Way Out – English Lyrics

• By: Jack Harlow, Big Sean
• Album: Thats What They All Say

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the themes of ambition and success in Jack Harlow's "Way Out" featuring Big Sean. This track offers a glimpse into contemporary hip-hop culture and provides a great opportunity to learn the nuances of rhythm, wordplay, and storytelling in modern rap music.

[English]

(AMBIENCE)

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ THIS ---- IS A JAM, ---- IS A JAM ♪

♪ I CAN TELL WHO'S ON THE WAY OUT (WAY OUT) ♪

♪ TWENTY-FIVE SHOWS, CHECK THE PAY OUT ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOIN' HOME, I'MA STAY OUT (YEAH) ♪

♪ MUH------ HATE YOU WHEN THEY LOOKIN' FOR A WAY OUT (SHEESH) ♪

♪ I JUST SIT BACK AND LET IT PLAY OUT (LET IT PLAY NOW) ♪

♪ AND SHE GON' LET ME HIT IT ANY DAY NOW, OOH (DAY NOW, OOH) ♪

♪ WHAT YOU GON' SAY NOW? OOH ♪

♪ OH MY, EX GIRL GOT A BABY NOW, OOH ♪

♪ BUT SHE STILL LET ME STAY NOW, OOH (AH, AH) ♪

♪ I GOT A DALLAS AND AN H-TOWN BOO ♪

♪ GOT A BADDIE OUT IN CAPE TOWN, TOO (OOH, MM-MM-MM) ♪

♪ WHOLE GANG EATIN' STEAK HOUSE FOOD ♪

♪ GET THE CHECK, I AIN'T CHECKIN' WHAT IT CAME OUT TO (CHECK) ♪

♪ I TELL PROMOTERS, I DON'T TALK ABOUT THE MONEY ♪

♪ YOU KNOW WHO TO HAND THE ENVELOPE TO (THAT'S FACTS) ♪

♪ BIG JOHN GOT THE CASH AND HE BEEN THE GO-TO ♪

♪ HEARD THE BEAT, TOLD NICKIE, PUT IT IN THE PRO TOOLS ♪

♪ GOT A FOUNTAIN ON THE CHAIN AND IT'S INDIGO BLUE (GO BLUE) ♪

♪ MIGHT ---- AROUND AND GET A GOLD TOOTH ♪

♪ I'M A RESTAURANT-GOER, NEVER BEEN TO WHOLE FOODS ♪

♪ SHE GON' LISTEN TO THE SONG, SAY, THIS ---- A WHOLE MOOD ♪

♪ I'M IN THE MOUNTAINS OUT WEST ON A TOUR BUS ♪

♪ TEXTIN' THIS CHICK I USED TO MESS WITH (YEAH) ♪

♪ GOT HER IN THE BATH, DOIN' VIDEO SHOOTS ♪

♪ TRIED TO SEND ONE TO ME, BUT IT DIDN'T GO THROUGH (DAMN) ♪

♪ AND SHE GON' LET ME HIT IT ANY DAY NOW, OOH (AH) ♪

♪ WHAT YOU GON' SAY NOW? OOH ♪

♪ OH MY, MY EX GIRL GOT A BAE NOW, OOH ♪

♪ BUT SHE STILL LET ME STAY NOW, OOH ♪

♪ I CAN TELL WHO'S ON THE WAY OUT (WAY OUT) ♪

♪ TWENTY-FIVE SHOWS, CHECK THE PAY OUT ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOIN' HOME, I'MA STAY OUT ♪

♪ MUH------ HATE YOU WHEN THEY LOOKIN' FOR A WAY OUT (SHEESH) ♪

♪ I JUST SIT BACK AND LET IT PLAY OUT (LET IT PLAY NOW) ♪

♪ AND SHE GON' LET ME HIT IT ANY DAY NOW, OOH (OOH) ♪

♪ WHAT YOU GON' SAY NOW? OOH ♪

♪ OH MY, EX GIRL GOT A BABY NOW, OOH ♪

♪ BUT SHE STILL LET ME STAY NOW, OOH (WHOA, WHOA, YEAH) ♪

♪ I GET PAID TO DO ME, THAT'S A FACT CHECK (DAMN) ♪

♪ I RUN IT UP, THEN RETRACE MY LAST STEPS (FRRP) ♪

♪ I'M IN HER EARDRUMS TALKIN' 'BOUT ASSETS (YEAH) ♪

♪ “DO YOU WANNA━?” “YES, HOL' UP, I AIN'T EVEN ASK YET (HOL' UP) ♪

♪ SHE GOT HER HAIR DONE, SHE FINNA NEED IT REDONE (DAMN) ♪

♪ BOY, THAT ----- SO GOOD (SO GOOD) ♪

♪ STUCK IT IN, DAMN NEAR ALMOST MADE ME PRE---- (WOAH) ♪

♪ I LET HER GIVE ME SOME ADVICE LIKE I NEED SOME (LIKE I NEED SOME) ♪

♪ BOOKED UP, TELL A DUMB -----, READ SOME (-----, READ SOME) ♪

♪ I'M ANOINTED, I'M THE BOSS ♪

♪ I DONE CAME OUT OF POCKET SO MUCH (WOAH) ♪

♪ YOU THOUGHT THAT I WAS DISJOINTED (GOD) ♪

♪ THEY POINTED ME TOWARDS YA DISS ♪

♪ UM, I'M DISAPPOINTED (DISAPPOINTED) ♪

♪ MY EX TREAT ME LIKE I AIN'T THERE (THERE) ♪

♪ WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FEELINGS AND LOVE THAT WE STILL SHARE? (HUH?) ♪

♪ JUST LIKE THE GIRLS WHO GOT MY NAME TATTED AND COVERED UP ♪

♪ I KNOW DEEP DOWN, UNDER THE SURFACE IT'S STILL THERE, STILL THERE (YEAH) ♪

♪ AND SHE GON' LET ME HIT IT ANY DAY NOW, OOH ♪

♪ WHAT YOU GON' SAY NOW? OOH ♪

♪ OH MY, MY EX GIRL GOT A BABY NOW, OOH ♪

♪ BUT SHE STILL LET ME STAY NOW, OOH ♪

♪ I CAN TELL WHO'S ON THE WAY OUT ♪

♪ TWENTY-FIVE SHOWS, CHECK THE PAY OUT ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOIN' HOME, I'MA STAY OUT ♪

♪ MUH------ HATE YOU WHEN THEY LOOKIN' FOR A WAY OUT ♪

♪ I JUST SIT BACK AND LET IT PLAY OUT ♪

♪ AND SHE GON' LET ME HIT IT ANY DAY NOW, OOH ♪

♪ WHAT YOU GON' SAY NOW? OOH ♪

♪ OH MY, MY EX GIRL GOT A BAE NOW, OOH ♪

♪ BUT SHE STILL LET ME STAY NOW, OOH ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ SSHEW, SHE'S SO FINE ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

(MUSIC ENDS)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in a game or activity verb - to perform a piece of music
check /tʃɛk/ A2	verb - to examine or inspect noun - a bill in a restaurant
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to dislike intensely
pay /peɪ/ A2	verb - to give money for goods or services
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	noun - a performance or event
hit /hɪt/ B1	verb - to strike or make contact with
mood /muːd/ B1	noun - a temporary state of mind
promoter /prəˈmoʊtər/ B2	noun - a person who organizes events
envelope /ˈɛn.və.loʊp/ B2	noun - a flat paper container for a letter
asset /ˈæs.et/ B2	noun - a valuable thing or person
disappointed /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd/ B2	adjective - feeling sad or unhappy when expectations are not met
surface /ˈsɜːr.fəs/ B2	noun - the top layer of something
anointed /əˈnɔɪn.tɪd/ C1	adjective - chosen or blessed for a special purpose

Key Grammar Structures

• I ain't goin' home, I'ma stay out

  ➔ present continuous (negative) with colloquial contraction

  ➔ The word "ain't" is a colloquial negative form of "am not" used with the present continuous verb "goin'".

• She gon' let me hit it any day now

  ➔ "going to" future (informal "gon'")

  ➔ "gon'" is the slang contraction of "going to", expressing a future intention: "She will let me hit it".

• I can tell who's on the way out

  ➔ modal verb "can" + infinitive; relative clause with "who's"

  ➔ "can" shows ability: "I am able to tell"; "who's" is a contraction of "who is" introducing a relative clause.

• Check the payout

  ➔ imperative mood

  ➔ "Check" is a verb in the imperative, giving a direct command: "You should check the payout".

• I get paid to do me

  ➔ get‑passive construction (get + past participle)

  ➔ "get paid" means "be paid"; the verb "get" + past participle forms a passive meaning.

• She got her hair done, she finna need it redone

  ➔ "got + past participle" causative; "finna" = informal "going to" future

  ➔ "got her hair done" means she arranged for someone else to do it; "finna" is slang for "going to", indicating future intent.

• What you gon' say now?

  ➔ interrogative with informal future "gon'"

  ➔ "gon'" stands for "going to"; the sentence asks for the listener's future response: "What are you going to say?"

• I know deep down, under the surface it's still there

  ➔ present simple with adverb "still" indicating continuity

  ➔ "still" emphasizes that the situation remains unchanged: "it continues to be there".