Back and Forth – English Lyrics

• By: Kehlani, Missy Elliott
• Album: KEHLANI

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of modern English R&B with 'Back and Forth.' This track is perfect for learners to pick up conversational idioms related to dating and attraction, while experiencing the rhythmic synergy between Kehlani's smooth vocals and Missy Elliott's iconic flow.

[English]

Excuse me, baby. Only if we get up in

there.

>> [music]

>> Go to sleep.

Take that and let's go.

Hello.

Yeah, I'll be there when you wake up.

Okay.

>> This is

an exclusive.

Dance.

>> LOOKING AT IT.

>> [screaming]

>> LET'S GO.

>> When I say

you know it's some [music] hot [ __ ]

>> Let me say what I'm going to say. Let me

stay on the topic.

Grown woman I do what I want to do.

Why you tripping [music] when I come

right home to you?

>> Why you so quiet?

>> [music]

>> The silence still lights sirens.

>> [music]

>> It looks good killing [singing] it

tonight. Might get violent.

When I think too far you always get too

violent. [singing]

>> [music]

>> I I I I I I I I [music] I I I I I I I I

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I [music] I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

I [singing] I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

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Don't ruin my makeup. [singing]

Be there when you wake up.

>> [music]

>> Let's go.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> So don't you stop that [ __ ] when I get

home. [singing]

>> Let's get it. Let's go.

>> [music]

>> Let's get it. Let's go.

>> [singing]

>> Uh-huh.

Let's get it. Let's

>> [music]

>> I'mma need you to cool down for me.

Check your insecurities,

[music and singing]

leave them at the door of our home.

>> New [ __ ]

>> I think I see you

new now.

It's on me. All [music] your pride and

jealousy, [singing]

that's going to make me leave you alone.

>> [music]

>> I'll be doing this later.

I'll be doing us a favor.

>> [music]

>> Don't ruin my makeup.

I'll be there when you wake up.

>> I ain't going back and forth tonight.

I'm going back.

>> I ain't going back and forth tonight.

>> [singing]

>> Sex [music] hold you the last thing on

my mind.

Get that when I

get home. [music]

>> [singing]

>> So don't you start that [ __ ] when I get

home.

>> I'm going out. What you mean?

>> Oh yeah, with who?

>> I'm going out. I'm about to leave.

>> Hey, you wearing that?

>> Yeah, I'm grown, not a teen.

>> Who you riding with?

>> I'm about to drive my Lamborghini.

[ __ ] I ain't doing this tonight. I'm

about to drive [music] off. Oh, you mad?

Yeah, I ain't. You know I'll be home.

I'mma see you when I see you. All that

back back and forth [music] got me

feeling like a kid.

>> Listen here.

>> I ain't going back and forth tonight.

Sex hold you the last thing on my mind.

>> [music]

>> I'mma get that when

I get home.

>> [music]

>> So don't you start that [ __ ] when I get

home.

>> Let's get it, let's go.

Let's get it, let's [music] go.

>> Don't start that [ __ ] before I get

home.

>> Let's [music] get it, let's go.

From the bed to the floor.

Let's get it, let's go.

>> Oh girl, we need to run this back.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Exclusive /ɪkˈskluːsɪv/ B2	adjective - restricted to a particular person, group, or area
Tripping /ˈtrɪpɪŋ/ B2	verb - to behave irrationally or overreact
Silence /ˈsaɪləns/ A2	noun - complete absence of sound
Sirens /ˈsaɪrənz/ B2	noun - a device that makes a loud, prolonged, musical or wailing sound
Violent /ˈvaɪələnt/ B1	adjective - using or involving physical force intended to hurt
Makeup /ˈmeɪkʌp/ A2	noun - cosmetics applied to the face
Insecurities /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərɪtiz/ B2	noun - uncertainty or anxiety about oneself
Pride /praɪd/ B1	noun - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements
Jealousy /ˈdʒɛləsi/ B1	noun - the state or feeling of being jealous
Favor /ˈfeɪvər/ B1	noun - an act of kindness beyond what is due
Lamborghini /ˌlæmbərˈɡiːni/ C2	noun - a brand of high-end sports car
Grown /ɡroʊn/ A2	adjective - fully developed; adult

Key Grammar Structures

• Grown woman I do what I want to do.

  ➔ Noun phrases as appositive & Relative clause

  ➔ The speaker uses 'Grown woman' to describe herself, followed by a relative clause 'what I want to do' acting as the object.

• Why you tripping when I come right home to you?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence & Adverbial clause of time

  ➔ The 'Why' question introduces an inquiry, while 'when I come' functions as an adverbial clause of time.

• I'mma need you to cool down for me.

  ➔ Causative structure (Verb + Object + to-infinitive)

  ➔ The speaker uses 'need you to cool down' to express a requirement or expectation for someone else's behavior.

• Check your insecurities, leave them at the door of our home.

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The base form of verbs 'Check' and 'leave' are used to give a direct command or strong suggestion.

• I'll be doing this later.

  ➔ Future Continuous tense

  ➔ The structure 'will be doing' describes an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

• I ain't going back and forth tonight.

  ➔ Present Continuous with negative contraction

  ➔ 'Ain't' is a colloquial contraction for 'am not', used here with the present continuous to express a firm refusal.

• Sex hold you the last thing on my mind.

  ➔ Noun phrase apposition

  ➔ 'The last thing on my mind' acts as an appositive to describe 'sex' (or the subject matter), emphasizing its low priority.

• I'm grown, not a teen.

  ➔ Ellipsis (omission of words)

  ➔ The speaker omits 'I am' before 'not a teen' for conciseness and rhythm.