Lord Knows – English Lyrics

• By: Meek Mill, Tory Lanez
• Album: CREED: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

All I wanted was a new Mercedes

Bending off the corner whipping out the lot, I got it

Women love me but the niggas hate it

But how can I lose when I came from the bottom?

Lord knows

Nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows

Nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows

Nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows

Uh, Lord knows I'm filthy rich

All this ice is like 50 bricks

Rap niggas throwing hissy fits

I give my bitch a stack just for a Christmas gift

And my bitch so bad, she on my Christmas list

'Member I prayed, really I wished for this

To get the crib with the maid and with the picket fence

I'm with some niggas that mad, we taking risks for this

I'm talking risky business, flick the wrist

Lord knows that I repent for this

But Lord knows if I get penned for this

I prolly won't get home until I'm 56

They say I'm the Messiah, you rappers is liars

I sign up at church just to rap at the choir

To spit my new verse at your wake while you're lying

The middle of the church have you wake, no I'm lying

I just came from jail, ain't do no crying

They put me through hell, sharpened my iron

I did my push-ups and I roared with the lions

Like hold up, from balling I'm tired

I'm back in this bitch and I'm back on my shit

Man they tell me be humble, I'm cocky as hell

Shout out my bitches that answered my calls

When I called you collect 'cause it got me through hell

Shout out that judge that denied me my bail

It made me smarter and made me go harder

They locked me up and slowed my album up

But I did not give up 'cause I knew I would prevail

Came in the game, Philly as shit

Look at these rappers, they silly as shit

I do not know why they be gassing these suckers

But fuck 'em 'cause I am not feeling their shit

Difference between me and most of these rappers

I'm talking about work that I really put in

Talking about pistols I put on my hip

And I'm talking about foreigns I really could whip

That I really done drove

Really was froze in my hood and these bitches I really did hit

Really was chose, came up from nothing

And now they like, "How he made millions so quick?"

I'm in the back and it feel like a sofa

I done seen bitches I'm fuckin' on Oprah

In my new mansion I feel like I'm Sosa

A brick on the table ain't sniffing no coca, no way

All I wanted was a new Mercedes

...

Bending off the corner, whipping out the lot, I got it

Women love me but the niggas hate it

But how can I lose when I came from the bottom?

Lord knows

Nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows

Nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows

Nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows

Uh, niggas can't see me with binoculars on

Back of the Maybach, shottas on

And all my niggas keep choppers on

Don't reach round me, that's a chopper zone

Every time you be on count, what the topic on?

250 thou' what I dropped it on

See y'all think it's a game 'til FOX be on

CNN, momma picking out boxes for 'em

I want everything, got my own boxers on

Own headphones to get my popping on

I got my own Pumas that I designed 'em for 'em

Stick and moving on these niggas, get my boxing on

All I ever hear from niggas is what they prolly doing

But they be really talkin' 'bout what I be doing

All black Rottweiler, that Givenchy on

Drop top Rolls Royce but the top is on

And the windows down like see y'all later

Mirror tint on that bitch so you could see y'all hating

Champagne cork pop like we all made it

Ya'll looking from the sideline we all hate it

Money don't make it real

Don't give a fuck if its 80 mill', pussy

And just 'cause you got a Bentley

That Bentley won't make you thorough, pussy

Still hating me from my city

I'm thinking is they for real, pussies

'Cause all I got to say is kill

They come in like Navy Seals

That's word to my momma, I promise I ain't doing no block

And we shoot at you robbers and kill all you fuck niggas talking

Lately I've been on this money

Don't run it back up just to come and put you in a coffin

I heard you said you was running this city

I seen you in traffic and you was just walking

Niggas be popping that shit like they with it

When niggas start hitting all you did was talk it, you pussy

All I wanted was a new Mercedes

Bending off the corner, whipping out the lot, I got it

Women love me but the niggas hate it

But how can I lose when I came from the bottom?

Lord knows

Nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows

Nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows

Nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows, nigga Lord knows

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
whip /wɪp/ B1	verb - to drive a car, especially quickly or recklessly
filthy /ˈfɪlθi/ A2	adjective - extremely dirty or obscene
repent /rɪˈpɛnt/ B2	verb - to feel regret or remorse for one's actions
prevail /prɪˈveɪl/ B2	verb - to be successful or victorious in a struggle or conflict
flick /flɪk/ A2	verb - to move something suddenly with a quick, light motion
roar /rɔːr/ A2	verb - to make a loud, deep, prolonged sound
cocky /ˈkɒki/ B1	adjective - overly confident or arrogant
prevail /prɪˈveɪl/ B2	verb - to prove to be stronger or more successful than opposing forces
brick /brɪk/ A1	noun - a rectangular block of hardened clay used for building
stack /stæk/ A2	noun - a pile of objects, typically one that is neatly arranged
picket /ˈpɪkɪt/ B1	noun - a fence consisting of wooden or metal stakes
risky /ˈrɪski/ A2	adjective - full of the possibility of danger, failure, or loss
prevail /prɪˈveɪl/ B2	verb - to be the most frequent or most widespread
foreign /ˈfɔːrɪn/ A1	adjective - relating to or characteristic of another country or nation
couch /kaʊtʃ/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sitting or lying on
hissy /ˈhɪsi/ B1	adjective - characterized by a fit of anger or annoyance
chopper /ˈtʃɒpər/ B1	noun - a helicopter or a type of firearm
sideline /ˈsaɪdlaɪn/ B1	noun - a line marking the side of a playing area
thorough /ˈθʌrə/ B1	adjective - performed comprehensively and carefully
coffin /ˈkɒfɪn/ A2	noun - a box or chest in which a dead body is buried or cremated

Key Grammar Structures

• All I wanted was a new Mercedes

  ➔ Past Simple (with 'was' for past tense of 'want')

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense with 'was' to express a completed desire in the past.

• But how can I lose when I came from the bottom?

  ➔ Present Simple in a Conditional Sentence

  ➔ The present simple 'can' is used in a conditional sentence to express a hypothetical situation.

• Lord knows I'm filthy rich

  ➔ Present Simple with Adjective

  ➔ The present simple 'knows' is paired with an adjective 'filthy rich' to describe a current state.

• I give my bitch a stack just for a Christmas gift

  ➔ Present Simple with Purpose

  ➔ The present simple 'give' is used with 'just for' to indicate the purpose of the action.

• I'm with some niggas that mad, we taking risks for this

  ➔ Present Continuous with Purpose

  ➔ The present continuous 'am with' and 'are taking' are used to describe ongoing actions with a purpose.

• Lord knows that I repent for this

  ➔ Present Simple in a Subordinate Clause

  ➔ The present simple 'knows' is used in a subordinate clause introduced by 'that' to express certainty.

• They say I'm the Messiah, you rappers is liars

  ➔ Present Simple with Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ The present simple 'say' and 'is' demonstrate subject-verb agreement, matching the plural subject 'rappers'.

• I just came from jail, ain't do no crying

  ➔ Present Perfect with Negative Contraction

  ➔ The present perfect 'have come' is negated with 'ain't do no' to emphasize the absence of action.