Lyrics & Translation
Embark on a poignant journey of love and loss with DMX's "I Miss You," featuring Faith Evans. This emotional R&B and hip-hop blend offers a unique opportunity to connect with raw human emotion and learn English through its deeply personal lyrics about family, faith, and grief, showcasing DMX's vulnerable side.
[English]
(thunder rumbling) (rain pattering)(meditative rap music)
♪ I know that my savior lives ♪
♪ And at the end, he will stand on this earth ♪
♪ My flesh may be destroyed ♪
♪ Yet from this body, I will see God ♪
♪ Yes, I will see him for myself ♪
♪ And I long for that moment ♪
♪ Grandma, I really miss you and it ain't been the same ♪
♪ I drop a tear when I, hear yo' name ♪
♪ Mariella Holloway, why you gotta be so far away ♪
♪ Used to say, "Don't worry, it's gon' be okay" ♪
♪ But it ain't it's like when you left ♪
♪ You took the Lord with you ♪
♪ Why couldn't I come when he came to get you ♪
♪ Damn, I really miss you, I had to say it again ♪
♪ I remember the time when I was like 10 ♪
♪ Crept up in the neighbor's yard, yeah, being hard headed ♪
♪ You told me I would get it, you said it ♪
♪ And boy, did I get it ♪
♪ But after you spanked me, you hugged me ♪
♪ Kissed me on my forehead, told me that you love me ♪
♪ And I saw, that it hurt you, more than it hurt me ♪
♪ I thought how bad could this hurt be, I know now ♪
♪ That's why it's only done out of love ♪
♪ What I wouldn't give for one mo' hug, from grandma ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, she used to tell me that ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, I really miss hearin' ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, she used to tell me that ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, I really miss hearin' ♪
♪ What I'm about to say a couple ♪
♪ Of family members is gon' hate me ♪
♪ But I'mma let you know what's been goin on lately ♪
♪ Now you know since you left ♪
♪ A lot of things with your kids done changed ♪
♪ Yeah, Jackie's still crazy ♪
♪ Don't know what's up with James ♪
♪ Ain't seen Jerry in a while, you know he walk like you ♪
♪ And Renee's back in jail, you know she talk like you ♪
♪ Riculah's doin real good now, she workin' ♪
♪ Rhonda's still runnin' around, trickin', jerkin ♪
♪ Buckeye's buggin', he done lost his mind ♪
♪ And Jarvis, back out of jail, doin' fine ♪
♪ Kylie He done changed, it ain't all about self ♪
♪ As for my father well, that's somethin' else ♪
♪ But that's my dog, he hold his grandmother down ♪
♪ My great grandmother, makin' a lot of trips out of town ♪
♪ But that's a good thing, and if I could only hear you sing ♪
♪ Once more, oh Lord, the comfort it would bring ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, she used to tell me that ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, I really miss hearin' ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, she used to tell me that ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, I really miss hearin' ♪
♪ You left behind a mother, and 11 kids, and 11 grandkids ♪
♪ And since then, two of yo' grandkids done had kids ♪
♪ They had a boy named Tacoma ♪
♪ Xavier's brother, that's right ♪
♪ Xavier's made you a great grandmother ♪
♪ I thank you for the best times of my life ♪
♪ I thank you for when you first met her ♪
♪ Accepted and lovin' my wife ♪
♪ I thank you for those Sunday dinners, they were vital ♪
♪ I thank you for my life, I thank you for the Bible ♪
♪ I thank you for the songs that you sing in the mornin' ♪
♪ Amazing grace while I'm yawnin' ♪
♪ I thank you for the two beatings you gave me ♪
♪ 'Cause I know somewhere along the line ♪
♪ The lesson I learned from the two beatings saved me ♪
♪ And when you died, I cried like a baby ♪
♪ I begged the Lord to take me ♪
♪ 'Cause no one else could give me what you gave me ♪
♪ But life like everything comes to an end ♪
♪ I pray I go to heaven to see you again, amen ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, she used to tell me that ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, I really miss hearin' ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, she used to tell me that ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, I really miss hearin' ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, she used to tell me that ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, I really miss hearin' ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, she used to tell me that ♪
♪ Baby, it's gon' be okay, I really miss hearin' ♪
♪ Amazing grace, how sweet the sound ♪
♪ That saved a wretch like me ♪
♪ I once was lost, but now I'm found ♪
♪ Was blind, but now I see, yeah ♪
Key Vocabulary
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grandma /ˈɡrænd.mɑː/ A1 |
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miss /mɪs/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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hurt /hɜːrt/ A2 |
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pray /preɪ/ A2 |
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heaven /ˈhɛv.ən/ B1 |
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savior /ˈseɪ.vjɚ/ B2 |
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God /ɡɒd/ A1 |
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family /ˈfæm.əl.i/ A1 |
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child /tʃaɪld/ A1 |
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remember /rɪˈmɛm.bɚ/ B1 |
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grief /ɡriːf/ B2 |
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comfort /ˈkʌm.fɚt/ B2 |
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wretch /rɛtʃ/ C1 |
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lost /lɒst/ A2 |
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found /faʊnd/ A2 |
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blind /blaɪnd/ A2 |
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beat /biːt/ B1 |
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grace /ɡreɪs/ B2 |
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thank /θæŋk/ A1 |
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