Ten Toes Down (TTD) – English Lyrics

• By: Nav

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of loyalty and resilience in Nav's "Ten Toes Down (TTD)." This song is a great entry point into the slang and themes of modern hip-hop, particularly the Toronto scene. Through its lyrics, you can learn about expressions of commitment and the challenges of newfound fame, all set to a distinctive atmospheric beat that makes the language memorable and impactful.

[English]

Yeah I took a couple of L's so you know I'm on the road now

Keep a bad ass bitch and she always stays ten toes down

Is you really riding, girl you know I gotta know now

And I keep a couple of hitters with me, always stay ten toes down

Ten toes down

Ten toes down

Ten toes down

Ten toes down

Is you really riding, girl you know I gotta know now

Sometimes that's how it goes

Took a couple of L's, so you know I am on the road, I am all alone

Call my shawty, yea she down to roll (uh)

My bitch inspirational, her pussy sensational, there ain't no replacing her

Bitches ain't real enough. She peeling a backwood up. She fill it with stinky stuff

Put the work in the truck in the spare tire

Your daddy won't know that it's there shawty. You asking why I'm paranoid shawty

Because in the six they ain't playing fair shawty

In the club you won't see me there shawty

Because niggas want know my when and where shawty

So you know I gotta be prepared shawty

All I really know is you down for me?

Yeah I took a couple of L's so you know I'm on the road now

Keep a bad ass bitch and she always stays ten toes down

Is you really riding, girl you know I gotta know now

And I keep a couple of hitters with me, always stay ten toes down

Ten toes down

Ten toes down

Ten toes down

Ten toes down

Is you really riding, girl you know I gotta know now

Gotta know now, gotta know now

You see me getting money now you wanna be my bro now

You wanna sip of lean, and you want smoke dope now

Where yo ass was at when I was calling, car broke down? (broke down)

Now you wanna use my name so you can get hoes now

Now you jumping on the bus want to see shows now

I heard you started rapping, now you want to spit flows now

Used to be my dog but now you acting like a hoe now

You the type to make me change the numbers to my phones now

Yeah I took a couple of L's so you know I'm on the road now

Keep a bad ass bitch and she always stays ten toes down

Is you really riding, girl you know I gotta know now

And I keep a couple of hitters with me, always stay ten toes down

Ten toes down

Ten toes down

Ten toes down

Ten toes down

Is you really riding, girl you know I gotta know now

Ten toes down

Ten toes down

Is you really riding, girl you know I gotta know now

Key Grammar Structures

• Yeah I took a couple of L's so you know I'm on the road now

  ➔ Past Simple + Causal Conjunction ('so')

  ➔ "took" shows completed past actions ('L's' = losses); "so" introduces the consequence.

• Is you really riding

  ➔ Non-standard Subject-Verb Agreement

  ➔ "Is" instead of "Are" used informally with "you" (standard: "Are you riding?").

• she always stays ten toes down

  ➔ Adverb of Frequency + Verb

  ➔ "always" modifies "stays" to express consistent action.

• I heard you started rapping

  ➔ Reporting Verb + Past Simple

  ➔ "heard" (reporting verb) introduces second-hand information; "started" shows completed past action.

• Where yo ass was at when I was calling

  ➔ Past Continuous + Colloquial Omission

  ➔ "was calling" (Past Continuous) emphasizes duration; omission of auxiliary verb ("were") in "Where were you?").

• Because in the six they ain't playing fair

  ➔ Slang Contraction ('ain't')

  ➔ "ain't" replaces "aren't/isn't" in casual speech.

• Put the work in the truck in the spare tire

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ Base form "Put" gives direct command/instruction.

• Now you wanna use my name

  ➔ Colloquial Contraction + Change Over Time

  ➔ "wanna" = "want to" (casual speech); "now" contrasts with past behavior.