N. L. U – English Lyrics

• By: Keyshia Cole, 2 Chainz

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ TOGETHER BABY ♪

♪ HEAVENLY FATHER ♪

♪ WHICH ART IN HEAVEN ♪

♪ I PRAY THAT YOU KEEP THIS LOVE TOGETHER ♪

♪ I PRAYED ABOUT THIS FOR DAYS ♪

♪ BUT SOMETHING TOLD ME ♪

♪ THAT YOU AIN'T CHANGING, NO ♪

♪ AND I CRIED FROM THE LOVE THAT WE MADE ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY IT HURTS ME ♪

♪ CUZ WE AIN'T GROWING ♪

♪ AFTER ALL THE THINGS YOU PUT ME THROUGH ♪

♪ YOU DONE APOLOGIZED SO MANY TIMES ♪

♪ IT'S LIKE A BROKEN RECORD ♪

♪ AND I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT I HATE YOU ♪

♪ WE WERE ALMOST TO THE BEST PART ♪

♪ BEST PART ♪

♪ SEE ITS NIGGAS LIKE YOU THAT MAKE IT HARD TO LOVE ♪

♪ MAKE IT HARD TO TRUST SO HARD ♪

♪ WIT A NIGGA LIKE YOU ♪

♪ YOU MAKE ME WANT TO CUSS ♪

♪ BURN UP ALL YOUR STUFF ♪

♪ AND CATCH A CHARGE ♪

♪ ON A NIGGA LIKE YOU ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

♪ I STAYED AWAY FOR SO MANY DAYS ♪

♪ AND SOMETHING HAPPENED ♪

♪ AND I'M SO AFRAID ♪

♪ THAT WE WON'T EVER BE THE SAME ♪

♪ I WONDER IF YOU FELT THAT WAY ♪

♪ WHEN YOU DID THE SAME THING TO ME ♪

♪ YOU DONE APOLOGIZED SO MANY TIMES ♪

♪ IT'S LIKE A BROKEN RECORD ♪

♪ AND I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT I HATE YOU ♪

♪ WE WERE ALMOST TO THE BEST PART ♪

♪ BEST PART ♪

♪ SEE ITS NIGGAS LIKE YOU THAT MAKE IT HARD TO LOVE ♪

♪ MAKE IT HARD TO TRUST SO HARD ♪

♪ WIT A NIGGA LIKE YOU ♪

♪ YOU MAKE ME WANT TO CUSS ♪

♪ BURN UP ALL YOUR STUFF ♪

♪ AND CATCH A CHARGE ♪

♪ ON A NIGGA LIKE YOU ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

♪ EVERYTHING PLAYED OUT LIKE A RINGTONE ♪

♪ SOFT WET KISSES ON YOUR CHEEKBONE ♪

♪ I GOT A LOT AT STEAK LIKE A T BONE ♪

♪ SHORTY WHY YOU AINT GOT YOUR RING ON ♪

♪ I'VE DID A LOT OF THINGS THAT WAS MESSED UP ♪

♪ AS FAR AS OLD GIRL I AIN'T CARE FOR HER ♪

♪ FORGIS ON MY CAR THAT'S WHAT THE F FOR ♪

♪ I CAN PULL A GIRL WITH NO EFFORT ♪

♪ COME HERE ♪

♪ LOOK AT THE DON OF THE YEAR ♪

♪ THAT'S ME. COME FUCK WITH THE REAL ♪

♪ I BOUGHT MY GIRL SOME EARRINGS ♪

♪ CHANDELIERS IN HER EARS ♪

♪ AND YEAH I'M A BOSS AND I DON'T HAVE A BEARD ♪

♪ THEY SAYING I'M WEIRD ♪

♪ I LIKE ALL MY FISH PAN SEARED ♪

♪ MIGHT HAVE SOME LOBSTER AND CEREAL ♪

♪ BREAKFAST IN BED SO WAKE UP ♪

♪ EARLY IN THE MORNING NO MAKE UP (YEH) ♪

♪ THERE'S A DIFFERENT BETWEEN A MAIN AND A SIDE-PIECE ♪

♪ AND YOU AIN'T NEVER MET ANOTHER NIGGA LIKE ME ♪

♪ SEE ITS NIGGAS LIKE YOU THAT MAKE IT HARD TO LOVE ♪

♪ MAKE IT HARD TO TRUST SO HARD ♪

♪ WIT A NIGGA LIKE YOU ♪

♪ YOU MAKE ME WANT TO CUSS ♪

♪ BURN UP ALL YOUR STUFF ♪

♪ AND CATCH A CHARGE ♪

♪ ON A NIGGA LIKE YOU ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

♪ OH OOOOHHHH (A NIGGA LIKE YOU) ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain or injury adjective - feeling pain or distress
apologize /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ B1	verb - to express regret for a fault or offense
broken /ˈbrəʊkən/ B1	adjective - damaged and no longer in one piece
record /ˈrekɔːd/ B1	noun - a stored audio or video performance verb - to capture sounds or images for later playback
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - confidence in someone's reliability or honesty verb - to rely on the honesty or ability of someone
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - difficult to do or endure
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
cuss /kʌs/ B2	verb - to use profanity or swear words
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be on fire; to cause something to catch fire noun - an injury caused by heat or fire
charge /tʃɑːrdʒ/ B2	verb - to attack or rush forward aggressively noun - the amount of money demanded for something
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
same /seɪm/ A1	adjective - identical; not different
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B2	verb - to feel curiosity or doubt about something
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
grow /ɡroʊ/ B1	verb - to increase in size, develop, or mature
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different

Key Grammar Structures

• I prayed about this for days

  ➔ Past Simple with duration

  ➔ The verb "prayed" is in the Past Simple, indicating a completed action in the past. The phrase "for days" shows the duration of that action.

• But something told me that you ain't changing, no

  ➔ Reported speech (that‑clause) + present continuous negative

  ➔ The verb "told" is in the Past Simple and introduces a that‑clause. Inside the clause, "you ain't changing" uses the present continuous in a negative form ("ain't" = "are not").

• I'm starting to think that I hate you

  ➔ Present continuous + infinitive + that‑clause

  ➔ The contraction "I'm" (= "I am") forms the Present Continuous. "starting" is followed by the infinitive "to think", which introduces a that‑clause "that I hate you" as its object.

• You make me want to cuss

  ➔ Causative verb "make" + object + base verb (bare infinitive) + infinitive

  ➔ The verb "make" is a causative verb. It is followed by the object "me" and the bare infinitive "want" (no "to"). The verb "want" then takes the infinitive "to cuss" as its complement.

• I can pull a girl with no effort

  ➔ Modal "can" + base verb (ability)

  ➔ The modal verb "can" expresses ability. It is followed directly by the base verb "pull" without "to".

• Everything played out like a ringtone

  ➔ Past simple of phrasal verb "play out"

  ➔ The verb phrase "played out" is the past simple form of the phrasal verb "play out", meaning ‘to happen or develop in a particular way’.

• There's a different between a main and a side-piece

  ➔ Existential "there is/there's" construction

  ➔ The contraction "There's" (= "There is") introduces the existence of something. It is followed by the noun phrase "a different".

• I might have some lobster and cereal

  ➔ Modal "might" + base verb (possibility)

  ➔ The modal verb "might" expresses a possibility. It is followed by the base verb "have" without "to".