Put On – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
- [NEWS ANNOUNCER] BREAKING NEWS, EVERY CITY ACROSS AMERICA
IS FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE RECESSION
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR A SIGN OF CHANGE
FROM CITY TO CITY, BLACK AND SILVER AMERICAN FLAGS
ARE POPPING UP
AS A SYMBOL OF THAT CHANGE ♪ I PUT ON ♪
RECORD-HIGH GAS PRICES,
STAGGERING UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, - ♪ I PUT ON ♪
FORECLOSURES, PEOPLE CAN'T EVEN
♪ I PUT ON ♪
[RAP MUSIC]
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ WHEN THEY SEE ME OFF IN TRAFFIC ♪
♪ THEY SAY JEEZY ON SOME OTHER
♪ SEND THEM PLAYER HATERS
♪ RUNNIN' STRAIGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ♪
♪ ME, I'M IN MY SPACESHIP, THAT'S RIGHT I WORK FOR NASA ♪
♪ JUST KNOW THAT IS NOT A FRAUD, CALL THAT MY BODYGUARD ♪
♪ CALL THAT THING YOUR BODYGUARD? ♪
♪ YEAH, THAT'S MY BODYGUARD
♪ WEAR A LOT OF JEWELRY, YOU'RE GON' DO SECURITY ♪
♪ WHAT'S WORSE THAN A NAPKIN, HARDER THAN A DINNER PLATE? ♪
♪ IF YOU WANT IT, COME AND GET IT, ♪
♪ YOU KNOW I STAY SUPER STRAIGHT ♪
♪ RAN UP IN MY SPOTS AND NOW I'M WORKIN' AT THE SUPER 8 ♪
♪ KNOW YOU HUNGRY, COME AND GET A SUPER PLATE ♪
♪ Y'ALL SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YEAH I GOT THAT SUPER CAKE ♪
♪ HUNDRED KARAT BRACELET, I USE IT LIKE SOME SUPER BAIT ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ PUT ON, EAST SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, SOUTH SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, WEST SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ PUT ON, EAST SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, SOUTH SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, WEST SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON ♪
♪ LET'S GO HALF BAG, TOP BACK, AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A YOUNG THUG ♪
♪ I NEED TO JOIN MY OWN CLUB ♪
♪ BIG WHEELS, BIG STACK, YOU KNOW I LIKE IT SUPER SIZED ♪
♪ PASSENGER'S A REDBONE ♪
♪ HER WEAVE LOOK LIKE SOME CURLY FRIES ♪
♪ INSIDE FISH STICKS, OUTSIDE TARTAR SAUCE ♪
♪ POCKET FULL OF CELERY, IMAGINE WHAT SHE'S TELLIN' ME ♪
♪ JUST KNOW I'M TAKIN' CARE OF US, THE REALEST I EVER ♪
♪ RIDIN' TO THAT TRAP OR DIE, THE REALEST I EVER WROTE ♪
♪ THEY KNOW I KEEP A LOT ON ME, SO I KEEP A LOT ON ME ♪
♪ DON'T GET CAUGHT WITHOUT ONE, COMIN' FROM WHERE I'M FROM ♪
♪ CALL ME JEEZY HAMILTON, FLYIN' DOWN CAMPBELLTON ♪
♪ SO FRESH, SO CLEAN, ON MY WAY TO CHARLENE'S ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ PUT ON, EAST SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, SOUTH SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, WEST SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ PUT ON, EAST SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, SOUTH SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, WEST SIDE ♪
♪ I PUT ON ♪
♪ I FEEL LIKE THERE'S STILL THAT OWE ME CHECKS ♪
♪ I FEEL LIKE THERE'S STILL THAT OWE ME ♪
♪ I FEEL LIKE THIS BUT DON'T KNOW THESE STRESS ♪
♪ I LOST THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD THAT KNOW ME BEST ♪
♪ I GOT THE MONEY AND THE FAME AND THAT DON'T MEAN ♪
♪ I GOT THE JESUS ON A CHAIN, MAN THAT DON'T MEAN ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WHEN THE JESUS PIECES CAN'T BRING ME PEACE ♪
♪ YO, I NEED JUST AT LEAST ONE OF ♪
♪ ON, I LET MY NIGHTMARES GO
♪ I PUT ON, EVERYBODY THAT I KNEW FROM THE GO ♪
♪ I KNOW THAT WAS FRONTIN' WHEN THEY KNEW HE WAS BROKE ♪
♪ THEY SAY, YEEZY YEEZY, YOU DON'T KNOW US NO MORE ♪
♪ YOU GOT THAT BIG FAME, HOMIE, AND YOU JUST CHANGED, HOMIE ♪
♪ YOU CAN ASK BIG HOMIE, MAN THE TOP SURE LONELY ♪
♪ I AIN'T LYIN', SO LONELY ♪
♪ I AINT LYIN' ♪
♪ LET ME SEE WHAT WE HAVE TONIGHT, WHAT WE HAVE TONIGHT ♪
♪ I'M AS A SATELLITE, SATELLITE ♪
♪ I SEE THOSE FLASHIN' LIGHTS, FLASHIN' LIGHTS ♪
♪ 'CAUSE EVERY NIGHT, EVERY NIGHT ♪
♪ I PUT ON ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ PUT ON, EAST SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, SOUTH SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, WEST SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ I PUT ON FOR MY CITY, ON ON FOR MY CITY ♪
♪ PUT ON, EAST SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, SOUTH SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON, WEST SIDE ♪
♪ PUT ON ♪
♪ LET ME SEE WHAT WE HAVE TONIGHT ♪
Key Vocabulary
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city /ˈsɪti/ A2 |
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put /pʊt/ A2 |
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high /haɪ/ B2 |
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population /ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/ B2 |
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effects /ɪˈfekts/ B2 |
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recession /rɪˈsɛʃən/ C1 |
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sign /saɪn/ A2 |
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change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1 |
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flags /flægz/ A2 |
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prices /ˈpraɪsɪz/ A2 |
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unemployment /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ B2 |
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foreclosures /fɔːr.ˈkloʊ.ʒərz/ C1 |
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money /ˈmʌni/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I put on for my city
➔ Use of the phrasal verb 'put on' to mean 'represent' or 'support'.
➔ 'Put on' is a phrasal verb meaning to wear or to assume a certain role or support. In the song, it signifies representing or supporting one's city.
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When they see me off in traffic
➔ Use of the simple present tense 'see' to describe a habitual or general observation.
➔ The verb 'see' in the present tense indicates a habitual action or a general truth, here meaning that others frequently notice him in traffic.
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I keep a lot on me
➔ Use of 'keep' in the present tense to indicate possession or maintenance of something.
➔ The verb 'keep' in the present tense expresses the idea of continuously possessing or carrying something, in this case, 'a lot' of items or protection.
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Call it my bodyguard
➔ Use of 'call it' as a colloquial expression meaning to refer to or identify something by a specific name or role.
➔ 'Call it' is used colloquially to mean labeling or identifying something as a particular thing, here referring to calling a protective item 'my bodyguard'.
