Side To Side – English Lyrics

• By: Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern English pop and slang with 'Side To Side'. This song is a great way to learn conversational idioms, rhythmic phrasing, and how artists blend different musical genres like Reggae and R&B to create a global hit.

[English]

JIMMY FALLON : "PERFORMING SIDE TO SIDE

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE ROOTS

ONCE AGAIN, ARIANA GRANDE!"

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, (ARIANA) ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY, (NICKI MINAJ) ♪

♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE ♪

♪ LET THEM HOES KNOW ♪

♪ I'M TALKIN' TO YA ♪

♪ SEE YOU STANDING OVER THERE WITH YOUR BODY ♪

♪ FEELING LIKE I WANNA ROCK WITH YOUR BODY ♪

♪ AND WE DON'T GOTTA THINK 'BOUT NOTHIN' ♪

♪ ('BOUT NOTHIN') ♪

♪ I'M COMIN' AT YA CAUSE I KNOW YOU GOT A BAD REPUTATION ♪

♪ DOESN'T MATTER, CAUSE YOU GIVE ME TEMPTATION ♪

♪ AND WE DON'T GOTTA THINK 'BOUT NOTHIN' ♪

♪ ('BOUT NOTHIN') ♪

♪ THESE FRIENDS KEEP TALKIN' WAY TOO MUCH ♪

♪ SAY I SHOULD GIVE YOU UP ♪

♪ CAN'T HEAR THEM NO, CAUSE I... ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY ♪

♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY ♪

♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪

♪ BEEN TRYNA HIDE IT ♪

♪ BABY WHAT'S IT GONNA HURT IF THEY DON'T KNOW? ♪

♪ MAKIN' EVERYBODY THINK THAT WE SOLO ♪

♪ JUST AS LONG AS YOU KNOW YOU GOT ME (YOU GOT ME) ♪

♪ AND BOY I GOT YA (HEY) ♪

♪ CAUSE TONIGHT I'M MAKING DEALS WITH THE DEVIL ♪

♪ AND I KNOW IT'S GONNA GET ME IN TROUBLE ♪

♪ JUST AS LONG AS YOU KNOW YOU GOT ME ♪

♪ THESE FRIENDS KEEP TALKIN' WAY TOO MUCH ♪

♪ SAY I SHOULD GIVE YOU UP ♪

♪ CAN'T HEAR THEM NO, CAUSE I... ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY ♪

♪ AND BOY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE, BABY (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT (BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, BABY) ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY (BEEN HERE ALL DAY, BABY) ♪

♪ AND BOY BABY, GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (SIDE TO SIDE) ♪

♪ THIS THE NEW STYLE WITH THE FRESH TYPE OF FLOW ♪

♪ WRIST ICICLE, RIDE BICYCLE ♪

♪ COME TRUE YO, GET YOU THIS TYPE OF BLOW ♪

♪ IF YOU WANNA MINAJ I GOT A TRICYCLE ♪

♪ ALL THESE BITCHES, FLOWS IS MY MINI-ME ♪

♪ BODY SMOKING, SO THEY CALL ME YOUNG NICKI CHIMNEY ♪

♪ RAPPERS IN THEY FEELINGS CAUSE THEY FEELIN' ME UH, ♪

♪ I-I GIVE ZERO AND I GOT ZERO CHILL IN ME ♪

♪ KISSING ME, COPPED THE BLUE BOX THAT SAY TIFFANY ♪

♪ CURRY WITH THE SHOT, JUST TELL 'EM TO CALL ME STEPHANIE ♪

♪ GUN POP AND I MAKE MY GUM POP ♪

♪ I'M THE QUEEN OF RAP, YOUNG ARIANA RUN POP ♪

♪ THESE FRIENDS KEEP TALKIN' WAY TOO MUCH ♪

♪ SAY I SHOULD GIVE YOU UP ♪

♪ CAN'T HEAR THEM NO, CAUSE I... ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT (BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, BABY) ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY (BEEN HERE ALL DAY, BABY) ♪

♪ AND BOY (SAID BOY), GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (YOU KNOW YOU GOT ME, OHHH) ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT (BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT, BABY) ♪

♪ I'VE BEEN HERE ALL DAY (BEEN HERE ALL DAY) ♪

♪ AND BOY (NOOO), GOT ME WALKIN' SIDE TO SIDE (YEAH) ♪

♪ UH, YO, THIS THE NEW STYLE WITH THE FRESH TYPE OF FLOW ♪

♪ WRIST ICICLE, RIDE BICYCLE ♪

♪ COME TRUE YO, GET YOU THIS TYPE OF BLOW ♪

♪ IF YOU WANNA MINAJ I GOT A TRICYCLE ♪

♪ OHHHH ♪

(CROWD CHEERS)

JIMMY FALLON : "WHOA! COME ON!

HEY GOOD TO SEE YOU. WHOA, COME ON.

ARIANA GRANDE!"

(CHEERS)

"DANGEROUS WOMAN IS AVAILABLE NOW!"

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
reputation /ˌrep.juˈteɪ.ʃən/ B2	noun - the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone
temptation /tempˈteɪ.ʃən/ B2	noun - a desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise
devil /ˈdev.əl/ B1	noun - an evil spirit or person
trouble /ˈtrʌb.əl/ A2	noun - problems, difficulties, or distress
solo /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/ B1	adjective - done or existing alone
style /staɪl/ A2	noun - a particular way of doing something or a characteristic appearance
fresh /freʃ/ A2	adjective - new, modern, or original
flow /floʊ/ B2	noun - the rhythm or manner in which a rapper speaks
bicycle /ˈbaɪ.sɪ.kəl/ A1	noun - a vehicle with two wheels
icicle /ˈaɪ.sɪ.kəl/ C1	noun - a hanging, tapering piece of ice
queen /kwiːn/ A2	noun - a female ruler or a person of great importance
body /ˈbɒd.i/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put something out of sight
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been here all night

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (or Simple)

  ➔ "I've been" indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Doesn't matter, cause you give me temptation

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement / Ellipsis

  ➔ (It) doesn't matter: The subject 'It' is omitted in informal song lyrics.

• These friends keep talkin' way too much

  ➔ Verb + Gerund (-ing)

  ➔ "Keep talkin'" shows a continuous or repetitive action using 'keep' + verb-ing.

• Baby what's it gonna hurt if they don't know?

  ➔ Future intention ('gonna' = going to) / First Conditional

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a casual contraction of 'going to', used here for a future hypothetical result.

• Tonight I'm making deals with the devil

  ➔ Present Continuous for future arrangements

  ➔ "I'm making" uses the present continuous to describe a plan or arrangement for the near future.

• Rappers in they feelings cause they feelin' me

  ➔ Causal conjunction ('cause' = because)

  ➔ 'Cause' is a common spoken reduction of 'because', used to introduce the reason for the action.

• If you wanna Minaj I got a tricycle

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Zero/First type) / Informal contraction ('wanna' = want to)

  ➔ "Wanna" stands for "want to", a staple of informal English in music and daily speech.

• Can't hear them no, cause I...

  ➔ Double negative / Modal verb (Can't)

  ➔ The use of "can't" reflects ability/inability, and "no" is used for emphatic double negation common in songwriting.