Best Friend
50 Cent (Bulletproof) Lyrics

Yeah! It's my tape man, listen to my tape
The singer is telling the listeners that they should listen to his music.

If I was your best friend, I want you 'round all the time (I want you 'round me all the time)
The singer is expressing a desire to spend a lot of time with the person he is addressing, provided they were best friends.

Can I be your best friend, if you promise you'll be mine (Girl promise you'll be mine)
The singer is asking if he can be the person's best friend, on the condition that the person he is addressing promises to be his in return.

Please say he's just a friend (Uh huh) now girl let's not pretend (Come on)
The singer is asking the person he is addressing to confirm whether the person they are currently seeing is just a friend, and not pretending otherwise.

Either he is or he ain't your man (Ha Ha!) please say he's just a friend
The singer is asking the person he is addressing to clarify whether the person they are seeing is their man or just a friend, and hoping that it is the latter.

First we get the talkin, then we get the touchin
The singer is describing the typical progression of his romantic relationships, starting with talking and then moving on to physical intimacy.

If we get pass the phone games we'll be fuckin
The singer is expressing a desire to move past the games played during phone conversations and engage in sexual activity.

I kiss like the french therefore my tongue in your ear
The singer is boasting about his kissing skills, claiming that he kisses like the French, and describing his typical technique of placing his tongue in his partner's ear.

Do it like the dogs do it girl and pull on your hair
The singer is suggesting a sexual position where he pulls his partner's hair, comparing it to the behavior of dogs during mating rituals.

For me a different scenery just mean a different position
The singer is explaining that changing locations during sexual activity simply means trying out different positions.

In the tub or on the sink I improvise now listen
The singer is suggesting that he is willing to engage in sexual activity in unconventional places such as a bathtub or sink, and urging his partner to listen to his suggestions.

In the chopper or on the jet join the mile high club
The singer is suggesting that he and his partner engage in sexual activity while traveling on a private jet or helicopter, and become members of the so-called 'mile high club'.

I'm no fool I know money can't buy me love
The singer acknowledges that money cannot buy genuine love or affection.

But I'm a different type of nigga that make sure that you know
The singer is saying that he is a special type of person who ensures that his partner knows how he feels about them.

Instead of a rose, there's a hundred dozen of those
The singer is suggesting that he would not give just one rose as a romantic gesture, but would give hundreds of dozens instead.

See I see somethin special when I look in your eyes
The singer is saying that he sees something unique and precious when he looks at the person's eyes.

With your legs way back I see this pussy is mine
The singer is saying that he feels a sense of ownership towards his partner's genitalia when they are in a certain sexual position.

If you ain't sure when I'm talkin I don't tell you no lies
The singer is assuring the person he is addressing that he tells the truth when he speaks, and they can trust him.

But there's things that you say that have me wonderin why
The singer is admitting that there are things the person says that make him wonder why they do so.

When I don't say what I'm thinkin it don't mean that I'm shy
The singer is explaining that when he chooses not to say what he is thinking, it is not because he is shy, but due to other reasons.

Got on that shit you picked out for me that's why I'm so fly
The singer is suggesting that his fashionable appearance is due to the clothes picked out for him by the person he is addressing.

While you in your bubble bath I'll come wash on your back
The singer is suggesting that he is willing to take care of his partner by washing their back while they are taking a bubble bath.

When you puttin on your lotion I can help you with that
The singer is suggesting that he is willing to assist his partner with putting on lotion, presumably in an erotic manner.

I sit and think of things to say that may make you smile
The singer is saying that he takes time to come up with things to say that will bring a smile to his partner's face.

Or give you gifts from my heart to reflect my style
The singer is suggesting that he gives thoughtful gifts to his partner that reflect his individual sense of style and taste.

Or slang I use when we build may change how you talk
The singer is suggesting that his unique way of speaking may influence his partner's own speech patterns.

And if I'm focused while I'm strokin I could change how you walk
The singer is suggesting that his sexual technique is so effective that it could influence his partner's gait or manner of walking.

There's a swagger that you calm but when you come from New York
The singer is suggesting that his partner has a certain confidence and style that is characteristic of people from New York City.

I'm a hustler I just hustle in the things that I bought
The singer is saying that he is a hustler who is skilled at acquiring the things he wants.

Separate me from the rest, I feel like I'm the best
The singer is saying that he is different from others and considers himself to be superior or the 'best'.

If there's a price to pay for feelin you I pay that twice
The singer is suggesting that he is willing to pay a high price in order to experience the pleasure of being with the person he is addressing.

I'm as ghetto as it gets girl you know that's right
The singer is saying that he comes from a poor, urban background and sees himself as a quintessential representation of the ghetto lifestyle.

I ain't got nothin to hide baby I tell you my secrets
The singer is saying that he is an open book and has no secrets to hide from his partner.

'Fore you end up bein 'round long enough to peep shit
The singer is saying that he is willing to reveal his secrets to his partner upfront, before they have had a chance to observe him and discover them on their own.

I get closer to you, I mean closer than close
The singer is expressing a desire to become even more intimate with his partner, both physically and emotionally.

I get into you, after I take off my clothes
The singer is saying that he plans to become physically intimate with his partner after removing his clothing.

Girl I been into you, mentally long before
The singer is saying that he has been attracted to his partner for a long time, even before they became physically intimate.