Now & Forever – English Lyrics

• By: Drake
• Album: If You're Reading This It's Too Late

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful rhythms of Drake's 'Now & Forever' to master conversational English and emotional expression. This track is perfect for learning how to convey deep feelings and romantic nuance through modern lyrical phrasing.

[English]

It's over, it's over, yeah, I'm leaving, I'm gone

I can't stay here no more, and I can't sleep on the floor

Man, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, you know I got my reasons

Yeah, I'm leaving, yeah, I'm leaving, yeah, I'm leaving, I'm gone

I'm leaving, I'm gone, had to knock down the wall

Yeah, I swear to God that I'm gone, I'm leaving, I'm leaving

No looking back when I'm gone, no looking back when I'm gone

No more, no more, no more, no more, no more

No more, no more, no more

No more, no more, no more

No more, no more, no more

No more, no more

It's over, it's over, yeah, I'm leaving, I'm gone

I've been doing this wrong, I've been here for too long

I'm leaving, I'm leaving, you know I got my reasons

Yeah, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm gone

I'm leaving, I'm gone

I don't wanna miss the boat, I don't wanna sit in coach

I don't wanna sit at home, I gotta get where I'm going

I'm afraid that I'ma die before I get where I'm going

I know I'ma be alone, I know I'm out on my own

I just gotta hit the road, I just gotta know the road

I just gotta hit the road, I just gotta know the road

I just gotta know the road

Something to say, then say that then

I just been out and bad from way back when

I can't be out here on no laid back -

I can't be out here on no laid back -

You got something to say, then say that then

I just been out and bad from way back when

I gotta get on the road, I gotta get on the road

I ain't looking back no more, no, no, no

No more, no more, no more

No more, no more, no more

No more, no more, no more

No more, no more, no more

No more, no more

...

I, I gotta go out and get it, want you to know what I did

Want you to know how it went

That's why I keep telling you over and over again

Just let me go

Just let me go, let me bring it home to you

Just let me go, let me bring it home to you

Now and forever, I'll bring it home to you

Just let me go, let me bring it home

Let me go, let me bring it home to you

Let me go, let me bring it home to you

Let me go, let me bring it home

Now and forever, I'll bring it home to you

Let me go, let me bring it home to you

Let me go, let me bring it home to you

(Now and forever, I'll bring it home)

Now and forever, I'll bring it home

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
leaving /ˈliːvɪŋ/ A1	verb - to depart or go away from a place
reasons /ˈriːzənz/ A2	noun - causes, explanations, or justifications
knock /nɒk/ A2	verb - to strike a surface to make a noise
swear /swɛər/ B1	verb - to make a solemn promise
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
alone /əˈləʊn/ A1	adjective - having no one else present
road /rəʊd/ A1	noun - a wide way leading from one place to another
laid-back /ˌleɪd ˈbæk/ B2	adjective - relaxed and easygoing
forever /fəˈrɛvə/ A2	adverb - for all future time; eternally
coach /kəʊtʃ/ B1	noun - an economy class seat or carriage in a bus or train
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to fail to hit, reach, or catch something
bring /brɪŋ/ A1	verb - to carry or accompany something to a place

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been doing this wrong, I've been here for too long

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Use "have been doing" to describe an action that started in the past and has continued up to the present moment.

• I'm afraid that I'ma die before I get where I'm going

  ➔ Future intention / Predictive 'going to'

  ➔ The phrase "where I'm going" uses the present continuous to express a definite future destination or plan.

• I don't wanna miss the boat

  ➔ Informal contraction (want to)

  ➔ "Wanna" is an informal contraction of "want to", commonly used in spoken English and lyrics.

• I just been out and bad from way back when

  ➔ Past Time Adverbial (from way back when)

  ➔ "From way back when" is an idiomatic phrase referring to a long time ago in the past.

• I gotta get on the road

  ➔ Modal substitute (have got to)

  ➔ "Gotta" stands for "got to" (have to), expressing necessity or obligation.

• I'm afraid that I'ma die before I get where I'm going

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time

  ➔ The clause "before I get where I'm going" uses the present simple to refer to a future time.

• No looking back when I'm gone

  ➔ Gerund phrase as a subject

  ➔ "Looking back" is a gerund phrase used here to express the action of returning or regretting.

• I'm leaving, you know I got my reasons

  ➔ Omitted relative pronoun

  ➔ The sentence implies "you know [that] I got my reasons"; the "that" is omitted.