Talk About It – English Lyrics

• By: Ne-Yo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the heartwarming essence of family and tradition in Ne-Yo's "Talk About It". This song offers a glimpse into the unique celebrations and relatable moments that make the holiday season special, inviting you to discover the nuances of storytelling through music.

[English]

♪ ♪

♪ OOH IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME ♪

♪ OOH, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOURS, OOOH LET'S TALK ABOUT MINE ♪

♪ MAMA, GRANDMA AND MY AUNT IS COOKING ALL THE LADIES STAY IN THE KITCHEN ♪

♪ STAYIN OUT THE WAY SO THAT WHEN MY UNCLE START TRIPPIN ♪

♪ THEY DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE MIDDLE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW ♪

♪ THEM GONNA BARGE IN WITH BEEF FROM BOUT 20 YEARS AGO ♪

♪ AND THEY BEEN SIPPIN SO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT TO BE ♪

♪ I'M TAKING BETS ON WHO GON' KNOCK OVER THIS CHRISTMAS TREE ♪

♪ SOMEBODY GON' FIGHT, SOMEBODY GON' CRY, SOMEBODY GON' TRY TO LEAVE ♪

♪ THEN THEY GON' SQUASH IT ALL RIGHT BEFORE IT'S TIME TO EAT ♪

♪ SAY, OOH, IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME ♪

♪ HOW YOU DO IT YOURS ♪

♪ HOW I DO IT MINE ♪

♪ AINT NO DIFFERENCE ♪

♪ OOH IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME ♪

♪ OOH, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOURS ♪

♪ LET'S TALK ABOUT MINE, TALK ABOUT IT, EY ♪

♪ RUN AROUND WITH MY COUSINS ♪

♪ TALKING, PLAYING THE DOZENS ♪

♪ YOUR MAMA SO THIS, SO THAT ♪

♪ YOUR LIPS SO CHAPPED, YOUR PONYTAIL STRUGGLING ♪

♪ THEN SOMEBODY GET MAD RUN BACK TELL YOUR MAMA THAT YOU'RE OUT HERE CUSSIN ♪

♪ BUT MAMA DON'T TRIP THOUGH, HENNY IN THE EGGNOG, SHE ALREADY GOOD AND BUZZIN ♪

♪ ON THE RADIO YOU HEAR SAME SONGS YOU DONE HEARD EVERY YEAR ♪

♪ MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE TEMPTATIONS ♪

♪ TO RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE RAINDEER ♪

♪ NEVER REALLY GET TIRED OF THE CHRISTMAS MUSIC, HUH? ♪

♪ SAME HERE ♪

♪ EVEN WITH ALL THE DRAMA IT'S YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY ♪

♪ SAME HERE ♪

♪ OOH, IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME ♪

♪ HOW YOU DO IT YOURS ♪

♪ HOW I DO IT MINE ♪

♪ AIN'T NO DIFFERENCE ♪

♪ OOH THIS CHRISTMAS TIME ♪

♪ OOH, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOURS ♪

♪ LET'S TALK ABOUT MINE ♪

♪ TALK ABOUT IT, HEY.. ♪

♪ OOH, IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME ♪

♪ HOW YOU DO IT YOURS ♪

♪ HOW I DO IT MINE ♪

♪ AINT NO DIFFERENCE ♪

♪ OOH IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME ♪

♪ LET'S TALK ABOUT YOURS ♪

♪ LET'S TALK ABOUT MINE ♪

♪ TALK ABOUT IT, HEY.. ♪

♪ NO SANTA, NO SANTA ♪

♪ HE AINT COMIN ROUND ♪

♪ BUT WE AINT TRIPPIN, WE AINT TRIPPIN, WE AINT TRIPPIN ♪

♪ WE AINT EVEN GOT NO CHIMNEY FOR HIM TO COME DOWN ♪

♪ NO, SO WE AINT TRIPPIN ♪

♪ PLUS, MAMA WORKING DOUBLE, TRIPLE SHIFTS ♪

♪ FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM GIFTS ♪

♪ MAMA SAID DON'T BE GIVEN NO FAT WHITE DUDE CREDIT FOR MY ♪

♪ CAUSE IF YOU GOT ♪

♪ I'M THE REASON YOU GOT ♪

♪ MAMA WE KNOW, MAMA WE LOVE YOU ♪

♪ DRAMA WE KNOW ♪

♪ EVERY HOLIDAY THIS HOW IT GO ♪

♪ OOH, IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME ♪

♪ HOW YOU DO IT YOURS ♪

♪ HOW I DO IT MINE ♪

♪ AIN'T NO DIFFERENCE ♪

♪ OOH THIS CHRISTMAS TIME ♪

♪ OOH, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOURS ♪

♪ LET'S TALK ABOUT MINE ♪

♪ TALK ABOUT IT, HEY.. ♪

♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

♪ MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm taking bets on who gon' knock over this Christmas tree

  ➔ Present continuous for a current activity

  ➔ The verb "taking" shows the present continuous form.

• Somebody's gonna fight, somebody's gonna cry, somebody's gonna try to leave

  ➔ Future intention with "going to" (colloquial "gonna")

  ➔ "gonna" is a contracted form of "going to" used for future plans.

• They don't get caught up in the middle even though they know

  ➔ Negative present simple + concessive clause with "even though"

  ➔ "don't" forms the negative; "even though" introduces a contrast.

• No Santa, no Santa, he ain't comin' round

  ➔ Informal negative "ain't" + present continuous

  ➔ "ain't" is a colloquial negative verb; "comin'" is the continuous form of "come".

• Mama working double, triple shifts for each and every one of them gifts

  ➔ Reduced clause using present participle (omitting "is")

  ➔ "working" replaces "is working" to create a concise description.

• We ain't even got no chimney for him to come down

  ➔ Double negative + infinitive of purpose ("to come down")

  ➔ "ain't" + "no" creates a double negative; "to come down" shows purpose.

• If you got ... I'm the reason you got ...

  ➔ First‑conditional clause (present simple + result) and pronoun reference

  ➔ "If you got" uses present simple to express a possible condition; "I'm the reason" shows the result.

• Merry Christmas from the Temptations to Rudolph the red‑nose reindeer

  ➔ Prepositional phrase "from … to …" indicating a range

  ➔ "from" marks the starting point and "to" marks the ending point of the list.