INDUSTRY BABY – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Baby back, aye

Couple racks, aye

Couple Grammys on him,

Couple plaques, aye

That’s a fact, aye

Throw it back, aye

Throw it back, aye

And this one is for the champions

I ain’t lost since I began, yuh

Funny how you said it was the end, yuh

Then I went did it again, yuh

I told you long ago, on the road

I got what they waitin’ for

Ion’ run from nothing, dog

Get your soldiers, tell ’em I ain’t laying low

You was never really rooting for me anyway

When I’m back up at the top I wanna hear you say

He don’t run from nothing, dog

Get your soldiers tell ’em that the break is over

uh need a

uh need to get this album done

need a couple number ones

need a plaque on every song

Need me like one with Nicki now

Tell a rap n****a Ion’ see ya, ha

Ima pop n****a like Bieber, ha

Ion’ fuck bitches I’m queer, ha

But these n****as bitches like madea

Yeah yeah yeahhhhhhh

Ay, let’s do it

I ain’t fall off, I just ain’t release my new shit

I blew up now everybody tryna sue me

You call me Nas, but the hood call me Doobie yah

And this one is for the champions

I ain’t lost since I began, yuh

Funny how you said it was the end, yuh

Then I went did it again, yuh

I told you long ago, on the road

I got what they waitin’ for (I got what they wait on’ for)

Ion’ run from nothing, dog

Get your soldiers, tell ’em I ain’t laying low (bitch I aint runnin’ from nowhere)

You was never really rooting for me anyway

When I’m back up at the top I wanna hear you say

He don’t run from nothing, dog

Get your soldiers tell ’em that the break is over

My track record so clean

They couldn’t wait to just bash me

I must be getting too flashy

Y’all shouldn’t’a let the world gas me

It’s too late ’cause I’m here to say, and these girls know that I’m nasty

I sent her back to her boyfriend with my handprint on her ass cheek

City talking we taking notes

Tell ’em all to keep making posts

Wish he could but he can’t get close

OGs so proud of me that he choking up while he making toast

I’m the type that you can’t control

Said I would then I made it so

I don’t clear up rumors

Where’s y’all sense of humor?

I’m done making jokes ’cause they got old like baby boomers

Turn my haters to consumers

I make vets feel like they juniors

Say your time is coming soon but just like Oklahoma

Mine is coming sooner

I’m just a late bloomer

I didn’t peak in high school, I’m still out here getting cuter

All these social networks and computers

Got these pussies walking ’round like they ain’t losers

I told you long ago, on the road

I got what they waitin’ for (I got what they wait on’ for)

Ion’ run from nothing, dog

Get your soldiers, tell ’em I ain’t laying low

(bitch I aint runnin’ from nowhere)

You was never really rooting for me anyway

When I’m back up at the top I wanna hear you say

He don’t run from nothing, dog

Get your soldiers tell ’em that the break is over

Yeah

I’m the industry baby

I’m the industry baby

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - a very young child
soldier /ˈsoʊl.dʒər/ A2	noun - a person who serves in an army
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the rear surface of the body verb - to support
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
top /tɑːp/ A2	noun - the highest part or position adjective - highest in rank or status
fact /fækt/ A2	noun - a thing that is known or proved to be true
want /wɑːnt/ A1	verb - to desire something
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young person
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to fail to keep or to retain
flashy /ˈflæʃ.i/ B2	adjective - showy in a way that is intended to attract attention
record /ˈrek.ərd/ B1	noun - a written account of something verb - to set down in writing or some other permanent form
nasty /ˈnæs.ti/ B2	adjective - very unpleasant or offensive
humor /ˈhjuː.mər/ B1	noun - the quality of being amusing
industry /ˈɪn.də.stri/ B2	noun - economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods
champion /ˈtæm.pi.ən/ B2	noun - a person who has defeated all rivals in a competition

Key Grammar Structures

• I ain’t lost since I began, yuh

  ➔ Present perfect

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect tense with 'ain't lost' to indicate an action that started in the past and continues up to the present.

• When I’m back up at the top I wanna hear you say

  ➔ Future in the past

  ➔ The phrase uses a future in the past construction with 'When I’m back up at the top' to express a future action from a past perspective.

• I told you long ago, on the road

  ➔ Past simple

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense with 'told' to describe a completed action in the past.

• I don’t run from nothing, dog

  ➔ Present simple with negation

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with 'don’t run' to express a habitual action with negation.

• You was never really rooting for me anyway

  ➔ Past continuous with negation

  ➔ The phrase uses the past continuous tense with 'was never rooting' to describe an ongoing action in the past with negation.

• I’m the industry baby

  ➔ Present simple

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with 'I’m' to state a current fact or condition.

• Need me like one with Nicki now

  ➔ Present simple with modal verb

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with the modal verb 'need' to express necessity or obligation.

• I sent her back to her boyfriend with my handprint on her ass cheek

  ➔ Past simple with object clause

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense with 'sent' and includes an object clause 'with my handprint on her ass cheek' to provide additional information.