It's Not Right But It's Okay – English Lyrics

• By: Whitney Houston

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Friday night, you and your boys went out to eat, oh

Then they hung out

But you came home around three, yes you did

If six of y'all went out, ah

Then four of you were really cheap, yeah

Cause only two of you had dinner

I found your credit card receipt

It's not right, but it's okay

I'm gonna make it anyway

Pack your bags, up and leave

Don't you dare come running back to me

It's not right, but it's okay

I'm gonna make it anyway

Close the door behind you, leave your key

I'd rather be alone than unhappy, yeah

I'm packing bags so you can leave town for a week, yes I am

The phone rings, and then you look at me

You said it was one of your friends down on 54th Street, boy

So why did 213 show up on your caller ID?

It's not right, but it's okay

I'm gonna make it anyway

Pack your bags, up and leave

Don't you dare come running back to me

It's not right, but it's okay

I'm gonna make it anyway

Close the door behind you, leave your key

I'd rather be alone than unhappy, yeah

I've been through all of this before

Don't think about, don't think about it

Get going, get going, things are gonna change, baby

You don't stand no chance, boy

So don't you turn around to see my face

There's no more tears left here for you to see

Was it really worth you going out like that?

Tell me

See, I'm moving on, and I refuse to turn back

See, all of this time I thought I had somebody down for Whitney

It turns out you were making a fool of me

It's not right, but it's okay

I'm gonna make it anyway

Pack your bags, up and leave

Don't you dare come running back to me

It's not right, but it's okay

I'm gonna make it anyway

Close the door behind you, leave your key

I'd rather be alone than unhappy, yeah

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
credit /ˈkrɛdɪt/ B1	noun - trustworthiness; an amount of money borrowed
receipt /rɪˈsit/ B2	noun - a written acknowledgment of payment
bag /bæg/ A1	noun - a container made of flexible material
key /kiː/ A1	noun - a device used to open locks
phone /foʊn/ A1	noun - a device for voice communication
caller /ˈkɔːlər/ B2	noun - person who makes a telephone call
ID /aɪ ˈdiː/ B1	noun - identification document
cheap /tʃiːp/ A2	adjective - low in price; inexpensive
unhappy /ʌnˈhæpi/ B1	adjective - not happy; sad
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - by oneself; without others
turn /tɜːrn/ A2	verb - to rotate or change direction
pack /pæk/ A2	verb - to place items into a container
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from
refuse /rɪˈfjuz/ B2	verb - to decline or reject
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B1	verb - to make or become different
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who lacks sense or judgment
tear /tɪər/ B1	noun - drops of liquid from the eyes
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - opportunity or possibility
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - correct; morally good
okay /oʊˈkeɪ/ A1	adjective - acceptable; satisfactory

Key Grammar Structures

• Friday night, you and your boys went out to eat, oh

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'went' is in the past simple tense, indicating a completed action in the past.

• If six of y'all went out, ah

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ 'If' introduces a conditional sentence, suggesting a possible situation and its result.

• It's not right, but it's okay

  ➔ Contrastive Conjunction

  ➔ 'But' is used to contrast two ideas: 'not right' and 'okay'.

• I'm gonna make it anyway

  ➔ Going to Future

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a contraction of 'going to', indicating a future intention or plan.

• Don't you dare come running back to me

  ➔ Prohibitive Imperative

  ➔ 'Don't you dare' is a strong prohibitive imperative, forbidding an action.

• I'd rather be alone than unhappy, yeah

  ➔ Preference with 'rather'

  ➔ 'I'd rather' expresses a preference between two options: being alone vs. being unhappy.

• So don't you turn around to see my face

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ 'Don't turn around' is a negative imperative, instructing not to perform an action.

• See, I'm moving on, and I refuse to turn back

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future Arrangements

  ➔ 'I'm moving on' uses the present continuous to indicate a future action or plan.