The Motto
Drake Lyrics

I'm the fuckin' man, y'all don't get it, do you?
I'm a highly successful and powerful person and it seems like some people do not understand or acknowledge that.

Type of money, everybody acting like they knew you
When you have a lot of money, people tend to act familiar with you even if they do not actually know you.

Go Uptown, New York City, bitch
Let's travel and explore the Uptown district of New York City.

Them Spanish girls love me like I'm Aventura
Spanish girls are enamored with me much like how they love Aventura, the popular bachata band.

Tell Uncle Luke I'm out in Miami, too
Make sure to tell Uncle Luke that I am also in Miami.

Clubbing hard, fucking women, there ain't much to do
I am spending my time partying and having sex with women as there is really nothing else to do.

Wrist bling, got a condo up in Biscayne
I am wearing expensive and flashy jewelry, and I own a luxurious condo in Biscayne.

Still getting brain from a thang, ain't shit changed
I am still receiving oral sex from a woman, and my lifestyle has not changed despite my wealthy status.

How you feel, how you feel, how you feel?
I am curious about how you are feeling or what you are thinking in this moment.

25, sitting on 25 mill, uh
I am only 25 years old, but I already have a net worth of $25 million.

I'm in the building and I'm feeling myself
I am present and feeling very confident and self-assured.

Rest in peace, Mac Dre, I'ma do it for the Bay
I offer my respects to the late Mac Dre and I will continue to represent and support the Bay Area.

Okay, getting paid, we'll holler whenever that stop
I am making a lot of money and I will continue to enjoy it until it stops coming in.

My team good, we don't really need a mascot
My group is all good and we do not require a mascot to represent us.

Tell Tune, "Light one, pass it like a relay"
Please tell Tune to light a joint and pass it around like a relay.

YMCMB, you niggas more YMCA
Compared to my group YMCMB, you guys are more like a YMCA group, not as cool or successful.

Me, Franny, and Mally Mall at the crib-o
Franny, Mally Mall and I are hanging out at the crib (home).

Shout goes out to Niko, J and Chubbs, shouts to Gibbo
I am giving a shout-out to Niko, J and Chubbs, and also to Gibbo.

We got Santa Margherita by the liter
We have a liter of Santa Margherita wine.

She know even if I'm fucking with her, I don't really need her
Even if I am having sex with her, she knows that I do not really need her for anything else.

Aww, that's how you feel, man? That's really how you feel?
Oh, is that really how you are feeling? That is interesting to me.

'Cause the pimpin ice cold, all these bitches wanna chill
I am such a great pimp that all these women want to hang out with me and 'chill'.

I mean maybe she won't but then again maybe she will
It is possible that she will not want to hang out, but it is also possible that she will.

I can almost guarantee she know the deal, real nigga, what's up?
I am pretty sure that she understands what is going on between us. Are you with me, real nigga?

Now she want a photo, you already know, though
As expected, now she wants to take a photo with me.

You only live once, that's the motto, nigga, YOLO
The motto is 'you only live once', which is why we should live our lives to the fullest. YOLO, man!

And we 'bout it every day, every day, every day
We are always ready and down for anything, every single day.

Like we sittin on the bench, nigga, we don't really play
We are just hanging out, not really doing anything productive, like we are sitting on a bench not playing in a game.

Every day, every day, fuck what anybody say
Every single day, we do not care what anyone else thinks or says.

Can't see 'em 'cause the money in the way, real nigga, what's up?
We cannot even see them because we have so much money blocking our view. Are you with me, real nigga?

One, time? Fuck one time
Are you asking for just one time? Fuck that, let's do it multiple times.

I'm calling niggas out like the umpire
I am calling out my rivals and enemies like an umpire during a baseball game.

Seven, grams in the blunt
There are seven grams of marijuana in the joint that we are smoking.

Almost drowned in her pussy so I swam to her butt
I almost suffocated while performing oral sex on her and had to quickly move to her butt instead.

It's Eastside, we in this bitch
We are currently in the eastern side of town and fully engaged into whatever is happening here.

Wish a nigga would, like a tree in this bitch
I dare someone to try me or mess with me, like a tree daring someone to try and chop it down.

And if a leaf fall put some weed in that bitch
If something goes wrong or a problem arises, I suggest we all smoke some weed to calm down.

That's my MO, add a B to that shit
That is how I operate - add a B to any MO (Modus Operandi, meaning mode of operation) to make it my own unique way of doing things.

I'm fucked up, tore down
I am heavily intoxicated or under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

I'm twisted, door knob
I am twisted or messed up, like a door knob that is not functioning properly.

Talk stupid? Off with your head
If anyone speaks foolishly or unintelligently, they will be punished or silenced.

Nigga, money talks, and Mr. Ed, yeah
Money is the key to success and gets people to listen, even more than a talking horse like Mr. Ed.

I'm so Young Money
I am so successful and wealthy that I represent the Young Money brand and lifestyle.

Got a drum on the gun, Energizer bunny
My gun has a large magazine or drum and can fire for a long time, like the Energizer bunny keeps going and going.

Funny how honey ain't sweet like sugar
It is ironic how women are not always as sweet or kind as sugar, even if they are called honey.

Ain't shit sweet? Niggas on the street like hookers
Nothing is really easy or sweet in this life. We, men on the street, are like prostitutes or hustlers trying to make it.

I tongue kiss her other tongue
I am passionately making out with her and exploring her mouth with my tongue.

Skeet skeet skeet, water gun
I am ejaculating rapidly and powerfully, like a water gun shooting in spurts.

Oh my God, Becky, look at her butt! Tunechi
A reference to the famous line 'oh my God, Becky, look at her butt', followed by the nickname Tunechi for Lil Wayne.