Just Got Paid – English Lyrics

• By: Sigala, Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor, French Montana
• Album: Brighter Days

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of "Just Got Paid" by Sigala, Ella Eyre, Meghan Trainor, and French Montana, a song that perfectly captures the universal feeling of payday excitement. This track offers a fun way to explore colloquial English, especially expressions related to money, celebration, and carefree living. Discover how music can help you understand and enjoy the nuances of the English language while grooving to a catchy beat.

[English]

I should grow up some day 'cause I got bills to pay

I can't be waking up at someone else's place

I know I drink too much, can't pay my rent this month

I should be saving up, but

I just got paid

I'm broke, but I'm balling

Don't know where we're going

We go in when we go out

I just got paid

I'm broke, but I'm balling

Don't know where we going

We go in when we go out

I just got paid

...

I just got paid

...

Well it feels like every day's a holiday

So I can't take my cheque to the bank

And I know, know, know I should be worried

But I work, work, work to the bone, baby

So gimme that

Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that (woo)

Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that (hey)

Gimme that money

I said, now, gimme that money (oh, woah)

Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that (oh, yeah)

Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that

Come on and gimme that money

Gimme that money

I should grow up some day

'Cause I got bills to pay

I can't be waking up at someone else's place

I know I drink too much, can't pay my rent this month

I should be saving up, but

I just got paid

I'm broke, but I'm balling

Don't know where we're going

We go in when we go out

I just got paid

I'm broke, but I'm balling

Don't know where we going

We go in when we go out

I just got paid

Montana, yeah

La-di-da-di, we like to party

Don't cause trouble, don't bother nobody

La-di-da-di, woke up in the party

Sports bras, sports car drive

Show up, show out

Bowl in, bowl out

Go in, go out,

Ciroc, we pull out

I got more diamonds, ladies be the finest

Crush grapes, we don't do the wine

Crush denim, top spinning, cook me, front grillin'

Got paid, hop the G5 faded

Rope chain, shell toes

Wavey like a sailboat

When you hear the haan, there it go

Montana with the funky sound

Sigala got the London sound

I should grow up, they say

Stuck in my glory days

I know there's nothing wrong

It's just a passing phase

And when I've had my fun

I swear I'll be someone

I know that day will come, but

I just got paid

I'm broke, but I'm balling

Don't know where we going

We go in when we go out

I just got paid

I'm broke, but I'm balling

Don't know where we going

We go in when we go out

I just got paid

Woo, come on, sing

I just got paid

Yeah yeah, oh oh

I just got paid

Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that

Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that

Gimme that money, gimme that money

I just got paid

Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that

Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that

Gimme that money, gimme that money

I just got paid

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
paid /peɪd/ A1	adjective - having received money for work done or for goods/services.
broke /brəʊk/ B1	adjective - (informal) having no money.
balling /ˈbɔːlɪŋ/ C1	verb - (informal, slang, especially in hip-hop culture) to live a lavish lifestyle, often involving spending a lot of money.
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - coins or notes that are used to buy things, or the amount of these that a person has.
bills /bɪlz/ A2	noun - a written statement of money owed for goods or services.
pay /peɪ/ A1	verb - to give money to someone for something you buy or for services. noun - money that you receive for doing work.
rent /rent/ A2	noun - a regular payment made by a tenant to a landlord for the use of property or land. verb - to regularly pay money to a landlord for the use of property or land.
grow up /ˌɡrəʊ ˈʌp/ A2	phrasal verb - to gradually become an adult; to behave in a more mature way.
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social event at which a group of people meet to celebrate or have fun. verb - to enjoy yourself at a party or other social occasion, for example by drinking alcohol, dancing, etc.
gimme /ˈɡɪmi/ B1	informal verb - (contraction of 'give me') give me.
work /wɜːrk/ A1	verb - to do a job that you get money for. noun - the activity that you do in your job, or the place where you do it.
worried /ˈwɜːrid/ A2	adjective - feeling anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.
holiday /ˈhɒlədeɪ/ A1	noun - a period of time when you are not working or studying and can relax or travel.
faded /ˈfeɪdɪd/ B2	adjective - (informal, slang) (of a person) intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
phase /feɪz/ B2	noun - a stage in a process of change or development.
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment or pleasure, or something that gives you enjoyment or pleasure.
cheque /tʃek/ B1	noun - (UK English, US English: check) a printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account.
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it. noun - an amount of liquid that you drink, or a beverage.

Key Grammar Structures

• I should grow up some day 'cause I got bills to pay

  ➔ Future with 'should'

  ➔ 'Should' is used here to express an obligation or recommendation in the future, indicating the speaker’s acknowledgment of what they ought to do.

• I can't be waking up at someone else's place

  ➔ Present continuous with 'can't'

  ➔ The present continuous with 'can't' is used to express an action that is not happening now or is not a habitual action, emphasizing the speaker’s inability or unwillingness.

• I know I drink too much, can't pay my rent this month

  ➔ Present simple with 'know'

  ➔ The present simple with 'know' is used to express a fact or a habitual action, indicating the speaker’s awareness of a situation.

• I should be saving up, but

  ➔ Modal verb 'should' for advice

  ➔ The modal verb 'should' is used to give advice or make recommendations, suggesting what the speaker thinks is the right course of action.

• I'm broke, but I'm balling

  ➔ Present continuous for contrast

  ➔ The present continuous is used here to contrast two simultaneous actions or states, highlighting the irony of being broke yet still spending lavishly.

• We go in when we go out

  ➔ Present simple for habitual actions

  ➔ The present simple is used to describe habitual actions or general truths, indicating that the action is repeated regularly.

• Gimme that, gimme that, gimme that

  ➔ Colloquial contraction of 'give me'

  ➔ The phrase 'gimme' is a colloquial contraction of 'give me,' commonly used in informal speech to request something directly.

• I said, now, gimme that money

  ➔ Direct speech with imperative

  ➔ Direct speech with the imperative mood is used to give a command or make a direct request, emphasizing urgency or authority.