I Don't Do Maybe – English Lyrics

• By: Meghan Trainor
• Album: Timeless

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Why you keep callin' me?

Why you blowin' up my phone?

Straight up, you're buggin' me

Why won't you leave my ass alone?

You refuse to quit (uh-huh)

Can't seem to commit (uh-huh)

So sick of your shit, ooh

And I get that you want me bad

You ain't gotta explain all that

I know, I know

Something that you never had

So good, it makes you mad

I know, I know

You refuse to quit (uh-huh)

Can't seem to commit (uh-huh)

So sick of your shit

My time is precious, don't waste it

I don't do maybe

Don't love me just to lead me on

I don't do maybe

If I ain't the one, then, bitch, I'm gone

I'm gone, I'm gone

So long, so long, so long

I don't do maybe

Don't love me just to lead me on

Make me your baby (make me your baby)

If I ain't the one, then, bitch, I'm gone

I'm gone, I'm gone

So long, so long, so long

Watch how you talk to me

I see you lying through your teeth

'Cause when you're under me

Don't make a promise you can't keep

You refuse to quit (uh-huh)

Can't seem to commit (uh-huh)

So sick of your shit, ooh

I get that you want me bad

You ain't gotta explain all that

I know, I know

Something that you never had

So good it makes you mad

I know, I know

You refuse to quit (uh-huh)

Can't seem to commit (uh-huh)

So sick of your shit

My time is precious, don't waste it

I don't do maybe (hey)

Don't love me just to lead me on

I don't do maybe (woo)

If I ain't the one, then, bitch, I'm gone

I'm gone, I'm gone

So long, so long, so long (so long)

I don't do maybe

Don't love me just to lead me on

Make me your baby (make me your baby)

If I ain't the one, then, bitch, I'm gone

I'm gone, I'm gone

So long, so long, so long (so long)

I don't do maybe

I don't do maybe

I don't do maybe

Make me your baby

I don't do maybe

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
refuse /rɪˈfjuz/ B1	verb - to decline or say no to something
quit /kwɪt/ A2	verb - to stop or discontinue doing something
commit /kəˈmɪt/ B2	verb - to pledge or carry out an action, often a crime
sick /sɪk/ B1	adjective - ill or unwell
shit /ʃɪt/ B1	noun - feces; something of poor quality
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone
precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ B2	adjective - very valuable or cherished
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - to use or expend carelessly
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a measured period
phone /foʊn/ A1	noun - telephone device
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to telephone someone verb - to shout or name
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away; to let remain
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself; without others
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - an infant; a term of endearment
promise /ˈprɑːmɪs/ B1	noun - a commitment to do something
keep /kiːp/ A2	verb - to retain; to continue
watch /wɒtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at attentively
bitch /bɪtʃ/ B2	noun - female dog; an insulting term for a woman

Key Grammar Structures

• Why you keep callin' me?

  ➔ Ellipsis (Auxiliary Verb Omission)

  ➔ Informal omission of auxiliary verb "are" ("Why are you...") common in spoken English

• You refuse to quit

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive Structure

  ➔ "Refuse" followed directly by infinitive "to quit" without object pronoun

• Can't seem to commit

  ➔ Seem + Infinitive Expression

  ➔ "Seem" + infinitive "to commit" expresses apparent difficulty or reluctance

• I get that you want me bad

  ➔ Informal Verb Usage & Adverb Placement

  ➔ "Get" as informal synonym for "understand"; "bad" as adverb meaning intensely (colloquial)

• Don't love me just to lead me on

  ➔ Negative Imperative & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Don't" introduces negative command; "lead on" is phrasal verb meaning deceive emotionally

• If I ain't the one, then, bitch, I'm gone

  ➔ Informal Contraction & Zero Conditional

  ➔ "Ain't" as informal contraction for "am not"; General truth conditional (present + present)

• Watch how you talk to me

  ➔ Imperative Mood + Embedded Question

  ➔ Command form "watch" followed by embedded question "how you talk" without inversion

• Don't make a promise you can't keep

  ➔ Negative Imperative + Defining Relative Clause

  ➔ Command "don't make" with relative clause "(that) you can't keep" modifying "promise"

• My time is precious, don't waste it

  ➔ Comma Splice & Imperative Transition

  ➔ Two independent clauses joined by comma (informal); Declarative to imperative shift