Better – English Lyrics

• By: Bow Wow, T-Pain

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Better' by Bow Wow and T-Pain, a compelling track that beautifully articulates the journey of resilience and overcoming life's hurdles. Through its empowering lyrics and positive message, you can explore common English phrases for encouragement, self-belief, and dealing with negativity, making it a powerful and relatable song for language learners.

[English]

Baby they can think you know anything what they want

Cause you make it do what it do

But you just keep living your life

and they can keep wasting time hating on you

They be hating on you, hating on you, hating on you

And they get mad when you win cause that's when they lose

That's when they lose, that's when they lose

And you got better shit to do with your time

They hating on ya because they know you bad

Must be doing something right if you got these bitches mad

She never met her pops he left when she was five

Now she 19 stripping just to pay the bills

A single parent mom know it gotta be hard

Plus her baby daddy never seen the kid

She searching for love & she say that it's tough

Because she dances it's hard to find a man

And between all that she still in school

Using college as a back up plan

And like pac said, keep ya head up

I know it's hard at times, you get fed up

But don't let up, gotta stay strong

But whatever you just don't give up

Don't worry bout him, just do you

Stay focused, get on your grind

Just know that you can call on me

Whenever them niggas get out of line

And see a good friend is so hard to find

Somebody who down to ride

The best is yet to come for you

Don't let nobody steal your pride

Baby they can think you know anything what they want

Cause you make it do what it do

But you just keep living your life

and they can keep wasting time hating on you

They be hating on you, hating on you, hating on you

And they get mad when you win cause that's when they lose

That's when they lose, that's when they lose

And you got better shit to do with your time

You done came up, that's why everybody done changed up

You would think you worked at gold's gym

The way you done stepped your weight up

Got a new man and got a new life

Bout to become a new wife

Looking like a new woman

Feels like you been blessed twice

Done stopped dancing and graduated

All it took was a little patience

Never mind how you got here

Just know that you finally made it

I'm just living in it but its your world

You deserve it, you worked hard, you balling' now

Got a new car, no car note, cause it's paid off (damn)

And i'm proud of ya, (proud of ya) you came a long way

And if you need some inspiration

Just let this song play

Because a good friend is so hard to find

Somebody who down to ride

The best is yet to come for you

Don't let nobody steal your pride

Baby they can think you know anything what they want

Cause you make it do what it do

But you just keep living your life

and they can keep wasting time hating on you

They be hating on you, hating on you, hating on you

And they get mad when you win cause that's when they lose

That's when they lose, that's when they lose

And you got better shit to do with your time

Ay fuck these bitches, let 'em hate

That's why they hating girl, you winning

So don't pay them no attention

Fuck them bitches let 'em hate

Jealous of you cause they can't be in your position

Fuck these bitches, let 'em hate

That's why they hating girl, you winning

So don't pay them no attention

Fuck them bitches let 'em hate

Jealous of you cause they can't be in your position

Baby they can think you know anything what they want

Cause you make it do what it do

But you just keep living your life

and they can keep wasting time hating on you

They be hating on you, hating on you, hating on you

And they get mad when you win cause that's when they lose

That's when they lose, that's when they lose

And you got better shit to do with your time

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the continued progress of existence and events
friend /frɛnd/ A1	noun - a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
school /skuːl/ A2	noun - an institution for educating children
college /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ A2	noun - an institution of higher education offering undergraduate degrees
parent /ˈpɛərənt/ A2	noun - a mother or father
hard /hɑːrd/ B1	adjective - requiring great effort or endurance
strong /strɔːŋ/ B2	adjective - having great physical power or mental resilience
focus /ˈfəʊkəs/ B2	verb - to concentrate attention on something noun - the center of interest or activity
stay /steɪ/ B1	verb - to remain in a particular place or condition
patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ B2	noun - the capacity to accept or tolerate delay or trouble without getting angry
inspiration /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃən/ C1	noun - a stimulating or creative influence
better /ˈbɛtər/ C1	adjective - of a higher standard or quality verb - to improve or surpass
hate /heɪt/ C1	verb - to feel intense dislike for noun - intense or passionate dislike
win /wɪn/ C1	verb - to be successful or victorious in a contest or conflict noun - a victory or success
lose /luːz/ C1	verb - to fail to keep or maintain; to be defeated noun - the act of losing; a defeat
pride /praɪd/ B2	noun - a feeling of deep satisfaction derived from one's own achievements
new /njuː/ B1	adjective - recently created, discovered, or introduced

Key Grammar Structures

• And they get mad when you win cause that's when they lose

  ➔ Zero conditional (present simple in both clauses)

  ➔ The clause "when you "win"" uses the present simple to refer to a future situation, which is typical in zero conditional.

• You would think you worked at gold's gym

  ➔ Modal verb 'would' + base verb (conditional)

  ➔ The modal "would" expresses a hypothetical opinion; "would think" is a conditional form.

• Don't let up, gotta stay strong

  ➔ Imperative (negative) + colloquial contraction "gotta"

  ➔ The word "Don't" forms a negative command; "gotta" is a colloquial short form of "have to".

• She never met her pops; he left when she was five

  ➔ Past simple (negative) + past simple with "when" clause

  ➔ The adverb "never" negates the past simple verb "met"; the clause "when she was five" uses past simple to indicate a specific past time.

• If you need some inspiration, just let this song play

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple, imperative result)

  ➔ The clause "if you "need"" uses the present simple to talk about a possible future condition; the main clause gives an imperative instruction "let this song play".

• It's paid off

  ➔ Present perfect passive

  ➔ The verb phrase "is "paid"" combines the auxiliary "is" with the past participle "paid" to form a present perfect passive meaning that something has been completed.

• They be hating on you, hating on you, hating on you

  ➔ Present continuous (colloquial omission of "are")

  ➔ The verb "hating" is in the present participle form; normally it would be "they are hating", but the auxiliary "are" is dropped in informal speech.

• Don't worry bout him, just do you

  ➔ Imperative (negative) + idiomatic infinitive phrase "do you"

  ➔ The negative command "Don't" tells someone not to worry; the idiomatic phrase "do you" means to act according to one's own preferences.