Practice – English Lyrics

• By: Drake

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with Drake's "Practice," a smooth R&B-infused hip-hop track that offers a fantastic opportunity to explore contemporary English slang, romantic expressions, and storytelling in popular music. Its clear narrative and distinctive lyrical style make it an engaging song for understanding nuanced English in a modern context, while its infectious rhythm and memorable hook will keep you coming back for more.

[English]

Yeah, Cash Money shit, Cash Money shit

...

I can tell that money's got you working

We've been talking for so long, now we're finally here in person

I taste pain and regret in your sweat

You've been waiting for me, oh

I can tell that you been practicing

I can tell that you been practicing

All those other men were practice, they were practice

Yeah, for me, for me, for me, for me

Girl, you look good, won't you back that ass up?

You a fine motherfucker, won't you back that ass up?

Call me big daddy, won't you back that ass up?

Girl, who is you playing with? Back that ass up

You workin' with some ass, yeah, you bad, yeah (uh, uh, uh)

Girl, you workin' with some ass, yeah, you bad, yeah (uh, uh, uh)

Girl, you workin' with some ass, yeah, you bad, yeah

Make a nigga spend his cash, yeah, his last, yeah

Hoes frown when you pass, yeah, they mad, yeah

Couple thousand on your bag, yeah, fuck yeah

I'm a Big Tymer nigga, yeah, money flipper, yeah

Get it understood, yeah, it's all good, yeah

Girl, I know what's real 'cause I've been around it

You only want what's real, you just never found it, ah

Don't give them no more chances, ooh, girl, they had their turn

Everything for a reason, there's things you had to learn from them

But when I get you to myself, you know what's going down

What's going down, oh

Girl, you look good, won't you back that ass up?

You a fine motherfucker, won't you back that ass up?

Call me big daddy, won't you back that ass up?

Girl, who is you playing with? Back that ass up

You workin' with some ass, yeah, you bad, yeah (uh, uh, uh)

Girl, you workin' with some ass, yeah, you bad, yeah (uh, uh, uh)

Yeah, I know he messed up, but let a real nigga make it right

Let a real nigga make it right, you deserve that much

Let me put somethin' in your life

Let me put somethin' in your life, put somethin' in your life

You tellin' me it's only been a couple other people that you've been with

I'ma trust you, I'ma give you the benefit of the doubt and I'ma love you

You can even call me daddy, give you someone to look up to

And my girls from the 504 need to drop it right now, uh

Need to drop it right now

All my girls from the 504 need to drop it right now

Need to drop it right now

All my girls from the 504 need to drop it right now

Need to drop it right now

All my girls from the 504 need to drop it right now

Need to drop it right now, oh

After you back it up, then stop (back it up, baby)

After you back it up, then stop (uh, hey, baby girl)

After you back it up, then stop (yeah)

After you back it up, then stop

I can tell that money's got you working

That your body's so wet, and we're finally here in person

I taste pain and regret in your sweat

You've been waiting for me, oh

I can tell that you been practicing

I can tell that you been practicing

All those other men were practice, they were practice

Yeah, for me, for me, for me, for me

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - coins or notes used to buy things
practice /ˈpræktɪs/ B1	noun - repetition of an activity to improve skill verb - to perform an activity repeatedly to improve skills
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B2	noun - a feeling of sorrow or remorse for something done verb - to feel sad or penitent about something
touch /tʌtʃ/ B1	noun - the act of making contact with something verb - to come into contact with
pain /peɪn/ B2	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
ass /æs/ B2	noun - buttocks, rear part of the body
motherfucker /ˈmʌðərˌfʌkər/ C1	noun (slang) - a highly offensive insult, often used as a term of aggression
daddy /ˈdædi/ A2	noun - father, or term of endearment for an older man
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
work /wɜːrk/ A2	verb - to do tasks or jobs to earn money or achieve goals noun - tasks or employment
get /ɡɛt/ A2	verb - to obtain or receive something

Key Grammar Structures

• I can tell that you been practicing

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The phrase "been practicing" uses the present perfect continuous to emphasize an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• All those other men were practice, they were practice

  ➔ Past simple

  ➔ The phrase "were practice" uses the past simple to describe a completed action in the past.

• Girl, you look good, won't you back that ass up?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ The phrase "won't you" is a tag question used to invite agreement or action from the listener.

• Let me put somethin' in your life

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ The word "somethin'" is a contraction of "something," commonly used in informal speech.

• You can even call me daddy, give you someone to look up to

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The phrase "to look up to" uses the infinitive of purpose to express the reason for the action.

• All my girls from the 504 need to drop it right now

  ➔ Modal verb (need)

  ➔ The word "need" is a modal verb used to express necessity or obligation.