I Won't Tell – English Lyrics

• By: Fat Joe, J. Holiday

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the smooth blend of Hip-Hop and R&B in Fat Joe's "I Won't Tell" featuring J. Holiday. This song offers a great opportunity to learn conversational English phrases related to relationships and keeping secrets, all set to a catchy, memorable melody. Its narrative style in the verses and the repetitive, clear chorus make it an engaging way to improve your language skills.

[English]

Baby, you could keep a secret

Calca, kills mania, hey, ey, ah, ah

Fresh off the runway, pair white Nikes

Phantom top drop on that I 95

Pink see us sucka'z who but I?

I'm on my way to party a crew NY

Now I ain't gotta tell you that them boys pop bottles

And mami's lookin' like America's top model

She said, "Ya earring, look at that thing

That's even bigger then the rock on my ring"

Now she got a man, plays for the Hawks

I'm like, "Come on ma, you know me run New York"

J'z in the background, put you to bed

Says he's got brains, so I'm lookin' a head

And I'm lookin' for bread, I gotta eat on these streets

Shit 17-5 'bout to holla at G'z

I'm a real nigga, real niggas do real things

And I can keep a secret, it's the song that I sing

Baby I won't tell, if you don't want me to

'Cause I got a thing for you

I'd do anything for you, girl anything

Baby I won't tell, I'd never do that to you

'Cause baby, you got it and you got me

I got a thing for you

A material girl in a material world

Venus, Serena, my cereal girls

What you know about havin' dinner on a jet?

Make it back before the DJ's finished with his set

Now they call me the bird man when the door's ajar

Ghost ride the whip like I'm from Oakland y'all

It's the crack man and he ain't got a shot in the dark

The wrist is Jacob, earring Chapard

When the chows for chows out know it's the same thing

Bills so high, they throwin' the champagne

I'm a real nigga, real niggas do real things

And I can keep a secret, it's the song that I sing

Baby I won't tell, if you don't want me to

'Cause I got a thing for you

I'd do anything for you, girl anything

Baby I won't tell, I'd never do that to you

'Cause baby, you got it and you got me

I got a thing for you

Millionaire frames, Perrier rocks

Everyday a different chain, nigga get ya gear up

Name another fat guy fly like me

And get you right laid pipe all night like me

Call you fruity pebbles

'Cause you got so many spy bags

Purple ones, yellow ones, sky blue, the white bag

Hermes shit where ever you lay your eyes at

Red card, black card, I could buy that

Louis Vuitton, I'm truly the don

Christian, Lou Vuitton the blue is charm

I'm a real nigga, real niggas do real things

And I can keep a secret, it's the song that I sing

Baby I won't tell, if you don't want me to

'Cause I got a thing for you

I'd do anything for you, girl anything

Baby I won't tell, I'd never do that to you

'Cause baby, you got it and you got me

I got a thing for you

Baby I won't tell, if you don't want me to

'Cause I got a thing for you

I'd do anything for you, girl anything

Baby I won't tell, I'd never do that to you

'Cause baby, you got it and you got me

I got a thing for you

Yeah, see I won't tell, I won't tell

No, no, no, no

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

(Outro)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ A2	noun - something that is kept hidden from others
fresh /freʃ/ A2	adjective - recently made, received, or experienced
runway /ˈrʌnweɪ/ B1	noun - a long, narrow stretch of road or surface that airplanes use for taking off and landing
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A2	noun - a social gathering of people verb - to celebrate or enjoy oneself
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's eyes in a certain direction noun - an act of directing one's eyes
ring /rɪŋ/ A2	noun - a circular band, typically of metal, worn on the finger
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human
brain /breɪn/ B1	noun - the organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation, intellectual and nervous activity.
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
real /rɪəl/ A2	adjective - existing in fact; not imaginary
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - a material object that can be seen and touched
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all of its countries and people
dinner /ˈdɪnər/ A1	noun - the main meal of the day
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human
frames /freɪmz/ B1	noun - a structure that encloses something
buy /baɪ/ A1	verb - to acquire something by paying money for it
thing /θɪŋ/ A1	noun - a material object that can be seen and touched

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby, you could keep a secret

  ➔ could + base verb (modal verb for ability or possibility)

  ➔ The phrase 'could keep' expresses ability or capacity to do something in a hypothetical or polite way.

• I'm on my way to party a crew NY

  ➔ present continuous tense ('I'm on my way') used for current arrangements or plans

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm on my way' indicates that the speaker is currently en route or heading to a destination.

• And I'm lookin' for bread, I gotta eat on these streets

  ➔ gerund (lookin'), modal verb ('gotta') for necessity

  ➔ The gerund 'lookin'' conveys ongoing action, and 'gotta' is a contraction of 'got to', expressing necessity or obligation.

• Baby I won't tell, if you don't want me to

  ➔ first and second conditional structure ('won't tell' / 'don't want')

  ➔ These are examples of conditional sentences expressing willingness or unwillingness, using 'won't' (will not) and 'don't' (do not).

• And I can keep a secret, it's the song that I sing

  ➔ modal verb 'can' for ability, relative clause ('that I sing')

  ➔ 'Can' expresses ability to do something, and the relative clause specifies what is being kept or sung.

• Because baby, you got it and you got me

  ➔ present simple tense ('you got'), coordinated clauses joined by 'and'

  ➔ The phrase 'you got it' and 'you got me' are in the present tense, joined by 'and' to connect two related ideas about possession or connection.