Ride for Me – English Lyrics

• By: YFN Lucci, Yungeen Ace
• Album: 650Luc: Gangsta Grillz

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic and emotional journey with "Ride for Me" by YFN Lucci and Yungeen Ace. This powerful hip-hop ballad offers a rich vocabulary for expressing feelings of love, betrayal, and questioning commitment, making it an excellent resource for learning everyday English in a heartfelt context. Its relatable themes and clear narrative provide a unique opportunity to grasp colloquialisms and emotional nuances often found in contemporary rap music.

[English]

Look

I ain't gon' block the way I'm feeling

You know what I'm sayin'

I just, I just

Girl, you promised me you'd stay, but you lied to me

Why you left my side when you 'posed to been ridin' for me?

You say you don't want no temporary, well, your time funny

And it was love at first sight, but now my love runnin'

Girl, you promised me you'd stay, but you lied to me

Why you left my side when you 'posed to been ridin' for me?

You say you don't want no temporary, well, your time funny

And it was love at first sight, but now my love runnin'

Uh, told me you would stay but you left, can't explain how I felt

Gave you all my heart, you ran and took what was left

I never thought we'd fall apart, I thought this shit was to death

All that fuckin' after arguin', girl, I thought we was better

I bought you ice, I hope it melt, so many nights that I ain't slept

Think about you bitin' on your lip, huh

Thinkin' 'bout you, I don't know how I'm gon' live, yeah

Girl, you got me scarred, I don't know how it's gon' heal, yeah

Hey, unconditional, huh

Love what you told me, but you didn't do it

I never ever trolled to go against you

Only God knows what we been through

Some shit that you say, you gotta stick to

Girl, you promised me you'd stay, but you lied to me

Why you left my side when you 'posed to been ridin' for me?

You say you don't want no temporary, well, your time funny

And it was love at first sight, but now my love runnin'

Girl, you promised me you'd stay, but you lied to me

Why you left my side when you 'posed to been ridin' for me?

You say you don't want no temporary, well, your time funny

And it was love at first sight, but now my love runnin'

I caught you red-handed, I can see the proof

After all that time we wasted, look what we been through

One minute we doin' good, next minute we fightin' 'up out the blue

I'm crushed from all this pain I had built inside, look me in my eyes

Girl, in our state you 'posed to clutch that iron

Shoot back, bullets flyin'

Startin' to regret all this shit, wish I can press rewind

Thirty bands up on my wrist, now it's gon' cost my time

Said you want to hear from me, wouldn't let 'em take what's mine

All that shit done scarred my heart, it ain't no healing me

You gon' remember all that shit that you had did to me

Feeling like you doin' it on purpose, happening sequentially

You ain't showin' the right actions, wanna be with me

You promised me you'd stay, but you lied to me

Why you left my side when you 'posed to been ridin' for me?

You say you don't want no temporary, well, your time funny

And it was love at first sight, but now my love runnin'

Girl, you promised me you'd stay, but you lied to me

Why you left my side when you 'posed to been ridin' for me?

You say you don't want no temporary, well, your time funny

And it was love at first sight, but now my love runnin'

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to tell an untruth; to state something false
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a particular place or condition
left /lɛft/ A2	verb - to depart from a place; past tense of leave adjective - remaining; not used or taken
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to travel on or in a vehicle, animal, or other conveyance
temporary /ˈtɛmp(ə)rəri/ B1	adjective - lasting only for a short period; not permanent
funny /ˈfʌni/ A2	adjective - causing laughter or amusement; odd or unusual
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot noun - a short period of continuous activity
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the centre of emotions
scar /skɑːr/ B2	noun - a mark left on the skin after a wound has healed verb - to mark the skin with a permanent or lasting injury
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - to become healthy again; to cure a wound or illness
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering or discomfort
proof /pruːf/ B1	noun - evidence or argument establishing a fact or the truth of a statement
crush /krʌʃ/ B2	verb - to press or squeeze with force; to destroy by compression noun - a strong feeling of romantic attraction, especially in its early stages
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B2	verb - to feel sorrow or remorse for something that has happened or been done
rewind /riːˈwaɪnd/ C1	verb - to wind back to an earlier point, especially on a recording or video
bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ B1	noun - a small metal projectile fired from a gun
iron /ˈaɪən/ B1	noun - a strong, hard magnetic metal used in construction and manufacturing
wrist /rɪst/ B1	noun - the joint connecting the hand to the forearm
God /ɡɒd/ A1	noun - the supreme being worshipped in monotheistic religions

Key Grammar Structures

• Why you left my side when you 'posed to been ridin' for me?

  ➔ Ellipsis & Informal Verb Conjugation

  ➔ The sentence uses ellipsis, omitting 'are' and 'supposed' for a more conversational tone. 'Posed to been ridin'' is a colloquial contraction of 'supposed to have been riding'. This demonstrates a relaxed, informal register.

• I bought you ice, I hope it melt, so many nights that I ain't slept

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood (hope) & Non-Standard Verb Form ('ain't')

  ➔ The use of 'hope it melt' expresses a wish or desire, employing the subjunctive mood. 'Ain't' is a non-standard contraction of 'have not' or 'am not', common in informal speech and song lyrics.

• I never thought we'd fall apart, I thought this shit was to death

  ➔ Conditional Perfect (would have) & Colloquialism ('shit')

  ➔ 'We'd fall apart' is a contraction of 'we would fall apart', using the conditional perfect to express an unrealized possibility in the past. 'Shit' is used as an intensifier, a common colloquialism.

• All that fuckin' after arguin', girl, I thought we was better

  ➔ Intensifying Adverb ('fuckin') & Non-Standard Verb ('was')

  ➔ 'Fuckin'' is used as an intensifier, adding emphasis to 'arguin''. 'Was' is used instead of 'were', a common grammatical error in informal speech, particularly in certain dialects.