– English Lyrics

• By: YFN Lucci
• Album: Wish Me Well 2, Long Live Nut, Wish Me Well 3

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

You know?

Everything I said I wanted, I wanted it now.

What I got, nigga.

You know?

If I ain't had it, I spoke it into existence.

All I did nigga I prayed for it.

Remember what I told you, I was made for it.

Remember what I told you I was made for it.

Remember what I told you I was made for it.

Hey, look how far I came,

From standin' on corners for parkin' cars in the summer.

From runnin' 'round in the jungle, a big dice game.

That shit fell through, then our whole life changed.

Swiped dreams, I'm talkin' pipe dreams.

I never thought I'd touch a thousand in my life, free.

I spent my whole life tryna avoid Ice Street.

That's why I never had a friend like my nigga Meech.

And I think I was five when I lost my aunty.

And I think I was nine when I got my first square.

At thirteen, I f***ed around and made my first G.

At fourteen, I f***ed around and got my first P.

At fifteen, I never gave a f***, and I still never will.

Got a hundred goin' that f*** with me still, and I know they kill for me.

Got some b****** realer than real, and I know they here for me.

Shed a lot of tears that year, you supposed to be here.

Free my nigga Shelti Hill, you know about him now.

F*** around and risk my career, you know I ride for mine.

And I can't let nothin' interfere, I brought my whole gang with me.

Nigga, nobody else, you know the motto.

Get rich or die tryin', and yeah, I follow.

Long live my nigga Nut forever, we slime for you.

Let 'em hold that like nigga, I owe you.

And I got 'em lesser, bro, like I ran into a pot of gold.

Look, we don't scratch no more.

Whole lot of sticks, and we got poles, look, they don't want no smoke.

Whole lot of sticks, and we got poles, they don't want no smoke.

And they rice and beans,

Used to eat pork and beans, landin' in the pork and beans.

Hopped in the Ferrari, I was a fred, I think I was twenty-three.

Then I caught me a drop head, I think I was twenty-three.

Bought a life on twenty-three, this our life 'posed to be.

You can't even get close to me, I can't let 'em walk over me.

Why is you approachin' me? Always little bro to me.

We ain't got an ounce to sell them, we ain't got no d*** for free.

Stay away from them kind, be careful but never timid.

And you always gon' shine, now I can take my Rollie off.

Cause I'm always gon' blind them.

Remember that I told you I was made for it.

Remember that I told you I was made for it.

Remember that I told you I was made for it.

Remember that I told you I was made for it.

I'm at they neck, ain't no lettin' up.

F*** a vest, we shoot neck and up.

Life is chess, so I set 'em up.

Life's a gamble, I got hella luck.

Told her we can f*** but don't get comfortable.

Ain't no ceiling on my car, drivin' fast, yeah, uncomfortable.

I just flooded out my ring, look like a royal rumble.

They say money talk, then all you niggas do is mumble.

And if my bitch trippin', I might let her tumble.

And no matter what I make, I still remain humble.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal
made /meɪd/ A1	verb - past tense of make; to create or construct something
told /toʊld/ A1	verb - past tense of tell; to communicate information to someone
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep; aspirations or ambitions
changed /tʃeɪndʒd/ A2	verb - past tense of change; to make or become different
corners /ˈkɔːrnərz/ A2	noun - a place or angle where two sides or edges meet; a street corner
jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡl/ B1	noun - an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation; a challenging or competitive situation
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
tears /tɪrz/ B1	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in a person's eye when they cry
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to sit on and control the movement of an animal or vehicle; to support or be loyal to someone
motto /ˈmɑːtoʊ/ B2	noun - a short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals of an individual, family, or institution
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living; to cease to exist
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	verb - to give out a bright light; to be very successful or perform very well
blind /blaɪnd/ B2	verb - to deprive of sight; to overwhelm with light so as to cause temporary loss of vision
humble /ˈhʌmbl/ C1	adjective - having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance
gamble /ˈɡæmbl/ B2	noun - a risky action or decision that could result in significant gain or loss
luck /lʌk/ B1	noun - success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions

Key Grammar Structures

• Everything I said I wanted, I wanted it now.

  ➔ Relative clause and pronoun reference

  ➔ The relative clause "I said I wanted" modifies "Everything". The pronoun "it" refers back to "everything I wanted", creating cohesion in the sentence.

• If I ain't had it, I spoke it into existence.

  ➔ Conditional structure (mixed conditional)

  ➔ "If I ain't had it" (colloquial for "If I didn't have it") introduces a conditional clause. This is a mixed conditional structure that connects a past condition with a past result.

• Remember what I told you, I was made for it.

  ➔ Reported speech and passive voice

  ➔ "what I told you" functions as a noun clause serving as the object of "Remember". "I was made for it" uses "passive voice" for emphasis, suggesting destiny or purpose.

• From standin' on corners for parkin' cars in the summer.

  ➔ Gerund phrases and prepositional phrases

  ➔ "standin'" (colloquial for "standing") and "parkin'" (colloquial for "parking") are "gerunds" functioning as nouns. The preposition "From" introduces a phrase indicating origin or starting point.

• I never thought I'd touch a thousand in my life, free.

  ➔ Past tense with modal verb

  ➔ "I'd" is a contraction of "I would", expressing a past belief about a future possibility. The "modal verb" "would" indicates hypothetical or imagined situations in the past.

• I spent my whole life tryna avoid Ice Street.

  ➔ Past tense with gerund

  ➔ "tryna" is colloquial for "trying to", followed by the base form of the verb "avoid". This structure shows a prolonged effort or action that continued over time in the past.

• And I think I was five when I lost my aunty.

  ➔ Past tense with temporal clause

  ➔ The word "when" introduces a "temporal clause" that specifies the time of the main clause. This structure is used to show the sequence or timing of past events.

• Get rich or die tryin', and yeah, I follow.

  ➔ Imperative form and compound sentence

  ➔ "Get rich or die tryin'" uses the "imperative form" to express a command or principle. The conjunction "and" connects this imperative clause with a statement of compliance, creating a "compound sentence".