Wednesday Night Interlude – English Lyrics

• By: Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR
• Album: If You're Reading This It's Too Late

Lyrics & Translation

Learn the nuances of modern, conversational urban English through this atmospheric track. By listening to the lyrics, you can explore the language of emotional detachment and casual social interactions in a contemporary rhythmic context.

[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
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
admit /ədˈmɪt/ B1	verb - confess to be true or to be the case
quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ A2	adjective - making very little or no noise
fault /fɔːlt/ B1	noun - responsibility for an accident or misfortune
woman /ˈwʊmən/ A1	noun - an adult female human being
empty /ˈɛmpti/ A2	adjective - containing nothing
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
worth /wɜːrθ/ B1	adjective - sufficiently good, important, or interesting to justify
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B2	verb - form an opinion or conclusion about
ball /bɔːl/ A1	verb - slang for living a lavish or successful lifestyle
option /ˈɒpʃən/ B2	noun - a thing that is or may be chosen
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - an institution for educating children

Key Grammar Structures

• Been a minute since we've slept together

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase "we've slept" uses the present perfect to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past, often used here to emphasize the passage of time.

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

  ➔ Subordinate Clause (Noun Clause)

  ➔ The structure "if it's because..." functions as a noun clause acting as the object of the verb "know".

• I'll admit it if you just keep quiet

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ The first conditional uses "if + present simple" to talk about a real or possible situation in the future.

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

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase "who should come for me" is a relative clause modifying the noun phrase "another woman".

• Heard you spend your summers in Miami

  ➔ Elliptical Clause (Omitted Subject)

  ➔ In casual speech, "I" is omitted from "I heard". This is a common ellipsis in lyrics and spoken English.

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

  ➔ Defining Relative Clause

  ➔ The clause "that you didn't buy" defines exactly which house is being discussed.

• I hope it's worth it

  ➔ Adjective Complement

  ➔ The structure "worth it" functions as an adjective phrase describing the situation.

• Mix the Remy, little bit of Henny

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The verb "Mix" is in the imperative mood, used here to describe the process of preparing a drink.