If
Nelly Lyrics

Dirty E & T
Referring to the artist's team or crew.

We All We Got
Their crew is their only support system.

StarTracks on the G-M-be
Referring to the artist's record label.

I'm not the man sittin' next to the man
He is not in a position of power or influence.

But I'm the man sittin' wondering if I'ma ever see you again
He is unsure if he will see someone again.

If i'ma ever get the chance to hug and squeeze you again,
He wants to physically connect with the person again.

I swear I'll leave you again
He's made a commitment to leave the person again.

You ain't gotta worry bout it (Woo)
The person shouldn't worry about the situation.

Dirty is simple man
Dirty is straightforward and not complicated.

I run up on you, 'man and all', I ain't no minute man
He is assertive and not hesitant.

A G-4 headin' straight for Switzerland
He is referring to his wealth and ability to travel.

Or independent 8-Mile down to Michigan
He has the freedom to travel anywhere he wants.

She so sit (man) an S-T-L Hottie
Referring to an attractive woman from St. Louis.

Aqua bottom demin
Referring to the woman's denim shorts.

The fliest thing in the party
She is the most attractive person at the party.

Baby last could it be Mo-Lotte?
Referring to a specific woman named Mo-Lotte.

Got mo' back than she got body (Eh!)
She has a thick backside.

Fall back, get 'Cris and drin' it up
To relax and enjoy some champagne.

Tomorrow hit the mall
To go shopping the next day.

And 'Cris you d-it up
To enjoy champagne and be extravagant.

Credit card to the max
To spend a lot of money on shopping.

Come Back!
To return to him.

I re. it up
To make things right and improve the situation.

If I'm movin' too fast fo' ya
To adjust his pace for the person.

Hurry to speed it up
To speed up the relationship.

Or ease up, whichever one you prefer
To slow down the relationship if preferred.

We yellow diamonds or the whites
Referring to the color of a diamond.

Whichever one you prefer
To let the person choose their preference.

Cali we do the drop
Referring to driving a convertible car in California.

New York we do the furr
Referring to wearing fur coats in New York.

Easy Coast West Coast whichever one you prefer!
To let the person choose between the East or West Coast of the United States.

[Chorus]
Chorus begins.

(If I could)
To express his desire.

Take you,
To take the person with him.

Around the world,
To travel the world together.

(Take you around that world
An alternate expression of taking someone around the world.

Then shorty would you be my girl)
To ask if the person would be his girlfriend.

Buy you cars (Woo), credit cards (Woo)
To buy the person material possessions.

Big jewelry with diamonds, girl
To buy the person expensive jewelry and diamonds.

(Woo, would you still be my girl?)
To ask if the person would still date him.

(Would you be my?)
To ask if the person would be his partner.

Not wit' me yet but I could have a rock
To express his confidence in being able to provide financially for the person.

I'm a different kindda' balla' baby, feel or not (Feel or not)
To describe himself as a unique and confident person.

Yea I'm a playa' and I crush a lot
To admit to being a player and having multiple partners.

I also puff a lot
To admit to smoking marijuana.

But I'll stop if you fuss a lot
To promise to stop smoking if the person complains about it.

Err-thing I done done you ain't satisfied
To describe how he can't seem to satisfy the person.

And you don't want to' answer to my "Who's?" and my "Why's?" (Eh)
To express frustration with the person not answering his questions.

Just loan me back my keys to my CL55
To ask the person to return the keys to his expensive car.

Better hurry the bus leave at 7:55 (55)
To warn the person that they need to hurry.

We ff that
To direct attention back to their relationship.

Take you to the field, ma
To take the person somewhere special.

Let you ride horse back
To let the person ride a horse.

Yea I'm 50 miles from the arch and all that
To describe his distance from a famous landmark.

But from the bedroom, balcony, you can see all that
To highlight a view from a specific location.

I can see you pointin' now like
To imagine the person's reaction to the view.

"What do you call that?"
To express curiosity about what the person is looking at.

Got all these damn cars
To acknowledge his wealth in owning many cars.

"Where the hell do ya' park at?"
To express frustration about finding parking spots for all his cars.

We used to ask "What it cost?"
To describe how they used to be preoccupied with the cost of things.

Now it ain't no more a'that
To express how their situation has changed and cost is no longer an issue.

I made it so ya' own mama call ya "It's all crap"
To describe how his success has impacted his partner's family's perspective about him.

[Chorus: Repeats]
Chorus repeats.