Reckless – English Lyrics

• By: Wizkid
• Album: Made In Lagos

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Dem inna, inna, inna, inna, inna (No lie)

I know sey dem go pray on my downfall

I'm still a winner, winner, winner, winner, winner (Spiritual)

Me never let them play on my banjo

Dem inna, inna, inna, inna, inna (Oh na-na)

Don't know why they pray on my downfall

Born winner dem go play on my banjo

Never

I got a reason I got so much to give

Showered in blessings, now my cup's runnin' over

I no dey give a man, more than what he deserves

'Cause they still dey bite the hand wey dey feed them

My baby tellin' mе to pose for the media

I rather believe I go tour Malaysia

Melody sweet but you know sey man so G'd up, yeah

That's why the girls dem follow the leader

Got so many blessings, I dey count all night

Yeah, starboy making moves, no man take my shine

And if I tell you all the days I had to sacrifice

So my whole life

And I go do anything only for my family

I got the thing that make your body do the nuh linga

Make your gyal come through, makin' plays all night

All night, all night

No console, now everybody dancin' for me

I'm on the move, no be Keke, now everybody askin' for me

I dey go collect wetin baba God dey destined for me

What's lost now found

So we can sing amazing grace, amazing grace, all night (Hol' on)

Dem inna, inna, inna, inna, inna (Spiritual)

Ah know see dem go pray on my downfall

I'm still a winner, winner, winner, winner, winner

Me never let dem play on my banjo

Dem inna, inna, inna, inna, inna (Oh na-na)

Don't know why dem pray on my downfall (Oh yeah)

Born winner dem go play on my banjo

Never

Excuse me ma

No be my fault say the girls no wan free me now (Yeah)

And you don't wanna get no passa with my G's, you know

Say me know they do the talking 'bout my P's, you know

Yeah that Starboy flex, take it easy now

Summer body but your thing isn't seasonal

Shape like a bottle, rub it like a genie style uh

Got me thinkin' I wanna please you, ma

Bad gyal take your stress away

Got so many blessings, I dey count all night

Yeah, starboy make a move, no man take my shine

And if I tell you all the days I had to sacrifice;

So my whole life

And I go anything only for my family

I got the thing that make your body do the nuh linga

Make your gyal come through, makin' plays all night

All night, all night

No console, now everybody dancin' for me

I'm on the move, no be Keke, now everybody askin' for me

I dey go collect wetin baba God dey destin' for me

What's lost now found

So we can sing amazing grace, amazing grace, all night

Dem try, but they never scared nobody, yeah

Badman like me, never fear nobody

When you play my riddim, omoge, sumo mi (Oh yeah)

This jam, make you wanna free your body

Come like say, me no go give you worries (Oh)

Gyals dem never give me bad energy

All these TLC, I got 'em creepin' on me

Oh yeah, I no go worry 'bout jealousy

My baby bad-bad, bad, o bad o, o bad o, o bad

My baby ke fun me gan, til the mornin'

O se gan, o se gan

My baby bad-bad, bad, o bad o, o bad, o bad o

My baby se fun me gan til the mornin', oh woah-woah, oh woah, yeah

Starboy

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - to communicate with a deity
downfall /ˈdaʊnfɔːl/ B2	noun - a sudden loss of power, success, or status
winner /ˈwɪnər/ A1	noun - a person who wins a competition or game
reason /ˈriːzən/ A2	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
blessings /ˈblesɪŋz/ B1	noun - a beneficial thing; something that brings happiness or well-being
cup /kʌp/ A1	noun - a small bowl-shaped container, typically with a handle, for drinking from
deserves /dɪˈzɜːrvz/ B1	verb - to do something or show qualities worthy of reward or punishment
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child or infant noun - a term of endearment for a loved one
melody /ˈmelədi/ B1	noun - a sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying
leader /ˈliːdər/ A2	noun - a person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country
moves /muːvz/ A1	noun - an action or change of position verb - to change position or go in a particular direction
shine /ʃaɪn/ B1	noun - the quality of bright light produced by something verb - to give out a bright light
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ B2	verb - to give up something valued for the sake of other considerations noun - an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit
body /ˈbɒdi/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
gyal /dʒæl/ N/A	noun - a girl or woman
stress /stres/ B1	noun - pressure or tension exerted on a material object
jealousy /ˈdʒeləsi/ B2	noun - the feeling of being envious of someone or something

Key Grammar Structures

• I got a reason I got so much to give

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis, Subject-Verb-Object structure

  ➔ The repetition of 'I got' emphasizes the speaker's abundance and willingness to share. The sentence follows a standard SVO structure.

• I no dey give a man, more than what he deserves

  ➔ Double negative, colloquial language, use of 'dey' as a progressive marker

  ➔ The phrase 'no dey give' is a double negative common in Nigerian Pidgin English, meaning 'do not give'. It's a colloquial way of expressing a limit on generosity. The word 'dey' functions similarly to 'is/are' in a continuous tense.

• And if I tell you all the days I had to sacrifice

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1), Past Perfect tense

  ➔ The 'if' clause introduces a condition. 'Had to sacrifice' uses the past perfect to indicate actions completed before a point in the past (the telling).

• I dey go collect wetin baba God dey destin' for me

  ➔ Progressive aspect with 'dey', colloquial language, use of 'destin' as a shortened form of 'destined'

  ➔ Again, 'dey go' functions as a progressive marker. 'Wetin' is a Nigerian Pidgin English word for 'what'. 'Destin' is a colloquial shortening of 'destined', indicating a preordained fate.