Here I Am – English Lyrics

• By: Rick Ross, Nelly, Avery Storm

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

- I like what you did to the Chevy, babe.

- Ah, baby, this is just the beginning.

I'ma have 30 cars.

- 30 cars?

- 30 cars, baby.

- Takeisha! Get your behind outta that car!

Get in this house!

I told you about hanging out with those darn thugs!

Get outta there.

You know I don't play that foolishness!

[upbeat hip hop music]

♪ Ricky Ross ♪

♪ Something special right here ♪

♪ Excuse the -- , just tryna enjoy myself ♪

♪ We got some gangstas in the house too, come on ♪

♪ I gotta bunch of dollars, I can spend them on her ♪

♪ Now she can be my lady, she can be my lover ♪

♪ Call me on the late night ♪

♪ Get right, he ain't acting right ♪

♪ Every superwoman needs a superman ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

♪ Sight seeing, we might be in ♪

♪ The quattroporte or the new white BM ♪

♪ Home from FAMU with a gorgeous face ♪

♪ Next semester, she transfer to Florida State ♪

♪ Cooking like Home Ec for financial aid ♪

♪ I helped her out, she had problems with financial aid ♪

♪ Remember, mean time our finance is straight ♪

♪ I even open up the doors to the financial estates ♪

♪ She use to fight with her mom ♪

♪ 'Til I sat 'em both down, now she tight with her mom ♪

♪ Yeah, I put the ice on her arm ♪

♪ Now she know she getting sliced, spending nights in Milan ♪

♪ We still -- together ♪

♪ Cheated on her but we still gon' be together ♪

♪ Put the house on the water, hit the beach whenever ♪

♪ She from the north and still can't believe the weather ♪

♪ I gotta bunch of dollars, I can spend them on her ♪

♪ Now she can be my lady, she can be my lover ♪

♪ Call me on the late night ♪

♪ Get right, he ain't acting right ♪

♪ Every superwoman needs a superman ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

♪ Here I am, here I go ♪

♪ Why you looking for the others when you got the best ♪

♪ The previous was a test for ya, now ya in the big league ♪

♪ A black Steinbrenner, who wouldn't wanna play for me ♪

♪ Ya last man was a chump and you can tell 'em I said it ♪

♪ He was talking loud at first ♪

♪ But you can see that he didn't ♪

♪ You can see I ain't sweating ♪

♪ Hell, I'll call him up myself ♪

♪ And tell him how he can get it ♪

♪ Nah, please don't confuse me, miss ♪

♪ I'm tryna see how I can put you on my Christmas list ♪

♪ I hope you ain't offended by this ♪

♪ But I think ya -- fine as -- ♪

♪ And that's straight up real talk, all -- aside ♪

♪ She replied I like to do the wild thing ♪

♪ Actions took place, at my place ♪

♪ Now my place is her place ♪

♪ I gotta bunch of dollars, I can spend them on her ♪

♪ Now she can be my lady, she can be my lover ♪

♪ Call me on the late night ♪

♪ Get right, he ain't acting right ♪

♪ Every superwoman needs a superman ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

♪ More better, more cheddar ♪

♪ Knocked the man off the clothesline sweater ♪

♪ Getter, gorilla ♪

♪ Chauffeurs, I went and got more killas ♪

♪ I rock with -- like Fabolous ♪

♪ 'Cause to tell the truth, baby, life fabulous ♪

♪ But you make it look glamorous ♪

♪ Them spaghetti-strapped heels not for amateurs ♪

♪ Wrist quite rocky, talk like Foxy ♪

♪ Job like Roxy, -- ♪

♪ Walk like Aki, that means sexy ♪

♪ I will save you, if you let me ♪

♪ Fly with me, get -- as me ♪

♪ A lot of alphabets, girl, I'm a G ♪

♪ Time will tell, Rolex watches ♪

♪ We show stoppers, -- just watch us ♪

♪ I gotta bunch of dollars, I can spend them on her ♪

♪ Now she can be my lady, she can be my lover ♪

♪ Call me on the late night ♪

♪ Get right, he ain't acting right ♪

♪ Every superwoman needs a superman ♪

♪ Here I am ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
spend /spend/ A2	verb - to pay out money
lady /ˈleɪdi/ A1	noun - a woman, especially a polite or respectful one
lover /ˈlʌvər/ A2	noun - a person who loves or is loved romantically
superman /ˈsuːpərˌmæn/ B1	noun - a man with extraordinary powers, often a hero
financial /fɪˈnænʃəl/ B1	adjective - relating to money matters
gorgeous /ˈɡɔːrʒəs/ B1	adjective - very beautiful or magnificent
transfer /trænsˈfɜːr/ B1	verb - to move from one place to another
estate /ɪˈsteɪt/ B2	noun - a large property, especially one with a house and land
slice /slaɪs/ A2	verb - to cut something into parts
weather /ˈweðər/ A1	noun - the state of the atmosphere at a place and time
league /liːɡ/ B1	noun - a group of teams or players in a sport
fabulous /ˈfæbjuːləs/ B2	adjective - extraordinarily good or impressive
glamorous /ˈɡlæmərəs/ B2	adjective - attractive, exciting, and expensive
amateur /ˈæmətər/ B1	noun - a person who does something for pleasure, not as a job
wrist /rɪst/ A1	noun - the joint connecting the hand and forearm
sexy /ˈseksi/ A2	adjective - sexually attractive or exciting
Rolex /ˈroʊlɛks/ B1	noun - a brand of high-quality watches
chauffeur /ʃoʊˈfɜːr/ B2	noun - a person employed to drive a private car
gorilla /ɡəˈrɪlə/ A2	noun - a large, strong ape

Key Grammar Structures

• I'ma have 30 cars.

  ➔ Informal future construction

  ➔ "I'ma" is a colloquial contraction of "I am going to" used to express future intentions. It's common in informal speech and hip-hop lyrics.

• I gotta bunch of dollars, I can spend them on her.

  ➔ Informal 'gotta' and pronoun reference

  ➔ "Gotta" is a colloquial form of "got to" or "have to". "Them" refers back to "dollars" showing pronoun reference to a previously mentioned noun.

• Every superwoman needs a superman.

  ➔ Simple present tense for general truths

  ➔ The sentence uses the simple present tense with "needs" to express a general truth or fact that is always true.

• She use to fight with her mom 'til I sat 'em both down.

  ➔ Past habits with 'use to' and informal contractions

  ➔ "Use to" (though grammatically should be "used to") indicates a past habit or repeated action. "'em" is an informal contraction of "them".

• Cheated on her but we still gon' be together.

  ➔ Past simple tense and informal future 'gon'

  ➔ "Cheated" is in past simple tense for a completed action. "Gon'" is a colloquial contraction of "going to" used for future plans.

• Why you looking for the others when you got the best?

  ➔ Informal question structure (omitted auxiliary verb)

  ➔ This is an informal question where the auxiliary verb "are" is omitted. In formal English, it would be "Why ARE you looking..."

• I hope you ain't offended by this.

  ➔ Informal negative construction 'ain't'

  ➔ "Ain't" is a colloquial negative form that can replace "am not", "is not", "are not", "has not", or "have not". Here it replaces "are not".

• Now she can be my lady, she can be my lover.

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for possibility

  ➔ The modal verb "can" is used to express possibility or capability. It indicates that something is possible or able to happen.