Need You – English Lyrics

• By: Adam Calhoun, Tom MacDonald

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

She only calls me when she's lonely

After she's had her fun and she wants to see me

Just give it three weeks

That's when my phone rings

Same song different memory

I swear to God you got a niche, yeah

You only see me when you're

Staring out the window from the outside

I swear to God you got a niche, yeah

You only see me when you're

Staring out the window from the outside

I know you will

Remember rollin' down them backroads

Rollin' up a little good smoke

You and me put on a good show

Sippin' whiskey out a bottle then I had you hittin' high notes

I know you will

I would call you was a good girl

But you wasn't good enough to ever say no

You was all about the pesos and the bankrolls

Brand name clothes, say so

I know you will

Take a minute, bitch, and look back

You was a trailer park hood rat

I gave it all to you but givin' you everything was a problem from the beginning you gotta admit that

I know you will

I had to clip her like a Draco

Cut her right up off the payroll

All that I did for you, just an attitude, no gratitude, stop

She only calls me when she's lonely

After she's had her fun and she wants to see me

Just give it three weeks

That's when my phone rings

Same song different memory

I swear to God you got a niche, yeah

You only see me when you're

Staring out the window from the outside

I swear to God you got a niche, yeah

You only see me when you're

Staring out the window from the outside

I know you will

Here we go again on the road again

Like a holy man and you wanna show up to the show again

You a peloton, just a pedal, with your mouth open like a pelican

I know you will

Only Instagram you was a simple ten

With your fake account, fake a bank account

You would never spend on a gentleman

Hit the river, bitch, with a brick, jump in, take a swim

I know you will

At the pontoon boat party, hittin' everybody like you anybody

Hold up, shawty, you ain't half a body

Drunker than a skunk, O. J. and Bacardi

Thinkin' you a real hottie

I know you will

Come back like a lumberjack axe

Hangin' off my shoulder like a napsack, backpack

I would never lose that

Pussycat, stop that

She only calls me when she's lonely

After she's had her fun and she wants to see me

Just give it three weeks

That's when my phone rings

Same song different memory

You got a niche, yeah

You only see me when you're

Staring out the window from the outside

I swear to God you got a niche, yeah

You only see me when you're

Staring out the window from the outside

I swear to God you got a niche, yeah

You only see me when you're

Staring out the window from the outside

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - feeling sad because one has no company
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to contact someone by telephone noun - a telephone communication
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B1	verb - to bring to mind again; to recall
roll /roʊl/ A2	verb - to move by turning over and over, especially along a road
backroads /ˈbæk.roʊdz/ B2	noun - minor or secondary roads away from main highways
whiskey /ˈwɪs.ki/ B2	noun - a distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	noun - a public performance or display verb - to present or display something for an audience
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - of great vertical extent; in music, of a pitch that is higher than normal
notes /noʊts/ A2	noun - musical symbols representing pitch and duration
pesos /ˈpeɪ.soʊ/ B1	noun - the monetary unit of several Latin American countries
bankroll /ˈbæŋkˌroʊl/ C1	noun - a sum of money available for gambling or investment; a financial resource
brand /brænd/ B1	noun - a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name
trailer /ˈtreɪ.lɚ/ B1	noun - a vehicle designed to be pulled behind a motor vehicle
hood /hʊd/ B2	noun - slang for a poor urban neighborhood; also the covering over a vehicle's engine
problem /ˈprɒb.ləm/ A2	noun - a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with
admit /ədˈmɪt/ B2	verb - to confess to be true or to acknowledge something reluctantly
clip /klɪp/ B1	verb - to cut something with scissors or shears
attitude /ˈæt.ɪ.tuːd/ B2	noun - a settled way of thinking or feeling about something
gratitude /ˈɡræt̬.ɪ.tjuːd/ C1	noun - the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness
pelican /ˈpɛl.ɪ.kən/ B2	noun - a large water bird with a long beak and a throat pouch for catching fish

Key Grammar Structures

• She only calls me when she's lonely

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ The verb "calls" is in the simple present, used for habitual actions.

• After she's had her fun and she wants to see me

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "has had" is in the present perfect, indicating an action completed before another point in time.

• Just give it three weeks

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb "give" is used in the imperative to issue a command or request.

• That's when my phone rings

  ➔ Demonstrative Pronoun + Simple Present

  ➔ "That's" (that is) is a demonstrative pronoun followed by the simple present verb "rings".

• You only see me when you're staring out the window from the outside

  ➔ Present Continuous (be + -ing)

  ➔ "are staring" is the present continuous, showing an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• I know you will

  ➔ Future with "will" after a verb of cognition

  ➔ "will" expresses a future action that the speaker is certain about after the verb "know".

• I had to clip her like a Draco

  ➔ Modal "had to" + Past Simple

  ➔ "had to" functions as a past modal expressing necessity, followed by the base verb "clip".

• You would never spend on a gentleman

  ➔ Conditional "would" + Base Verb

  ➔ "would" is used to talk about a hypothetical situation, followed by the base verb "spend".