Who I Am
Mario feat. Tyrese Lyrics


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intro
yes nyah cool nuh iyah, who am i, just the girls dem sugar
(alright), hear yah nuh

chorus

zim zimma, who got the keys to my bimmer who am i
the girls dem sugar. how can i, make love to a fellow?
in a rush, pass mi the keys to my truck who am i,
the girls dem luck. and i and i will make love to precious

verse 1
yu ever buck a gal weh deep like a bucket draw fi yuh needle
an yuh needle can't stitch it draw fi yuh axe
and like a cow yuh all a chop it draw fi yuh pick axe
and like a rung yuh all a dig it is like a riverside
upon di banking yuh tek it is like a bicycle so yuh hold it
and dash it now yuh wash it so yuh crash it
she a tell yuh seh yuh crabbit gal
she a beg yuh and a bawl seh fi stop it
bad man plug in and mi a move off a electric is like a basket ball
she tek time out fi vomit unuh listen to mi style
an unuh listen to mi lyrics a beenie man deh yah a drop it(a seh)

chorus


verse 2
but anything she wants
i will give it unto she
i can't believe the day mi friend dem tell me
dat she flee i don't believe it's angry
and i don't' believe it's grief
i don't believe it's susan
or the other girls i breed
the love for me she have
that is the only thing i need
i don't think den right now
just to lose my main squeeze oh guantamena,
yuh a killer gal di way yuh have
mi body under pressure man
see yuh body all a kill mosquito
hold yuh body right just fi know yuh got di power

chorus

verse 3
i tell myself i don't want nobody else
to ever love me
you are my guiding star,
my shining light
i love you baby
but that day you leave and gone
i know that girls they're going crazy
i know the girls lumpsome all a dem run
come cause di hol a dem want this baby
i told you and i told yuh twice
that i am the girls dem sugar
now the girls dem attack me
and di girls ddem a rush mi
because dem a drive in a bimmer
a di girls dem flovour,
i am no slaver i am the helper




no paper an a girl just watch
yah a want unuh hear yah an listen weh di dj seh

Overall Meaning

The song "Who I Am" by Mario feat. Tyrese is an upbeat dancehall-inspired track that speaks about the artist's persona as a ladies' man. The song is about Mario, who is known as the "girls dem sugar," as stated in the intro, and his love life. The chorus of the song revolves around the idea of the keys to Mario's bimmer and truck, which the girls have. He says that the girls are his luck, and he can't help but love them. In the first verse, Mario is talking about the girl he has been with, and he is overwhelmed by her deep love. He says it's like he can't stitch it no matter how hard he tries. He is ready to use an axe and even a pickaxe if he has to. In the second verse, he talks about how he can give anything to his girl. He doesn't believe his friends when they tell him that his girl left him, and he won't ever love again. He can't lose his main squeeze. In the third verse, he talks about how he is the girls' helper, and they love him for it. He warned them twice that he is the girls' sugar.


Line by Line Meaning

yes nyah cool nuh iyah, who am i, just the girls dem sugar
I am cool, but who am I really? I am just the object of the girls' desires.


zim zimma, who got the keys to my bimmer who am i
I am asking who has the keys to my BMW, because it's important to me as a symbol of power and success.


the girls dem sugar. how can i, make love to a fellow?
I am known as the girls' sugar, but how could I ever be romantically attracted to a man?


in a rush, pass mi the keys to my truck who am i, the girls dem luck.
I am in a hurry, give me the keys to my truck because I bring luck to the girls who ride with me.


and i and i will make love to precious
I am going to make love to a girl named Precious.


yu ever buck a gal weh deep like a bucket draw fi yuh needle
Have you ever met a girl who is difficult to satisfy, like trying to sew a deep hole with a small needle?


an yuh needle can't stitch it draw fi yuh axe
If your needle can't handle it, use your axe to chop her down.


and like a cow yuh all a chop it draw fi yuh pick axe
Like a cow, you keep chopping at her with your pickaxe.


is like a riverside upon di banking yuh tek it
It's like you're having sex on a riverbank.


is like a bicycle so yuh hold it and dash it
It's like riding a bicycle, so you hold on and go fast.


now yuh wash it so yuh crash it
Now you're wasting it and crashing it (meaning the relationship).


she a tell yuh seh yuh crabbit gal she a beg yuh and a bawl seh fi stop it
She's telling you that you're mean, and she's crying and begging you to stop.


bad man plug in and mi a move off a electric is like a basket ball she tek time out fi vomit
I'm a bad man who can plug in and get going right away. She got sick and had to take a break, like a basketball player who's been working too hard.


but anything she wants i will give it unto she
I will give her anything she wants.


i can't believe the day mi friend dem tell me dat she flee
I can't believe my friends when they tell me that she left me.


i don't believe it's angry and i don't' believe it's grief
I don't think she left because she was mad or sad.


the love for me she have that is the only thing i need
All I need is her love for me.


yuh a killer gal di way yuh have mi body under pressure
You're a killer girl, the way you have my body under pressure (meaning sexually).


man see yuh body all a kill mosquito hold yuh body right just fi know yuh got di power
I see your body killing mosquitoes, hold your body right to show your power.


i tell myself i don't want nobody else to ever love me
I tell myself that I only want her to love me, and no one else.


you are my guiding star, my shining light i love you baby
She is my guiding star, my shining light, and I love her.


but that day you leave and gone i know that girls they're going crazy
But if she ever leaves me, I know that the other girls will be going crazy for me.


i am no slaver i am the helper no paper an a girl just watch
I'm not a slave-driver, I'm a helper. I don't need to bribe women, but they still want me.


yah a want unuh hear yah an listen weh di dj seh
I want you to hear and listen to what the DJ is saying.




Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: COLLINS, DAVIS, GRAY, HARDING, SAUNDERS, SMART, THOMPSON

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Comments from YouTube:

Hundred852

I wish this made the album. One of his best songs.

Charles Colvin

Who album tho cause I had bootleg Mario go album and this shit was on there...i heard no Tyrese in it neither

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KEYON BARNES

Damn...this beat is killing

buffalomooseman

this was my song back in the day oooh man i love it

Fiore del Barrio

buffalomooseman my Song too.. so nice , the old days...

ladylove8907

i love this Song and The way he sings it

Andrea R

MARIO DID A GREAT JOB WITH DIS SONG!

Chreashen Studios

still out here listening to this now !!!

dedsin_

tyrese is THE beast ... nice song (:

Bee Jules

love it love him

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