23 – English Lyrics

• By: Sevyn Streeter

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a fun and empowering journey, and Sevyn Streeter's '23' is the perfect track to energize your English studies. The song is filled with modern slang and confident expressions that can help you sound more natural. What makes '23' special is its powerful message of self-love and the celebration of hard work, all wrapped in a vibrant R&B rhythm that will have you singing along and boosting your confidence in both English and in life.

[English]

(upbeat R&B music)

♪ I've been working out all summer for these pics ♪

♪ Milkshake, getting thick ♪ ♪ Ah ♪

♪ He gon' shoot his shot, but he gon' hit a brick ♪

♪ If I shoot my shot, just know I never miss ♪

♪ Is that your aura ♪ ♪ Aura ♪

♪ Bitch, you're glowing ♪ ♪ Bitch you're glowing ♪

♪ Ain't no sleepin' over here, you bitches boring ♪

♪ Book a flight ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Now we're tourin' ♪ ♪ Tourin' ♪

♪ Give me that tongue, 23, Michael Jordan ♪

♪ Ball out, ball out ♪ ♪ Super beat ♪

♪ Way I put in work ♪

♪ I can't call out ♪ ♪ Super beat ♪

♪ Make your nigga fiend ♪

♪ He gonna follow ♪

♪ Ass fat, yeah ♪

♪ Tummy flat, yeah ♪

♪ This ain't that, yeah ♪

♪ Got my hands up on my hip ♪

♪ When I dip, you dip, we dip ♪

♪ Why my body look like this ♪

♪ 'Cause I whoo-whoo-whoo ♪

♪ You can't imagine it like this ♪

♪ Got a line-up full of chicks ♪

♪ Look from side to side ♪

♪ Like a pageant in this bit ♪

(heavy breathing) ♪ Work it, work it ♪

(heavy breathing) ♪ Work it ♪

♪ I've been working out all summer for these pics ♪

♪ Milkshake, gettin' thick ♪

♪ All this Pucci got this booty lookin' big ♪

♪ Bitch, I'm one of one, 11 out of ten ♪

♪ Is that your aura ♪ ♪ Aura ♪

♪ Bitch, you're glowing ♪ ♪ Bitch, you're glowing ♪

♪ Ain't no sleepin' over here, you bitches boring ♪

♪ Book a flight ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Now we're tourin' ♪ ♪ Tourin' ♪

♪ Give me that tongue, 23, Michael Jordan ♪

♪ Ball out, ball out ♪

♪ Way I put in work ♪

♪ I can't call out ♪

♪ Make your nigga fiend ♪

♪ He gonna follow ♪

♪ Ass fat, yeah ♪

♪ Tummy flat, yeah ♪

♪ This ain't that, yeah ♪

♪ Got my hands up on my hip ♪

♪ When I dip, you dip, we dip ♪

♪ Why my body look like this ♪

♪ 'Cause I ♪ ♪ Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo ♪

♪ You can't imagine it like this ♪

♪ Got a line-up full of chicks ♪

♪ Look from side-to-side ♪

♪ Like a pageant in this bit ♪

(heavy breathing) ♪ Work it, work it ♪

(heavy breathing) ♪ Work it, work it ♪

(upbeat R&B music continues)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to do a job or activity, especially for payment noun - a job or activity
glow /ɡloʊ/ A2	verb - to give out a steady light without flames noun - a steady light
tour /tʊr/ A1	noun - a journey visiting several places verb - to visit several places
shoot /ʃuːt/ A2	verb - to fire a bullet or arrow verb - to try to achieve something
thick /θɪk/ A1	adjective - having a large distance between the top and bottom or front and back
aura /ˈɔːrə/ B2	noun - a distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person
boring /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ A2	adjective - not interesting or exciting
flight /flaɪt/ A1	noun - a journey through the air
tongue /tʌŋ/ A1	noun - the fleshy muscle in the mouth used for tasting and speaking
ball /bɔːl/ A1	noun - a round object used in games
fiend /fiːnd/ B1	noun - a person who is extremely interested in a particular activity or subject
flat /flæt/ A1	adjective - having a level surface
dip /dɪp/ A2	verb - to put something into a liquid for a short time
line-up /ˈlaɪnˌʌp/ B1	noun - a row of people or things
pageant /ˈpædʒənt/ B2	noun - a public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colorful costumes