Game's Pain – English Lyrics

• By: The Game, Keyshia Cole

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the roots of hip-hop with "Game's Pain" by The Game and Keyshia Cole. This track is more than just a song; it's a history lesson, paying homage to the legends who shaped the genre. Discover the artists who inspired The Game and Keyshia Cole, and understand the foundation upon which modern hip-hop was built .

[English]

- ♪ HEY, OH ♪ - ( hip-hop music playing )

♪ HEY, OH! ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ HEY, YEAH, YEAH YEAH YEAH ♪

♪ SEE, EVER SINCE THE DAY I GOT THE CHANCE TO MAKE A CHANGE ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN IN THIS GAME, IT'S A NEW DAY ♪

♪ AND I'M MAKING IT KNOWN 'CAUSE I JUST WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW ♪

♪ I'M PAYING MY DUES AND I GOT THE UTMOST ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW I'M PAYING HOMAGE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'VE PAVED THE WAY FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ I SWEAR TO GOD, IT FEEL LIKE EVERY DAY IS MY BIRTHDAY ♪

♪ LET THE TOP DOWN, CALIFORNIA'S MY BIRTHPLACE ♪

♪ SO I'MA TAKE YOU IN LIKE BIG TOOK -- TO NEW YORK ♪

♪ USUALLY HAD US FEELING LIKE WE WAS FROM NEW YORK ♪

♪ AND THAT'S REAL --, -- THE -- ♪

♪ IT'S SUMMERTIME, SHOUT OUT TO WILL SMITH ♪

♪ 'CAUSE WHO DIDN'T WANT TO BE THE FRESH PRINCE? ♪

♪ FLAT TOP, GOLD CHAIN AND SOME FRESH KICKS? ♪

♪ MY -- NAS TOLD ME MONEY MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND ♪

♪ AND UNCLE LUKE SHOWED ME HOW TO MAKE MY GIRL -- ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN AROUND HIP-HOP SINCE '85 ♪

♪ SHE HAD HER UPS AND DOWNS, BUT SHE STAYED ALIVE ♪

♪ I USED TO THINK L.L. STOOD FOR "LOVE L.A." ♪

♪ HE FROM QUEENS, HOW THE -- HE PUT THAT WITH COOL J? ♪

♪ RED KANGOL HAT, RED SWEATSUIT TO MATCH ♪

♪ RED ADIDAS, --, GAME IS BACK ♪

♪ AND EVER SINCE THE DAY I GOT THE CHANCE TO MAKE A CHANGE ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN IN THIS GAME, IT'S A NEW DAY ♪

♪ AND I'M MAKING IT KNOWN 'CAUSE I JUST WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW ♪

♪ I'M PAYING MY DUES AND I GOT THE UTMOST ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW I'M PAYING HOMAGE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'VE PAVED THE WAY FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ PUBLIC ENEMY AND N.W.A. IS ON MY BOOMBOX ♪

♪ HAD TO SAY TODAY WAS A GOOD DAY, HAD THE BOOMBOX BUZZING ♪

♪ ICE CUBE MY FAVORITE RAPPER, Y'ALL -- CAN'T TELL ME NOTHING ♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S FIRST BOOTLEG WAS "BOYZ N THE HOOD" ♪

♪ WHOEVER THOUGHT GANGSTA RAP WOULD MAKE NOISE IN THE HOOD? ♪

♪ WHEN THE CARS RIDE BY WITH THE BOOMIN' SYSTEM ♪

♪ TWO-DOOR MUSTANG AND THE ROOF WAS MISSING ♪

♪ EVERY GIRL AT YOUR SCHOOL HAD THE NEW EXTENSIONS ♪

♪ EVEN GANGSTAS WERE DANCING LIKE NEW EDITION ♪

♪ 'CAUSE THE HOUSE PARTIES STAYED ROCKING ALL NIGHT ♪

♪ -- CAME THROUGH AND --, BUT IT WAS ALL RIGHT ♪

- ♪ ALL RIGHT ♪ - ♪ 'CAUSE AFTER THE COPS LEFT, IT WAS A PARTY THEN ♪

♪ YOU DOWN WITH O.P.P.? THEN BRING NAUGHTY IN ♪

♪ THEY SAY IT NEVER RAIN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, TONY TONI LIE ♪

♪ SIT BACK, WATCH GAME THROW HIS MONEY IN THE SKY ♪

♪ AND EVER SINCE THE DAY I GOT THE CHANCE TO MAKE A CHANGE ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN IN THIS GAME, IT'S A NEW DAY ♪

♪ AND I'M MAKING IT KNOWN 'CAUSE I JUST WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW ♪

♪ I'M PAYING MY DUES AND I GOT THE UTMOST ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW I'M PAYING HOMAGE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'VE PAVED THE WAY FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME, C.R.E.A.M. GET THE MONEY ♪

♪ IN THE BACK I RELAX WITH ALL THE HONEYS ♪

♪ D.J., BRING IT BACK, LET IT GO ♪

♪ MIX IT IN WITH BLACK ROB, MAKE 'EM SAY WHOA ♪

♪ EVERYTHING FULL CIRCLE, GAME LIVING MAJOR ♪

♪ GIRL'S ON MY HIP LIKE A SKYTEL PAGER ♪

♪ NOW I'M ON THE TOP, LET THE CHAMPAGNE POP ♪

♪ THROW YOUR HANDS IN THE SKY 'CAUSE THE GAME DON'T STOP ♪

♪ JUST A LITTLE MORE CHANGE, GOT A BENZ AND THE RANGE ♪

♪ EVERY RAP METAPHOR ALWAYS ENDS IN MY NAME ♪

- ♪ YEAH ♪ - ♪ THE KOOL HERCS, D.J. RED ALERTS ♪

♪ BEFORE I WAS BORN, THEY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE GAME ♪

♪ ASK A JAY-Z FAN ABOUT BIG DADDY KANE ♪

♪ DON'T KNOW 'EM, GAME GONNA SHOW 'EM ♪

♪ JUST LIKE THEY SHOWED ME, MY LYRICS IS O.G. ♪

♪ WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, YOU -- GONNA QUOTE ME ♪

♪ AND EVER SINCE THE DAY I GOT THE CHANCE TO MAKE A CHANGE ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN IN THIS GAME, IT'S A NEW DAY ♪

♪ AND I'M MAKING IT KNOWN 'CAUSE I JUST WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW ♪

♪ I'M PAYING MY DUES AND I GOT THE UTMOST ♪

♪ I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW I'M PAYING HOMAGE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'VE PAVED THE WAY FOR ME, YEAH ♪

♪ SEE, MARY J, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ YOU PAVED THE WAY FOR ME ♪

♪ I'M GIVING HOMAGE TO YOU ♪

♪ EVER SINCE THE DAY, YEAH. ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• Ever since the day I got the chance to make a change

  ➔ Since-clause with perfect aspect (past participle)

  ➔ Uses 'since' to indicate a time frame that started in the past and continues to the present. The past participle 'got' is used.

• I've been in this game, it's a new day

  ➔ Present perfect continuous tense ('I've been')

  ➔ Uses the present perfect continuous to emphasize the duration of an action or state ('been in the game') that started in the past and continues to the present.

• And I'm making it known 'cause I just want the world to know

  ➔ Causal clause with 'cause', and infinitive of purpose ('to know')

  ➔ The use of 'cause' (because) introduces a reason. 'To know' is an infinitive of purpose, explaining the reason for the action.

• I'm paying my dues and I got the utmost

  ➔ Present continuous tense and past participle 'got' (simple past)

  ➔ Uses present continuous ('I'm paying') to describe an ongoing action, and simple past ('got') to describe a completed action.

• I'm paying homage

  ➔ Present continuous tense (action happening now)

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking.

• 'Cause you've paved the way for me, yeah

  ➔ Present perfect tense ('you've paved')

  ➔ Uses the present perfect tense to describe an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present, emphasizing the result of paving the way.

• Cash rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M. get the money

  ➔ Present simple for habitual actions/facts, and imperative mood ('get')

  ➔ Uses present simple ('rules') to state a general truth or habitual action. 'Get' is an imperative verb giving a command.

• Girl's on my hip like a Skytel pager

  ➔ Simile ('like')

  ➔ Uses the word 'like' to create a simile, comparing the girl's presence to a pager.

• When it's all said and done, you -- gonna quote me

  ➔ Conditional clause (implied 'if'), future tense ('gonna')

  ➔ Implies a conditional situation ('If it's all said and done...'), using the future tense form 'gonna' (going to) to express future action.