Lyrics & Translation
Discover the emotional depth of Lil Durk's 'Cross Roads,' a song that offers a powerful lesson in expressing grief and honoring influences. Through its heartfelt lyrics and melodic style, learners can explore themes of loss and loyalty, making it a special track for understanding the storytelling power of modern rap.
[English]
Tell my brother now to moveDon't you move
Meet me at the crossroad, never be lonely
Meet me at the crossroad, never be lonely
OTF Nunu man, you know how we rockin' man, MG-03, 72nd
So you, we on the block this early?
Yeah, it's 9th Street man, fool, a lot of shit happened there.
And I'm in my brother's in the crossroad.
Don't wanna be lonely.
Crossroad.
Meet me at the crossroad, never be lonely.
Meet me at the crossroad.
Meet me at the crossroad, never be lonely.
Meet me at the crossroad.
And I'm gonna miss everybody.
And I'm gonna miss everybody, nah.
And I'm gonna miss everybody.
And I'm gonna miss everybody.
And I'm gonna miss everybody, nah.
And I'm gonna miss everybody.
Don't wanna be lonely.
Meet me at the crossroad.
Don't wanna be lonely.
Meet me at the crossroad.
Don't wanna be lonely.
Meet me at the crossroad.
Don't wanna be lonely.
Meet me at the crossroad.
And I'm gonna miss everybody.
Couple LA, everybody, Nuskie, Fredo, everybody.
Alley, say Dave, anybody, anybody.
Steady droppin', but you barely hear about it.
And they can't take fear about it.
All I we don't believe in Jesus.
RIP nigga, Jenkins.
Look what they doin' to my people.
Think it's funny, why they tweakin'?
They gon' snake you, they not eatin'.
That shit with Fredo got me tweakin'.
They not cryin', they just tweetin'.
Ain't no time to do no grievin'.
Percocet come out my pores.
You don't feel that when they die 'til it happen to yours.
Yeah, but they got a choice.
In the trenches, I didn't dead it.
I became a voice.
See, ain't changed, but I was goin' through changes.
Pluto still be alive if he ain't hang with strangers.
Niggas love you when you dead, that shit the strangest.
Skyla and Bella, my two angels.
Phone 'em at your roof like a fuckin' rain.
There so deep inside this hellhole, it don't rain here.
We love the same people.
We ain't got the same tears.
They don't understand me.
I don't think they can hear.
Spread the love.
We can't cause niggas die by it.
Spread the love.
That's why they shed I die by it.
Spread the love.
My niggas outside by it.
Spread the love.
Too many niggas scared by it.
I'm so deep in Chicago.
Whoever thought I'd see France?
If I ain't had beef, I think they'd be treat me like chains.
Or he'll scan I means, leave me.
They know that I'm too in fact.
Even though that I'm low-key.
Got killers on my demand.
Hey.
You ever seen rats turn to snakes?
You ever seen snakes turn to friends?
I'm saying that shit happened every day.
That's what we at now, I'm saying.
We rap about it, but we got to.
Now I see people judging us, talking about.
They always talking about guns, posting guns.
They doing it for the money.
See, I came from shit, know what I'm saying.
So I do what I want.
That's why 2Pac was so great, you feel me?
He spoke his mind.
You ain't gotta be no gangster.
Everybody with me ain't no gangsters.
I'm saying, everybody with me ain't no killers.
Everybody with me don't get money.
I'm saying, but we gon' make that shit work.
We gon' put the money niggas with the money niggas.
We gon' put the killers with the killers, know what I'm saying?
And let it get treacherous for niggas, you know?
For real, for real.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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meet /miːt/ A1 |
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crossroad /ˈkrɒsˌrəʊd/ B2 |
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lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2 |
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miss /mɪs/ A2 |
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everybody /ˈevribɒdi/ A1 |
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die /daɪ/ A1 |
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people /ˈpiːpl/ A1 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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scared /skɛːd/ A2 |
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chains /tʃeɪnz/ B1 |
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kill /kɪl/ A2 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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gangster /ˈɡæŋstə/ B1 |
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killers /ˈkɪlərz/ B1 |
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strangers /ˈstreɪndʒərz/ A2 |
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friends /frendz/ A1 |
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