WWYD? – English Lyrics

• By: DRAM

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of DRAM's "WWYD?" and explore a song that uses relatable questions about loyalty and love to create a powerful emotional experience. You'll learn how to express deep feelings and important life questions through music, making it an excellent track for language learners to connect with authentic emotional expression in English.

[English]

Ooh, if you got a check in your name for a hundred thousand dollars

Honestly, what would you do? (what would you do?)

Ooh, what would you do? (what would you do?)

Ooh, if you got that check in your name

Would you try to

Fix everyone's problems with dollars

'Cause, what's it to you? (what's it to you?)

What's it to you? (aye)

Now, I'ma start this off sayin' a hundred racks (hundred racks)

Doesn't mean you rich, please know this as a fact (that's a fact)

I would say what somebody that had told me that (told me that)

And if they did, I'm sorry for opposin' that (damn)

What would you do is what I'm askin' since you know it all, right?

You sayin', "Save," but really wanna blow it all on Fortnite

You really want a chain, don't you?

And a Rollie

Vacation, first class for you and the homies

Bitch, blow it all on Mars, you go broke like that (like that)

They only help out to help smoke your pack (get back)

If everybody eats, if everybody works

I don't want you on the streets

But at least meet me on the curb, man

And they gon' say, "We," to include themselves

Go on all types of rants, tryna prove themselves

Put 'em on pause, stop that shit from goin' on

If they show you empty pockets, you gon' break them niggas off?

Ooh, if you got a check in your name for a hundred thousand dollars

Honestly, what would you do? (what would you do?)

Ooh, what would you do? (what would you do?)

Ooh, if you got that check in your name

Would you try to

Fix everyone's problems with dollars

'Cause, what's it to you? (what's it to you?)

What's it to you? (aye)

Now, let me tell you this lil' story 'bout mine ('bout mine)

Towards Summer '15, one month, start of July (July)

I got me a check just short of 150 (150)

Or north of 130 (what?)

Over one-thousand Benjie's

Yeah, I threw my momma I think like twenty-five

Fuck them college loans, 'cause twenty-two isn't right

Twenty-five in Airbnb alone, that's no lie (damn)

But, I still had to provide

Plus, I had paid all my dealer's best (dealer's best)

Who let me slide? 'Cause it be's like that (be's like that)

ATM knows when your card get turned off

When I had a job, I would not save it all

I was still drivin' on E, no gas (no gas)

Nothing but lint in my jeans, low cash

Hadn't seen a bank in like fifty-eleven years (seven)

Seven of us front the stove, sharin' one forty ounce here

Straight outta no cash and boom, oh my

Sunshine my forecast, brighten my skies

I tried to make it flip, like old metal gym years

Still know how I went, thank God I'm still rich

Ooh, if you got a check in your name for a hundred thousand dollars

Honestly, what would you do?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
check /tʃek/ A2	noun - a slip of paper that orders a bank to pay money
dollars /ˈdɑːlər/ A2	noun - the basic monetary unit of the United States
problems /ˈprɑːbləmz/ A2	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.
rich /rɪtʃ/ B1	adjective - having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy.
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to keep and store for future use
blow /bloʊ/ B1	verb - to spend money extravagantly
vacation /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ B1	noun - an extended period of leisure and recreation
broke /broʊk/ B1	adjective - having no money
provide /prəˈvaɪd/ B2	verb - to make something available to someone
streets /striːts/ A2	noun - public roads in a town or city
rants /rænts/ B2	noun - a long, angry speech
pause /pɔːz/ B1	verb - to stop temporarily
pockets /ˈpɑːkɪts/ A2	noun - small bags sewn into clothing
forecast /ˈfɔːrkæst/ B2	noun - a prediction of the weather
brighten /ˈbraɪtn/ B2	verb - to make or become brighter
flip /flɪp/ B1	verb - to turn over quickly

Key Grammar Structures

• Ooh, if you got a check in your name for a hundred thousand dollars Honestly, what would you do?

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical Situation)

  ➔ This structure ("If + simple past, would + base verb") is used to talk about unreal or hypothetical situations in the present or future, and their imaginary results. Here, "if you **got**" (simple past) leads to "what **would you do**?" (would + base verb).

• Now, I'ma start this off sayin' a hundred racks Doesn't mean you rich, please know this as a fact

  ➔ Phrasal Verb "start off" + Gerund

  ➔ The phrasal verb "**start off**" means to begin an action or process. When followed by another verb, that verb is often in the gerund form (e.g., "**sayin'**" / "saying"). "I'ma" is a colloquial contraction of "I am going to."

• What would you do is what I'm askin' since you know it all, right?

  ➔ Noun Clause as Subject Complement + Conjunction "since"

  ➔ The phrase "**What would you do**" functions as a noun clause, acting as the subject complement after the verb "is". The conjunction "**since**" introduces a reason or cause, meaning "because" or "given that".

• You sayin', "Save," but really wanna blow it all on Fortnite

  ➔ Colloquial Present Continuous + Phrasal Verb "blow it all"

  ➔ "You **sayin'**" is a colloquial contraction of "You are saying," used to describe an ongoing or habitual action/claim. The phrasal verb "**blow it all**" means to spend all of one's money quickly and often recklessly.

• If everybody eats, if everybody works I don't want you on the streets But at least meet me on the curb, man

  ➔ First Conditional + Imperative

  ➔ The first conditional ("If + present simple, present simple/imperative") describes a real or possible situation and its likely result or a command. Here, "**If everybody eats, if everybody works**" sets the condition, followed by a statement and an imperative command ("**meet me on the curb**").

• If they show you empty pockets, you gon' break them niggas off?

  ➔ First Conditional (colloquial "gon'") + Phrasal Verb "break off"

  ➔ This is a first conditional sentence ("If + present simple, future simple") discussing a possible future event and its consequence. "**Gon'**" is a colloquial contraction of "going to". The phrasal verb "**break them off**" means to give someone a portion of something, typically money.

• Yeah, I threw my momma I think like twenty-five / Fuck them college loans, 'cause twenty-two isn't right

  ➔ Colloquial Verb "throw" (to give money) + Causal Conjunction "cause"

  ➔ In this context, "I **threw my momma**" is an informal, colloquial expression meaning "I gave my mother money". "**Cause**" is a shortened, informal form of "because," used to introduce a reason.

• Who let me slide? 'Cause it be's like that (be's like that)

  ➔ Causative Verb "let" + Colloquial Expression "it be's like that"

  ➔ The causative verb "**let**" means to allow or permit someone to do something; here, "**let me slide**" means allowing the speaker to avoid consequences. "**It be's like that**" is a non-standard, colloquial expression for "that's how it is" or "it is often like that," implying a common or unavoidable situation.

• I was still drivin' on E, no gas / Nothing but lint in my jeans, low cash

  ➔ Idiomatic Expressions (Metaphorical Language)

  ➔ "**Drivin' on E**" is an idiom meaning driving with very little fuel left, the fuel gauge being on "E" (empty). "**Nothing but lint in my jeans**" is another idiom meaning having no money at all, as lint is typically the only thing found in empty pockets.

• I tried to make it flip, like old metal gym years / Still know how I went, thank God I'm still rich

  ➔ Idiomatic Phrasal Verb "make it flip"

  ➔ "**Make it flip**" is an idiomatic expression, often used in business or finance, meaning to invest something (like money) and quickly increase its value or generate a profit from it.