Get Off The Corner – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Wayne

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw and impactful storytelling of Lil Wayne's early career with "Get Off The Corner." This track is a masterclass in street narrative, offering listeners a vivid glimpse into the lexicon and lived experiences of urban youth. By exploring its lyrics, you'll gain insight into the socio-economic realities and slang of early 2000s New Orleans hip-hop, making it an excellent song for language learners interested in authentic, culturally rich English expressions.

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ Stop. Come on. Come on. Let's go ♪

♪ Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh ♪

♪ Uh-oh. Uh-oh, Uh-oh ♪

♪ The block is hot, the cops is swarmin' ♪

♪ a neighborhood heavy ♪

♪ While holding on in the neighborhood sellin' ♪

♪ With penitentiary chances ♪

♪ The dope roped up in the cup of their pants ♪

♪ Fiends flock like spazzes come get this candy ♪

♪ I got flow up in bundles, them Highland O's ♪

♪ Plus a cooked slab, chopped up, dimes is swoll ♪

♪ If I spot the laws comin', then it's time to roll ♪

♪ Candy Carter got a line of parole, outta control ♪

♪ The first fell on a Tuesday this month ♪

♪ Oh, sweet thang ♪

♪ Plus it's a sweet day, me next score for three days ♪

♪ One time they say what you mean, I gets the green ♪

♪ Break up the block like Maurice Green, ya feel me? ♪

♪ In my predicament I'm guilty until proven innocent ♪

♪ Hustle ridiculous, I'm tryin' to get this dope continuous ♪

♪ Ball 'til I fall, one thing, I ain't tryin' to fall ♪

♪ Want everybody numb like ambasol ♪

♪ But he heard ♪

♪ Uh-oh ♪

♪ Ay boy, there go them po-po's ♪

♪ And if you know like I know ♪

♪ You better get off the corner ♪

♪ Uh-oh ♪

♪ Ay boy, there go them po-po's ♪

♪ And if you know like I know ♪

♪ You better get off the corner ♪

♪ Uh-oh ♪

♪ Ay boy, there go them po-po's ♪

♪ And if you know like I know ♪

♪ You better get off the corner ♪

♪ Uh-oh ♪

♪ Ay boy, there go them po-po's ♪

♪ And if you know like I know ♪

♪ You better get off the corner ♪

♪ I'm a young dog, wild and ecstatic, violent when passin' ♪

♪ Them gangstas doin' time in a parishment, role models ♪

♪ And keep ya cup, we drink whole bottles ♪

♪ And cuss at people, like what them people ♪

♪ I let my pump subtract people ♪

♪ You beef with me I guarantee your mamas be missin' ♪

♪ With a note behind demandin' three chickens or she gets it ♪

♪ Do not twist it, because your man be trippin' lately ♪

♪ They could have ya body in three different places ♪

♪ Ain't nothin gravy, but save it ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a ride and hit the split the street ♪

♪ Weezy go to war like Sadaam and Clinton disagree ♪

♪ While I'm twisted from them trees ♪

♪ Like where them cats be ♪

♪ I promise ya never relax and sleep, I take the set ♪

♪ Come outside late at night to your surprise ♪

♪ I'm here with TECs ♪

♪ Two knock off his head and neck, it's so realistic ♪

♪ So I hope ya get it, or else them shots poke ya fetti ♪

♪ Be on the block until them souljas hit it ♪

♪ Ay, that's when he heard... ♪

♪ Blocka ♪

♪ Me come to tear your block up ♪

♪ If you don't want no problems ♪

♪ You better get off the corner ♪

♪ Blocka ♪

♪ Me come to tear your block up ♪

♪ If you don't want no problems ♪

♪ You better get off the corner ♪

♪ Blocka ♪

♪ Me come to tear your block up ♪

♪ If you don't want no problems ♪

♪ You better get off the corner ♪

♪ Blocka ♪

♪ Me come to tear your block up ♪

♪ If you don't want no problems ♪

♪ You better get off the corner ♪

♪ All right, I cook it, cut it, ship and move it ♪

♪ I make a livin' in this crooked public distributin ♪

♪ Just take a peek around, the hood is floodin' ♪

♪ It is boomin' The hottest D in town lookin' for me ♪

♪ Hit me Tuesday, like after six ♪

♪ I crack the bricks right down to Z's ♪

♪ Got pounds of trees, my blocks blazin' qp's to ki's ♪

♪ Gangin' in the cheese, them bricks is comin' ♪

♪ No droughts I don't sit on nothin' ♪

♪ I don't believe in frontin' ♪

♪ If I give you a dime, I leave with somethin' ♪

♪ I'm the big dog, cousin I got the city under siege ♪

♪ And the law don't bother me, I give the -- a couple of G's ♪

♪ Huh, I hustle hard to push this work through the streets ♪

♪ I'm tryin' to deal with everybody ♪

♪ And sell the bird to 'em cheap ♪

♪ I'm greedy, if there's any money bein' made ♪

♪ From work I need it ♪

♪ Twenty, two weeks completed, you can't beat it ♪

♪ So holla at me dawg anytime you need to get it ♪

♪ Somebody else, I'll pay 'em a visit ♪

♪ Ay, that's when ya heard... ♪

♪ Come here peeps ♪

♪ I'm hearin' that you run these streets ♪

♪ You don't want beef ♪

♪ Then get off the corner ♪

♪ Come here peeps ♪

♪ I'm hearin' that you run these streets ♪

♪ You don't want beef ♪

♪ Then get off the corner ♪

♪ Come here peeps ♪

♪ I'm hearin' that you run these streets ♪

♪ You don't want beef ♪

♪ Then get off the corner ♪

♪ Come here peeps ♪

♪ I'm hearin' that you run these streets ♪

♪ You don't want beef ♪

♪ Then get off the corner ♪

♪ Get off the corner ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
block /blɒk/ A2	noun - a section of a street
roll /roʊl/ A2	verb - to move by turning over and over verb - to leave quickly
cook /kʊk/ A2	verb - to prepare food by heating verb - to prepare (drugs)
deal /diːl/ B1	verb - to buy and sell
hustle /ˈhʌsl/ B1	verb - to proceed or work rapidly noun - energetic activity
continuous /kənˈtɪnjuəs/ B2	adjective - uninterrupted
guilty /ˈɡɪlti/ B2	adjective - responsible for a fault or offense
violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ B2	adjective - using or involving physical force
realistic /ˌriːəˈlɪstɪk/ B2	adjective - having the quality of representing things as they actually are
predictament /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/ C1	noun - a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation
siege /siːdʒ/ C1	noun - a military blockade of a city or fortress
distributing /dɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪŋ/ B2	verb - to give out or spread
drought /draʊt/ B2	noun - a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall
siege /siːdʒ/ C1	noun - a military blockade of a city or fortress
tear /tɪər/ A2	verb - to pull apart or into pieces

Key Grammar Structures

• The block is hot, the cops is swarmin'

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The sentence uses 'is swarmin'' to describe an action happening now, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the police presence.

• While holding on in the neighborhood sellin'

  ➔ Present participle clause

  ➔ The phrase 'While holding on' is a present participle clause that describes an action happening at the same time as the main clause.

• If I spot the laws comin', then it's time to roll

  ➔ First conditional

  ➔ The sentence uses 'If... then' to express a likely result of a condition, indicating a high probability of the action.

• I'm a young dog, wild and ecstatic, violent when passin'

  ➔ Present simple with 'when'

  ➔ The phrase 'violent when passin'' uses the present simple to describe a habitual action that occurs under specific circumstances.

• You better get off the corner

  ➔ Modal verb 'had better'

  ➔ The phrase 'You better' is a shortened form of 'You had better,' which is used to give strong advice or a warning.

• I promise ya never relax and sleep, I take the set

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' implied

  ➔ The sentence implies future action with 'I promise ya... I take the set,' using the present simple to express a future intention.

• If you don't want no problems

  ➔ Double negative

  ➔ The phrase 'don't want no problems' is a double negative, which is common in informal English and often emphasizes a strong negation.

• All right, I cook it, cut it, ship and move it

  ➔ Present simple with coordinated verbs

  ➔ The sentence uses coordinated verbs ('cook, cut, ship, move') in the present simple to describe a series of actions.