GOD DID – English Lyrics

• By: DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend, Fridayy

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with 'GOD DID,' a star-studded hip-hop anthem that transcends mere music to tell a powerful story of perseverance and faith. Through its impactful lyrics and diverse vocal styles, you can immerse yourself in modern English slang, learn about American cultural references, and grasp expressions of resilience and triumph. The song's blend of motivational themes and compelling storytelling offers a unique and engaging way to enhance your English comprehension and vocabulary.

[English]

It breaks my heart

They ain't believe in us

(We The Best Music)

They played themselves

While you hatin' and being jealous

You could be over here embracing that love

More love, more blessings, more life

GOD DID (GOD DID)

You either win with us or you watch us win

DJ Khaled

They wanted us down, ooh-whoa

But look at us now, oh

They counted us out (time to say a prayer, M-M-M-)

They didn't think that we would make it, oh (may we bow our heads)

They didn't believe in us, oh (huh)

But I know God did, God did (oh, yes, He did)

Oh, God did (oh-oh, Khaled)

Oh, yes, God did (oh-oh, Khaled)

Oh, God did (God is great)

But I know God did

Nosedive, they just prayin' that I crash (huh)

Those guys, they don't wanna see you last

They'll jack up three million dollars up on your tax

A tub full of money, I still can't relax

Tires spinnin', Lord forgive me, I'm a sinner

Conquer, divide niggas

Wrong side of the petition, only divine winnin'

Better listen when I tell you how I put time in it

Please, forgive me, God did

So leave me in the dark, swimmin' with the sharks

Dope boy, big calm, still the biggest boss

Got a kilo on a plate, send 'em on a freight

Or I can go and buy a bank, I know my money's safe (Maybach Music)

They counted us out

They didn't think that we would make it, oh

They didn't believe in us, oh

But I know God did, God did (oh, yes, He did)

Oh, God did (oh-oh)

Oh, yes, God did (oh-oh)

Oh (Mula)

But I know God did (uh)

Sky is the limit, every day I reach

They was tired of me winnin', now they dead sleep

Don't wan' see me with the ring? You better play D'

Nigga, God did His thing when He made me

With the odds stacked against me, I could crack Da Vinci

I know only God can judge us, I say that for Brittney

They smell blood like the sharks, they start actin' fishy

Well, I'ma have to act a ass and they gon' have to kiss me

Please, don't hate me just to hate me

Before they overrate me, they gon' underestimate me

Funeral and wake me, bury me and excavate me

But I'm so cultivating, everybody replicate me, nigga, face facts

Dreadlocks, face tats, I'm the apex

I made the culture, what up, twin? Never laid back

I fucked the world and when I did, I practiced safe sex

I pray more and said less, God did the rest

They counted us out

They didn't think that we would make it, oh

They didn't believe in us (it breaks my heart), oh

But I know God did (where we at Gu?), God did (oh, yes, He did, where we at Gu?)

Oh, God did (oh-oh)

Oh, yes, God did (oh-oh)

Oh, God did

But I know God did

Hov did

Please, Lord forgive me for what the stove did

Nobody touched the billi' until Hov did

How many billionaires can come from Hov crib? Huh

I count three, me, Ye and Rih

Bron's a Roc boy, so four, technically (woo)

I left the dope game with my record clean, huh

I turned the cocaína into champagne, huh

I cleaned up la madrina with the same soap, huh

Me and Loro talk 'bout how we slang dope, huh

Now the weed in stores, can you believe this, Ty?

I put my hustle onto Forbes, can you believe this guy?

Then we said, "Fuck it," took the dope public

Out the mud, they gotta face you now, you can't make up this shit

Judge it how you judge it, say we goin' corporate

Nah, we just corner boys with the corner office

I'm at the cap table, what the splits is?

Not that cap table, boy, we live this

Breezy, what the business is?

We pushin' Fenty like Fentanyl, the shit is all legitimate (woo)

E was down ten for this

We just got his ten back then went back like, "Where the interests is?"

Em light up the O3

We let y'all do the zazas, OG for the OGs

Some new niggas out of pocket, talkin' exotic

You barely been to the Baham- (haha) that's another topic

Monogram in my pocket off the red carpet

You see the face I made that night, shit is that shockin'

Odds wasn't great, we'd even be alive

Gotta be crazy to y'all niggas, we surprised

Shit is too much how we grew up (grew up)

Shit don't even feel real to us (damn)

OG sold to those, you called kingpin

If those your drug lords, then who are we then?

Hov is a real nigga's dream

My only goal, to make a real nigga feel seen

Sometimes, it make a fake nigga hate life

Never my intention, the consequences of my way of life

The way we used to play with life

I'm now careful with the sentences, them only jail bars I like (woo)

I never wanted to be the state custodian (come on)

The laws are draconian (come on, Hov)

For those married to the life (come on), it's holy matrimony and (come on)

Somehow, I'll out-fox every box they'll try to throw me in (come on)

With great ceremony and

Folk and 'nem told me how highly Caddy spoke of him

And bloke and 'nem from London, Harold Road, Weston Inn

I be speakin' to the souls of men

Those of them willin' to die for the existence that this cold world has chose for them

Kickin' snow off a frozen Timb (woo)

Back and forth on this turnpike, really took a toll on 'em

Lot of fallen soldiers on these roads of sin

For those who make the laws, I'ma always have smoke for them

I got lawyers like shooters

Workin' pro bono for him as a favor 'cause I throw them Ms

In memory of Teelo

I pray none of your people die over jailphones again

All this pain from the outside, inspired all this growth within

So new planes gettin' broken in

Highest elevation of the self

They done fucked around and gave the right niggas wealth

These ain't songs, these is hymns 'cause I'm him

It's the Psalm 151, this New Testament

The book of Hov (The book of Hov)

Jesus turned water to wine, for Hov, it just took a stove

You never know how this shit could go

Me and Biggs probably got too big if they ain't book that load (what's up Hoffa?)

Hindsight is 20/20

Though he's gettin' plenty money, lookin' back now this shit is funny

I just got a million off a sync

Without riskin' a million years tryna get it out the sink (woo)

Hov did

They said they don't know me internationally, niggas on the road did

I see a lot of Hov in Giggs

Me and Meek could never beef, I freed that nigga from a whole bid

Hov did (Hov did)

Next time we have a discussion who the G.O.A.T., you donkeys know this

Forgive me, that's my passion talkin' (haha)

Sometimes I feel like Farrakhan (haha) talkin' to Mike Wallace (haha)

I think y'all should keep quiet

Breaks my heart (haha)

(God did) they wanted us down, ooh-whoa (come on, man)

But look at us now, oh

They counted us out

They didn't think that we would make it, oh

They didn't believe in us, oh

But I know God did, God did (oh, yes, He did)

Oh, God did (oh-oh)

Oh, yes, God did (oh-oh)

Oh, God did

But I know God did, God did (oh, yes, He did)

Oh, God did (oh, God did)

Oh, yes, God did (He did)

Oh-oh-oh, God did (yeah!)

And you may not believe, but I know God did

Oh, God did (God did)

God did (God did)

Oh-oh

But I know God did

He did it

Oh, He did it, yeah, yeah

God did

God did

God did

Yeah

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Key Grammar Structures

• They counted us out.

  ➔ Past Simple (simple past tense)

  ➔ The verb "counted" is in the **Past Simple**, showing a completed action in the past.

• But I know God did.

  ➔ Present Simple + Pro‑verb "did"

  ➔ The clause "I know" uses the **Present Simple**. The word "did" functions as a **pro‑verb**, standing in for the verb phrase "did it".

• You could be over here embracing that love.

  ➔ Modal verb "could" + be + gerund (present participle)

  ➔ "could" is a **modal verb** expressing possibility. It is followed by "be" and the **gerund** "embracing".

• They didn't believe in us.

  ➔ Past Simple negative with auxiliary "did not"

  ➔ "didn't" is the contracted form of **"did not"**, used to make the past‑simple verb "believe" negative.

• I'm a sinner.

  ➔ Contraction of "I am" (present simple of "to be")

  ➔ "I'm" combines the subject "I" with the verb "am" (present simple of "to be").

• I turned the cocaína into champagne.

  ➔ Past Simple transitive verb with object complement

  ➔ "turned" is a **Past Simple** transitive verb; the noun phrase "the cocaína" is the direct object and "into champagne" is the object complement.

• If those are your drug lords, then who are we?

  ➔ Zero conditional (if + present simple, ... + present simple)

  ➔ "If" introduces a **zero conditional** clause; both clauses use the **present simple** because the statement is factual or general.

• We pushin' Fenty like Fentanyl, the shit is all legitimate.

  ➔ Present progressive (informal) with dropped "g" and copular "is"

  ➔ "pushin'" is the **present progressive** form of "push" with the colloquial dropping of "g"; the clause "the shit is all legitimate" uses the copular verb **"is"**.