Lonely Road – English Lyrics

• By: Nines, M Huncho

Lyrics & Translation

This song is a perfect gateway into modern UK slang and urban storytelling. Listeners can learn contemporary British hip-hop vernacular, gain insight into the 'road' culture, and appreciate how the fusion of melodic hooks and raw lyrical flows defines the current London music landscape.

[English]

I'm

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going to see you tonight.

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>> [music]

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>> [ __ ] acting like they came [singing]

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and Zino record star money was up.

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Yeah.

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>> [music]

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>> I'm the engine of dreams still money

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machine still DRE [music] with his crony

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killing me.

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Frozen nachos here yet loading the P.

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Zino records.

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This [ __ ] is the life that [music] we

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don't verify yeah.

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Don't want to my whip to do a suicide

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yeah.

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>> [singing]

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>> This water on me buying stupid diamonds.

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Not twenties just to live this life

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[music] yeah. Lonely [singing]

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road lonely road

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I took to get where I am.

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>> [music]

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>> To get where I am.

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Lonely [singing]

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road lonely [music]

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road

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I took to get where I am.

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To get [music] where I am.

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Everything happens for a reason. Can't

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make everyone [music and singing] happy.

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I tried I couldn't please them my life

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like a roller coaster. She on my dick

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now [singing] but she used to give me

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the cold shoulder. Pray for [music] God

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could have been over. And I took a few

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[singing] L's but I told them like a

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soldier. The streets are so fake had to

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find out for myself cuz I was riding off

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of [ __ ] that [music and singing] won't

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ride off of their self. I wasted a

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couple mill but it's cool. I let that

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[ __ ] get [singing] back on me I feel

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like [music] a fool. I'm drained I got

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no more to give but they don't even see

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how I see it but it [music and singing]

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is what it is even though I'm living

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life like a boss. I'm winning now but I

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can't forget all them nights

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[singing and music] that I lost. Zino

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dying and I could have lost my mental.

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Don't want to vent just an instrumental

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it's nice. Lonely [music and singing]

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road lonely road

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I took to get where I am.

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>> [singing]

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[music]

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>> To get where I am.

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Lonely [singing] road lonely [music]

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road

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I took to get where I am.

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To get where I am.

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>> where I am.

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>> [music]

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[music]

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[music]

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>> Oh.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or companions; solitary
engine /ˈendʒɪn/ B1	noun - a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion; a driving force
verify /ˈverɪfaɪ/ B2	verb - to make sure or demonstrate that something is true, accurate, or justified
suicide /ˈsuːɪsaɪd/ B2	noun - the act of intentionally causing one's own death (also referring to custom car doors that open backwards, 'suicide doors')
reason /ˈriːzən/ A2	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
please /pliːz/ B1	verb - to cause feel happy and satisfied
roller coaster /ˈroʊlər koʊstər/ B1	noun - an amusement park ride; used metaphorically to describe a situation with wild fluctuations
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ A2	noun - the upper joint of each of a person's arms (here in the idiom 'cold shoulder' meaning deliberate unfriendliness)
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to address a solemn request or expression of thanks to a deity or object of worship
soldier /ˈsoʊldʒər/ A2	noun - a person who serves in an army; a brave or resilient person
fake /feɪk/ A2	adjective - not genuine; counterfeit, insincere
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use or expend careless, extravagantly, or to no purpose
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person
drained /dreɪnd/ C1	adjective - deprived of strength or vitality; extremely tired
boss /bɔːs/ A2	noun - a person who is in charge of a worker or organization; a powerful or influential person
win /wɪn/ A1	verb - to be successful or victorious in a contest or conflict
mental /ˈmentl/ B2	noun - slang for one's mental state, sanity, or peace of mind
vent /vent/ C1	verb - to express a strong emotion, such as anger or frustration, openly
instrumental /ˌɪnstrəˈmentl/ C1	noun - a piece of music performed only with instruments, without vocals