Drunk in Love – English Lyrics

• By: Beyoncé, JAY Z
• Album: BEYONCÉ Platinum Edition

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of English and R&B with Beyoncé and JAY Z's "Drunk in Love." This track offers a unique opportunity to explore modern English vocabulary and expressions related to passion and intimacy, through its raw and uninhibited lyrics. The song's effortless flow and cultural impact make it a special piece for understanding contemporary language use and artistic expression in popular music.

[English]

(waves crashing)

(tense music)

♪ I've been drinkin', I've been drinkin' ♪

♪ I get filthy when that liquor get into me ♪

♪ I've been thinkin', I've been thinkin' ♪

♪ Why can't I keep my fingers off it ♪

♪ Baby, I want you, now-now ♪

♪ Why can't I keep my fingers off you ♪

♪ Baby, I want you, na-na ♪

♪ Cigars on ice, cigars on ice ♪

♪ Feelin' like an animal with these cameras all in my grill ♪

♪ Flashin' lights, flashin' lights ♪

♪ You got me faded, faded, faded ♪

♪ Baby, I want you, na-na ♪

♪ Can't keep your eyes off my fatty ♪

♪ Daddy, I want you, na-na ♪

♪ Drunk in love, I want you ♪

♪ We woke up in the kitchen sayin' ♪

♪ How the hell did this shit happen ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Drunk in love ♪

♪ We be all night ♪

♪ Last thing I remember is our beautiful bodies ♪

♪ Grindin' up in that club ♪

♪ Drunk in love ♪

♪ We be all night, love, love ♪

♪ We be all night, love, love ♪

♪ We be all night ♪

♪ And everything all right ♪

♪ No complaints from my body ♪

♪ So fluorescent under these lights ♪

♪ Boy, I'm drinkin', park it in my lot, 7-11 ♪

♪ I'm rubbin' on it, rub-rubbin' ♪

♪ If you scared, call that reverend ♪

♪ Boy, I'm drinkin', get my brain right ♪

♪ Armand de Brignac, gangster wife ♪

♪ Louis sheets, he sweat it out ♪

♪ Like washrags, he wet it up ♪

♪ Boy, I'm drinkin', I'm singin' ♪

♪ On the mic to my boy toys ♪

♪ Then I fill the tub up halfway ♪

♪ Then ride it with my surfboard ♪

♪ Surfboard, surfboard ♪

♪ Grainin' on that wood, grainin', grainin' on that wood ♪

♪ I'm swervin' on that, swervin', swervin' on that ♪

♪ Big body been servin' all this ♪

♪ Swerve, surfin' all in this good, good ♪

♪ We woke up in the kitchen sayin' ♪

♪ How the hell did this shit happen ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Drunk in love ♪

♪ We be all night ♪

♪ Last thing I remember is our beautiful bodies ♪

♪ Grindin' up in that club ♪

♪ Drunk in love ♪

♪ We be all night, love, love ♪

♪ We be all night, love, love ♪

♪ I'm nice right now, hold up ♪

♪ That D'USSÉ is the shit, if I do say so myself ♪

♪ If I do say so myself, if I do say so myself ♪

♪ Hold up, stumble all in the house ♪

♪ Time to back up all of that mouth ♪

♪ That you had all in the car ♪

♪ Talkin' 'bout you the baddest bitch thus far ♪

♪ Talkin' 'bout you be reppin' that Third ♪

♪ I wanna see all the shit that I heard ♪

♪ Know I sling Clint Eastwood ♪

♪ Hope you can handle this curve, uh ♪

♪ Foreplay in a foyer, fucked up my Warhol ♪

♪ Slid the panties right to the side ♪

♪ Ain't got the time to take drawers off, on sight ♪

♪ Catch a charge, I might ♪

♪ Beat the box up like Mike in '97, I bite ♪

♪ I'm Ike Turner, turn up, baby, no, I don't play ♪

♪ Now eat the cake, Anna Mae ♪

♪ Said eat the cake, Anna Mae, I'm nice ♪

♪ For y'all to reach these heights ♪

♪ You gon' need G3, 4, 5, 6 flights, sleep tight ♪

♪ We sex again in the mornin' ♪

♪ Your breasteses is my breakfast, we goin' in ♪

♪ We be all night, love, love ♪

♪ We be all night, love, love ♪

♪ I'm never tired, never tired ♪

♪ I been sippin' ♪

♪ That's the only thing that's keepin' me on fire ♪

♪ We on fire ♪

♪ Didn't mean to spill that liquor all on my attire ♪

♪ I've been drinkin', watermelon ♪

♪ I want your body right here ♪

♪ Daddy, I want you right now ♪

♪ Can't keep your eyes off my fatty ♪

♪ Daddy, I want you ♪

♪ We be all night, love, love ♪

♪ We be all night, love, love ♪

(upbeat music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
faded /ˈfeɪdɪd/ B1	adjective - having lost freshness or brilliance
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B1	verb - to rub or press into something
fluorescent /ˌflɔːrəˈsɛnt/ B2	adjective - producing light when electricity passes through a gas
surfboard /ˈsɜːfbɔːrd/ A2	noun - a board used for surfing
swerve /swɜːrv/ B1	verb - to change direction suddenly
gangster /ˈɡaŋstər/ B1	noun - a member of a gang
foreplay /ˈfɔːrpleɪ/ C1	noun - sexual activity before intercourse
panties /ˈpæntiz/ B1	noun - women's underwear
curve /kɜːrv/ A2	noun - a smooth bend
Warhol /ˈwɔːrhɒl/ C1	noun - referring to Andy Warhol, a famous artist
reverend /ˈrɛvərənd/ B1	noun - a title for a Christian religious leader
armand /ɑːrˈmɑːnd/ C1	noun - referring to Armand de Brignac, a luxury champagne brand
D'USSÉ /duːˈseɪ/ C1	noun - a brand of cognac