Hillbilly Einstein – English Lyrics

• By: Yelawolf
• Album: Mud Mouth

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

If I had one dream, that I could dream it all

I'd pass out drunk on the floor with the lights on

Go to sleep on the single white carpet and take off

Put my gold plaque up on every hater's wall

'Cause I was raised in a place where

people don't believe that anything is possible

But you can have it all

You can have it all

I'm feelin' real good in this motherfucker

Snake skin boots and a old mashed trucker

Faded blue jean vest with the back marked with 1-9-7-9

Turquoise on the knuckles

Pocket full of credit cards, no limit though

Swipe it till I need to replace new strips

Got the no-touch Amex metal

Should've left the dealership with a new whip

Long way from the trap like a loose bear

Flipped a couple new styles with the new hair

Little bit of rock 'n' roll like a rockin' chair

I'm back and forth like the windchime in the air

Even when I'm gettin' high, still ridin' low

Could've been a quarterback how I get throwed

Imported silk rag, Alexander McQueen

Skulls drip from the neck to the elbows

Let me tell you

If I had one dream, I would live a life like this one

I wouldn't put a rabbit in a hat with a bat, just an ice cold

Pabst Blue Ribbon

If I had one wish, I would live a life like this, fuck wishin' though

I'm a livin' God by law, manifestin' third eye visuals

Hillybilly Einstein

If I had one dream, that I could dream it all

I'd pass out drunk on the floor with the lights on

Go to sleep on the single white carpet and take off

Put my gold plaque up on every hater's wall

'Cause I was raised in a place where

people don't believe that anything is possible

But you can have it all

You can have it all

Tell that bitch who run up on me in the parkin' lot

At Waffle House and rob me for that sack, I'm good

Seventeen, tryna make a couple bucks

So we can jump fresh in a pair of new duds

Tough lesson on the block, little did he know

I stood with a blade hid down in the bush

Probably should've killed the boy

But the adrenalin runnin' through my heart was enough not to push

Just knowin' I could

Change the rest of my life and how I saw shit

I could either be the young king of a small town

Or shake it off and rise up above it

Been dissed by the most liked kids

Since I don't know when, shit, don't remember when it

Was a time when I fell in line with the in-crowd

Shit, how, when the school is public?

With a mama like, "Fuck it"

Black eye from the bully, I got busted

If I didn't hit him back, got another smack

Dried up, two tears in the bucket

I love my mama for that

I remember lovin' drama till the drama come back tenfold

And wonder why I'm stuck in the pintos

And now I'm gettin' money, but you know that I've been broke

I took a lotta karma, had to fix the dent though

'Cause I was wreckin' lifes, only one vehicle

Myself, now I buckle up and I hit roads

Not for lack of mistakes but what I did with those

Sometimes I gotta jump on my soapbox

I feel responsible for tellin' y'all folks these things

Success ain't obtained by what others around you think

Get out of your own way, get after the green

But if I had one dream, I would live a life like this one

I wouldn't put a rabbit in a hat with a bat, just an ice cold

Pabst Blue Ribbon

If I had one wish, I would live a life like this, fuck wishin' though

I'm a livin' God by law, manifestin' third eye visuals

Hillybilly Einstein

If I had one dream, that I could dream it all

I'd pass out drunk on the floor with the lights on

Go to sleep on the single white carpet and take off

Put my gold plaque up on every hater's wall

'Cause I was raised in a place where

people don't believe that anything is possible

But you can have it all

You can have it all

Yeah

Keep hustlin', baby

Keep pushin'

(You can have it all) There's enough wealth in this world for you

(You can have it all) Slumerican, that's family

Misfits, outsiders, dreamers (You can have it all)

And the door's wide open

(You can have it all) That's love

It ain't what you do (You can have it all), it's how you do it

Catfish Billy, baby

King of the low-lifes, Slum

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
hater /ˈheɪtər/ A2	noun - a person who dislikes or opposes someone or something
manifest /ˈmænɪfɛst/ B2	verb - to show or demonstrate something clearly
turquoise /ˈtɜːrkɔɪz/ B1	noun - a blue-green color or a gemstone of that color
swagger /ˈswæɡər/ B1	noun - a confident, arrogant manner
quitter /ˈkwɪtər/ A2	noun - a person who gives up easily
hustle /ˈhʌsəl/ A2	verb - to work hard or move quickly, especially to achieve success
plaque /plæk/ B1	noun - a flat piece of metal or other material, typically with an inscription, awarded as a prize or memorial
knuckle /ˈnʌkəl/ A2	noun - the joint of a finger
whip /wɪp/ A2	noun - a car or vehicle
manifestin /ˌmænɪfəˈstɪŋ/ C1	verb - non-standard form of 'manifesting,' to make something evident or create through focus
quarterback /ˈkwɔːrtərˌbæk/ B1	noun - a player position in American football
karma /ˈkɑːrmə/ B1	noun - the spiritual principle of cause and effect
soapbox /ˈsoʊpˌbɒks/ B2	noun - a platform for delivering a spontaneous speech
misfit /ˈmɪsfɪt/ B1	noun - a person who is not suited to a particular group or situation

Key Grammar Structures

• If I had one dream, that I could dream it all

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the subjunctive mood with 'If I had' to express a hypothetical or unreal condition.

• I'm feelin' real good in this motherfucker

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the present continuous tense ('I'm feelin') to describe an action happening now or a temporary state.

• Put my gold plaque up on every hater's wall

  ➔ Possessive Apostrophe

  ➔ The phrase uses the possessive apostrophe ('hater's') to show ownership or relationship.

• But you can have it all

  ➔ Modal Verb (Can)

  ➔ The sentence uses the modal verb 'can' to express ability or possibility.

• I'm a livin' God by law, manifestin' third eye visuals

  ➔ Contractions and Gerunds

  ➔ The sentence uses contractions ('I'm') and gerunds ('manifestin') for a more informal and rhythmic style.

• Success ain't obtained by what others around you think

  ➔ Contraction (Ain't) and Passive Voice

  ➔ The sentence uses the contraction 'ain't' for informality and the passive voice ('is obtained') to emphasize the action rather than the doer.

• There's enough wealth in this world for you

  ➔ Contraction (There's) and Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ The sentence uses the contraction 'there's' and a prepositional phrase ('in this world') to indicate location or existence.