Ok Alright – English Lyrics

• By: Travis Scott, ScHoolboy Q
• Album: Rodeo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of modern American hip-hop slang and introspective songwriting with Travis Scott and ScHoolboy Q. This song is a masterclass in mood-setting, offering listeners a chance to analyze how rhythm and melody convey complex emotions beyond just the lyrics.

[English]

Yeah, you know we gon' be a'ight

Leaders of the new school

They ain't want to let us in, but they had to

Trav, tell 'em what it is

Zona Man in the building

Okay, okay, okay

Already know it's gon' be alright

Way we going up we might be all night

Okay, okay

Now we gon' blow like the wind

Should've never let us - in

Okay, okay, okay

Should've never let us - in (okay)

Should've never, should've never let us - in (okay)

Should've never let us - in (okay)

Should've-should've-should've never let us - in

Should've never let us - in

Should've-should've-should've never let us - in

Okay, okay, okay

Let's get this sh- lit poured right

Need my drugs alright

Call my b- up she gon' suck this d- four ways

Four ways, now it's time to pay

Need my money now, not tomorrow need that sh- today

Okay, okay, okay

Now it's bombs away

- kissing - while my - serve them candy canes

Okay, okay, bouncing on La Flame put you up on game

Teach you mix a little, how to dab a little

Them - scared them - scare, oh, yeah

Okay, okay, okay

Already know it's gon' be alright

Way we going up we might be all night

Okay, okay

Now we gon' blow like the wind

Should've never let us - in

Okay, okay, okay, okay

Should've never let us - in (okay)

Should've never, should've never let us - in (okay)

Should've never let us - in

Should've-should've-should've never let us - in (okay)

Should've never let us - in

Should've-should've-should've never let us - in

Okay, okay

Bottom, bottom - say ho!

Know you on top when the top get floored

Crib where the cop won't go

Rollie on, bling-bling, neck on ice

Tell a - get right make a n- miss that flight

Can a, can a - hit that twice

Should've never let us n- in

Got my first M 2012

Now a $100K in the mail

Free another hommie on bail

Money low her p- gon' sell

Tryna tell me money ain't s-

When you tried to tell me water won't whip

When you tried to say this quarter won't flip

Since Snoop who the other rich Crip

How Groovy get the Pringle man chip

Walk on with a twenty yard clip

Walk on while a real, real - limp

Black, black - green grass no golf

So on turn the satellite off from the set

Feel like I died on that cross, hang on

Okay, okay, okay

Already know it's gon' be alright

Way we going up we might be all night

Okay, okay

Now we gon' blow like the wind

Should've never let us - in

Okay, okay, okay

Should've never let us - in (okay)

Should've never, should've never let us - in (okay)

Should've never let us - in

Should've-should've-should've never let us - in (okay)

Should've never let us - in

Should've-should've-should've never let us - in

Okay, okay

Alright, alright, alright

Balling down the corner

Alright, alright, alright, alright

Take the long way home

Alright, alright, alright

Alright, alright

Alright, alright, alright, alright

Jacques was born April 30 aye

Doctor said he won't be home in 30 days

He gon' be alright, alright, alright, alright

Momma said her son gon' be a gift

Momma said her son gon' be the sh-

He gon' be alright, alright, alright, alright

Momma coming home with different -

Daddy out there hanging with the killers

Will it be alright, alright, alright, alright?

Feel like I'ma need me a sip

Feel like I'ma need me a -

Make me feel alright, alright, alright, alright

There's blood on your face, mm

Salt on your skin

Your battle is done, for now

Alright, alright, alright

Now I wanna blow these trees, alright

Hit another lick and we gon' be alright

Alright, alright, alright, alright

Now we got this breeze we gon' be alright

Hundred all we need we gon' be alright

Alright

Alright, alright

Completely available to you

Scrape a little off the top

Come meet your puddin' pop

All night

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
alright /ɔːlˈraɪt/ A2	adjective - satisfactory or acceptable
leader /ˈliːdə/ A2	noun - the person who leads or commands a group
building /ˈbɪldɪŋ/ A1	noun - a structure with a roof and walls
blow /bloʊ/ B1	verb - to be in motion as air (wind)
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange
bomb /bɒm/ B1	noun - a container filled with explosive
candy /ˈkændi/ A2	noun - a sweet food made with sugar
scared /skeəd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear
bottom /ˈbɒtəm/ A2	noun - the lowest part of something
flight /flaɪt/ A2	noun - a journey in an aircraft
bail /beɪl/ C1	noun - money paid to secure release from jail
rich /rɪtʃ/ A1	adjective - having a great deal of money
satellite /ˈsætəlaɪt/ B2	noun - an artificial body placed in orbit
doctor /ˈdɒktə/ A1	noun - a qualified practitioner of medicine
killer /ˈkɪlə/ B1	noun - a person who kills
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid in the body
battle /ˈbætl/ B1	noun - a sustained fight between groups
breeze /briːz/ B2	noun - a gentle wind

Key Grammar Structures

• Already know it's gon' be alright

  ➔ Future intention using 'going to' (colloquial 'gon'')

  ➔ 'Gon' is a phonetic reduction of 'going to', used here to express a prediction or intention about the future.

• Should've never let us in

  ➔ Modal perfect: Should have + past participle

  ➔ This structure is used to express regret or criticism about a past action that occurred.

• Need my money now, not tomorrow need that sh- today

  ➔ Imperative / Informal omission of subject

  ➔ The speaker omits the subject 'I' (I need) to sound more direct and urgent.

• Know you on top when the top get floored

  ➔ Zero conditional / Present simple in both clauses

  ➔ Used to express general truths or situations that are always true.

• Free another hommie on bail

  ➔ Imperative verb structure

  ➔ The verb 'free' is used as a command or wish, directing an action to happen.

• Doctor said he won't be home in 30 days

  ➔ Reported speech / Future negative ('will not')

  ➔ The speaker reports what the doctor stated using the future negative form.

• Feel like I'ma need me a sip

  ➔ Colloquial 'I'ma' (I am going to) and intensive pronoun 'me'

  ➔ 'I'ma' is a contraction of 'I am going to', and the added 'me' is a dialectal reflexive/emphatic usage.

• There's blood on your face

  ➔ Existential 'There is'

  ➔ Used to point out the existence or presence of something in a specific location.