T-Pain Clarifies A Lyric In 'Buy U A Drank,' And Our Whole Life Was Apparently A Lie

Posted by Aldo Pusey on Monday, September 16, 2024

T-Pain just clarified a lyric to 'Buy U A Drank' and it's insane.

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Ten years after the release of 'Buy U A Drank' by T-Pain, people are just learning that they've been living a lie for the last decade. It all started with this viral tweet...

t pain : imma buy you a drank

me : ooooooweeeee pic.twitter.com/ujoAYaomNX

— 🖤. (@mthugggaa) November 26, 2017

Another user seemed to think the lyrics were a little bit different, though...

I thought it was “onnnn meeee” https://t.co/iKt7HBDXlb

— FAIRY VIBEMOTHER✨ (@DJMissMilan) November 27, 2017

So someone decided to ask the man himself. 

Bout to tweet this nigga. @TPAIN we need answers. After u say “Ima buy you a drankkkk” what are u saying ? Ooooh weeee ?

— Jaz the Rapper (@JazTheRapper) November 28, 2017

As it turns out, none of them were right... We all thought something different, and we all thought wrong. 

“And then”

— T-Pain (@TPAIN) November 28, 2017

There’s “ooh” and “and” happening at the same time but the part that you think is “weeeee” is actually “theeeeenn”

— T-Pain (@TPAIN) November 28, 2017

Which left people pretty shocked. Like, literally shook to their core. So shocked they are doubting everything they thought they knew about their lives. 

y’all really ain’t know t-pain says “aaaand thennn” in buy you a drank lol fuck is “ooooweee”

— Jose Quavo (@_tylahvellss) November 29, 2017

i ran it back 5 times tpain rly said “and theeeen” and not oooweee on buy u a drank wow help me pic.twitter.com/AjK479BxqA

— jesse (@Glock__Lesnar) November 28, 2017

He might as well just change it to "ooh wee" at this point, cause that's what I'm gonna say. https://t.co/KZ9PnQCSTO

— Skoit Skoit on Nee-gas, Dust Off Deez Bee-shez (@ThoughtsByJae) November 29, 2017

Me: I'MA BUY YOU A DRANK OOOOOOH WEEEEEEEE

T-Pain: Uh actually, I'm saying "and then"--

Me: pic.twitter.com/9yI3gKWGvl

— Skoit Skoit on Nee-gas, Dust Off Deez Bee-shez (@ThoughtsByJae) November 29, 2017

Thankfully, T-Pain clarified that he'll allow any variation of the lyrics — he's just happy the song resonated with so many people. "And 'an then' not 'ooh wee' but really it's whatever you want it to be just enjoy the song however you hear it. I just appreciate you listening," he tweeted. Ugh, seriously, what did we do to deserve T-Pain?! He later clarified another one of his iconic lyrics, and casually shattered everything we thought we knew about life. NBD. He wrote, "I don't wanna throw another wrench in your childhood but also it's 'Everybody's hands go UP... and they stay there... AND THEY SAY YEAH.' Sorry.  #AllIDoIsWin. I'm from [Tallahassee] bro. That's just how some of us talk."

It’s “and then” not “ooh wee” but really it’s whatever you want it to be just enjoy the song however you hear it. I just appreciate you listening. #BuyUADrank #THANX

— T-Pain (@TPAIN) November 29, 2017

I don’t wanna throw another wrench in your childhood but also it’s “Everybody hands go UP......... and they stay there....... AND THEY SAY YEAH” sorry 😐 #AlliDoIsWin I’m from #Tallahassee bro. That’s just how some of us talk.

— T-Pain (@TPAIN) November 29, 2017

Despite casually dropping earth-shattering knowledge, T-Pain was an absolutely gentlemen about the whole thing. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough for some people. In fact, there are plenty of people who still don't seem to be happy about the new information. 

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— SA5M (@KierstensHarris) November 29, 2017

YOU ARE LYING. YOU HAVE TWEETED A LIE. AND IM NOT EVEN IN THE MOOD RIGHT NOW.

— Julie Adenuga (@JulieAdenuga) November 29, 2017

So many people just had their childhoods destroyed... Which — if we're being honest — really begs the question of what were we doing listening to a song called "Buy U A Drank" when we were actually children? 

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