When I Grow Up – English Lyrics

• By: NF
• Album: The Search

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
grow /ɡroʊ/ A2	verb - to increase in size, amount, or degree
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of pictures and ideas in your mind while you sleep verb - to have a series of thoughts or images in your mind during sleep
be /biː/ A1	verb - to exist or live
want /wɒnt/ A2	verb - to desire something
become /bɪˈkʌm/ B1	verb - to begin to be or turn into
teacher /ˈtiːtʃər/ A2	noun - a person who teaches others
police /pəˈliːs/ A2	noun - the civil force responsible for law enforcement
officer /ˈɒfɪsər/ B1	noun - a member of the police force or a person in a position of authority
veterinarian /ˌvetərɪˈnɛəriən/ C1	noun - a professional who treats animals' health
rapper /ˈræpər/ B2	noun - a person who performs rap music
seat /siːt/ A1	noun - a thing you sit on
dreams /driːmz/ B1	noun - visions or ideas you hope to achieve
success /səkˈsɛs/ B2	noun - the achievement of a goal or aim
chance /tʃæns/ B2	noun - the possibility of something happening
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - coins, banknotes, or other forms of currency

Key Grammar Structures

• I'M GONNA BE A RAPPER

  ➔ Future Simple (gonna)

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to", used to express a plan or intention for the future.

• I CAN TELL YOU'RE ALREADY THINKIN I WILL NEVER SUCCEED

  ➔ Modal verb (will) for future prediction; Adverb of degree (never)

  ➔ "Will" is used to make a prediction about the future. "Never" is an adverb that means 'at no time in the past or future'.

• I UNDERSTAND YOU GOTTA CRAWL BEFORE YOU GET TO YOUR FEET

  ➔ "Gotta" colloquialism for "got to" (have to)

  ➔ "Gotta" is an informal contraction of "got to", which is similar in meaning to "have to" and expresses obligation or necessity.

• I BEEN RUNNIN FOR WHILE THEY AIN'T READY FOR ME

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous ("I been running"); Negative contraction "ain't"

  ➔ "I been running" is a colloquial way of saying "I have been running", indicating an action that started in the past and continues to the present. "Ain't" is a non-standard contraction often used in informal speech, meaning 'am not', 'is not', 'are not', 'has not', or 'have not'.

• I COULD GO TO COLLEGE GET IN DEBT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE

  ➔ Conditional sentence (could + infinitive); Comparison (like)

  ➔ "Could" expresses a possibility or a hypothetical situation. "Like" is used for comparison, showing similarity.

• THAT DON'T MAKE A LOT SENSE TO ME FORGET THE HAPPY MEALS

  ➔ Double Negative (colloquial use of "don't" with "sense")

  ➔ While grammatically incorrect in standard English, using "don't make sense" reinforces the idea that something is illogical or confusing.

• EVERYTHING I SEE IS OVER DONE TO ME I'M NOT ADELE

  ➔ Passive Voice ("is over done"); Pronoun "I'm"

  ➔ "Is over done" indicates that something has been done excessively. "I'm" is a contraction of "I am".

• MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST IN MY FIELD, BUT I GUARANTEE THAT I'MA DIE REAL

  ➔ Modal verb of possibility ("might"); Future Simple ("I'ma")

  ➔ "Might" expresses a possibility or uncertainty. "I'ma" is a colloquial contraction of "I am going to", indicating a future intention.