uh oh – English Lyrics

• By: Tate McRae

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(Uh-oh-oh)

...

Feel your eyes watchin' me

So, I'm movin' on him just so you can see

Told you I was gonna get you right back (right back)

Oh, you don't really like that? (Oh)

I'm lost again (oh), when you walk away (oh)

You know if you leave, I ain't gonna stay (oh-oh-oh)

When I'm doin' good, you get me off track (oh)

And I guess I kinda like that (oh)

You make me really, really, good at makin' bad decisions

All my friends know where to look every time I go missing

Seven texts and two missed calls

Know I can't ignore 'em all

Said that I'm gonna be sleepin' at mine

I lied (oh)

Uh-oh, I couldn't help myself

I'm almost at your house again, again

Uh-oh, I'm one foot in the door

My clothes are on your floor again, again

I get a little drunk and it's all I want

Tomorrow, I'll be sick, but tonight I'm numb

Uh-oh, now, we can just pretend

We won't do it again, again, again

Roll your eyes like you do

Should have known it's always the same with you

Tryin' not to feel our connection

But, oh my God, it's kinda temptin'

You said, "Can we leave now?" (oh)

I don't think we should (oh)

Through the back door (oh)

That won't end good (oh)

Now at my place

Shit, you know I would (oh)

Gonna follow you out when nobody looks

You make me really, really, good at makin' bad decisions

All my friends know where to look every time I go missin'

Seven texts and two missed calls

Make you wait before I fall

Said that I'm gonna be sleepin' at mine

I lied (oh)

Uh-oh, I couldn't help myself

I'm almost at your house again, again (oh-oh)

Uh-oh, I'm one foot in the door

My clothes are on your floor again, again (ooh-ooh)

I get a little drunk and it's all I want

Tomorrow, I'll be sick, but tonight I'm numb (numb)

Uh-oh, now, we can just pretend

We won't do it again, again, again

...

(Again, again)

(Again, again)

(Again, again)

...

Again, again

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
watch /wɒtʃ/ A1	verb - to look at or observe something or someone, especially for a period of time
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or place
get /ɡet/ A1	verb - to obtain, receive, or acquire
lost /lɔːst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way or ascertain one's whereabouts
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from a place or person
decision /dɪˈsɪʒən/ B1	noun - a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔːr/ A2	verb - to refuse to acknowledge or pay attention to
lie /laɪ/ A1	verb - to say something that is not true
help /hɛlp/ A1	verb - to assist or support someone
drunk /drʌŋk/ A2	adjective - intoxicated by alcohol
numb /nʌm/ B1	adjective - deprived of the power of sensation or feeling
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ A2	verb - to claim or behave as if something is true when it is not
tempt /tɛmpt/ B1	verb - to attract or entice someone to do something
follow /ˈfɒləʊ/ A1	verb - to go or come after someone or something
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place and expect something to happen
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely

Key Grammar Structures

• Feel your eyes watchin' me

  ➔ Verb + object + present participle (gerund)

  ➔ The verb "Feel" is followed by the object "your eyes" and the present participle "watchin'" which works as a gerund.

• Told you I was gonna get you right back

  ➔ Past simple + “going to” for future intention

  ➔ The clause "I was "gonna" get you" uses the past form "was" + the colloquial "gonna" (going to) to talk about a future plan.

• You know if you leave, I ain't gonna stay

  ➔ First conditional (if + present simple) + “going to” future

  ➔ "if you leave" is a protasis with the present simple, and "I ain't gonna stay" uses "gonna" (going to) to express the future result.

• You make me really, really good at makin' bad decisions

  ➔ Causative construction: make + object + adjective + at + gerund

  ➔ "make" is followed by the object "me", the adjective "good" and the prepositional phrase "at makin'" where "makin'" is a gerund.

• All my friends know where to look every time I go missing

  ➔ Habitual clause with "every time" + simple present; idiomatic "go missing"

  ➔ "every time" introduces a habitual situation and the verb "go" stays in the simple present "go"; "go missing" means "disappear".

• Seven texts and two missed calls, know I can't ignore 'em all

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" + base verb (ability/possibility)

  ➔ "can't" is the negative form of "can" and is followed by the base verb "ignore" to express inability.

• Uh‑oh, I couldn't help myself

  ➔ Modal verb "couldn't" + verb‑ing (couldn't help + gerund) expressing lack of control

  ➔ "couldn't" is the past negative of "can" and is followed by the gerund "help" to mean "was unable to stop".

• Tomorrow, I'll be sick, but tonight I'm numb

  ➔ Simple future with "will"; contrast with present simple "am"

  ➔ "I'll be sick" uses the auxiliary "will" to form the simple future, while "I'm numb" stays in the present simple to describe the current state.

• Now we can just pretend we won't do it again

  ➔ Modal "can" for ability/possibility + negative future "won't" (will not)

  ➔ "can" expresses possibility ("we can just pretend"), while "won't" is the contraction of "will not" indicating a future negative action.