You Was Right – English Lyrics

• By: Lil Uzi Vert
• Album: Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Lil Uzi Vert's "You Was Right" to explore a compelling blend of raw emotion and modern hip-hop vernacular. This Metro Boomin-produced track offers a relatable narrative of regret and personal reflection within a relationship, set against a vibrant trap soundscape. Learning the lyrics provides insight into contemporary American slang and expressions of vulnerability and bravado, making it an engaging way to connect with the nuances of English in popular music. The song's introspective yet energetic style makes it a special piece for understanding the genre's evolution and Uzi's unique artistic voice.

[English]

Hit it from the back, watch a nigga bless you (bless you)

(If Young Metro don't trust you, I'm gon' shoot you)

Crying in my arms like a nigga wrecked you (wrecked you)

(Metro Boomin' want some more, nigga)

Yeah, alright, alright, alright

You was right (right), I was wrong (right)

Yeah, I should've never ever took her home (no)

Yeah, I should've just boned (what?)

Yeah, fantasy on my phone (yeah)

Yeah, hit it from the back, watch a nigga bless you (ayy)

Yeah, cryin' in my arms like a nigga wrecked you (ayy)

Talkin' 'bout a broken heart, runnin' to the restroom, yeah (what?)

Yeah, looked at my mama just like, we rich (yeah)

Looked at my bitch like, we rich

Said, we ain't got no minor setbacks (no)

Countin' all that money, told that nigga just to bet that

I, I know that you ain't got it, boy, why you ain't just say that? (Yeah)

They see I got that money, now his bitch like, "I said that" (yeah)

I don't pay that hoe no mind, I've been had that

When I, when I saw my girl, yeah, you know I had to bag that (yeah)

And before me, four niggas, yeah, they had that

Five niggas includin' me, I had to back-back

Try to diss me, I'll take it to your family (yeah)

I'll fuck your sister, then make sure that she vanish, yeah

Yeah, alright, alright, alright

You was right (right), I was wrong (right)

Yeah, I should've never ever took her home (no)

Yeah, I should've just boned (what?)

Yeah, fantasy on my phone (yeah)

Yeah, hit it from the back, watch a nigga bless you (ayy)

Yeah, cryin' in my arms like a nigga wrecked you (ayy)

Talkin' 'bout a broken heart, runnin' to the restroom, yeah (what?)

Even though we in the same room (shh)

You just locked the door, so I gotta text you (yeah, yeah)

Like, bae, unlock the door, I gotta use the restroom

Like, I don't want a war, I wanna caress you, yeah (yeah)

Yeah, alright, alright, alright

You was right (right), I was wrong (right)

Yeah, I should've never ever took her home (no)

Yeah, I should've just boned (what?)

Yeah, fantasy on my phone (yeah)

Yeah, hit it from the back, watch a nigga bless you (ayy)

Yeah, cryin' in my arms like a nigga wrecked you (ayy)

Talkin' 'bout a broken heart, runnin' to the restroom, yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bless /blɛs/ B1	verb - to confer prosperity or happiness upon
wreck /rɛk/ B1	verb - to destroy or ruin
bone /boʊn/ B2	verb - to have sexual intercourse with
fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ B1	noun - a fanciful or unrealistic idea
rich /rɪtʃ/ A2	adjective - having a lot of money or assets
setback /ˈsɛtˌbæk/ B2	noun - a reversal or check in progress
bet /bɛt/ A2	verb - to gamble or wager
hoe /hoʊ/ B2	noun - a disparaging term for a woman, often implying promiscuity
bag /bæɡ/ A2	verb - to acquire or secure something
diss /dɪs/ B2	verb - to disrespect or insult
vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/ B1	verb - to disappear suddenly
caress /kəˈrɛs/ B2	verb - to touch or stroke gently and lovingly
minor /ˈmaɪnər/ A2	adjective - lesser in importance or seriousness
count /kaʊnt/ A1	verb - to enumerate or tally
include /ɪnˈkluːd/ A2	verb - to contain or comprise as part of a whole

Key Grammar Structures

• You was right (right), I was wrong (right)

  ➔ subject‑verb agreement (past simple)

  ➔ The verb "was" is used with the subject "you". In standard English the correct form is "were": "You **"were"** right".

• I should've never ever took her home

  ➔ modal perfect (should have + past participle)

  ➔ After the modal "should've" the verb must be in the past participle form. The correct phrase is "should've **"taken"**" not "took".

• Hit it from the back, watch a nigga bless you

  ➔ imperative + bare infinitive

  ➔ The clause "watch a nigga bless you" uses the bare infinitive "watch" after a command. It means "(you should) **"watch"**".

• Talkin' 'bout a broken heart, runnin' to the restroom, yeah

  ➔ present participle used as gerund (dropping -g)

  ➔ The forms "Talkin'" and "runnin'" are present participles with the final "g" omitted, functioning as nouns/gerunds.

• I don't pay that hoe no mind

  ➔ double negative

  ➔ The sentence contains two negatives "don't" and "no". In standard English only one negative is needed: "I **"don't"** pay that hoe any mind".

• When I saw my girl, yeah, you know I had to bag that

  ➔ past simple + past obligation (had to)

  ➔ "had to" expresses an obligation that existed in the past. Here it means "I **"had to"** bag that" (I was obliged to take it).

• Try to diss me, I'll take it to your family

  ➔ imperative + future simple (will)

  ➔ "Try to diss me" is an imperative. The speaker threatens with a future action: "I **"will"** take it to your family".

• I'll fuck your sister, then make sure that she vanish, yeah

  ➔ verb pattern: make sure + bare infinitive

  ➔ "make sure" is followed by the bare infinitive "vanish". The structure means "ensure that she **"vanish"**".

• Even though we in the same room (shh)

  ➔ zero copula (omission of "be")

  ➔ The verb "are" is omitted after "we". The full form would be "we **"are"** in the same room".

• You just locked the door, so I gotta text you

  ➔ colloquial "gotta" = have to

  ➔ "gotta" is an informal contraction of "got to" (or "have got to"), meaning "must". The sentence means "I **"have to"** text you".