Ran To Atlanta – English Lyrics

• By: Drake, Future, Molly Santana

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the vibrant vernacular of Southern trap music with “Ran To Atlanta.” This track is an excellent study in modern hip-hop slang and regional cadence, making it a great choice for listeners looking to understand the contemporary dialect of Atlanta’s music scene.

[English]

You know what I'm sayin', yeah, yeah

Freebandz turnin' shit up again

Whatever it gon' take to get lil' bro out the can

Cuttin' ties with all my friends

Ho went down that road, I can't go again

Fuck boy, brrt, you know what I'm sayin'? Ski

Stood on that business, girl, you know what I'm sayin'?

Yeah

Atlanta nigga, twin, you know what I'm sayin'? Yeah, yeah

Ay, say twin

Know what I'm sayin'?

Outsiders back to what it was, you know what I'm sayin'?

Atlanta'll tell 'bout my run, you know what I'm sayin'?

Ask Pluto, Bank or 21, you know what I'm sayin'?

I done put up half, what's done is done, you know what I'm sayin'?

Two cars in the back, two in the front, you know what I'm sayin'?

They so down for me, gotta punt, you understand?

Understand, understand, understand, understand, under-

Me and Hendrixx back by popular demand (yeah)

Got a three ticket Richie on my hand (okay)

I went St. John the Baptist on the Lamb' (uh-huh)

I went Laurie Lynn Stark on my pants (mm)

And I'm quick to turn a hater to a fan

Niggas standin' ten toes on quicksand

If they could've been, they would've been, but they can't

Embarrassment the only thing I'm gettin' secondhand (hahaha)

It cost a lot for that Mercedes stretched sedan

She said "Astaghfirullah" because I'm back with Taliban (uh-huh)

Come right now, bring a friend for my friend (uh-huh)

Come right now, bring a friend for my friend

Know what I'm sayin'?

Outsiders back to what it was, you know what I'm sayin'?

Atlanta'll tell 'bout my run, you know what I'm sayin'?

Ask Pluto, Bank or 21, you know what I'm sayin'?

I done put up half, what's done is done, you know what I'm sayin'?

Two cars in the back, two in the front, you know what I'm sayin'?

They so down for me, gotta punt, you understand?

Understand, understand, understand, understand, under-

I just fucked a milli' off on some fine shit (what else?)

I just fucked a milli' off on some fine shit (what else?)

I flew 40 bitches out on some fried shit (what else?)

Ran five hundred milli' up on some burnt shit (yeah)

Can't even tell you what day it is, I been in Turks so long, I love it here (yeah)

Can't even tell you what day it is, I'm on so many pills, I don't how I made it here (yeah)

Can't even tell which drug I'm on, soon as I say it, then niggas, they claimin' it (yeah)

Can't even tell you what day it is, can't even tell you where bitches be stayin' at (yeah)

Can't even tell you what day it is, she pull it right out her purse and she play in it

Nut on the sheet, then she lay in it, bought a condo up the street and she stay in it

Bring all the freaks to France and skrrt in the Sprinter, they wanna play Molly Santana (they do)

Used to cook Hannah Montan', the way we movin' boxes, you would think we went hand-to-hand

I just ran a milli' up on some slime shit (what else?)

I just fucked they feelings up on some pride shit (what else?)

I just fucked Chanelly up on some live shit (what else?)

Molly Santana gon' make 'em rewind it (what else?)

Diamonds on diamonds, and hammers on hammers

I'm a big shark while these hoes is piranhas (okay)

Talkin' 'bout billions, he talkin' on camera

Think he a threat? He ain't nothin' but a runner (that's facts)

Molly Santana new Hannah Montana

Molly Santana new Hannah Montana (yeah)

Molly Santana new Hannah Montana

Molly Santana new Hannah Montana

Yeah, Iceman turnt

Iceman turnt

Iceman turnt, what else?

Iceman turnt, what else?

Iceman turnt, what else?

Iceman turnt

Iceman turnt

Iceman turnt like we knew that knew the tables would

Iceman back outside for the greater good

Fuck you, pussy, but shout out your neighborhood, uh

I get mentioned a lot by a bunch of people that I wish I never met, ay

We sharin' women that I already fucked at the height of my success, ay

All you pussy boys losin' it and you need to take meds, hey

When I tell you dip 'cause it's Ice time, bitch, it ain't the fake fans, hey

Iceman turnt, what else?

Iceman turnt, what else?

Iceman turnt, what else?

Iceman turnt

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
business /ˈbɪznəs/ A2	noun - Affairs or serious matters
outsiders /ˈaʊtsaɪdərz/ B2	noun - People who do not belong to a particular group
popular /ˈpɒpjʊlər/ A1	adjective - Liked or admired by many people
demand /dɪˈmɑːnd/ B1	noun - Desire for a product or service
embarrassment /ɪmˈbærəsmənt/ B2	noun - A feeling of shame or awkwardness
quicksand /ˈkwɪksænd/ C2	noun - Loose, deep sand that swallows things
hater /ˈheɪtər/ B2	noun - A person who dislikes someone or something intensely
stretched /strɛtʃt/ B1	adjective - Extended or elongated
fine /faɪn/ A1	adjective - Of high quality or thin texture
freaks /friːks/ C1	noun - Eccentric or unconventional people
condo /ˈkɒndəʊ/ B2	noun - A condominium apartment
rewind /rɪˈwaɪnd/ B1	verb - To play back again
diamonds /ˈdaɪəməndz/ A2	noun - A precious gemstone
hammers /ˈhæmərz/ A2	noun - Tools for striking or slang for guns
piranhas /pɪˈrɑːnəz/ C2	noun - A predatory freshwater fish
threat /θrɛt/ B1	noun - A statement of intention to inflict harm
success /səkˈsɛs/ A2	noun - The accomplishment of an aim
neighborhood /ˈneɪbəhʊd/ A2	noun - A district or community

Key Grammar Structures

• Whatever it gon' take to get lil' bro out the can

  ➔ Future form 'be going to' (informal contraction 'gonna')

  ➔ In this context, "gon'" is a contraction of 'going to', used to express a future necessity or requirement.

• If they could've been, they would've been, but they can't

  ➔ Third conditional (past modal perfect)

  ➔ The structure "would've been" refers to a hypothetical past situation that did not happen.

• I done put up half, what's done is done

  ➔ AAVE/Dialectal usage of 'done' for perfect aspect

  ➔ The use of "done" before the verb acts as an intensifier for the present perfect, meaning 'I have already put up half'.

• I just fucked a milli' off on some fine shit

  ➔ Present perfect tense (informal)

  ➔ The use of "just" with the past participle "fucked" indicates an action completed in the immediate past.

• Can't even tell you what day it is

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of subject 'I')

  ➔ In conversational English, the subject "I" is frequently dropped at the start of the sentence: "(I) can't even tell..."

• I been in Turks so long, I love it here

  ➔ Present perfect continuous / State verb usage

  ➔ "I been" is a dialectal way of saying "I have been", indicating a state that began in the past and continues to the present.

• We sharin' women that I already fucked

  ➔ Past perfect tense

  ➔ The past perfect ("had" is implied before "fucked") describes an action finished before another action in the past.

• They wanna play Molly Santana

  ➔ Informal contraction 'wanna' (want to)

  ➔ "Wanna" is a common contraction of 'want to', used frequently in informal spoken English.