Cross Roads – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Durk
• Album: Just Cause Y'all Waited

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the raw emotions and cultural homage of Lil Durk's "Cross Roads." This song offers a poignant look into the artist's personal struggles with loss and remembrance, making it an impactful piece for understanding modern hip-hop's narrative depth and its connection to past influences. Through its heartfelt lyrics and melodic rap style, you can explore expressions of grief, loyalty, and social commentary prevalent in contemporary English-language music.

[English]

Tell my brother now to move

Don'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
crossroad /ˈkrɒs.rəʊd/ B2	noun - a place where two or more roads intersect
lonely /ˈləʊn.li/ B1	adjective - feeling sad because one has no company
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel the absence of someone or something
fear /fɪə(r)/ B1	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous verb - to be afraid of something
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept that something is true, especially without absolute proof
snake /sneɪk/ A2	noun - a long legless reptile verb - to move or wind like a snake; to betray
grief /ɡriːf/ C1	noun - deep sorrow, especially caused by someone's death
percocet /pɜːrˈkɒsɛt/ C2	noun - a prescription painkiller that contains oxycodone and acetaminophen
trenches /ˈtrɛn.tʃɪz/ B2	noun - deep, narrow ditches used in warfare or as a metaphor for difficult situations
voice /vɔɪs/ A2	noun - the sound produced by humans when speaking or singing
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; not dead
strangers /ˈstreɪn.dʒərz/ B1	noun - people whom one does not know
angels /ˈeɪn.dʒəlz/ B1	noun - spiritual beings believed to act as messengers of God; also used for caring people
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water that falls from clouds in drops
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
spread /sprɛd/ B1	verb - to extend over a larger area; to distribute
deep /diːp/ B1	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface; profound
gangster /ˈɡæŋ.stər/ B2	noun - a member of an organized crime group
treacherous /ˈtrɛtʃ.ər.əs/ C1	adjective - dangerously unstable or deceptive; betraying trust
money /ˈmʌn.i/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange, typically coins and banknotes