For the Girlfriends
Kendrick Lamar Lyrics

Abba Zabba
We are entering the studio to do what we excel at, you know?

You know we get in the studio and do what we do best, you know?
We are entering the studio to do what we excel at, you know?

Beautiful shit
We are creating something truly exceptional

But this time around I want to do something different homeboy
However, this time, I aim to create something unique, my friend

You feel me my nig'?
Do you understand what I'm saying, my friend?

Hop on them keys real quick my nig'
Quickly start playing the piano, my friend

Play some shit that my girlfriend will like
Perform a melody that will resonate with my girlfriend's taste

I ain't tryna entertain these other hoes tonight
I have no intention of captivating the attention of other women tonight

Check me out, she say she love it when it sounds like this
Listen to this, she expresses her adoration for music with this particular vibe

She tell me Kendrick, put it down like this
She requests me, Kendrick, to create music like this

When I listen I want to close my eyes and feel your lips
When I listen, I desire to immerse myself and experience your words intimately

Let your lyrics wrap/rap around me and grab my hips
Allow your lyrics to envelop and excite me

So enticing, on point like the helmet of a viking
It's incredibly captivating, precise like a Viking's helmet

Kicking up dust like I'm hiking
Creating a buzz and excitement like hiking through dusty trails

I ain't calling a woman a bitch on this one
In this song, I'm not referring to women disrespectfully

I be calling my woman so I can get some
I'm contacting my significant other to engage in intimate activities

She fresh off work and Lord knows it was hard
She recently finished work, and it was undoubtedly challenging

She take off her shirt and Lord knows that I'm hard
She removes her shirt, and it arouses me

Composing myself, tryna remain content
I'm attempting to maintain composure and satisfaction

She had a long day and plus I know she want to vent
She had a tiring day, and I understand she desires to express her frustrations

Now she can talk about her boss and I can give advice
She can discuss her boss, and I can offer guidance

Or she can take the panties off and I can eat the pie
Alternatively, she can remove her underwear, and I can engage in oral pleasure

Fuck that, option number deuce
Disregard that, let's go with option number two

On the kitchen table while I play this tune, you know why?
Engaging in sexual activity on the kitchen table while I play this melody, do you understand the reason?

Look, we be in the car bumping my latest jam
Listen, while in the car, we play my newest track loudly

I recorded at the studio around 10 P. M.
I recorded it at the studio around 10 PM

It's a club banger, catchy hooks and 808s
It's a song that will be a hit in clubs, with memorable hooks and prominent bass beats

I even threw a bridge on it just to play it safe
To be cautious, I included a bridge section in the song

The first eight bars she loving the track
During the initial eight bars, she is fond of the song

Even rewinding it back soon as the beat drop
She even rewinds the song as soon as the beat kicks in

The way she react, she like that's hot
Her reaction demonstrates her appreciation of the music

Till I start talking how many hoes I got
However, when I begin discussing the number of women I've been with

How many I've fucked, how many I've misled
The number of women I've had sexual relations with and deceived

Just to get a nut like a squirrel in pursuit of lunch, uh
Merely to satisfy my carnal desires, like a squirrel searching for food

Though I'm on some cliche rapper shit
Even though my lyrics adhere to the stereotypical rapper style

I know she thinking all my lyrics, they're accurate
I know she believes my lyrics to be truthful and genuine

She so cool though
Nevertheless, she remains calm and composed

Don't downplay it just to fuck up the mood yo
She doesn't dismiss it to ruin the atmosphere, you know?

She will still play it even though I sound rude yo
She will still listen to the song despite its explicit lyrics

And disregards to them provocative records, one thing that I do know
Despite disregarding provocative songs, there is one thing I know

This something that my girlfriend will like
This is something that my girlfriend will appreciate

I ain't tryna entertain them other hoes tonight
I have no desire to entertain other women tonight

I'm playing something that my girlfriend will like
I'm performing something that will resonate with my girlfriend's taste

Ne-ma-ne-ma-ne-ma-nem
Nem, my friend

Told you that my girlfriend would like...
I mentioned that my girlfriend would appreciate it...

...Other hoes tonight
...Not other women tonight

'Soul! (This shit my girlfriend will like too, haha)
Soul! (My girlfriend will appreciate this as well, haha)

(Kendrick, I got you)
(Kendrick, I understand your intentions)

This a great idea
This is a fantastic concept

This will be girlfriend joint right here
This will be a song that resonates with girlfriends

So I'ma kick the shit she like, it seem right
So I will create music that she enjoys, as it feels appropriate

Like a pair of jeans that fit tight around her cute booty
Similar to well-fitted jeans accentuating her attractive backside

I like to hold her from behind in line
I enjoy holding her from behind while waiting in line

At the movies, her body-language gets read
When we are at the movies, I interpret her body language

Like a ruby, cause she a work of art
Like a precious gemstone, as she is a masterpiece

No help from Julie, I'm a beast and she's such a beauty
Without assistance, I am an exceptional artist, and she is incredibly beautiful

I love her, she know that, I place no one above her
I love her, and she is aware of that, no one surpasses her in my eyes

Far from a narc but best under cover
Although I'm not a law enforcement informant, I excel in hidden actions

Kodak moment every time we in sync
Every time we are in harmony, it feels like a memorable moment

Like an ipod plugged to a usb
Similar to an iPod connected to a USB port

It's just you and me, I mean me and her
It is solely about you and me, or rather, me and her

I mean her and I, it's plain to see, affirmative
I mean, her and I, it's evident, affirmative

So if you ever need me, you know where Herbert is
If you ever require my presence, you know where to find me, Herbert

On her mind like she on mine, uh
Constantly on her mind, just like she is on mine, uh

Cause I ain't tryna entertain them other hoes tonight
Because I have no intention of captivating the attention of other women tonight

She do music too, this shit my girlfriend would write
She also creates music, and this song aligns with what my girlfriend would compose

If she was me talking bout her, dj...
If she were in my position, discussing herself, DJ...

Play some shit that my girlfriend will like
Perform a melody that will resonate with my girlfriend's taste

Cause I ain't tryna entertain them other hoes tonight
I have no intention of captivating the attention of other women tonight

She wrote some shit that my girlfriend would like
She composed something that my girlfriend would appreciate

Now I'm sure to get some cutty
Now I'm confident that I will engage in sexual activity