After Hours – English Lyrics

• By: Kehlani
• Album: It Was Good Until It Wasn’t

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

We don't got to take it slow

I'ma hit the gas if you're ready to go

I wanna feel the sweat, breathin' through your clothes

The way you touch my neck got me ready to fold

I wanna make magic (magic)

I want you to feel me (feel me)

I want you to grab me (grab me)

I want you to steal me (steal me)

If you want it, you can have it (have it)

I want you to free me (free me)

I'm not tryna lock you down

You came here on your own (own), own (own), own (own)

Caught up in your zone (zone), zone (zone), zone (zone, zone)

In a room full of strangers, different faces (yeah)

It feels like we're alone ('lone), alone ('lone), alone

Why don't you stay?

Stay here after hours

I know you don't wanna leave

Stay here after hours

After hours, we can

We ain't gotta check the time

Even when it ends, it's still you and I

We ain't even know they turned on the lights

We missed the last call ridin' on a high (oh, oh, oh, oh)

It's more than a moment (moment)

This can't be a memory (memory)

The party is over (over)

You wanna come with me (with me)

My home never closes (closes)

Just want you to feel free (feel free)

I'm not tryna lock you down

You came here on your own (own), own (own), own (own)

Caught up in your zone (zone), zone (zone), zone (zone, zone)

In a room full of strangers, different faces (yeah)

It feels like we're alone ('lone), alone ('lone), alone

Why don't you stay? (Why don't you stay?)

Stay here after hours (after hours)

I know you don't wanna leave (you don't wanna leave)

Stay here after hours (after hours)

After hours, we can

(Oh, woah-woah, oh, woah-woah)

Oh, tell your friends to go, you can stay for a little while

(Oh, woah-woah, oh, woah-woah)

(Oh, woah-woah, oh, woah-woah)

Mm, mm, if you wanna stay, you can stay for a little while

(Oh, woah-woah, oh, woah-woah)

Why don't you stay? (Why don't you stay?)

Stay here after hours (why don't you stay?)

I know you don't wanna leave (you don't wanna leave, oh)

Stay here after hours (after hours)

After hours, we can

(Oh, woah-woah, oh, woah-woah)

Tell your friends to go, you can stay for a little while, oh

(Oh, woah-woah, oh, woah-woah)

(Oh, woah-woah, oh, woah-woah)

You ain't gotta go, you can stay for a little while

(Oh, woah-woah, oh, woah-woah)

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
hours /ˈaʊərz/ A2	noun - units of time equal to 60 minutes each
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not constrained or costing nothing verb - to release from confinement or obligation
lock /lɒk/ A2	verb - to secure with a lock noun - a device used to secure something
zone /zoʊn/ B1	noun - an area or region with distinct characteristics
strangers /ˈstreɪnʤərz/ B1	noun - people whom one does not know
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself; without others
magic /ˈmæʤɪk/ B1	noun - the use of supernatural powers to influence events
sweat /swɛt/ B1	noun - the salty liquid secreted by the skin verb - to excrete sweat; to perspire
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to make physical contact with something noun - the act of touching
neck /nɛk/ B1	noun - the part of the body that connects the head to the torso
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - elevated in position; also intoxicated noun - a state of euphoria, often from music or drugs
moment /ˈmoʊmənt/ B1	noun - a very short period of time
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the ability to recall past experiences
party /ˈpɑrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for entertainment
grab /ɡræb/ A2	verb - to seize quickly
steal /stiːl/ B1	verb - to take something without permission
gas /ɡæs/ B1	noun - a substance that is in a gaseous state, often used as fuel
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A2	adjective - prepared or willing to act
fold /foʊld/ B1	verb - to bend something so that one part covers another