Reason With Me – English Lyrics

• By: Rudeboy

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt narrative of Rudeboy's "Reason With Me," a powerful Afrobeat anthem that speaks to the universal struggles of love, loyalty, and financial challenges. Through its compelling lyrics and relatable story, this song offers a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in Nigerian Pidgin English while exploring themes that resonate deeply across cultures. Its simple yet profound message and emotional delivery make it a special and accessible track for anyone looking to learn the language of the song and understand its rich context.

[English]

Lord sky on the beat

Abi you wan make I die

She turn my love down low

She talk say I dey po po

She wan know the ko ko

Yeh

But I want to give you some love

She talk say I dey po po

She still wan know the ko ko

Yeh

If money no dey na wetin she gain o

She tell me say she go runaway

She go run very faraway

As the raba don dey

The baby come dey mellow

See the baby don come again

You don forget back inna days

I bin dey beg you to try

Reason with me

If I no get today

I go get am tomorrow

Abi you want make I die

E no easy for me

If I no get today

I go get am tomorrow

Say one for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

One for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

One for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

One for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

You see this life

No be So

I remember, remember the month of December

No loving, no caring, no tender

You rejected my love cause I was broke

I bin dey enter okada

From Idumota straight to Alaba

Ewo

How I wish say

You believe me

Back then in gwagwalada

Those days in UniAbuja

You insist-ed

You don't need me

Girl I try everything to spend my life with you

I bin dey beg you to try

Reason with me

If I no get today

I go get am tomorrow

Abi you want make I die

E no easy for me

If I no get today

I go get am tomorrow

Say One for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

One for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

One for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

One for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

If money no dey (If money no dey)

Na so she say she go runaway

As the raba don dey

The baby come dey mellow

See the baby don come again

You don forget back inna days

I bin dey beg you to try

Reason with me

If I no get today

I go get am tomorrow

Abi you want make I die

E no easy for me

If I no get today

I go get am tomorrow

Say one for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

One for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

One for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

One for the money

Two for the doe

Three for the shawty

Now I don blow

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - the medium of exchange for goods and services
runaway /ˈrʌnəˌweɪ/ B1	verb - to escape from a place or situation
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
tomorrow /təˈmɒroʊ/ A2	noun - the day after today
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ B1	verb - to bring to mind or think of again
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to make an effort to do something
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B1	verb - to fail to remember
easy /ˈiːzi/ A1	adjective - not difficult
gain /ɡeɪn/ B2	verb - to obtain or achieve something
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
blow /bloʊ/ B1	verb - to move air with force from your mouth
mellow /ˈmɛloʊ/ B2	adjective - soft, gentle, or relaxed
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to make an attempt

Key Grammar Structures

• If I no get today, I go get am tomorrow

  ➔ First conditional (real condition) – if + present simple, will (or ‘go’) for future

  ➔ The verb "go" functions like "will" to show future: "I "go" get" = "I will get".

• Abi you want make I die

  ➔ Verb + want + infinitive; make + subject + base verb (subjunctive)

  ➔ The word "make" introduces a subjunctive clause: "make I die" = "that I die".

• She talk say I dey po po

  ➔ Reported speech structure: talk + say + clause

  ➔ The verb "say" introduces the reported clause: "She talk "say" I dey po po".

• I bin dey beg you to try

  ➔ Past continuous in Pidgin: bin + dey + verb (was …ing)

  ➔ The word "bin" marks past continuous: "I "bin" dey beg" = "I was begging".

• You don't need me

  ➔ Simple present negative with auxiliary 'do' + not

  ➔ The contraction "don't" = "do not" negates the verb: "You "don't" need".

• Now I don blow

  ➔ Present perfect in Pidgin: don + verb = have/has + verb

  ➔ The word "don" marks completed action: "I "don" blow" = "I have blown".

• You insist-ed

  ➔ Simple past regular verb formed with -ed suffix

  ➔ The suffix "-ed" creates the past tense: "insist-ed" = "insisted".

• If money no dey na wetin she gain o

  ➔ Conditional clause with negative 'no' and result marker 'na' (then)

  ➔ The particle "na" works like "then": "no dey na" ≈ "not be, then".

• You see this life, No be So

  ➔ Copular negation with 'No be' (is not)

  ➔ The word "No" negates the copula: "No be So" = "It is not so".

• I try everything to spend my life with you

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose after verb (to + verb)

  ➔ The infinitive "to spend" shows purpose: "try ... "to spend"".