOU PROMISE YOU'LL BE MINE ♪

♪ GIRL PROMISE YOU'LL BE MINE ♪

♪ PLEASE SAY HE'S JUST A FRIEND ♪

♪ UH HUH ♪

♪ NOW GIRL LET'S NOT PRETEND ♪

♪ COME ON ♪

♪ EITHER HE IS OR HE AIN'T YOUR MAN ♪

♪ HA HA PLEASE SAY HE'S JUST A FRIEND ♪

♪ IF I WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ FIRST WE GET THE TALKING ♪

♪ THEN WE GET THE TOUCHING ♪

♪ IF WE GET PAST THE PHONE GAMES WE'LL BE HA HA ♪

♪ I KISS LIKE THE FRENCH THEN PUT MY TONGUE IN YOUR EAR ♪

♪ DO IT LIKE THE DOGS DO IT GIRL AND PULL ON YOUR HAIR ♪

♪ FOR ME A DIFFERENT SCENERY JUST MEANS A DIFFERENT POSITION ♪

♪ IN THE TUB OR ON THE SINK I IMPROVISE NOW LISTEN ♪

♪ IN THE CHOPPER OR ON THE JET JOIN THE MILE HIGH CLUB ♪

♪ I'M NO FOOL I KNOW MONEY CAN'T BUY ME LOVE HA HA ♪

♪ YOU SAID THAT I COULD CALL YOU ♪

♪ WHENEVER I NEEDED SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO ME ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY I'M HERE STANDING BY YOUR SIDE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU ALWAYS COME THROUGH FOR ME ♪

♪ SO MANY OTHERS TRIED TO BE WHERE YOU ARE ♪

♪ BUT THEY JUST WANTED TO DO ME ♪

♪ GLAD YOU TOOK YOUR TIME AND NOW I'M SATISFIED ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY I WANT YOU ALL TO ME ♪

♪ 'CAUSE IF YOU WERE MY BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ I WANT YOU 'ROUND ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ I WANT YOU 'ROUND ME BABY ♪

♪ CAN I BE YOUR BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ I PROMISE BOY YOU'LL BE MINE ♪

♪ OOH BABY BE MINE ♪

♪ I SAID HE'S JUST A FRIEND ♪

♪ BABY IT'S NOT PRETEND ♪

♪ EITHER HE IS OR HE AIN'T MY MAN ♪

♪ I SAID HE'S JUST A FRIEND ♪

♪ IF I WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ I WANT YOU 'ROUND ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ I WANT YOU 'ROUND ME ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ CAN I BE YOUR BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ IF YOU PROMISE YOU'LL BE MINE ♪

♪ GIRL PROMISE YOU'LL BE MINE ♪

♪ PLEASE SAY HE'S JUST A FRIEND ♪

♪ UH HUH ♪

♪ NOW GIRL LET'S NOT PRETEND ♪

♪ COME ON ♪

♪ EITHER HE IS OR HE AIN'T YOUR MAN ♪

♪ HA HA ♪

♪ PLEASE SAY HE'S JUST A FRIEND ♪

♪ IF I WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ WHILE YOU IN YOUR BUBBLE BATH ♪

♪ I'LL COME WASH ON YOUR BACK WHEN YOU PUTTING ON YOUR LOTION ♪

♪ I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT ♪

♪ I SIT AND THINK OF THINGS TO SAY THAT MAY MAKE YOU SMILE ♪

♪ OR GIVE YOU GIFTS FROM THE HEART TO REFLECT MY STYLE ♪

♪ THE SLANG I USE WHEN WE BUILD MAY CHANGE HOW YOU TALK ♪

♪ AND IF I'M FOCUSED WHEN I'M ♪

♪ I COULD CHANGE HOW YOU WALK ♪

♪ THERE'S THE SWAGGER THAT YOU COME WITH ♪

♪ WHEN YOU COME FROM NEW YORK ♪

♪ I'M A HUSTLER I JUST HUSTLE IN THE THINGS THAT I BOUGHT ♪

♪ SEPARATE COME ON ♪

♪ I'M NOT AFRAID TO EXPLORE MY BODY ♪

♪ OOH GIVE ME THAT FEELING ♪

♪ NOW WE CAN WATCH SOME TV ♪

♪ OR PLAY A CD ♪

♪ MAYBE THAT SEXUAL HEALING ♪

♪ YOU TRY TO SING TO ME YOU'RE NEVER ON THE KEY ♪

♪ BUT YOU DO IT JUST TO APPEASE ME ♪

♪ I'D RATHER SPEND MY TIME WASTING TIME WITH YOU ♪

♪ OOH YOU MAKE IT SO EASY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE IF YOU WERE MY BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ I WANT YOU 'ROUND ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ I WANT YOU 'ROUND ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ CAN I BE YOUR BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ I PROMISE BOY YOU WILL BE MINE ♪

♪ PLEASE BABY BE MINE YEAH ♪

♪ I SAID HE'S JUST A FRIEND ♪

♪ OH OOH ♪

♪ BABY IT'S NOT PRETEND ♪

♪ NO BABY ♪

♪ EITHER HE IS OR HE AIN'T MY MAN NO ♪

♪ I SAID HE'S JUST A FRIEND ♪

♪ WE BEEN BETTER THAN FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME ♪

♪ AIN'T NO NEED TO PRETEND YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MINE ♪

♪ WE BEEN BETTER THAN FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME ♪

♪ AIN'T NO FIBBING OR FAKING ♪

♪ YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MINE ♪

♪ IF I WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ I WANT YOU 'ROUND ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ I WANT YOU 'ROUND ME ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ CAN I BE YOUR BEST FRIEND ♪

♪ IF YOU PROMISE YOU'LL BE MINE ♪

♪ GIRL PROMISE YOU'LL BE MINE ♪

♪ PLEASE SAY HE'S JUST A FRIEND ♪

♪ UH HUH ♪

♪ NOW GIRL LET'S NOT PRETEND ♪

♪ COME ON ♪

♪ EITHER HE IS OR HE AIN'T YOUR MAN ♪

♪ HA HA ♪

♪ PLEASE SAY HE'S JUST A FRIEND ♪

♪ IF I WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND ♪

(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - A person whom one knows and has a bond of mutual affection
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - To commit to do something or assure someone
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ B1	verb - To behave as if something is true when it is not
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - To make physical contact with something
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - To touch with the lips as a sign of love or passion
satisfied /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/ B1	adjective - Contented because needs or desires are fulfilled
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - To shed tears as an expression of emotion
hustler /ˈhʌslər/ C1	noun - An aggressively enterprising person
improvise /ˈɪmprəvaɪz/ C1	verb - To create spontaneously without preparation
swagger /ˈswæɡər/ C1	noun - Confident and arrogant style
healing /ˈhiːlɪŋ/ B2	noun - The process of restoration to health
explore /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ B1	verb - To investigate or experience something new
silly /ˈsɪli/ A2	adjective - Lacking common sense; foolish
position /pəˈzɪʃən/ B1	noun - A way in which someone is placed or arranged
scenery /ˈsiːnəri/ B2	noun - The natural features of a landscape
hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ C1	verb - To work energetically or aggressively

Key Grammar Structures

• If I was your best friend

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The structure 'If + past simple, would + base form' expresses an unreal or hypothetical situation. Here, it suggests a situation that is unlikely to be true – the speaker is not currently the listener's best friend.

• First we get the talking, then we get the touching

  ➔ Present Simple for habitual actions/sequence

  ➔ The present simple is used to describe a sequence of events that will happen. It implies a pattern or a predictable order. The use of 'we' suggests shared participation.

• I kiss like the French then put my tongue in your ear

  ➔ Simile and Gerund

  ➔ "Like the French" is a simile, comparing the speaker's kissing style to a known stereotype. 'Putting my tongue' uses a gerund as the object of 'then'.

• I'm no fool I know money can't buy me love

  ➔ Modal Verb + Negative + Infinitive

  ➔ The phrase 'can't buy me love' uses the modal verb 'can' in its negative form to express impossibility. It's a common idiom.

• You said that I could call you whenever I needed someone to listen to me

  ➔ Reported Speech + Modal Verb

  ➔ This is an example of reported speech. The tense shifts from 'can' to 'could' because the original statement was made at a different time. 'To listen to me' is an infinitive of purpose.