First Place – English Lyrics

• By: Marshmello, SOB X RBE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of hip-hop and EDM with "First Place" by Marshmello and SOB X RBE! This track offers a glimpse into the language of success and overcoming adversity, all while delivering a catchy beat and memorable verses. Explore how these artists blend genres and express their journey to the top.

[English]

Mello made it right

You know I'm that nigga on my worst day I remember struggling in the worst way, yeah

Don't know why these niggas hating in the first place

Spent a hundred thousand on the car and came in first place, yeah

Gave her ten bands for her birthday Wasn't born with it, had to learn ways

Wasn't in my plans, this what God made

Always knew they was gon' hate me when I got paid, yeah

You know I'm that nigga, it ain't no pretendin' Niggas always start it but they never finish

I just bought a friend and poured a four up in it I don't wanna marry, I just wanna hit it

You know they know my name when I walk in Smokin' on that Cookie, got me coughin'

We'll put your nigga in a coffin

Since I was a youngin, I been ballin' When I lost my nigga, I start wildin'

You ain't never seen a hundred thousand Had to stack this money, had to pile it

All these VV's on my neck got me drownin'

You know I'm that nigga on my worst day

I remember struggling in the worst way, yeah Don't know why these niggas hating in the first place

Spent a hundred thousand on the car and came in first place, yeah Gave her ten bands for her birthday

Wasn't born with it, had to learn ways

Wasn't in my plans, this what God made

Always knew they was gon' hate me when I got paid, yeah

Lost my nigga and I started wildin' And I don't wanna hit that puss', that's a lot of mileage

Master P, bitch, yeah we 'bout it, 'bout it

And we was buyin' handguns, now we buyin' rockets

Fifty on the chain, that's some shit you can't afford

Bitches, they gon' call off from they job when you important

Whip came with sport mode so you know I had to floor it

And you should find a way up out these streets 'cause you ain't for 'em

And it ain't nothin' that I'm lyin' 'bout Post your location on that 'Gram, and bitch, we ridin' out

And he signed up for that job, now he signin' out SOB, RBE, watch me shout it out

You know I'm that nigga on my worst day I remember struggling in the worst way, yeah

Don't know why these niggas hating in the first place

Spent a hundred thousand on the car and came in first place, yeah Gave her ten bands for her birthday

Wasn't born with it, had to learn ways

Wasn't in my plans, this what God made Always knew they was gon' hate me when I got paid, yeah

All bands when I'm talkin' Swervin' in that big body Benz, I ain't walkin'

Doin' all that dissin' on the 'net, pick a coffin All that pillow talkin' on my name, put the jaws in

Bounce out with that K, let it spray, hit the target New foreign, 2019, I don't park it

Ridin' in a Wraith, look up, see the starts lit Ain't no talkin', see a sucker, up it, then we spark it, bitch

Go down, we don't say shit Lovin' on these hoes, fuck around, get your bae hit

Ten bands or better, that's the type of shit we play with

Forty in them K's, them the type of guns we spray with, nigga

You know I'm that nigga on my worst day I remember struggling in the worst way, yeah

Don't know why these niggas hating in the first place

Spent a hundred thousand on the car and came in first place, yeah

Gave her ten bands for her birthday Wasn't born with it, had to learn ways

Wasn't in my plans, this what God made Always knew they was gon' hate me when I got paid, yeah

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
struggle /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/ A2	verb - to try hard to do or achieve something noun - a hard or difficult situation
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike or aversion noun - intense dislike
remember /rɪˈmem.bər/ A2	verb - to recall something from the past
learn /lɜːrn/ A2	verb - to gain knowledge or skill
paid /peɪd/ B1	adjective - having received payment
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
finish /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ B1	verb - to bring something to an end
bought /bɔːt/ B1	verb - to acquire something by paying for it
wildin' /ˈwaɪldɪn/ B2	verb - behaving in a reckless or uncontrolled way
stack /stæk/ B2	verb - to pile up
drown /draʊn/ B2	verb - to be submerged in water and unable to breathe
spark /spɑːrk/ B2	verb - to cause to start burning or shining
foreign /ˈfɒr.ən/ B2	adjective - of or from another country
important /ɪmˈpɔːr.tənt/ B2	adjective - of great significance or value
dissin' /dɪˈsɪn/ C1	verb - to criticize someone unfairly

Key Grammar Structures

• You know I'm that nigga on my worst day

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or fact.

• Don't know why these niggas hating in the first place

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing action or situation.

• Spent a hundred thousand on the car and came in first place

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to describe completed actions in the past.

• Wasn't born with it, had to learn ways

  ➔ Past simple tense with passive voice

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense in passive voice to indicate that the subject did not have a certain quality from birth.

• Always knew they was gon' hate me when I got paid

  ➔ Future intention with 'gonna'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'gonna' to express a future intention or prediction.

• Ain't no talkin', see a sucker, up it, then we spark it

  ➔ Colloquial contraction 'ain't'

  ➔ The use of 'ain't' is a colloquial contraction for 'is not' or 'are not', common in informal speech.

• All bands when I'm talkin'

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to indicate an action that is currently happening.