Sunshine – English Lyrics

• By: Tyga, Jhené Aiko, Pop Smoke

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartwarming story behind Tyga's "Sunshine," a nostalgic track featuring Jhené Aiko and the late Pop Smoke. This song offers a glimpse into early 2000s hip-hop culture while exploring themes of love and loyalty, making it a perfect way to learn about the language of relationships and musical tributes.

[English]

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Baby girl ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Sunshine. I could call you my baby boy ♪

♪ You could call me your baby girl ♪

♪ `Hit me up, we could spend time (let's spend) ♪

♪ Lately, you've been on my mind (yeah) ♪

♪ I know you wanna chill with a player (chill) ♪

♪ But all you gotta do is keep it real ♪

♪ with a player (keep it real) ♪

♪ Just answer your phone whenever I call (call) ♪

♪ Calm me down, pick me up, whenever I fall ♪

♪ I like 'em short and tall, slim and thick ♪

♪ I like 'em cute and sweet, ghetto and fit ♪

♪ Hop your ass in that Benz 'cause you like my style ♪

♪ You know me, I'd do anything to make you smile ♪

♪ I need a lady in the streets, sneaky link ♪

♪ Gotta watch how you move, what you get is what you see ♪

♪ Out of sight, out of mind, but I still adore you ♪

♪ Just hit me on the FaceTime, I never ignore you ♪

♪ You know pain is love, but my love is loyal (loyal) ♪

♪ I know you heard stories, ♪

♪ but that was before you (before you) ♪

♪ Can I CC and Christian Dior you? (Can I?) ♪

♪ You ain't worried about girls, 'cause you know this ♪

♪ all you (wait) ♪

♪ Sunshine (yuh), I could call you my baby boy (baby) ♪

♪ You could call me your baby girl (baby) ♪

♪ Maybe we could link tonight (let's link) ♪

♪ I could be your sunshine ♪

♪ I could call you my baby boy (my baby, uh-huh) ♪

♪ You could call me your baby girl (yeah) ♪

♪ Hit me up, we can spend time (spend time) ♪

♪ Baby, you've been on my mind ♪

♪ I know you wanna chill with a player ♪

♪ But all you gotta do is ♪

♪ keep it real with a player (baby, you've been on my mind) ♪

♪ Keep it real, ♪

♪ and maybe (maybe we can spend some time) (uh) ♪

♪ Look, I need that real love, ♪

♪ talkin' Bobby, Whitney (Whitney) ♪

♪ And I keep it with me ♪

♪ I don't got no girl, I'm picky (nah) ♪

♪ 'Cause I gotta know you with me (woo, woo) ♪

♪ 'Cause shit could get sticky (yeah) ♪

♪ That's why I keep a glizzy (glizzy) ♪

♪ Ridin' 'round through my city (city) ♪

♪ Just in case I see a Dizzy (Dizzy) ♪

♪ That bitch my everything (thing) ♪

♪ Dripped in Alexander Wang (Wang) ♪

♪ She come from a broken home (home) ♪

♪ Now she got the finer things ♪

♪ Small peanut butter ring ♪

♪ 11 karats on the ring ♪

♪ I spoil my bitch, ♪

♪ who said, "Love don't cost a thing?" (Thing, thing) ♪

♪ I saw you in front of the Louis store (store) ♪

♪ With your Louis fur (fur) ♪

♪ Coolin' with your girls (girls) ♪

♪ Honey blonde hair, thick thighs (thighs) ♪

♪ Nice hazel eyes (eyes) ♪

♪ Bag got Italian stitches (stitches) ♪

♪ You know how to pick it ♪

♪ So I hopped out the coupe (coupe) ♪

♪ And I hopped in pursuit (suit) ♪

♪ Like, it's big Papi Locsta ♪

♪ Mr. Spin-In-Rovers (rovers) ♪

♪ Look up, my face is on a poster (poster) ♪

♪ You don't got no ring, that's a sign (sign) ♪

♪ Baby, swing your nine ♪

♪ Sunshine (yeah), I could call you my baby boy (ah) ♪

♪ You could call me your baby girl (woo, woo) ♪

♪ Maybe we could link tonight (tonight) ♪

♪ I could be your sunshine (sunshine) ♪

♪ I could call you my baby boy (baby, uh-huh) ♪

♪ You could call me your baby girl (baby, yeah) ♪

♪ Hit me up, we can spend some time (spend time) ♪

♪ Lately, you've been on my mind ♪

♪ I know you wanna chill with a player ♪

♪ But all you gotta do is keep it real with a player ♪

♪ (Baby, you've been on my mind) ♪

♪ Keep it real, and (maybe we can spend some time) ♪

♪ I could be your sunshine ♪

♪ Let me light the way ♪

♪ I could be a brighter day ♪

And you'll be my sunshine

(music fades)

- What's going on everybody?

It's your boy Obasi J., and I'm with Mama Smoke

and we just wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you

thank you to Tyga for this opportunity to talk

with the fans, you know what I mean?

Like the music video is so fire, the song is fire.

We've been doing this for three years running

now since Pop has left us,

and we just wanna keep the legacy going,

me and my mom and working with the foundation,

and it's because of all of you.

You know what I'm saying that we've been able to continue

what we're doing, so shout out to Tyga for allowing Pop

to have a new breath, a new song to come out.

We are just so excited to be a part of this process.

So, much love and we thank you right?

- Thank you.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/ A2	noun - the light and warmth that come from the sun
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child noun - a term of endearment
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues; duration.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
player /ˈpleɪər/ B1	noun - a person who is skilled at a game or sport noun - a person who is skilled at manipulating others, especially in a romantic context.
real /riːl/ A2	adjective - actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or pretended.
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to (someone) on the telephone. verb - to utter a loud shout or cry. noun - a shout or cry
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection. verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
keep /kiːp/ A1	verb - to retain possession of; to hold
hair /hɛər/ A1	noun - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans and other mammals.
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next.
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town.

Key Grammar Structures

• I could call you my baby boy

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (could + infinitive) expressing possibility

  ➔ The modal "could" shows a possible action in the future.

• You could call me your baby girl

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (could + infinitive) for suggestion or possibility

  ➔ Here "could" is used to propose an alternative way of addressing the speaker.

• Just answer your phone whenever I call

  ➔ Imperative sentence + adverbial clause of time introduced by "whenever"

  ➔ "Whenever" introduces a condition of time meaning "each time that".

• I like 'em short and tall, slim and thick

  ➔ Parallel structure with coordinated adjectives; ellipsis of the noun "them"

  ➔ The adjectives "short", "tall", "slim", "thick" are linked in a parallel way, and "'em" stands for "them".

• I don't got no girl, I'm picky

  ➔ Double negative in informal speech; colloquial contraction "don't got" for "don't have"

  ➔ The phrase "don't got no" uses two negatives ("don't" + "no") to stress the lack of a girl.

• That's why I keep a glizzy

  ➔ "That's why" + clause expressing cause‑effect relationship

  ➔ "That's why" introduces a reason for the following action "I keep a glizzy".

• Let me light the way

  ➔ Causative verb "let" + object + bare infinitive (light) expressing permission or request

  ➔ "Let" is followed by the object "me" and the bare verb "light" to ask for permission.

• You'll be my sunshine

  ➔ Future simple with "will" (you will) expressing prediction or promise

  ➔ "You'll" is the contraction of "you will", indicating a future state: "you will be my sunshine".