Rude – English Lyrics

• By: MAGIC!
• Album: Don’t Kill the Magic

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the story and meaning behind MAGIC!'s chart-topping hit, "Rude." Explore themes of love, defiance, and family relationships, while learning about the reggae fusion genre. This song offers a fun and engaging way to improve your understanding of English and explore cultural perspectives on love and marriage.

[English]

Saturday morning, jumped out of bed

And put on my best suit

Got in my car and raced like a jet

All the way to you

Knocked on your door with heart in my hand

To ask you a question

'Cause I know that you're an old-fashioned man

Yeah (yeah)

Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?

Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know

You say I'll never get your blessing 'til the day I die

"Tough luck, my friend, but the answer is no"

Why you gotta be so rude?

Don't you know I'm human too?

Why you gotta be so rude?

I'm gonna marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) yeah, no matter what you say

(Marry that girl) and we'll be a family

Why you gotta be so rude?

...

I hate to do this, you leave no choice

Can't live without her

Love me or hate me

We will be both standing at that alter

Or we will run away to another galaxy, you know

You know she's in love with me

She will go anywhere I go

Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?

Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know

You say I'll never get your blessing 'til the day I die

"Tough luck, my friend, 'cause the answer is still no"

Why you gotta be so rude?

Don't you know I'm human too?

Why you gotta be so rude?

I'm gonna marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) no matter what you say

(Marry that girl) and we'll be a family

Why you gotta be so rude?

...

Rude

(Why you gotta be so-)

...

Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?

Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know

You say I'll never get your blessing 'til the day I die

"Tough luck, my friend, no still means no"

Why you gotta be so rude?

Don't you know I'm human too?

Why you gotta be so rude?

I'm gonna marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) marry her anyway

(Marry that girl) no matter what you say

(Marry that girl) and we'll be a family

Why you gotta be so rude?

Oh, yeah, oh

Why you gotta be so rude?

Why? (Yeah)

Why you gotta be so rude?

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
rude /ruːd/ B1	adjective - offensively impolite or bad-mannered
marry /ˈmæri/ A2	verb - to become someone's husband or wife
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/ A1	noun - a female child
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
blessing /ˈblesɪŋ/ B2	noun - God's favour and protection
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
tough /tʌf/ B1	adjective - difficult; demanding
luck /lʌk/ A2	noun - success or failure apparently brought by chance
friend /frend/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
human /ˈhjuːmən/ A2	adjective - relating to or characteristic of people or human beings noun - a human being
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike for
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
choice /tʃɔɪs/ B1	noun - an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities
family /ˈfæməli/ A1	noun - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.
alter /ˈɔːltər/ B2	noun - A table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings.