Post To Be – English Lyrics

• By: Omarion, Chris Brown, Jhene Aiko

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious beats of "Post To Be" by Omarion, Chris Brown, and Jhené Aiko! This chart-topping R&B anthem, renowned for its catchy West Coast production and bold lyrical confidence, offers a fantastic way to explore contemporary English slang and cultural references often found in popular music. Its direct and playful narrative about attraction and expectations provides an engaging context for language learners to pick up modern conversational English.

[English]

Omarion

Breezy

And your chick

Your chick

(Mustard on the beat, hoe)

If your chic come close to me

She ain't goin' home when she post to be (no)

I'm gettin' money like I'm post to be

I'm gettin' money like I'm post to be, oh

All my niggas close to me

And all them other niggas where they post to be, oh

The hoes go for me

Have your chick send a pic like, "Pose for me" (oh)

That's how it post to be

Yeah, that's how it post to be (oh)

Yeah, that's how it post to be

Everything good like it post to be

Pull up to the club and it go up (go up)

Make your girl fall in love when I show up (woop, woop)

It's not my fault she wanna know me (hey)

She told me you was just a homie (hahaha)

She came down like she knew me (hey)

Gave it up like a groupie (true)

And that's facts, no printer (no printer)

Cold nigga turn the summer to the winter

She save me in her phone as "Bestie"

But I had her screaming, oh

Yo girl wasn't supposed to text me (nope)

You wanna know how I know what I know? (Hey)

If your chic come close to me

She ain't going home when she post to be

I'm getting money like I'm post to be

I'm getting money like I'm post to be, ooh

All my niggas close to me

And all them other niggas where they post to be, oh

The hoes go for me

Have your chick send a pic like "Pose for me" (oh)

That's how it post to be

Yeah, that's how it post to be

Yeah, that's how it post to be

Everything good like it post to be

Got your girl in my section, finna go up (go up)

A nigga smoking loud, I'm about to roll up (roll up)

She ain't never got high like this with a guy like this

When she pop it tell her, "Hol' up" (hol' up)

Better believe she gon' leave with a real nigga

I dick her down can't put it down like I do (like I do)

I get to bussin' no discussin', gotta deal with it

Team us, we ain't worried about you, oh

Murder she wrote, yeah, yeah

When I hit it, I'ma kill it, I'ma get it like (get it)

Murder she wrote

You wanna know how I know what I know? (Oh)

If your dude come close to me

He gon' want to ride off in a Ghost with me (I'll make him do it)

I might let your boy chauffeur me

But he got to eat the booty like groceries

But he gotta get rid of these hoes from me

I might have that nigga sellin' his soul for me

Ooh, that's how it post to be

If he wants me to expose the freak

Ooh, that's how it post to be

Ooh, that's how it post to be

Ooh, that's how it post to be

Everything good like it post to be, ooh

If your chic come close to me (if she come close to me)

She ain't going home when she post to be (oh yeah)

I'm getting money like I'm post to be (post to be)

I'm getting money like I'm post to be, oh (I'm getting money)

All my niggas close to me

And all them other niggas where they post to be, oh (yeah, yeah, girl)

The hoes go for me

Have your chick send a pic like, "Pose for me" (oh)

That's how it post to be (yeah)

Yeah, that's how it post to be (girl)

Yeah, that's how it post to be (ay)

Everything good like it post to be

She 'bout to ride down with me

And I don't even know her name (know her name)

But I know that she your girl (your girl, your girl, yeah)

She chose up, are you mad or nah?

Bruh, don't be mad about it

These chics be for everybody

Omarion

C-Breezy

I'll make him do it

I'll make him do it

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
close /kloʊs/ A2	adjective - near in distance or time verb - to shut or fasten
chick /tʃɪk/ B1	noun - a young woman (often used informally)
pose /poʊz/ B1	verb - to assume a particular position in order to be photographed noun - a particular way of standing or sitting
fall /fɔːl/ A2	verb - to move downwards, typically rapidly and without control
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to have a great affection for
know /noʊ/ A2	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
groupie /ˈɡruːpi/ B2	noun - a person who follows a famous person or group, especially a musical one, in the hope of having a sexual relationship with them
cold /koʊld/ A2	adjective - of or at a low temperature
text /tɛkst/ B1	verb - to send a text message noun - a message sent by mobile phone
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to sit on and control the movement of (a horse, bicycle, etc.)
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
expose /ɪkˈspoʊz/ B2	verb - to reveal or make known
freak /friːk/ B2	noun - a person with unusual or eccentric habits
kill /kɪl/ B1	verb - to cause the death of
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ C1	noun - the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another
ghost /ɡoʊst/ B1	noun - the spirit of a dead person