Church – English Lyrics

• By: T-Pain, Teddy Verseti

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the English language through the energetic and confrontational lyrics of T-Pain's 'Church'. This song offers a great opportunity to learn modern slang and expressions used in informal contexts, particularly the phrase 'take you to church'. What makes this song special is hearing a different, more aggressive rapping style from T-Pain under his alias Teddy Verseti, showcasing his versatility as an artist beyond his well-known melodic, auto-tuned singing.

[English]

Ladies and Gentlemen

You already know what it is

Okay, yeah, aw shit

I'm cuttin' a rug in this mother

I'm tryin' to anyways

Got two hard lookin' mother

Come on

I was tryin' to enjoy my night but you done came in

Turned around the vibe I had before I came in

I then turned into a rude dude, man

Why you had to fu up the night, now we got to fight

I'm a knock out ya lights

You ain't doin' nuthin' but runnin' ya yapp yapp

You got to go get a couple homeboys, I am strap-strapped

I then turned into a rude dude, man

Why you had to fu up the night, now we got to fight

I'm a knock out ya lights

Dope little lady tryin' to hold you back you better listen to her

She better not talk that I'm a have to put some fist right through her

I then turned into a rude dude man

Why you had to fu up the night, now we got to fight

I'm a knock out ya lights come on

Yeah, goddamn, you think you cool, you think I'm not, you think you tough

Damn, you think you hard, you think I'm soft, you think you rough

Damn, you talkin' sh, better close your lips, you need to hush

Before the end of the night I'm gonna have to take your to Church

Yeah, goddamn, you think you cool, you think I'm not, you think you tough

Damn, you think you hard, you think I'm soft, you think you rough

Damn, you talkin' sh, better close your lips, you need to hush

Before the end of the night I'm gonna have to take your to Church

It's a Sunday at the park I'm chillin' tryin' to get my flirt on

Some little lane tryin' to run that game tryin' to get his serve on

I then turned into a rude dude

Why you gotta fu up the park, I'm a put you in the dark, clap on, clap off

You ain't doin' nuthin' but runnin' your pie hole

You gon' make me do somethin' that'll get your eye swoll

I don't wanna be a rude dude man

Why you gotta fu up the park, I'm a put you in the dark, clap on, clap off

If that's your car you need to go ahead and get into it

Better not talk that you gonna get bust something through it

I then turned into a rude dude man

Why you gotta fu up the park, gotta put you in the dark, lights on, lights off

Yeah, goddamn, you think you cool, you think I'm not you think you tough

Damn, you think you hard, you think I'm soft, you think you rough

Damn, you talkin' sh, better close your lips, you need to hush

Before the end of the night I'm gonna have to take your to Church

Yeah, goddamn, you think you cool, you think I'm no, t you think you tough

Damn, you think you hard, you think I'm soft, you think you rough

Damn, you talkin' sh, better close your lips, you need to hush

Before the end of the night I'm gonna have to take your to Church

Those think they hard, so why they think I'm not

Until I pull their card and I show them what I got kinda like

...

I'm like those think they hard, so why they think I'm not

Until I pull their card and I show them what I got kinda like

Those bi-ches think they hard, so why they think I'm not

Until I pull their card and I show them what I got kinda like

...

Those bi-ches think they hard, so why they think I'm not

Until I pull their card and I show them what I got kinda like

...

You stupid

Yeah, goddamn, you think you cool, you think I'm not, you think you tough

Damn, you think you hard, you think I'm soft, you think you rough

Damn, you talkin'sh, better close your lips, you need to hush

Before the end of the night I'm gonna have to take your to Church

Yeah, goddamn, you think you cool, you think I'm not, you think you tough

Damn, you think you hard, you think I'm soft, you think you rough

Damn, you talkin' sh, better close your lips, you need to hush

Before the end of the night I'm gonna have to take your to Church

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - requiring or using a lot of effort; difficult adverb - with a lot of effort; energetically
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionable and attractive
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons noun - a violent struggle or physical conflict
rude /ruːd/ B1	adjective - offensively impolite or ill-mannered
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - a source of light, such as a lamp or the sun
tough /tʌf/ B1	adjective - strong and not easily broken or cut
church /tʃɜːrtʃ/ A1	noun - a building used for Christian worship
talkin' /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to say words in order to express ideas, opinions, etc.
soft /sɒft/ B1	adjective - easy to cut or damage; not hard or firm
rough /rʌf/ B1	adjective - not smooth or level
end /end/ A1	noun - the final part of something
park /pɑːrk/ A1	noun - a public green space in a town or city
lady /ˈleɪdi/ A1	noun - a polite or well-mannered woman
lips /lɪps/ A1	noun - either of the two fleshy parts that form the edges of the mouth
hush /hʌʃ/ B1	verb - to make someone be quiet
strap /stræp/ B1	verb - to fasten or secure with a strap.

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm cuttin' a rug in this mother

  ➔ Present Continuous (Progressive)

  ➔ The word "cuttin'" (cutting) is the -ing form used with the auxiliary "am", forming the present continuous to describe an action happening right now.

• I was tryin' to enjoy my night but you done came in

  ➔ Past Continuous + colloquial perfect with "done"

  ➔ The clause "I was tryin'" uses the past continuous (was + -ing). "You done came" employs the non‑standard auxiliary "done" to stress that the action has already happened.

• Why you had to fu up the night, now we got to fight

  ➔ Question without auxiliary inversion (colloquial)

  ➔ The sentence starts with "Why" but omits the auxiliary "did" that would be required in standard English: "Why did you have to..." This is a common colloquial pattern.

• You ain't doin' nuthin' but runnin' ya yapp yapp

  ➔ Double negative with "ain't" and "nothing" (colloquial)

  ➔ "Ain't" is a non‑standard negative auxiliary, and "nuthin'" (nothing) creates a double negative, which is common in informal speech.

• Before the end of the night I'm gonna have to take you to Church

  ➔ "Going to" + modal "have to" + infinitive (future obligation)

  ➔ "I'm gonna" is the informal contraction of "I am going to" indicating future intent. "have to" adds a sense of obligation, followed by the infinitive "take".

• If that's your car you need to go ahead and get into it

  ➔ First conditional + modal "need to" + infinitive phrase "go ahead and"

  ➔ "If that's your car" sets a real condition (first conditional). "you need to" uses the modal "need to" to express necessity, followed by the idiomatic phrase "go ahead and" + infinitive.

• Damn, you think you hard, you think I'm soft, you think you rough

  ➔ Present simple for habitual belief + parallel structure

  ➔ "you think" and "I think" are in the present simple, showing repeated or habitual thoughts. The three clauses are linked by commas, creating a parallel structure.

• I'm like those think they hard, so why they think I'm not

  ➔ "I'm like" as a discourse marker introducing reported speech

  ➔ The phrase "I'm like" is used colloquially to preface what the speaker is about to say, functioning similarly to "I say" or "I think" in reported speech.