Going Bad – English Lyrics

• By: Meek Mill, Drake
• Album: CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the language of success and reconciliation in Meek Mill and Drake's hit song, "Going Bad." Learn how they use slang and metaphors to express their wealth, status, and journey from rivals to collaborators. This track is a great way to understand contemporary hip-hop culture and the art of flexing .

[English]

Yeah

(Wheezy outta here)

G, G

Back home, smokin' legal (Legal)

I got more slaps than The Beatles (Beatles)

Foreign shit runnin' on diesel, dawg

Playin' with my name, that shit is lethal, dawg

(Who you see, what?)

Don Corleone

Trust me, at the top it isn't lonely (Strapped)

Everybody actin' like they know me, dawg

Don't just say you're down, you gotta show me

(What you gotta do?)

Bring the clip back empty (It's empty)

You asked to see the boss, so they sent me, dawg

(Sent me, dawg)

I just broke her off with a 10-piece, dawg

(10-piece, dawg)

That ain't nothin', I'm just bein' friendly, dawg

It's just a lil' 10-piece for her

Just to blow it in the mall

Doesn't mean that we're involved

I just... what? I just... uh, put a Richard on the card

I ain't grow up playin' ball

But I'll show you how the fuck you gotta do it

If you really wanna ball 'til you fall

When your back against the wall

And a bunch of niggas need you to go away

Still goin' bad on 'em anyway

Saw you last night, but did it broad day

Yeah, lot of Murakami in the hallway (What?)

Got a sticky and I keep it at my dawg's place

Girl, I left your love at Magic, now it's all shade

Still goin' bad on you anyway

Woah, woah, ooh, woah

Woah, woah, ah

...

I could fit like 80 racks in my Amiris (80 racks)

Me and Drizzy back-to-back, it's gettin' scary (Back-to-back)

If you fuckin' with my opps, just don't come near me (Get outta my way)

Put some bands all on your head like Jason Terry (Brrt, brrt, ooh)

Richard Mille cost a Lambo (That's a Lambo)

Known to keep the baddest bitches on commando (Salute)

Every time I'm in my trap, I move like Rambo (Extended)

Ain't a neighborhood in Philly that I can't go (That's a Fendi)

For real

...

She said: oh, you rich rich? (You rich rich)

Bitch, I graduated, call me Big Fish (Ballin)

I got Lori Harvey on my wish list (That's Lori)

That's the only thing I want for Christmas (True story, uh)

I've been had my way out here, yeah, know that's facts (Facts)

You ain't livin' that shit you say, yeah, we know that's cap (That's cap)

You ain't got to ask me when you see me, know I'm strapped (Brrt)

DC, OVO, we back again, we goin' plat' (Ooh, ooh)

It's just a lil' 10-piece for her

Just to blow it in the mall

Doesn't mean that we're involved

I just... what? I just... uh, put a Richard on the card

I ain't grow up playin' ball,

But I'll show you how the fuck you gotta do it

If you really wanna ball 'til you fall

When your back against the wall

And a bunch of niggas need you to go away

Still goin' bad on 'em anyway

Saw you last night, but did it broad day

Wheezy outta here

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
lethal /ˈliːθəl/ B2	adjective - able to cause death or serious harm
strapped /stræpt/ B1	adjective - equipped with a weapon
empty /ˈɛmpti/ A1	adjective - containing nothing
friendly /ˈfrɛndli/ A2	adjective - kind and pleasant
involved /ɪnˈvɒlvd/ B1	adjective - taking part in something
commando /kəˈmɑːndoʊ/ B2	noun - a soldier trained for dangerous or difficult operations
opps /ɒps/ B1	noun - slang for opponents or rivals
Lambo /ˈlæmboʊ/ B2	noun - short for Lamborghini, a luxury car brand
Rambo /ˈræmboʊ/ B2	noun - a character known for aggressive and fearless behavior
Fendi /ˈfɛndi/ B2	noun - a luxury fashion brand
cap /kæp/ A2	noun - slang for a lie or exaggeration
plat /plæt/ B1	noun - short for platinum, referring to a music certification
Murakami /ˌmʊrəˈkɑːmi/ C1	noun - a Japanese artist known for vibrant and surreal artwork
diesel /ˈdiːzəl/ A2	noun - a type of fuel
sticky /ˈstɪki/ A2	adjective - tending to adhere to things