Gucci Peacoat – English Lyrics

• By: DaBaby
• Album: My Brother's Keeper

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth of American hip-hop with DaBaby's "Gucci Peacoat." This song offers a poignant look into themes of grief and family, providing a powerful context for learning English through its raw and heartfelt lyrics. It's a special track that reveals a vulnerable side of a mainstream artist, making the language both accessible and emotionally resonant.

[English]

Lately, I been in my feelings like

A hoe I ain't been really havin' hope

'Cause I've been missin' my bro

I was at the polls in a Gucci Peacoat tryna

Tell all y'all bitch ass niggas, "Come vote"

Damn bruh, you weren't the only one who felt alone

I been feelin' lonely too, I probably say it every song

Lookin' at my nieces, broke me down to pieces

Cryin' at the hospital, askin' Why you leave us?

Lookin' at my nephew and he think his daddy breathin'

But his daddy took his life and we can't get it back

Damn nigga

Before I let you do that, l would've killed a hundred niggas

Where the fuck them hundred niggas at?

And you the reason that your baby brother cutthroat

You the reason baby brother love gun smoke

I was playin' with your guns in the closet

Would've had a bullet it, probably would've popped it

We grew up 'round drugs, sex, poverty and violence

Wasn't hard to tell in high school you caught a body

'Cause when you walked in, I say the way you looked at mommy

I saw everything, nigga, I'm your baby brother, nigga

Yeah, when you walked in, seen that look in your eyes

You told me that you got some demons

Told me back then that you weren't scared to die

You told me you already seen it

I was ten years old, nigga (From the moment I was ten)

You and Ri was tryna make me be a good boy

I was tryna be my big bro, nigga (I was tryna be my big bro)

I was born in this shit, they had the hood so

Ain't nobody touch me 'cause they know, nigga (Know)

Couldn't talk shit

All that stupid ass shit But I was

Busy talkin' niggas into voting, nigga

Man, fuck the president, long live G, nigga

Lately I been in my feelings like a hoe

I ain't been really havin' hope

'Cause I been missin' my bro

I was at the polls in a Gucci Peacoat Tryna

Tell all y'all bitch ass niggas, "Come vote"

Damn bruh, you aren't the only one who felt alone

I been feelin' lonely too, I probably say it every song

Lookin' at my nieces, broke me down to pieces

Cryin' at the hospital, askin' "Why you leave us?"

Momma, don't cry, your first born is at peace

Ain't no more shakin' all night in his sleep he free

I love you nigga

We miss you nigga

Mama, don't cry, your first born is at peace

Ain't no more shakin' all night in the sleep he free

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feelings /ˈfiːlɪŋz/ B1	noun - emotional states
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
vote /voʊt/ A2	verb - to express one's preference in an election noun - a formal expression of preference
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
pieces /ˈpiːsɪz/ A2	noun - fragments or parts
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of
reason /ˈriːzən/ B1	noun - a cause or explanation
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - a male sibling
guns /ɡʌnz/ B2	noun - firearms
violence /ˈvaɪələns/ B2	noun - behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2	noun - evil spirits
scared /skeərd/ A2	adjective - frightened
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to make physical contact with

Key Grammar Structures

• Lately, I been in my feelings like a hoe

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'been in my feelings' uses the Present Perfect Continuous to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• I was at the polls in a Gucci Peacoat tryna

  ➔ Past Continuous + Gerund

  ➔ The phrase 'was tryna' is a colloquial form of 'was trying,' using the Past Continuous to describe an ongoing action in the past.

• I been feelin' lonely too, I probably say it every song

  ➔ Present Perfect + Adverb of Frequency

  ➔ The phrase 'I probably say it every song' uses the Present Perfect with an adverb of frequency to indicate a repeated action up to the present.

• Lookin' at my nieces, broke me down to pieces

  ➔ Past Simple + Result Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'broke me down to pieces' is a result clause that follows the main clause 'Lookin' at my nieces,' showing the consequence of the action.

• But his daddy took his life and we can't get it back

  ➔ Past Simple + Negative Contraction

  ➔ The phrase 'we can't get it back' uses a negative contraction to emphasize the impossibility of the action.

• Where the fuck them hundred niggas at?

  ➔ Interrogative Sentence with Emphasis

  ➔ The phrase uses an interrogative sentence with strong emphasis to express frustration or disbelief.

• You the reason baby brother love gun smoke

  ➔ Subject + Complement

  ➔ The phrase 'You the reason' uses a subject complement to explain the cause or reason for the following action.

• Ain't no more shakin' all night in his sleep he free

  ➔ Negative Contraction + Present Continuous

  ➔ The phrase 'Ain't no more shakin'' uses a negative contraction with the present continuous to indicate the cessation of an ongoing action.