Jamie xx – I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) Lyrics

Jamie xx – I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) Lyrics

I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) Lyrics by Jamie xx

The xx’s own Jamie xx released his solo debut In Colour, grabbing Popcaan and man-of-the-moment Young Thug for an assist with “I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times).”

The song was met with universal acclaim from multiple publications and featured prominently on year-end lists. The track ranked second on PopMatters’ 90 Best Songs of 2015, third on Pitchfork’s top-100 tracks, tied-for-ninth on the Village Voice’s Pazz & Jop poll, and was selected as one of Stereogum’s 80 best songs of 2015.

[Produced by Jamie xx]

[Intro: The Persuasions & Popcaan]
Good times, good times
There’s gonna be good times, good times
I know there’s gonna be-
Work every day ’til we meet ends
Haffi tun it up pon di weekends
Buss a toast fi yu real friend
Tell me weh yuh drinking, cah

[Chorus: The Persuasions, Young Thug & Popcaan]
I know there’s gonna be good times
(And he runnin’ up all the money on these hoes)
There’s gonna be good times (Good time, ayy)
There’s gonna be good times
There’s- (Good time, ayy)

[Verse 1: Young Thug]
Um, good times, there’s gon’ be some good times
‘Member we used to pull up and let ’em fight?
That’s that hood time
‘Member I used to grab on that ass
When it was ’bout that wood time? (Fatty)
If that lil’ bitch walk up trippin’ she get that mush time (Move, bitch)
I don’t waste time, I don’t waste time
I don’t have patience, baby (Baby)
She gon’ get on top of this dick and she gon’ squish it like squish
Then go fast, she Speed Racin’ (Skrrt)
We gon’ ball, Walter Payton
She my boss like I’m grandson
Come here bae, I’ma listen
I let her write me my suggestions (Hey)
Pop quiz, it’s a pop quiz (Pop it)
All my money comin’ clean, you can’t pop this (No)
She got that pussy locked up like locksmith (Damn)
Watch her come to my lights like a reindeer (Ice)
Me and Papi on the same pills (Papi)
My diamonds could never stand still (No way)
Where you goin’? Can you come here? (Come here, baby)
I’ll always take you back for your sex appeal

[Pre-Chorus: Popcaan & The Persuasions]
Good time ayy
Come have a good time, buss a bad wine
I know there’s gonna be good times
Know seh you waan gimme sumn long time
There’s gonna be good times
Me deal with deh scene ruff sumn like crime
There’s gonna be good times
Yuh a mek mi sing this line

[Chorus: The Persuasions, Young Thug & Popcaan]
I know there’s gonna be good times (Good times)
There’s gonna be good times (Say what I did, you know, bro)
Good time, ayy
There’s gonna be good times (Therefore, good times)
There’s gonna be good-

[Verse 2: Young Thug]
I’ma ride in that pussy like a stroller, uh
I’ll survive in a mothafuckin’ gutter, uh
That’s my mothafuckin’ woadie, like the Nolia
And, and I’m comin’ red like Coke-Cola (Red)
I’ma have a very good time
I swear to God I can’t never sideline lil’ shorty (What you tell her, Thugger?)
She say she likes all of a nigga rhymes (And what, Thugger?)
Where is my phone? That pussy callin’
I want you to pass it to Thugger Thugger
Even in the summertime me and lil’ shawty cuddle (Woo)
I swear to God I’ma tip you, you don’t got to struggle (Ayy)
Baby girl sit it down, you not known like an usher (Ayy)
I told lil’ mama I don’t bite but my teeth do
I wanna control you like voodoo
I’m steady screamin’ free Unfoonk and DuLu (And what?)
Every time I have a good time Duke do too

[Pre-Chorus: Popcaan & The Persuasions]
Good time, ayy
Come have a good time, buss a bad wine
I know there’s gonna be good times
Know seh you waan gimme sumn long time
There’s gonna be good times
Me deal with deh scene ruff sumn like crime
There’s gonna be good times
Yuh a mek mi sing this line
There’s gonna be good-

[Chorus: The Persuasions, Young Thug & Popcaan]
I know there’s gonna be good times (Good times)
There’s gonna be good times
There’s gonna be good times (Good times)
There’s gonna be good- (Good time, ayy)
Good times, there’s gon’ be some-there’s gon’ be some-
I know there’s gonna be good times (Good time)
(And he runnin’ up all the money on these hoes)
There’s gonna be good times (Good time, ayy, sup)
There’s gonna be good times (Good times)
There’s gonna be good-
Oh, ahh, oh-nah, ahh, oh-nah, ahh, oh-nah, ahh

[Outro]
No, that was too funny…
It was good, you know?
We enjoyed it but we never used to like rave to it