U Don't Have To Call – English Lyrics

• By: Usher

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the confident and empowering English of Usher's 'U Don't Have To Call.' This song is a perfect example of conversational and assertive language used to express independence and self-worth after a breakup. Through its catchy lyrics and clear narrative, you can learn phrases for setting boundaries and declaring your intention to move forward, all while enjoying a classic R&B track from a music icon.

[English]

- They said it wouldn't last. (phone rings)

- [Usher On Answering Machine] Yo, what's up? I'm not here.

Leave a message.

(answering machine beeps)

- Yo. Playboy.

Come on, man. I know you're up in there.

(knocking on glass)

Yo. Come on, get up, man.

We going out tonight, man. Shake it off.

I done been there before, baby.

It's nothing but a small thing.

I know you hear me, boy. We going out tonight.

Come on.

♪ Yo, after tonight ♪

♪ Don't leave your girl 'round me ♪

♪ True playa for real, ask my Pharrell, uh ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ That's how it's going down ♪

♪ You smell it, hah yeah ♪

♪ You smell it, hah ♪

♪ Yeah, uh ♪

♪ Don't leave your girl 'round me ♪

♪ True playa for real, ask my Pharrell, uh ♪

♪ I don't know ♪

♪ Situations ♪

♪ Will arise ♪

♪ In our lives ♪

♪ But you gotta be smart about it ♪

♪ Celebrations ♪

♪ With the guys ♪

♪ I sacrificed ♪

♪ 'Cause I knew you could not sleep without it ♪

♪ Meanwhile I ♪

♪ I loved you, you were my girl ♪

♪ You see I ♪

♪ Thought the world of you ♪

♪ But you're so steady leaving ♪

♪ Baby ♪ ♪ You don't have to call ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I'ma be alright tonight ♪

♪ You don't have to call ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I'ma be alright tonight ♪

♪ Aw girl your face is ♪

♪ Sayin' why ♪

♪ Tears in eyes, should've been more smart about it ♪

♪ Should've cherished me ♪

♪ Listenin' to friends ♪

♪ Now it's the end ♪

♪ And again, no story can end without it ♪

♪ Damn right ♪

♪ I loved you ♪

♪ You were my girl ♪

♪ You see I ♪

♪ Thought the world of you ♪

♪ But you're so steady leaving ♪

♪ Baby ♪ ♪ You don't have to call ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I'ma be alright tonight ♪

♪ You don't have to call ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I'ma be alright tonight ♪

♪ Gonna boogie ♪

♪ Tonight ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm honestly too young of a guy ♪

♪ To stay home ♪

♪ Waitin' for love ♪

♪ So tonight, I'm gonna do what a single man does ♪

♪ And that's party, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, no ♪

♪ Ha ♪ ♪ You don't have to call ♪

♪ You don't care to call ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I'ma be alright tonight ♪

♪ I'ma be alright, yeah ♪

♪ You don't have to call ♪

♪ You ain't gotta call ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ I'm okay girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I'ma be alright tonight ♪

♪ Tonight I'm going out with my ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ You don't have to call ♪

♪ Heh, it's okay girl ♪

♪ I'm alright, girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I'ma ♪

♪ Be alright tonight ♪ ♪ Ha ♪

♪ I'm alright ♪

♪ Gonna boogie ♪

♪ Tonight ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm honestly too young of a guy ♪

♪ To stay home ♪

♪ Waitin' for love ♪

♪ So tonight, I'm gonna do what a single man does ♪

♪ And that's party ♪ ♪ You don't have to call ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause I'ma be ♪

♪ Alright tonight ♪ ♪ Ha ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ You don't have to call ♪

♪ Heh ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ It's okay, I'ma be alright ♪

♪ 'Cause I'ma be alright tonight ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ You don't have to call ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ 'Cause I'ma be ♪

♪ Alright tonight ♪ ♪ Sick and tired of being home ♪

♪ I'm gonna ♪

♪ Have me some fun ♪ ♪ You don't have to call ♪

♪ Hey, yeah ♪

♪ It's okay girl ♪

♪ It's okay, it's okay, it's alright ♪

♪ 'Cause I'ma be alright tonight ♪

♪ I'm not waiting at home for you ♪

♪ Bye bye ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
call /kɔːl/ A1	verb - to speak to someone on the telephone
girl /ɡɜːl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	adverb - on this night
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection
playa /ˈpleɪə/ B1	noun - a person who seduces others, often without commitment
sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ B1	verb - to give up something important for someone or something else
cherish /ˈtʃerɪʃ/ B2	verb - to care for someone or something deeply
situation /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən/ A2	noun - a set of circumstances
celebration /ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən/ A2	noun - a special event to celebrate something
boogie /ˈbʊɡi/ B1	verb - to dance energetically
single /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ A2	adjective - not married or in a romantic relationship
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for fun verb - to enjoy oneself at a social gathering
smart /smɑːrt/ A2	adjective - intelligent or quick-witted
cherished /ˈtʃerɪʃt/ B2	adjective - loved and protected
waitin' /ˈweɪtɪn/ A1	verb - to stay in place in anticipation of something
alright /ɔːlˈraɪt/ A1	adjective - satisfactory or acceptable
shake /ʃeɪk/ A1	verb - to move or cause to move with short, quick movements
story /ˈstɔːri/ A1	noun - a narrative of events
end /ɛnd/ A1	noun - the final part of something

Key Grammar Structures

• They said it wouldn't last.

  ➔ Past simple with 'wouldn't' for past hypotheses or predictions.

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple with 'wouldn't' to express a past prediction or belief that something would not happen.

• I done been there before, baby.

  ➔ Non-standard use of 'done' as an emphasis marker in colloquial speech.

  ➔ The word 'done' is used here in a non-standard way to add emphasis, typical of colloquial or informal speech.

• But you're so steady leaving

  ➔ Use of 'so' for emphasis and 'steady' as an adverb to describe continuous action.

  ➔ The word 'so' emphasizes the degree of the action, while 'steady' is used as an adverb to describe the continuous nature of 'leaving'.

• You don't have to call

  ➔ Present simple with 'don't have to' for necessity or obligation.

  ➔ The phrase 'don't have to' is used to express that there is no necessity or obligation for the action of calling.

• I'ma be alright tonight

  ➔ Contraction of 'I am going to' to 'I'ma' in informal speech.

  ➔ The contraction 'I'ma' is a colloquial shortening of 'I am going to', commonly used in informal speech.