Boyfriend – English Lyrics

• By: Ariana Grande, Social House

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I'm a motherfuckin' train wreck

I don't wanna be too much

But I don't wanna miss your touch

And you don't seem to give a fuck

I don't wanna keep you waiting

But I do just what I have to do

And I might not be the one for you

But you ain't allowed to have no boo

'Cause I know we be so complicated

But we be so smitten, it's crazy

I can't have what I want, but neither can you

You ain't my boyfriend (boyfriend)

And I ain't your girlfriend (girlfriend)

But you don't want me to see nobody else

And I don't want you to see nobody

But you ain't my boyfriend (boyfriend)

And I ain't your girlfriend (girlfriend)

But you don't want me to touch nobody else

Baby, we ain't gotta tell nobody

Even though you ain't mine, I promise the way we fight

Make me honestly feel like we just in love

'Cause, baby, when push comes to shove

Then, baby, I'm a train wreck, too (too)

I lose my mind when it comes to you

I take time with the ones I choose

And I don't want a smile if it ain't from you, yeah

I know we be so complicated

Lovin' you sometimes drive me crazy

'Cause I can't have what I want and neither can you

You ain't my boyfriend (boyfriend)

And I ain't your girlfriend (girlfriend)

But you don't want me to see nobody else

And I don't want you to see nobody

But you ain't my boyfriend (boyfriend)

And I ain't your girlfriend (girlfriend)

But you don't want me to touch nobody else

Baby, we ain't gotta tell nobody

I wanna kiss you (yeah), don't wanna miss you (yeah)

But I can't be with you 'cause I got issues

Yeah, on the surface seem like it's easy

Careful with words, but it's still hard to read me

Stress high when the trust low

Bad vibes, where'd the fun go? (Oh)

Try to open up and love more (love more)

Try to open up and love more

If you were my boyfriend

And you were my girlfriend

I probably wouldn't see nobody else

But I can't guarantee that by myself

You ain't my boyfriend (boyfriend, you ain't my boyfriend)

And I ain't your girlfriend (girlfriend, I ain't your girlfriend)

But you don't want me to see nobody else (nobody)

And I don't want you to see nobody

But you ain't my boyfriend

(Boyfriend, you know you ain't my boyfriend)

And I ain't your girlfriend (girlfriend, yeah, mmm)

But you don't want me to touch nobody else (nobody)

Baby, we ain't gotta tell nobody (oh, yeah)

You ain't my boyfriend (boyfriend)

And I ain't your girlfriend (girlfriend)

But you don't want me to see nobody else

And I don't want you to see nobody

But you ain't my boyfriend (boyfriend)

And I ain't your girlfriend (girlfriend, yeah)

But you don't want me to touch nobody else (nobody)

Baby, we ain't gotta tell nobody

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire something
boyfriend /ˈbɔɪfrɛnd/ A2	noun - a male romantic partner
girlfriend /ˈɡɜːrfrɛnd/ A2	noun - a female romantic partner
nobody /ˈnəʊbədi/ A1	pronoun - no person
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel strong affection for noun - strong affection
touch /tʌtʃ/ A2	verb - to make physical contact with noun - a light physical contact
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with eyes
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - not behaving in a normal way
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks and feels verb - to be bothered by something
lose /luːz/ A1	verb - to no longer have something
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to hold and move something
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of information
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with lips as a sign of affection
issues /ˈɪʃuːz/ B1	noun - problems or difficulties
smitten /ˈsmɪtn/ C1	adjective - suddenly in love

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm a motherfuckin' train wreck

  ➔ Contraction of 'I am' (be verb).

  ➔ The word "I'm" is a contraction of "I am".

• I don't wanna keep you waiting

  ➔ Don't wanna = informal contraction of 'do not want to'; 'keep you waiting' uses an infinitive after 'want to'.

  ➔

• And I might not be the one for you

  ➔ Modal 'might' + negation; 'be' in base without 'to'.

  ➔ The word "might" shows a possibility; together with "not be", it expresses a hypothetical negation.

• But you ain't allowed to have no boo

  ➔ Ain't = informal negation auxiliary (am not/isn't/aren't). 'to have no' = double negative for emphasis.

  ➔ The word "ain't" is a nonstandard negation form replacing various forms of 'am/are/is' or 'have/has'.

• I can't have what I want, but neither can you

  ➔ Can't = cannot; 'neither can you' = inversion after negative for agreement.

  ➔ The contraction "can't" stands for 'cannot', and the tag "neither can you" uses subject-auxiliary inversion after a negative.

• You ain't my boyfriend (boyfriend)

  ➔ Ain't = informal negation; 'my boyfriend' as predicate noun following 'be'.

  ➔ The word "ain't" is a nonstandard negation used here for emphasis; 'my boyfriend' is a predicate noun following the linking verb.

• But you don't want me to see nobody else

  ➔ Don't want = negation; 'to see nobody else' shows double negative for emphasis (informal).

  ➔ The line uses double negation with "nobody" to express strong refusal: 'don't want' + 'to see nobody else'.

• But you don't want me to touch nobody else

  ➔ Don't want = negation; 'to touch nobody else' again shows double negative for emphasis.

  ➔ The line uses double negative with 'nobody else' to emphasize the restriction.

• Baby, we ain't gotta tell nobody

  ➔ Ain't gotta = informal contraction for 'do not have to'; 'tell nobody' uses double negative (informal).

  ➔ The phrase "ain't gotta" means 'do not have to' (informal); 'tell nobody' is a double negative for emphasis.