Put It On Me – English Lyrics

• By: Ja Rule, Vita, Lil' Mo

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of love and loyalty through Ja Rule's iconic song, "Put It On Me." Featuring Vita and Lil' Mo, this early 2000s hit blends hip-hop and R&B to explore themes of devotion, mutual support, and overcoming hardships together. Learn how the artists use vivid lyrics and catchy hooks to convey deep emotional connections and the essence of a strong relationship.

[English]

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU BABY ♪

♪ SO IF YOU NEED ME ♪

♪ IF YOU WANT ME TO PUT IT ON YOU ♪

♪ BECAUSE I LOVE YA ♪

♪ AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT ♪

♪ WHENEVER YOU NEED ME ♪

♪ IF YOU WANT ME TO PUT IT ON YOU, COME ON ♪

♪ OH, OH, OH ♪

♪ DARLING WHERE WOULD I BE ♪

♪ WHOA, WHOA, OH ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ BABY, WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT MY BABY (BABY) ♪

♪ THE THOUGHT ALONE MIGHT BREAK ME (MMM) ♪

♪ AND I DON'T WANNA GO CRAZY ♪

♪ BUT EVERY THUG NEEDS A LADY YEAH YEAH YEAH ♪

♪ GIRL IT FEEL LIKE YOU AND I BEEN MOURNING TOGETHER ♪

♪ INSEPARABLE, WE CHOSE PAIN OVER PLEASURE ♪

♪ FOR THAT YOU'LL FOREVER BE A PART OF ME ♪

♪ MIND BODY AND SOUL AIN'T NO I IN WE BABY ♪

♪ WHEN YOU CRY WHO WIPES YO TEARS ♪

♪ WHEN YOU SCARED, WHO'S TELLIN' YOU THERE'S NOTHIN' TO FEAR ♪

♪ GIRL I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE ♪

♪ WHEN YOU NEED A SHOULDER TO LEAN ON ♪

♪ NEVER HESITATE KNOWIN' YOU CAN CALL ON, YOUR SOUL-MATE ♪

♪ AND VICE VERSA, DATS WHY I BE THE FIRSTA ♪

♪ SEE JACOB AND FROST YOUR WRIST UP ♪

♪ NOW YOU OWE ME, I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING LONELY ♪

♪ SO BABY GIRL PUT IT ON ME ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ I ONLY THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ IF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS TRUE ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING LONELY ♪

♪ I NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD ME ♪

♪ SO BABY GIRL PUT IT ON ME I WILL, I WILL, I WILL ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ WHERE'D I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ I ONLY THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ IF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS TRUE ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING LONELY ♪

♪ I NEED YOU TO HOLD ME ♪

♪ SO BABY GIRL PUT IT ON ME WHOA, WHOA ♪

♪ AND I APPRECIATE THE ROCKS ♪

♪ AND GIFTS THAT YOU COP ME BABY ♪

♪ AND THAT HOUSE ON THE HILL WHEN YOU DROP LIKE 80 ♪

♪ ON A DOWN PAYMENT THINKING DAMN AIN'T LIFE GRAVY ♪

♪ AND EVER SINCE FOR MY HONEY I BEEN TWICE THE LADY ♪

♪ WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT THE NIGHTS THAT YOU KEPT ME WARM ♪

♪ WHEN THIS COLD WORLD HAD A GIRL CAUGHT IN A STORM ♪

♪ AND I ACCEPT WHEN YOU RIFF WHEN YOU CAUGHT IN THE WRONG ♪

♪ AND RESPECT WHEN YOU FLIP, 'CAUSE OUR LOVE IS STRONG ♪

♪ AND WHEN YOU HIT THE BLOCK, I WATCH FOR 10-4 ♪

♪ AND WHEN MY POPS ASLEEP YOU SNUCK IN THE BACKDOOR ♪

♪ BABY BOY WE BEEN DOWN SINCE JUNIOR HIGH ♪

♪ SO WHEN LIFE GET AS HOT JULY ♪

♪ IT'S THE WORLD AGAINST YOU AND I ♪

♪ WE BALLIN', TIED TOGETHER AND EVER ♪

♪ HEART FROM THE HEART, KNEW THAT IT WOULD LAST FOREVER ♪

♪ WHEN YOU TOLD ME, YOU WOULD NEVER LEAVE ME LONELY ♪

♪ SO BABY BOY PUT IT ON ME ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU I ONLY THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ IF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS TRUE ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING LONELY ♪

♪ I NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD ME SO BABY GIRL PUT IT ON ME ♪

♪ I WILL, I WILL, I WILL WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ I ONLY THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ IF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS TRUE ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING LONELY ♪

♪ I NEED YOU TO HOLD ME SO BABY GIRL PUT IT ON ME ♪

♪ WHOA, WHOA ♪

♪ SINCE WE MET IT'S BEEN YOU AND I ♪

♪ A TEAR FOR A TEAR, BABY EYE FOR AN EYE ♪

♪ AND YOU KNOW THAT MY HEART GONE CRY ♪

♪ IF YOU LEAVE ME LONELY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU NOT JUST MY LOVE YOU MY HOMIE ♪

♪ WHO'S GONNA CONSOLE ME, MY LOVE ♪

♪ I'M OUTTA CONTROL HOLD ME, MY LOVE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M YOURS ♪

♪ AND I DON'T WANNA DO NOTHIN' TO HURT MY BABY GIRL ♪

♪ IF THIS WAS OUR WORLD IT WOULD BE ALL YOURS BABY ♪

♪ THE THOUGHT ALONE MIGHT BREAK ME ♪

♪ AND I DON'T WANNA GO CRAZY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE EVERY THUG NEEDS A LADY ♪

♪ AH, FORGIVE YOU BABY 'CAUSE THOUGHS EYES AIN'T LYIN' ♪

♪ WASH AWAY ALL THE TEARS BABY NO MORE CRYIN' ♪

♪ BABY, AND YOU COMPLETE ME ♪

♪ AND I WOULD DIE IF YOU AIN'T WITH ME ♪

♪ SO BABY GIRL PUT IT ON ME ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ I ONLY THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ IF WHAT YOUR SAYING IS TRUE ♪

♪ I KNOW YOUR TIRED OF BEING LONELY ♪

♪ I NEED SOMEONE TO HOLD ME SO BABY GIRL PUT IT ON ME ♪

♪ I WILL, I WILL ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ I ONLY THINK ABOUT YOU IF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS TRUE ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED OR BEING LONELY ♪

♪ I NEED YOU TO HOLD ME SO BABY GIRL PUT IT ON ME ♪

♪ WHOA, WHOA, WHOA ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ I ONLY THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ IF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS TRUE ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED OR BEING LONELY ♪

♪ SO BABY GIRL PUT IT ON ME ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ I ONLY THINK ABOUT YOU I THINK ABOUT YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING LONELY ♪

♪ SO BABY GIRL PUT IT ON ME ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I BE IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU, BABY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M SO TIRED OF BEING LONELY ♪

♪ WHERE, WHERE WOULD I BE IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'M SO TIRED OF BEING LONELY, YEAH ♪

♪ COME ON, OOH ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU THAT I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ I NEED YOU, I WANT YOU ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
put /pʊt/ A1	verb - to place or move something to a specific position
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection for someone verb - to have a deep affection for someone
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or carry something with the hands
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief
tired /taɪərd/ A2	adjective - feeling a need to rest or sleep
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child noun - a term of endearment for a loved one
thug /θʌɡ/ B1	noun - a violent or dangerous person
lady /ˈleɪdi/ A1	noun - a woman, especially a polite or respectful one
mourn /mɔːrn/ B1	verb - to feel or show sorrow for someone's death
inseparable /ɪnˈsɛpərəbl/ B2	adjective - unable to be separated or divided
soul-mate /soʊl meɪt/ B1	noun - a person ideally suited to another as a close friend or romantic partner
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ B1	verb - to recognize the full worth of
complete /kəmˈpliːt/ A2	verb - to make something whole or entire adjective - having all necessary parts, elements, or steps
homie /ˈhoʊmi/ B1	noun - a close friend, especially from one's neighborhood

Key Grammar Structures

• WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU BABY

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Second Conditional - implied)

  ➔ This uses the structure 'Where + auxiliary verb + subject + be...' to express a hypothetical situation. It implies 'If you weren't here, I wouldn't know what to do'. The 'would' is implied.

• AND I DON'T WANNA GO CRAZY

  ➔ Modal Verb + Infinitive (expressing desire/intention)

  ➔ "Wanna" is a contraction of 'want to'. The structure 'don't wanna' expresses a strong unwillingness or aversion to something. It's colloquial.

• WHEN YOU CRY WHO WIPES YO TEARS

  ➔ Relative Clause (implied) + Interrogative Pronoun

  ➔ The sentence is a rhetorical question. The implied relative clause is 'When you cry, the person who wipes your tears...'. 'Who' functions as the subject of the implied clause.

• AND VICE VERSA, DATS WHY I BE THE FIRSTA

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase + Colloquial Verb Conjugation

  ➔ "Vice versa" means 'the other way around'. "Be the firsta" is a non-standard, colloquial way of saying 'am the first'. It's AAVE (African American Vernacular English) influenced.

• AND I ACCEPT WHEN YOU RIFF WHEN YOU CAUGHT IN THE WRONG

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction + Verb + Relative Clause

  ➔ "Riff" here means to improvise or respond verbally. "Caught in the wrong" is a colloquial expression meaning 'caught doing something wrong'. The sentence shows acceptance of someone's flaws.