Lyrics & Translation
Explore the provocative world of Jay Rock's "The Ways" featuring SiR, where you can dive into the nuances of West Coast hip-hop and decode the lyrical expressions of confidence and street life. This song offers a vivid snapshot of contemporary rap culture.
[English]
Wait, I understand the love, but I just wanted some freak shit. Like, I didn't want the... And the fingers don't countBitch, I know about you
Hanging with LaQuita brought the hoe up out you
And now you acting like you don't know about it
Look I ain't really tripping, want some more about you
Now wait a minute
Bitch, I know about you
Why you snitching when nobody know about it
That's the wrong way to try to go about it
They go take your ass out with no deposit
Now pay attention
And that's the way
Pussy on my hotline, that's the way
Plans on my trap phone that's the way
Numbers in my paper bag, that's the way
She gon' pop bottles, that's fo sho
When we roll up, she roll up, that's fo sho
She love ridin' high, sittin' low, that's fo sho
Don't matter where we go
Fo sho
I know you heard about me
Walk mellow talk mellow, plus I'm quiet as fuck
My exterior composed, but inside I'm a nut
And after drinks and a blunt, I'm redesigning your strut
Got you rewinding and take, wiling and smiling and such
Keep your vagina in touch, dialing my line in a cut
This hydrophonic and got you hot with the bottles and bubs
On top of that, this dick and dollars done got you in love
Now wait a minute
That's the way
Pussy on my hotline, that's the way
Plans on my trap phone, that's the way
Numbers in my paper bag, that's the way
She gon' pop bottles, that's fo sho
When we roll up, she roll up, that's fo sho
She love ridin' high, sittin' low, that's fo sho
Don't matter where we go
Fo sho
Big money, all hunnids
How you want it, we can run it
Ten boppers, they swing
Drop it low, do your thang, do your thang
Big money, all hunnids
How you want it, we can run it
Ten boppers, they swing
Drop it low, do your thang, do your thang
That's the way
Pussy on my hotline, that's the way
Plans on my trap phone that's the way
Numbers in my paper bag, that's the way
She gon' pop bottles, that's fo sho
When we roll up, she roll up, that's fo sho
She love ridin' high, sittin' low, that's fo sho
Don't matter where we go
Fo sho
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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Wait, I understand the love, but I just **wanted** some freak shit.
➔ Simple Past
➔ The verb "wanted" is in the simple past, showing a completed desire in the past.
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Bitch, I **know** about you
➔ Simple Present
➔ "Know" is in the simple present, used for a factual, ongoing state.
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Why you **snitching** when nobody **know** about it
➔ Present Participle (gerund) after 'why'; Subject‑verb agreement error (slang)
➔ "snitching" is a present participle used as a verb after "why", and "know" should be "knows" for third‑person singular, but the slang drops the -s.
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**Now pay attention**
➔ Imperative Mood
➔ "Pay" is used in the imperative form, giving a direct command to the listener.
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I **ain't** really **tripping**
➔ Negative contraction (informal) + Present Participle
➔ "Ain't" is an informal negative contraction for "am not", and "tripping" is a present participle describing a continuous state.
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Got you **rewinding** and **smiling** and such
➔ Causative ‘got’ + object + verb‑ing
➔ "Got" + object + verb‑ing shows that the subject causes the object to perform the action ("rewinding", "smiling").
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**Don't matter** where we go
➔ Subject ellipsis in a negative clause
➔ The full form would be "It doesn't matter where we go"; the dummy subject "it" is omitted, a common colloquial device.
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**Drop** it low, **do** your thang, **do** your thang
➔ Imperative verbs (repetition for emphasis)
➔ "Drop" and "do" are imperative forms; repeating "do your thang" adds emphasis and rhythmic drive.
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**How** you want it, we can **run** it
➔ Embedded question + modal verb
➔ "How" introduces an embedded question; "can" is a modal verb expressing ability or permission for "run".
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She **love** ridin' high, sittin' low, that's fo sho
➔ Verb + gerund complement (colloquial present)
➔ "Love" is followed by the gerund "ridin'"; in slang the -ing is shortened, but the structure is verb + gerund to describe an ongoing preference.
