Wednesday Night Interlude – English Lyrics

• By: Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR
• Album: IF YOURE READING THIS ITS TOO LATE

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric world of modern R&B with 'Wednesday Night Interlude'. This song is a perfect example of contemporary conversational English and 'slang' used in romantic and urban contexts, making it an engaging way to learn how mood and rhythm shape the English language in music.

[English]

Been a minute since we've slept together

Gotta get myself together

I've been thinkin' about everything

I don't know if it's because I'm lonely

Lonely on a Wednesday night

Girl I'm lonely

I'll admit it if you just keep quiet

Girl I'm lonely

That shit ain't my fault girl

Cause I'm lonely

Name another woman, ain't no other woman who should come for me

When I'm lonely

Mix the Remy, little bit of Henny

I'm running on empty, I'm lonely

When I'm lonely, when I'm lonely

...

Heard you spend your summers in Miami

...

At somebody's house

That you didn't buy

You're young so have fun girl

I hope it's worth it

Cause fuck it I'm not here to judge

Fuck it I'm not here to love

Everything you did to ball

Fuck it, I'm just glad you called

Ring ring ring, what a thing

Ring ring ring, school bell I ring

You and I got options there

Name another woman

Ain't no other woman that should come for me when I'm lonely

When I'm lonely

Mix the Remy with a little bit of Henny

I'm running on empty, I'm lonely

When I'm lonely, when I'm lonely

...

This shit ain't my fault

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ A1	noun - a period of sixty seconds
slept /slɛpt/ A1	verb - past tense of sleep; to be in a state of rest
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
admit /ədˈmɪt/ B1	verb - to confess to be true or to be the case
quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ A1	adjective - making very little or no noise
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - responsibility for an accident or misfortune
empty /ˈɛmpti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
worth /wɜːrθ/ B1	adjective - sufficiently good, important, or interesting to justify
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B2	verb - to form an opinion or conclusion about
ball /bɔːl/ A1	verb - (slang) to live a lavish or successful lifestyle
called /kɔːld/ A1	verb - past tense of call; to cry out or speak loudly
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - an institution for educating children
options /ˈɒpʃənz/ B1	noun - things that may be chosen

Key Grammar Structures

• Been a minute since we've slept together

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "Been" is a contraction of "It has been," indicating a duration of time that has passed up to the present.

• I've been thinkin' about everything

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "I've been thinkin'" describes an action that started in the past and is still continuing or just finished.

• I don't know if it's because I'm lonely

  ➔ Conditional 'if' clause (Noun clause)

  ➔ The "if" clause here acts as the object of the verb "know," used to express uncertainty.

• I'll admit it if you just keep quiet

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ Used for real or possible situations; "keep quiet" is the condition for "admit it."

• Ain't no other woman who should come for me

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ "Who" is a relative pronoun modifying "woman," specifying which woman is meant.

• Heard you spend your summers in Miami

  ➔ Verb of Perception + Object + Base Form

  ➔ The speaker "heard" about an action (spend summers) performed by the object (you).

• At somebody's house that you didn't buy

  ➔ Relative Clause (Object Pronoun omitted)

  ➔ "That" (the house) which you didn't buy; "that" serves as the object of "buy."

• I'm not here to judge

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "To judge" explains the purpose or reason for the speaker being "here."