In The Streets – English Lyrics

• By: Golden Boy Count Up, OMN Twee

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Count up, hey.

Count up and Tweezy, nigga.

What up, man?

Count up and Tweezy, nigga.

That's my brothers.

That's before the lyrics. That's what it is.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with the tricks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the bricks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the Js, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets where you can kill.

I'm in the streets, we stay real.

Streets, yeah, that's real. Yeah, it is.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with the bricks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the sticks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the Js, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with the pills.

I'm in the streets, we stay real.

I'm in the streets where you get killed, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with your bitch.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the shit.

I'm in the streets where niggas rich, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with the bricks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the sticks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the Js, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, just sign the deal.

I be, boo, I need to chill.

Call me Jeff, I got the whip.

Get me mad, I grab my steel.

None of the tape, bitch, where I steal?

He ain't no killer, he need a pill.

Shot with me and get a deal.

My clients tell, know I'm real.

Grab a plate and get a meal.

I rub my stomach cause I'm full.

Walk down on I got pool.

On list, 23, I hear boys.

Cash cow, I hear junkie.

You are running, ain't get no money.

Coming slick, I watch how you talking to a boss.

I just took a third and lost.

You ain't never seen no vote.

We allow you all the choppers.

Case are ripped down your house.

Lead to ten, he ain't talking.

I swung a P, he's first day out.

He know numbers on our house.

Damn, I'm in the streets, I'm with the bricks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the sticks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the Js, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with the pills.

I'm in the streets, we stay real.

I'm in the streets where you get killed, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with your bitch.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the shit.

I'm in the streets where niggas rich, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with the bricks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the sticks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the Js, nigga.

Golden, hey.

I'm in the streets where niggas wrong.

Bitches fucking on your dog.

Ain't no rules on our laws, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, nigga.

Keep your body. One slip up and you can die.

Niggas aiming at your eye, nigga.

Hey, BB chain and BB diamonds.

Yeah, niggas around me shining.

Yeah, niggas around me grinding, nigga.

Hey, call my hip cause I hit list.

Probably fuck the nigga bitch.

Probably took a nigga shit, nigga.

Hey, niggas dying, shit getting crazy.

Niggas even killing babies.

Baby mamas losing babies, nigga.

Hey, by that sack, them niggas killing.

By that shit, them niggas stealing.

Better be about what you living, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with the bricks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the sticks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the Js, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with the pills.

I'm in the streets, we stay real.

I'm in the streets where you get killed, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with your bitch.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the shit.

I'm in the streets where niggas rich, nigga.

Hey, I'm in the streets, I'm with the bricks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the sticks.

I'm in the streets, I'm with the Js, nigga.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
streets /strits/ A1	noun - public roads in a city or town
kill /kɪl/ A1	verb - to cause the death of someone or something
real /riːl/ A1	adjective - actually existing as a thing
bricks /brɪks/ A1	noun - a small, hard block of baked clay used for building
sticks /stɪks/ A1	noun - a long, thin piece of wood or other material
pills /pɪlz/ A1	noun - a small, rounded object that you swallow, containing medicine
deal /diːl/ A2	noun - an agreement or arrangement verb - to take action to achieve a particular result
chill /tʃɪl/ A2	verb - to relax and calm down
steel /stiːl/ A2	noun - a strong metal alloy used in construction
boss /bɒs/ A2	noun - a person who is in charge of workers
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to emit light
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B1	verb - to work hard and persistently
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged or insane
rich /rɪtʃ/ A1	adjective - having a lot of money or valuable possessions
aiming /ˈeɪmɪŋ/ B1	verb - to direct a weapon or camera at something
slip /slɪp/ A2	verb - to slide out of position accidentally
diamond /ˈdaɪəmənd/ A1	noun - a precious stone made of crystallized carbon
fuck /fʌk/ B2	verb - to have sexual intercourse
stealing /ˈstiːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to take something without permission
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A1	noun - the way of life or lifestyle

Key Grammar Structures

• Count up, hey.

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ Direct command using base verb form "Count" to instruct listeners

• I'm in the streets where you get killed, nigga.

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'where'

  ➔ "where" introduces defining clause modifying "streets" to specify danger

• Call me Jeff, I got the whip.

  ➔ Imperative + Informal Possession

  ➔ "Call" is imperative; "got" replaces formal "have" for possession (whip = car)

• Get me mad, I grab my steel.

  ➔ Conditional Structure (Implied If)

  ➔ Implied conditional: "If you get me mad, then I grab my steel" (steel = gun)

• He ain't no killer, he need a pill.

  ➔ Double Negative + Non-standard Verb

  ➔ "ain't no" = double negative for emphasis; "need" (non-standard) replaces "needs"

• You ain't never seen no vote.

  ➔ Triple Negative

  ➔ Non-standard triple negative (ain't + never + no) for extreme emphasis

• One slip up and you can die.

  ➔ Conditional with 'and'

  ➔ "and" connects condition (slip up) to consequence (die) without explicit "if"

• Bitches fucking on your dog.

  ➔ Present Continuous (Vulgar)

  ➔ Present continuous "fucking" describes ongoing taboo action