Crossroads – English Lyrics

• By: Bone Thugs N Harmony

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the English language through the emotional depth of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's 'Tha Crossroads'. This song is a masterclass in storytelling and poetic expression, offering a unique opportunity to learn vocabulary related to themes of life, death, and spirituality. The group's signature rapid-fire, yet clear, vocal delivery provides a special challenge and reward for language learners, helping to improve listening comprehension and pronunciation.

[English]

Bone, Bone, Bone, Bone, Bone, Bone, Bone, Bone, Bone

Now tell me what you gonna do

When there ain't no where to run (tell me what)

(When judgement comes for you, when judgement comes for you)

And what you gonna do

When there ain't no where to hide (tell me what)

When judgement comes for you

('Cause it's gonna come for you)

Head south let's all bring it in for Wally, Eazy sees uncle Charlie

Little Boo, but God's got him and I'm gonna miss everybody

I only rolled and blows my gauge looked at him while he lay

When playing with destiny, plays too deep for me to say

Lil' Layzie came to me, told me if he should decease well then please

Bury me by my grand-grand and when you can, come follow me

God bless you working on a plan to Heaven

Even though the devil's all up in my face

But he keeping me safe and in my place, say grace

For the case to race with a chance to face the judge

And I betcha my soul won't budge

Grudge because there's no mercy for thugs

Oh what can I do it's all about our family and how we roll

Can I get a witness let it unfold

We living our lives to eternal our soul aye-oh-aye-oh

Pray, and we pray and we pray, and we pray, and we pray

Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday

And we pray, and we pray, and we pray, and we pray

Still we laced, now follow me roll stroll

Whether is tell of his Heaven

Come let's go take a visit of people that's long gone

Darris, Wally, Eazy, Terry, Boo

It's steadily creeping up on the family

Exactly how many days we got lasting

While you laughing we're passing, passing away

So y'all go rest y'all souls

Cause I know I'ma meet you up at the crossroads

Y'all know y'all forever got love from them Bone thugs baby

Lil Eazy's long gone

Really wish he would come home

But when it's time to die

Gotta go bye bye

All a lil thug could do is cry, cry

Why they kill my dog and man

I miss my uncle Charles y'all

And he shoudn't be gone, in front of his home

What they did to Boo was wrong

Oh so wrong, oh so wrong

Gotta hold on gotta stay strong

When the day comes

Better believe Bone got a shoulder you can lean on (lean on)

Hey and we pray, and we pray, and we pray, and we pray

Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday

And we pray, and we pray, and we pray, and we pray

Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday

See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads

So you won't be lonely

See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads

So you won't be lonely

See you at the crossroads, crossroads

So you won't be lonely

See you at the crossroads, crossroads

And I'm gonna miss everybody

And I'm gonna miss everybody

And I'm gonna miss everybody

And I'm gonna miss everybody

And I'm gonna miss everybody

And I'm gonna miss everybody

Living in a hateful world sending me straight to Heaven

That's how we roll

Living in a hateful world sending me straight to Heaven

That's how we roll

Living in a hateful world sending me straight to Heaven

That's how we roll

And I'm asking the good Lord "why?" and sigh

It's I he told me we live to die

What's up with murder y'all, see my little cousin was hung

Somebody was really wrong, everybody want to test us dawg

Then Miss Sleazy set up Eazy to fall, you know why we sinning

And Krayzie intended on ending it when it ends

Wanna come again, again and again

Now tell me what you gonna do

Can somebody anybody tell me why?

Hey, can somebody anybody tell me why we die, we die?

I don't wanna die

Ohh so wrong

Ohh wrong

See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads

So you won't be lonely

See you at the crossroads, crossroads, crossroads

So you won't be lonely

See you at the crossroads, crossroads

So you won't be lonely

See you at the crossroads, crossroads

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
hide /haɪd/ A1	verb - to put something or someone in a place where they cannot be seen
judgement /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ B1	noun - the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions
destiny /ˈdestɪni/ B1	noun - the predetermined, usually inevitable course of events
pray /preɪ/ A1	verb - to speak to a god or gods
eternal /ɪˈtɜːrnl/ B2	adjective - lasting or existing forever
soul /soʊl/ A2	noun - the spiritual part of a person that is believed to live on after the body dies
creeping /ˈkriːpɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move slowly and quietly, especially in a way that is frightening or unpleasant
lasting /ˈlæstɪŋ/ B1	adjective - continuing to exist or endure over a period of time
crossroads /ˈkrɔːsroʊdz/ B1	noun - a place where two or more roads meet, especially a place where a decision must be made
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A1	noun - the place where God and the gods live, and where good people are believed to go when they die
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ A2	noun - the crime of deliberately killing a person verb - to deliberately kill someone
sinning /ˈsɪnɪŋ/ B1	verb - to do something that is considered wrong according to religious or moral law
witness /ˈwɪtnəs/ A2	noun - a person who sees something happen, especially a crime or accident
grudge /ɡrʌdʒ/ B1	noun - a feeling of anger or resentment towards someone because of something they have done

Key Grammar Structures

• Now tell me what you **gonna** do

  ➔ Contraction (going to)

  ➔ Informal contraction of 'going to' indicating future action.

• When **there ain't** no where to run (tell me what)

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement and informal negative contraction

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a contraction of 'is not' or 'are not' (or 'am not') but used informally. Despite the singular 'there', the verb 'ain't' is used colloquially with plural meanings, demonstrating informal grammar.

• Head south let's **all bring it in** for Wally, Eazy sees uncle Charlie

  ➔ Phrasal verb

  ➔ 'Bring in' functions as a phrasal verb, meaning to introduce or involve something. The inclusion of 'all' modifies the verb to be inclusive.

• I **only rolled and blows** my gauge looked at him while he lay

  ➔ Incorrect Verb tense and Subject-verb agreement

  ➔ The verb tense is inconsistent and the verb 'blows' should agree with the subject. Should be 'I only rolled and blew'.

• Lil' Layzie came **to me**, told me if he should decease well then please

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ 'To me' is a prepositional phrase, indicating direction.

• God bless you working on a plan **to Heaven**

  ➔ Prepositional phrase (destination)

  ➔ 'To Heaven' functions as a prepositional phrase, specifying the destination.

• Even though the devil's **all up in my face**

  ➔ Idiomatic expression/Adverbial Phrase of place

  ➔ This is an idiom meaning that the devil is directly confronting the speaker. The phrase 'up in my face' functions as an adverbial phrase of place.

• Cause I know I'ma **meet you up at the crossroads**

  ➔ Phrasal verb/Idiomatic expression.

  ➔ The phrase 'meet up at the crossroads' is used here as a phrasal verb to symbolize a meeting after death. It is a metaphorical reference and therefore can be considered an idiomatic expression.

• Living in a hateful world **sending me straight to Heaven**

  ➔ Gerund/Participle phrase and Prepositional Phrase of Direction

  ➔ 'Living in a hateful world' is a gerund phrase functioning as a modifier. 'sending me straight to Heaven' is a participle phrase functioning as a modifier, and 'to Heaven' is a prepositional phrase indicating direction or destination.

• What's up **with murder** y'all, see my little cousin was hung

  ➔ Preposition and noun/Gerund

  ➔ 'With murder' is a prepositional phrase using the preposition 'with'. 'Murder' functions as a noun (or gerund).