Ho' is Short For Honey
88-Keys Lyrics

Have you heard the story (hey hey hey)
Did you hear about the man who had a plan to live stress-free and without any worries?

About a man
About the singer of this story

Who had a plan, a plan
Who had a specific plan in place to achieve a stress-free lifestyle

Oh to keep it moving (ah man living)
To always keep moving forward, living life to its fullest

Stress free, no he ain't trippin'
He's not worried or anxious about anything, living a stress-free life

Trippin' no more
He doesn't get upset or worry about anything anymore

I'll tell you how he do it (how he do it yeah)
I'll explain how he is able to live a stress-free life

Got to keep it to trill
He has to keep it real and honest with himself

No showin' love or affection
He avoids getting emotionally involved with anyone to keep a stress-free life

Learning from life's lessons(lessons)
He learns from his past experiences and tries to do better

Be different on the scene
He tries to stand out from the crowd and be unique

And you will truly see
By being different, he sees the world in a different way and others see him differently too

(ho, hey ho) do you remember me (oh oh)
The chorus is asking if the girl from his past remembers him

(ho, hey ho) I bet you don't, don't (hey hey)
He thinks the girl has forgotten about him and their relationship, hence the repetition of 'don't'

(ho. hey ho) It's just the pimp in me
He's using his 'pimp' persona to express his feelings of being forgotten

(ho, hey ho) a different me for you
He's changed since their relationship, and he's a different person now

Hey honey you remember me
He's directly addressing the girl he's talking to

I'm the one you burned to the third degree
He's referencing the hurt she caused him in the past

I'm the one you sent to the emergency
He's talking about a situation that required medical attention due to her actions

I'm the one you texted you it's urgent, please
He's recalling a time when she needed his help urgently

Call back
He's requesting a call back from her

And you reply, fall back
She's telling him to calm down or back off

With a bunch of L.O.L's
She's trying to laugh off the situation

You typed in all caps
She's emphasizing her point by typing in all capital letters

And I'm like all snapped
He's becoming frustrated with her behavior

Is this who I dealt with
He's questioning if this is the same person he used to know

Such immaturity on this slim pelvis
He's criticizing her childish behavior and lack of maturity

You split and shit I'm selfish
He's admitting to being selfish after their relationship ended

You head to the next dude crib, he felt it
She quickly moved on to another man after their relationship ended

He paid 40 bucks to the dick she sells it
She's making money by selling sexual favors to other men

And now he's irritated like hitch with the shellfish
The other man is upset, just like in a scene from the movie 'Hitch'

Tell this to wifey
He's talking to the other man's wife or girlfriend

We will never get married
He's telling her that they will never have a serious relationship

Cause I was running game like Larry to a bird
He's admitting to playing games with women, similar to how Larry Bird played basketball games

Who can score a lot of points
He's using a basketball metaphor to say that he can win over a lot of women

Watchin' while you was on my balls
He's revealing that she was trying to be with him while he was playing games with other women

While she go hard for the green like Celtics
She's trying to make money like the Boston Celtics basketball team

They say sticks and stones will break some bones
This line is referencing the old adage 'Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me'

But am I in the wrong
He's questioning if he's the one in the wrong for their past relationship

I piss come on
He's admitting that he gets angry

I bitch and moan
He's also admitting to complaining

But I won't call you a bitch in this song
He's clarifying that he won't insult her directly in the song

Cause you ain't feelin' that pain
He's saying that she won't understand how he feels

You play a lot of games
He's accusing her of playing games in their past relationship

So I call out your name
He's calling her out for her behavior

Like Paul revere
He's referencing a famous American patriot who warned of British invasions

For all to hear
He's making his message clear to everyone

But I had to chill on the curse,
He's toning down his language in order to get his song sampled and cleared for distribution

On this verse
He's specifically referring to this part of the song