They Don't Give – English Lyrics

• By: Jordin Sparks
• Album: Right Here Right Now

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful R&B sounds of Jordin Sparks' "They Don't Give," a powerful ballad that encourages listeners to embrace love and ignore the noise of outside opinions. With its smooth 90s R&B influences and heartfelt lyrics, this song is a beautiful example of how music can convey deep emotion and resilience, making it an excellent choice for anyone looking to connect with English through rich vocal storytelling and relatable themes of unwavering affection.

[English]

Baby, baby, they say we ain't gonna make it

But I know, they don't give an eff about us

Way they hating, that's clear they just can't take it

But God knows, they don't know a thing about love

If we're gonna make it through whatever, don't let them hate

'Cause our love was meant to be forever, no matter what they say

Oh, the one thing I know for sure is

I know that they don't give an eff about us

So why should we care at all

When God knows they don't know a thing about love, love, love, about love

They just don't understand me, the way I understand you

(I know that they don't give an eff about us)

I so wish they could see the way I am when I'm around you

(God knows, that they don't know a thing about love)

That I would sacrifice it all for you, know you'd do the same things too

Oh I do, why do they try to break our hearts in two?

Don't the know how much I love you?

And I do

But one thing I know for sure is

I know that they don't give an eff about us

So why should we care at all

When God knows they don't know a thing about love, love, love, love, love

Well it really shouldn't matter what they say about us

But if I'm going to be honest sometimes it just does

'Cause I'm really in love

And it really shouldn't matter but we get caught up

And I'm gonna be honest, hey

Sometimes we just want the ones we love to love the ones that we love

But they don't give an eff about love

But one thing I know for sure is

I know that they don't give an eff about us

So why should we care at all

When God knows that they don't know a thing about love love, love, love, love

Woah

They don't care

I know that they don't give an eff about us

So why should we care, why should we care

God knows they don't know a thing about love

They don't know, hey

God know that they don't give an eff about us

So why should we care at all when

God knows they don't know a thing about love, about love

I know that they don't give an eff about you, about me

So, God knows they don't know a thing about love

Key Grammar Structures

• But I know, they don't give an eff about us

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'don't' for negation

  ➔ The phrase "they don't give" uses the present simple tense with 'don't' to indicate a habitual or general truth, emphasizing that the subject (they) does not care.

• If we're gonna make it through whatever, don't let them hate

  ➔ Conditional sentence with 'if' and future intention with 'gonna'

  ➔ The sentence uses a conditional structure with 'if' to express a condition, followed by 'gonna' to indicate future intention or plan.

• That I would sacrifice it all for you, know you'd do the same things too

  ➔ Conditional perfect with 'would' and future intention with 'know you'd'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'would' to express a hypothetical or conditional action in the past, and 'know you'd' to indicate certainty about a future action.

• But if I'm going to be honest sometimes it just does

  ➔ Future intention with 'going to' and present simple with 'does'

  ➔ The sentence combines 'going to' to express a future plan or intention, and 'does' in the present simple to indicate a current reality.

• Sometimes we just want the ones we love to love the ones that we love

  ➔ Use of relative pronouns 'that' and 'ones'

  ➔ The sentence uses relative pronouns 'that' and 'ones' to connect clauses and refer back to previously mentioned nouns, creating a more complex and fluid sentence structure.