6 Man – English Lyrics

• By: Drake
• Album: If You're Reading This It's Too Late

Lyrics & Translation

Explore '6 Man' to dive into the world of hip-hop vernacular and sports-related slang. This song is perfect for English learners interested in learning how metaphorical language is used in modern pop culture to describe one's professional success and identity.

[English]

Boomin' out in South Gwinnett like Lou Will

6 man like Lou Will, 2 girls and they get along like I'm...

Like I'm Lou Will, I just got the new deal

I am in the Matrix and I just took the blue pill

No ho shit, no fuckin' ho shit, just save that for your shit

I don't need no fuckin' body, I run my own shit

Like told yah, I thought I told yah, you didn't listen

Fieri, I'm in the kitchen, I'm a magician

I'm on it, I'm like Macgyver, I'm Michael Meyers

I kill careers and cut the lights off, this shit is frightenin'

I knew it would end up like this, I'm fuckin' psychic

Young but I'm makin' millions use to work the night shift

Work the night shift

Young but I'm makin' millions use to work the night shift

Work, work the night shift

Young but I'm gettin' every single motherfuckin' thing

I'm owed, you gotta know

I'm here to fuck with niggas souls, my heart is cold

It's prolly cause I'm from the snow, with all my woes

I know they wanna see me go, I'm on a roll

I mean I'm back on this again, I'm here again

You know the truth, this not pretend, I'm not your friend

Not your guy, I'm not your buddy, show no lovin'

I might go DeMarcus Cousins out in public

I mean I'm back on this again, I'm here again

I didn't do this fuckin' tape for CNN

I am not tryna win awards, that shit looked forced

It's nothin' like this

Young but I'm makin' millions use to work the night shift

Work the night shift

Young but I'm makin' millions use to work the night shift

Work, work the night shift

If you were worried about where

...

I've been or who I saw or

What club I went to with the homies

Baby don't worry, you know that you got me

I'm never worried about where

I'm at or who I saw or

What club I go to with the homies

Baby don't worry, I know that they got me

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Boomin' /ˈbuːmɪn/ B2	adjective - flourishing or making a loud, resonant sound
Matrix /ˈmeɪtrɪks/ C1	noun - an environment or material in which something develops
Magician /məˈdʒɪʃən/ B1	noun - a person who performs magic tricks
Frightenin' /ˈfraɪtnɪn/ B1	adjective - making someone feel afraid or anxious
Psychic /ˈsaɪkɪk/ C1	adjective - relating to or denoting faculties that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws
Millions /ˈmɪljənz/ A1	noun - the number equivalent to a thousand thousand
Owed /oʊd/ B1	verb - to have an obligation to pay or repay
Souls /soʊlz/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
Woes /woʊz/ C2	noun - things that cause sorrow or distress; troubles
Pretend /prɪˈtend/ A2	verb - to speak and act so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not
Public /ˈpʌblɪk/ A2	noun - ordinary people in general
Awards /əˈwɔːrdz/ A2	noun - prizes or other marks of recognition
Forced /fɔːrst/ B1	adjective - produced or maintained with effort; constrained
Worried /ˈwɜːrid/ A2	adjective - anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems
Homies /ˈhoʊmiz/ B2	noun - close friends from one's neighborhood

Key Grammar Structures

• I just got the new deal

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ The use of "just" with the Present Perfect indicates a very recent action that has current relevance.

• You didn't listen

  ➔ Past Simple (Negative)

  ➔ The auxiliary verb "did" + "not" is used to negate actions that took place in the past.

• I used to work the night shift

  ➔ Used to + Verb

  ➔ This structure is used to describe a past habit or state that is no longer true in the present.

• You gotta know

  ➔ Gotta (Have got to)

  ➔ An informal contraction of "have got to," expressing necessity or strong obligation.

• I'm tryna win

  ➔ Tryna (Trying to)

  ➔ Slang contraction of "trying to," used to express intention or ongoing effort.

• If you were worried

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical past state)

  ➔ Uses "were" instead of "was" in the conditional clause to establish a hypothetical situation.

• Baby don't worry

  ➔ Imperative (Negative)

  ➔ The use of "don't" + base verb to give a piece of advice or a request.

• You know that they got me

  ➔ Present Simple (Fact/Knowledge)

  ➔ Expresses a firm belief or established fact about a current situation.