Lover Not A Fighter – English Lyrics

• By: Tinie Tempah, Labrinth
• Album: Demonstration

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Well, I'm a lover, not a fighter

So I kiss that girl and say goodbye now

'Cause I came for kicks, not for arguments, no, oh

'Cause I'm a lover, not a fighter

Somebody filling the gap, somebody feeling the dust

Well, I could walk at the builder where I be still in the spot

When all the shotters is down, but you be still in the shop

I shot for clothes, runners, clothes, that's why I feel like the boss

My vintage Evisu watch, I swear I feel like a horse

Won't go nowhere for no whips and you're not to give me your job

These crates giving me bollocks, that's why I gave him a cross

It's past the getting too nosy, that's why I gave him a stop

'Cause I just triple my cost, living

They say I lost a chicken that's made in my pop's kitchen

By Rolls Royce, that's women, come from disturbing London

The city of fortune, children, grateful for what God has given

Save us from 'cause we sinned in the city of God

I'm from the city of God

Bitch I've been up in the shop, I believe been at the top

Separate the man from the man and find out who's real and who's not

Call say the heat didn't get out the kitchen and give me the pot, you know what?

Well, I'm a lover, not a fighter

So I kiss that girl and say goodbye now

'Cause I came for kicks, not for arguments, no, oh

'Cause I'm a lover, not a fighter

I used to sit on the settee, sitting in a T'n'T spaghetti

Now women think that I'm sexy because I've been on the telly

Call that 007, a man that's spinning for belly

Somewhere a gold digging heifer, I call her Miss Moneypenny

Is it real? Is it fake? Somebody give me a break

I grew up on minimum wage and I grew up in an estate

These rappers calling me "Proud" and they can't even relate

I don't even rap, they unwilling, do anything that it takes

I saw my teacher from college, she says she thinks that I'm great

I'm going to give her the D 'cause she never give me an A

She's trying to get in my jeans, I'm trying to kick off my Jays

Take off my D and Gs and give her my DNA

'Cause all these bitches be loving me

Sipping my bubbly, watching Hangover, hung over

Be the quickest recovery, couple bad grades

I did shit in my study leave

But now she wants my name and I can send them double Ds and I love it

I've got too much love, the vibe

Ain't got no time to exchange words, yeah

People to see

I guess we all gotta play the game

Well, I'm a lover, not a fighter

I'm a lover, not a fighter

So I kiss that girl and say goodbye now

'Cause I came for kicks, not for arguments, no, oh

'Cause I'm a lover, not a fighter

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lover /ˈlʌvər/ A2	noun - a person who loves another
fighter /ˈfaɪtər/ A2	noun - a person who fights
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips noun - an act of kissing
kicks /kɪks/ B1	noun - enjoyment, excitement
arguments /ˈɑːrɡjʊmənts/ B1	noun - a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory.
dust /dʌst/ A1	noun - fine particles of matter
shotters /ˈʃɒtərz/ C1	noun - (slang) people involved in gun crime
vintage /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/ B2	adjective - denoting something from the past of high quality
boss /bɒs/ A2	noun - a person in charge
cost /kɒst/ A2	noun - the amount of money needed to buy something
fortune /ˈfɔːrtʃuːn/ B2	noun - good luck or success
grateful /ˈɡreɪtfʊl/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing thanks
separate /ˈsepəreɪt/ B1	verb - to cause to move or be apart
real /riːəl/ A2	adjective - actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact
wage /weɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a regular payment made for work
estate /ɪˈsteɪt/ B1	noun - a large area of land
relate /rɪˈleɪt/ B1	verb - to find a connection
vibe /vaɪb/ B1	noun - a person's emotional state