Nunya – English Lyrics

• By: August Alsina

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Hit-Boy

Why is you textin' me, asking who next to me?

Why you care about who having *** with me?

Now you all on my line, why you pressing me?

’Cause I got her legs open like sesame

What I got cooking with her ain't your recipe

Oh how she on her knees when she blessin' me

With you, girl, I gave you the best of me

But you said to me you wasn’t ready to be what I needed

So I gave you time to make me a priority

Put my feelings out there, you ignored it

Being real is what you can't afford and I paid a lot for it

The time I invested, you can't give it back

You can't get mad at the way I react

You got me feeling like it was an act, you're just an actress

Putting on a show 'cause you don't want the world to know

That you lost a man who loved you all along

Baby, couldn't we just let this go?

Let it go, let it go

Ain’t nunya business

Ain’t nunya business

Don't know who I’m with

Or none of my ****

Ain't nunya business

Ain't nunya business

Don't know who I’m with

Or none of my ****

None of my ****

Nunya

Nunya

Ain't really your

Nunya

Nunya

None of my ****

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
textin' /ˈtɛks.tɪn/ B1	verb - to send a text message
asking /ˈæs.kɪŋ/ A2	verb - to request information or question
pressing /ˈprɛs.ɪŋ/ B1	verb, adjective - urgent, requiring immediate attention
got /ɡɒt/ A1	verb - to have, possess
knees /niːz/ A2	noun - plural of knee; joint between thigh and lower leg
recipe /ˈrɛs.ɪ.pi/ B2	noun - a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish
blessin' /ˈblɛs.ɪn/ B2	verb - to invoke divine favor or protection
priorities /praɪˈɒrɪtiz/ B2	noun - things regarded as more important than others
ignored /ɪɡˈnɔːrd/ B2	verb - to pay no attention to
react /riˈækt/ B2	verb - to respond to a stimulus or situation
acting /ˈæk.tɪŋ/ B2	verb, noun - to perform in a play or film; a character's role
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	noun, verb - a performance or exhibition; to display or present
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of information or facts
business /ˈbɪz.nəs/ A2	noun - commercial activity or trade
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of or familiar with something
business /ˈbɪz.nəs/ A2	noun - work or activity that is undertaken for earning income
nunya /nʌn.ja/ C1	adjective, noun (slang) - slang for 'none of your business'; implying disregard for others' concerns

Key Grammar Structures

• Why is you textin' me, asking who next to me?

  ➔ Informal question formation with non-standard subject-verb agreement

  ➔ Standard English would use "Why are you texting me?" but the song uses "Why is you textin' me?" showing informal speech patterns with non-standard subject-verb agreement and dropping the 'g' in texting.

• Why you care about who having *** with me?

  ➔ Present continuous without auxiliary verb in informal speech

  ➔ Standard English would be "Why you care about who is having *** with me?" but the auxiliary verb "is" is omitted in informal speech, showing "who having" instead of "who is having".

• Cause I got her legs open like sesame

  ➔ Simile using 'like' for comparison

  ➔ The line uses "like" to create a simile, comparing open legs to an open sesame seed pod. This is a common poetic device to create vivid imagery through comparison.

• But you said to me you wasn't ready to be what I needed

  ➔ Past simple with informal negation

  ➔ Standard English would use "weren't" instead of "wasn't" for the second person "you". This informal negation "you wasn't" instead of "you weren't" is common in colloquial speech and some dialects.

• So I gave you time to make me a priority

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The structure uses the infinitive "to make" to express purpose. The phrase "time to make me a priority" indicates the reason or purpose for giving time - it was given for the purpose of making the speaker a priority.

• Being real is what you can't afford and I paid a lot for it

  ➔ Modal 'can't' for ability/possibility

  ➔ The modal verb "can't" expresses inability or impossibility. In this context, "you can't afford" means you are unable to afford or it's impossible for you to afford being real (authentic).

• The time I invested, you can't give it back

  ➔ Present perfect for past actions with present relevance

  ➔ The phrase uses the present perfect structure "I invested" (without explicit auxiliary) to describe a past action (investing time) that has present consequences (the time cannot be returned). The present perfect connects past actions to the present moment.

• Putting on a show 'cause you don't want the world to know

  ➔ Present continuous participle phrase

  ➔ The line begins with a present participle phrase "Putting on a show" which functions as an introductory element describing an ongoing action. This structure creates a more dynamic and concise expression than using a full clause like "You are putting on a show..."

• Baby, couldn't we just let this go?

  ➔ Modal question form for suggestion

  ➔ The question uses the modal "couldn't" to form a polite suggestion. Rather than directly commanding "Let this go," the modal question form softens the request and makes it more suggestive and polite.

• Ain't nunya business

  ➔ Informal negation using 'ain't'

  ➔ "Ain't" is an informal contraction for multiple negative forms including "is not", "are not", "am not", "has not", and "have not". Here it means "is not" (It is not your business). "Nunya" is a colloquial shortening of "none of your".