Legend – English Lyrics

• By: Joyner Lucas, Rick Ross
• Album: Evolution

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

shit, I close my eyes sometimes and I just think, like..

Like, did you really do this shit, my nigga? Like..

Is this shit even real, cuz?

Ha, this shit crazy

I go to sleep and I try to wake up with a clear conscience and shit, you feel me? Like..

I done been through the mud, nigga

Sacrificed a lot to get to the endzone, my nigga

Just tryna give our kids a better life than we had, my nigga

I always wanted to change the cycle and

Create a new generation and pass down everything I worked for, my nigga

I'm just, I'm just thinkin' out loud

Look

I wonder where life would probably take me, yeah

Won't break me, yeah

I show some love to niggas who hate me, yeah

That's crazy, yeah

I kept my cool without no AC, yeah

Got somethin' to prove, I jumped in the pool and now I'm wavy, yeah

And lately, I've been tryna hold my blessings

You talk to God, but you don't know the message

Those are lessons

Walkin' in circles without no direction

No exceptions

Don't give advice if you don't know the pressure

Close your lips 'cause half of you more full of shit than colon cleansers

I was born in inside a manger

And no one ever did me favors, now I'm highly favored

I finally made it out the hood, now I ain't got no neighbors

So before you talk to me, you gotta sign a waiver

Post-traumatic stress disorder keep my conscience racin'

Deep inside my thoughts

Wonder how much I can grow if I just even out my flaws

How I teach myself I'm still a winner even when I lost?

And if I lose, I know I'll still be on even when I'm off

I took my chances and I'm eatin' now

I'm finally learnin' all the shit I used to read about

Now I could live all of the shit I used to dream about

'Cause niggas tried to leave me out

But I learned to get revenge through my success and so we even now

I stare at my reflection 'cause I like what I see

All them years at CVS workin' them nights on my feet

Ain't a nigga where I'm from'll reach the heights that I'll reach

I'll risk it all to give this life to my seed

And if I die today, I'm goin' out a f***in' legend

They gon' play this when I'm gone and I'll be resurrected

Said if I die today, I'm goin' out a f***in' legend

And if they play this when I'm gone, then I'll be resurrected

I done seen a couple niggas lose they life over a dollar

And they hit the hardest when it's not an outsider

Better keep your money close 'cause that's the only thing that's honest

Everybody thuggin' 'til they gotta face your honor

'64 Impala, hoppin', scrapin', bumpin' chronic

Ridin' solo 'cause these pussy-niggas out here countin' pockets

Stackin' all my money, at the same time, lackin' knowledge

Homegrown in the south, it's in my blood and body-body

You say you own your masters, can you tell me what they worth?

I still be havin' flashes 'cause it came from doin' dirt

Fifty restaurants all poppin' and I still be poppin' Percs

Get you to support, but then they rob you for your merch

Shot her in the foot, what pussy-boy, you rockin' skirts

PJ to Miami where you know who got to work

Got the condo on the beaches, let the b*****s come and twerk

Woke up out a coma, f*** around and f*** a nurse

And if I die today, I'm goin' out a f***in' legend

They gon' play this when I'm gone and I'll be resurrected

Said if I die today, I'm goin' out a f***in' legend

And if they play this when I'm gone, then I'll be resurrected

And if I die today, I'm goin' out a f***in' legend

They gon' play this when I'm gone and I'll be resurrected

Ooh, I was lookin' to the Dope Boys in the FUBU

And if they play this when I'm gone, then I'll be resurrected

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
legend /ˈlɛdʒənd/ C1	noun - a famous or historically important person; a traditional story handed down from the past
success /səkˈsɛs/ B2	noun - the achievement of a desired aim or result
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to imagine or wish for something that is not yet real
revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/ C1	noun - the act of retaliating for a wrong or injury verb - to take vengeance for a wrong
respect /rɪˈspɛkt/ B2	noun - a feeling of admiration toward someone or something verb - to admire or consider important
cycle /ˈsaɪkəl/ B2	noun - a series of events that repeat in the same order verb - to ride a bicycle or to move in a circular pattern
generation /ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ B2	noun - all of the people born and living at about the same time
conscience /ˈkɒnʃəns/ C1	noun - the inner sense of right and wrong that guides a person's thoughts and actions
stress /strɛs/ B1	noun - mental or emotional pressure or tension verb - to apply pressure or tension to something
trauma /ˈtrɔːmə/ C1	noun - a deeply distressing or disturbing experience
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - currency used to buy goods and services
honor /ˈɒnər/ B2	noun - high respect or esteem verb - to regard with great respect
blessing /ˈblɛsɪŋ/ B2	noun - a beneficial thing for which one is grateful
wavy /ˈweɪvi/ B2	adjective - having a series of smooth, curving lines or surfaces
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - wildly foolish or out of control; also used informally for excitement
real /riːəl/ B1	adjective - actually existing; not imagined or pretended
clear /klɪər/ B1	adjective - easy to understand; free from doubt or confusion