[INTRO — MALE] Méfi dit le geek Always on sum new shit… [FEMALE] Mmmh… Before forty… [VERSE 1 — MALE] Anvan forty fò m’ pete baraque mwen Even on Sundays, chak jou m’ on grind again Shit, fò m’ débarrasse ak demons mwen Mwen konnen m’ gen chwa, still I’m lost again Mwen start the game on difficult mode Fò m’ make a difference wherever I go Li fè tismé, li vle fè m’ lose my dough CDD fini, Cécile already told me so Céline on my face, behind the shades Mwen paranoid tankou mwen se Dushane Social media fin matrixé these chicks Kounye a yo tout aji tankou duchesses Mwen pa anvi ekri but I love them commas Nèg ou dump ou? Baby, that’s just karma Mak sou bra m’ tankou mwen pote Kama High in my zone, I don’t need the drama [PRE-CHORUS — FEMALE] Baby, mwen konnen ou fatige Men fò w’ kontinye avanse Everything you want is ahead of you Pa gade dèyè, I’m here with you Ou di m’: “I don’t wanna survive, I wanna live” Promise me you’ll never quit Menm lè chemen an vin difficult Baby… before forty [CHORUS — FEMALE + MALE] [FEMALE] Anvan forty, fò n’ kite beton an Anvan forty, build nou yon bèl kay [MALE] Our own house… yeah [FEMALE] Anvan forty, baby pran men mwen I want your last name next to mine one day [MALE] At the mairie… you know [FEMALE] Anvan forty, fò mizè a drift away Anvan forty, finally better days [DUET] Anvan forty… forty Nou vle yon better life Anvan forty… forty Everything before forty [VERSE 2 — MALE] Mwen wè yo depi lwen, avan nou te blood Mwen pran distans, I learned from the mud Yo pa t’ vle wè m’ grandi, I feel that energy Yo te renmen lè m’ te lost, no direction in me Yo tout gen Cronus, mwen monte FOV Slide cancel, killcam straight POV Mwen viv bò kote mabé ak move Life is too short, so I gotta make a move Gen projects nan notes mwen, fò yo soti phone nan Mwen monte tarif tankou Navigo nan Mwen vle racks, la plata, cash ak lingots Bad and bougie vibe tankou Migos Anvan forty fò m’ kite beton an Leve byen bonè pou m’ chase metal la End of the month, vant anba presyon Si m’ jwenn plafond lan, I’m going all in [VERSE — FEMALE] Ou toujou pale de sa ou te pase Pòt ki te fèmen, rèv ki te bloke Men lè m’ gade w’, mwen pa wè defeat Mwen wè yon man ki toujou ret sou feet Ou kouri twòp dèyè tomorrow Pafwa ou bliye what you got right now Ou vle stacks, mwen vle wè w’ smile Yon kay, peace of mind, memories for a while Baby slow down just a little Nou ka win san n’ pa lose ourselves in the middle Si w’ konstwi world ou always imagine Promise me I’ll still be part of the scene [PRE-CHORUS — MALE/FEMALE] [MALE] Yo te mande: “Ki sa w’ pral fè ak life ou?” [FEMALE] Tell them you finally know [MALE] Mwen te gen thousand answers None of them was clear Mwen vle peace, comfort pou family Mwen vle stacks, m’ap chase yo depi piti [FEMALE] But this time… You ain’t alone, baby [CHORUS — DUET] [FEMALE] Anvan forty, fò n’ kite beton an [MALE] Anvan forty, m’ap bati kay la pou nou [FEMALE] Anvan forty, baby pran men mwen [MALE] My wife at the mairie, yeah, that’s the plan [FEMALE] Anvan forty, fò mizè a drift away [MALE] Anvan forty, we gon’ see better days [DUET] Anvan forty… forty Nou vle yon better life Anvan forty… forty Everything before forty [BRIDGE — FEMALE] Mwen pa bezwen tout gold sou latè If every night I can fall in your arms Mwen pa bezwen viv tankou yon queen If my king ain’t right here next to me Mwen vle peace Mwen vle love Mwen vle kay nou With blessings from above [MALE] But I want better for us Better for the fam Pa janm konte chak euro At the end of the month again Yo te mande kisa m’ vle nan life Mwen te gen mille réponses, none precise Kounye a m’ konnen why I sacrifice For my family, I’ll pay the price [FINAL CHORUS — BIG DUET] [MALE] Anvan forty fò m’ pete baraque mwen [FEMALE] Before forty, baby, no turning back [MALE] Anvan forty fò m’ pran sa m’ deserve [FEMALE] Everything you deserve [MALE] Anvan forty, my wife at the mairie [FEMALE] Boy, put that ring on me [DUET] Anvan forty, fò mizè a drift away Anvan forty, better days on the way Forty… yeah Forty… wouh Anvan forty Before forty [FEMALE] Pa lage… keep going Pa pè… keep growing [DUET] Nou pral rive We gon’ make it Anvan forty… Before forty… [OUTRO — MALE] Méfi dit le geek Always on sum new shit…
