Are You That Somebody – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Uh
Dirty South (uh-huh)
Can y'all really feel me? (Feel us)
East Coast, feel me (feel us)
West Coast, feel me (say what?)
Dirty South (uh, here we go)
Can y'all really feel me (baby girl)
East Coast, feel me (uh-huh)
West Coast, feel me (can you feel us?)
Dirty South (dirty, dirty)
Can y'all really feel me? (Feel it)
East Coast feel me (say what?)
West Coast feel me (uh-huh)
Dirty South (dirty, dirty)
Can y'all really feel me?
East Coast, feel me?
West Coast feel me (ha)
Boy, I've been watching you like the hawk in the sky
That fly, but you were my prey (my prey)
Boy, I promise you if we keep bumpin' heads
I know that one of these days (days)
We gon' hook it up probably we talk on the phone
But see, I don't know if that's good
I've been holdin' back this secret from you
I probably shouldn't tell it, but
If I, if I let you know
You can't tell nobody
I'm talkin' 'bout nobody
Are you responsible?
Boy, I gotta watch my back
'Cause I'm not just anybody
Is it my go? Is it your go?
Sometimes I'm goody-goody
Right now I'm naughty-naughty
Say yes or say no
'Cause I really need somebody
Tell me you're that somebody?
Boy, won't you pick me up at the park right now
Up the block, while everyone (sleep, sleep, sleep?)
I'll be waiting there with my trench, my locs, my hat
Just so I'm low-key
If you tell the world (don't speak, you know that would be weak)
Oh, boy, see I'm trusting you with my heart, my soul
I probably shouldn't let you, but
If I, if I let this go
You can't tell nobody
I'm talkin' 'bout nobody
I hope you're responsible
Boy I gotta watch my back
'Cause I'm not just anybody
Is it my go? Is it your go?
Sometimes I'm goody-goody
Right now naughty-naughty
Say yes or say no
'Cause I really need somebody
Tell me you're that somebody
Baby girl (uh-huh), I'm the man from the big VA (what?)
Won't you come play 'round my way? (Uh-huh)
And listen to what I gotta say (uh-huh)
Timbaland (what?), Don't you know I am the man? (Uh-huh)
Rock shows here to Japan (what?)
Have people shaking-shaking my hand (what?)
Baby girl, better known as Aaliyah (Aaliyah)
Give me goosebumps and high fevers (high fevers)
Makin' player haters believers (believers)
Don't you know (what?)
Gotta tell somebody (why?), 'Cause
'Cause I really need somebody (uh-huh)
Tell me you're that somebody (say what?)
If I let this go
You can't tell nobody
I'm talkin' 'bout nobody
Are you responsible?
Boy I gotta watch my back
'Cause I'm not just anybody
Is it my go? Is it your go?
Sometimes I'm goody-goody
Right now I'm naughty-naughty
Say yes or say no
'Cause I really need somebody
Tell me you're that somebody
...
You can't tell nobody
I'm talkin' 'bout nobody
I hope you're responsible
Boy, I gotta watch my back
'Cause I'm not just anybody
Is it my go? Is it your go?
Sometimes I'm goody-goody
Right now I'm naughty-naughty
Say yes or say no
'Cause I really need somebody
Tell me you're that somebody
...
Is it my go? Is it your go?
Sometimes I'm goody-goody
Right now I'm naughty-naughty
'Cause I really need somebody
Tell me you're that somebody
...
You can't tell nobody
I'm talkin' 'bout nobody
Boy, I gotta watch my back
'Cause I'm not just anybody
...
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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feel /fiːl/ A1 |
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watch /wɒtʃ/ A1 |
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fly /flaɪ/ A1 |
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talk /tɔːk/ A1 |
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tell /tel/ A1 |
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need /niːd/ A1 |
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pick /pɪk/ A2 |
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trust /trʌst/ B1 |
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shake /ʃeɪk/ B1 |
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hope /hoʊp/ B1 |
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secret /ˈsiːkrət/ B1 |
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somebody /ˈsʌmbɒdi/ B1 |
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responsible /rɪˈspɒnsəbl/ B2 |
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prey /preɪ/ B2 |
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soul /soʊl/ B2 |
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fevers /ˈfiːvərz/ C1 |
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goosebumps /ˈɡuːsbʌmps/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Can y'all really feel me?
➔ Question with auxiliary verb 'can' + subject + base verb.
➔ 'Can' is used to ask about ability or possibility.
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I've been watching you like the hawk in the sky.
➔ Present perfect continuous tense to describe an ongoing action.
➔ Formed with 'have/has been' + verb ending in -ing, indicating an action that started in the past and continues.
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You can't tell nobody.
➔ Negative form with 'cannot' + verb to express prohibition or inability.
➔ Used to indicate that something is not allowed or cannot be done.
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Right now I'm naughty-naughty.
➔ Use of adverbs 'right now' to specify the present moment.
➔ An adverbial phrase indicating the current moment or state.
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Say yes or say no.
➔ Imperative form of 'say' used for giving commands or instructions.
➔ Used to give direct commands or instructions encouraging a choice.
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I hope you're responsible.
➔ Simple present tense to express a wish or expectation.
➔ Used to express a hope or wish that someone acts responsibly.
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Is it my go? Is it your go?
➔ Interrogative sentences using 'is it' + possessive pronoun + 'go' to ask about turn or opportunity.
➔ Formed as yes/no questions to inquire about whose turn it is.
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Sometimes I'm goody-goody.
➔ Use of adverb 'sometimes' + simple present tense to describe habitual action or state.
➔ Indicating that sometimes the speaker behaves in a certain way habitually.