Over Here – English Lyrics

• By: PARTYNEXTDOOR, Drake

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Uh, ay

Girl, this summer, you'll be lookin' for (yeah)

You'll be lookin' for me while I'm ridin' in

That brand-new whip you wanted (ooh, yeah, yeah)

All I ever asked for was patience (that's all I ever asked, and you know it)

Patience and p-, but mostly patience (yeah, yeah 'cause you gon' use it anyway)

Swear I used to keep you faded (oh)

Now you're waitin' for somethin' better

But girl, what's better than this? (Ooh, oh)

We were supposed to do big things (supposed do big things)

Now you're waitin' for somethin' better

But girl, what's better than this?

Poppin' champagne over here

Girl, it ain't a thang over here

Throwin' money fast over here

Blowin' all this cash over here

Poppin' champagne over here

Girl, it ain't a thang over here

Throwin' money fast over here (yeah)

Blowin' all this cash on this side

Me and my - buckin' head first (head first)

You supposed to be there when my head hurt (my head hurt)

Used to be goin' out hardly, now we wanna party

Celebration on me, well, what's up?

Pay homage, I roll through the city like young Sheikh Mohammed

It can't be that hard to find us

Go to Jungle, pick up my Ethiopian goddess

That's when words spread, a Bugatti is in the projects

The boy home, used to take the bus to the block

Now summertime whips come through and bust up the block

I remember seein' Nikk's having to bust up a block

And sell the work right to hush, y'all - must have forgot

But I was there Nas don sh-, a couple things sit on my conscience

With that said, look at all we accomplished

Yeah, sure this ain't Compton, but this ain't a fairy tale land neither

We all lost mad people, the city wild

They gave the task to a purposeful child

Vеrses start to get a little more personal now

But that's 'cause everybody else sound is so played out though

Oliver North in the cut, Dolce'd out though

A thousand dollar bottle, it get poured straight out though

I'm screamin' OVO on the whole way out though

I'm back boy for real, I'm that boy for real

I got hits -, you just a bat boy for real

Backwoods get peeled, I smoke away all the tears

Nothin' was the same, man, including y'all careers

The new Cash Money, the new Roc-A-Fella

Bunch of young rich -, turn around if you jealous, boy

Poppin' champagne over here

Girl, it ain't a thang over here

Throwin' money fast over here (throw)

Blowin' all this cash over here (right time)

Poppin' champagne over here (one time)

Girl, it ain't a thang over here (two time)

Throwin' money fast over here

Blowin' all this cash on this side

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
whip /wɪp/ B2	noun - A car (slang).
patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ B1	noun - The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
faded /ˈfeɪdɪd/ B2	adjective - Intoxicated, especially by drugs or alcohol (slang).
better /ˈbɛtər/ A2	adjective - Of a more excellent or effective type or quality.
champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ B1	noun - A sparkling white wine made in the Champagne region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
thang /θæŋ/ B1	noun - A phonetic spelling of 'thing', often used in informal or dialectal contexts (slang).
cash /kæʃ/ B1	noun - Money in coins or notes, as distinct from checks, money orders, or credit.
block /blɒk/ B2	noun - A city street or square, especially one defined by cross streets. noun - (Slang) A neighborhood or local area, often referring to one's home turf. noun - (Slang, drugs) A quantity of drugs, often compressed into a solid form.
projects /ˈprɒdʒɛkts/ B2	noun - Public housing developments, often associated with lower-income urban areas (slang).
goddess /ˈɡɒdɪs/ B2	noun - A female deity; a woman who is adored, especially for her beauty.
homage /ˈhɒmɪdʒ/ C1	noun - Special honor or respect shown publicly.
conscience /ˈkɒnʃəns/ B2	noun - An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.
accomplish /əˈkɒmplɪʃ/ B2	verb - To achieve or complete successfully.
purposeful /ˈpɜːrpəsfəl/ C1	adjective - Having or showing a sense of purpose; determined.
personal /ˈpɜːrsənəl/ B1	adjective - Of, affecting, or belonging to a particular person rather than to anyone else.
hits /hɪts/ B2	noun - (Slang) Successful songs or products, especially in the music industry.
peel /piːl/ B2	verb - To remove the outer covering or skin from something, especially a fruit or vegetable. In context, to unwrap a cigar (like a Backwoods) to prepare it for smoking marijuana.
jealous /ˈdʒɛləs/ B1	adjective - Feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages.
wild /waɪld/ B2	adjective - Uncontrolled, unruly, or chaotic; often used to describe a place or situation as dangerous or unrestrained.
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - A social gathering of people for entertainment or celebration. verb - To enjoy oneself at a party or other lively gathering.

Key Grammar Structures

• Girl, this summer, you'll be looking for me while I'm ridin' in that brand‑new whip you wanted.

  ➔ Future continuous (you'll be looking) + present progressive (I'm ridin')

  ➔ The phrase "you'll be looking" shows an action that will be in progress at a specific future time. "I'm ridin'" describes what is happening right now.

• All I ever asked for was patience.

  ➔ Simple past with the adverb "ever" for emphasis

  ➔ "ever" intensifies the statement, meaning "at any time in the past".

• Now you're waiting for something better.

  ➔ Present continuous for a current ongoing action

  ➔ "you're waiting" shows that the waiting is happening right now, not a completed past action.

• But girl, what's better than this?

  ➔ Comparative question using "what's better than"

  ➔ "what's" = "what is"; the comparative adjective "better" compares two possibilities, asking for the superior one.

• Poppin' champagne over here.

  ➔ Present participle used as a headline‑style noun phrase (gerund‑like)

  ➔ "Poppin'" (short for "popping") functions like a noun meaning "the act of popping champagne".

• I used to keep you faded.

  ➔ "used to" + base verb for past habitual actions

  ➔ "used to" indicates something that was true regularly in the past but is no longer the case.

• We were supposed to do big things.

  ➔ Past simple passive with "supposed to" expressing expectation or obligation

  ➔ "were supposed to" = "were expected/required to"; it shows an unfulfilled plan or duty.

• I'm back, boy, for real.

  ➔ Present simple with contraction "I'm" and informal address "boy"

  ➔ "I'm" = "I am"; the speaker declares a present state. "boy" is a colloquial way to address someone.