Desperado – English Lyrics

• By: Boosie Badazz
• Album: Bad Business

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

They say they gon' knock the meat up out my taco.

They say I need professional killer shit everywhere that I go.

Made a promise they gon' put me on the slideshow.

Still hanging out the window everywhere I go.

Desperado.

He act like he macho, catch him, knock the meat up out his taco.

Desperado.

Pull on side, just shooting from the cado. They be hanging out the window wherever I go.

Ain't nothing 'bout to stop me, I'm Caine D and the 5-0.

Still got some guns in this bitch, Desperado.

You gon' have to come with somethin' better, that's all you got, ho.

See a team on side of a n***a, you want to die, ho.

Knock the meat up out my taco, what they promise on well.

Too much focus on the meat and they forgot about the shell.

My lil n***a spin on everything, hit everything you sent for.

He'll step and try and meet me right now and give me one more.

Assist my boy like Rondo, Hunger Games, hunt you.

Wide-body let us get him so they don't know where it come from.

Bitch, I had a graveyard way before the state charge.

Still a send them n***as 'round now to shoot the day porch.

Desperado.

He act like he macho, catch him, knock the meat up out his taco.

Desperado.

Pull on side, just shooting from the cado. They be hanging out the window wherever I go.

That's what it is, so bitch what's happening? I'm out the window with that deadly boost.

Just pull off in the Tahoe. Get on his ass, lay that out, *damn*...

Can't eat, dog in a trash can, that's what got flamed.

The truck go slam, I say "Yes ma'am," that boy your body.

Desperado, shut the Tahoe, young n***a swervin' this bitch on a pogo.

We'll swear up on the block, get the lights low, creep, then we pull out a semi-automatic like Geico.

These n***as tellin' they know I'mma hit it. We light it, I phone 'em, they better be ready.

I'm screamin' five, the slap that fire on a hood like I race on the back of the street.

I'm a block his brain as soon as I connect. N***a gon' lay on the top of the chain.

Pull up in the section, I want 'em to take it. I'm up front of the line, he gon' bring up my name.

N***a, claim that gang, and you know I'm a press it. Pull on his side, gon' need no intensive.

Swerve on his side, I'mma throw you a ticket. N***a playin' and that bitch will be blowed out your whole *type*.

I wish you was *hard* to hurt, I made a shit inside my *hood*.

Young n***a Desperado tryna hit you from the car door.

*One shot* inside a Tahoe, *hundred* inside a Camaro.

Desperado.

He act like he macho, catch him, knock the meat up out his taco.

Desperado.

Pull on side, just shooting from the cado. They be hanging out the window wherever I go.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
desperado /ˌdɛspəˈrɑːdoʊ/ B2	noun - A reckless or daring person.
professional /prəˈfɛʃənəl/ B1	adjective - Relating to or suitable for people who are expert in a particular field.
killer /ˈkɪlər/ B2	noun - A person who kills. adjective - Very effective or impressive.
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	noun - A declaration assuring that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen. verb - To assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen.
focus /ˈfoʊkəs/ B1	noun - The center of interest or activity. verb - To concentrate attention or effort.
spin /spɪn/ A2	verb - To turn around quickly.
automatic /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/ B1	adjective - Operating with little or no direct human control.
graveyard /ˈɡreɪvjɑːrd/ A2	noun - A place for burying the dead.
charge /tʃɑːrdʒ/ A2	noun - The formal accusation by a governing body.
shoot /ʃuːt/ A2	verb - To fire a gun.
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - The physical structure of a person or animal.
swerve /swɜːrv/ B1	verb - To turn or change direction suddenly.
ticket /ˈtɪkɪt/ A2	noun - A piece of paper that gives permission to attend or take part in something.
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - Difficult to do or understand.
hood /hʊd/ A2	noun - A neighborhood.
connect /kəˈnekt/ B1	verb - To join or link.

Key Grammar Structures

• They say they gon' knock the meat up out my taco.

  ➔ Future with "going to" (gon')

  ➔ The line uses a contracted and slightly non-standard form of "going to" (gon') to express a future intention. It's common in informal speech and hip-hop lyrics. "They say they are going to knock the meat up out my taco."

• Made a promise they gon' put me on the slideshow.

  ➔ Past simple tense with ellipsis and future with "going to" (gon')

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple ("Made") and ellipsis (omitting the subject of "gon'"). It means: "I made a promise that they are going to put me on the slideshow."

• He act like he macho, catch him, knock the meat up out his taco.

  ➔ Third-person singular present tense with subjunctive mood influence and imperative

  ➔ "He act" should grammatically be "He acts". However, the use of "act" without the "s" is common in some dialects and can be influenced by the subjunctive mood, implying a hypothetical or desired action. "Catch him, knock the meat up out his taco" are imperatives (commands).

• Pull on side, just shooting from the cado.

  ➔ Imperative and prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Pull on side" is an imperative (command). "From the cado" is a prepositional phrase indicating location or source. "Cado" is likely a shortened slang term.

• That's what it is, so bitch what's happening?

  ➔ Present tense and contracted form

  ➔ "That's" is a contracted form of "that is." "What's" is a contracted form of "what is."

• I'm screamin' five, the slap that fire on a hood like I race on the back of the street.

  ➔ Present continuous with slang and simile

  ➔ "I'm screamin' five" is present continuous tense with slang. The meaning is context-dependent (e.g., calling out a gang affiliation). "Like I race on the back of the street" is a simile, comparing the intensity to racing.