Why I Do It – English Lyrics

• By: August Alsina, Lil Wayne
• Album: This Thing Called Life

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the world of contemporary R&B and New Orleans' musical pride with "Why I Do It" by August Alsina and Lil Wayne. This song offers a great opportunity to learn the confident and assertive slang of modern hip-hop and R&B. The lyrics are a masterclass in expressing self-assurance and ambition, making it a unique and empowering way to engage with the English language and the culture of two of New Orleans' biggest stars.

[English]

Go Chris

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♪ GET OFF MY DICK, LET ME DO ME ♪

♪ THAT'S A MILLION BUCKS, EVERY TWO WEEKS ♪

♪ I'M FUCKING ON AN ACTRESS, WE MAKING MOVIES ♪

♪ I'M PULLING OUT MY CAMERA, WE SHOOTING NUDE SCENES ♪

♪ I'M FLEXING STUPID ON THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ PUKING ON THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ SIPPING ALL THIS DRANK, LORD I'M JUICING ON THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ GOT MY BITCH BALLING HARD, ♪

♪ CHERYL SWOOPING ON THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ MIND YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS AND STOP GOOGLING ON ME NIGGA ♪

♪ I DO TUNCHI, ON THESE NIGGAS ♪

♪ RIDING THROUGH THE CITY WITH A BAD BITCH WITH ME ♪

♪ SHE WANNA KNOW IF SHE CAN BRING HER FRIENDS ♪

♪ ALL MY NIGGAS WANNA KNOW IF THEY PRETTY ♪

♪ YEA THEY CAN TAG ALONG ♪

♪ BET YOU I COULD TAG EM ALL ♪

♪ WITH A LITTLE LOUD AND SOME ALCOHOL ♪

♪ BUT I'MA PASS EM ALL TO MY NIGGAS ♪

♪ KICK EM OUT WHEN I'M DONE NIGGA FUCK EM ALL ♪

♪ BACK TO THE GRIND NIGGA ♪

♪ WORK SO HARD LIKE I GET PAID OVERTIME ♪

♪ BUT WHEN I SEE THE CHECK I'M GEEKED RUN UP IN THE MALL ♪

♪ BUY THE SAME THING 3 TIMES ♪

♪ CALL IT 4 PLAY CAUSE' WHEN THE HOES SEE ME SHOP ♪

♪ YOU CAN HEAR THE PANTIES DROP ♪

♪ RUNNING UP A CHECK GET EM SO WET ♪

♪ GOTTA BALL OUT CALL IT B.O. FLEX ♪

♪ THEY WANNA KNOW HOW I GO SO HARD BUT I'M STILL SO YOUNG ♪

♪ AND I'M EATING SO GOOD AND I'M STILL NOT DONE ♪

♪ NO I AINT STOPPING TIL I GOT IT ALL ♪

♪ AND I'M WINNING TIL IT AINT NO ROOM FOR LOSING ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ GET CASH GET CARS GO HARD ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ NIGGA I DON'T ASK WHY YOU DO YOUR JOB ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ I GRIND SUNDOWN TO SUNRISE ♪

♪ DON'T TELL ME TO PROVE IT (WHY) ♪

♪ CAUSE I MIGHT LOOSE IT (BOY) ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THE GRIND IS RELENTLESS ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ NIGGA THAT'S MY BUSINESS ♪

♪ EVEN IF YOU SAY YOU DON'T FUCK WITH IT ♪

♪ CAUSE' YOU KNOW FOR MY NIGGAS ♪

♪ I'MA STAY DOWN STAY DOWN STAY DOWN ♪

♪ WE NEVER TRUST THEM BITCHES ♪

♪ BETTER LAY DOWN LAY DOWN LAY DOWN ♪

♪ CAUSE' THEY NEVER COME AROUND WHEN THE MONEY OUT MONEY OUT MONEY OUT ♪

♪ ALL THE SAME PEOPLE THAT RAN OUT ♪

♪ TRYNA COME AROUND FOR A HAND OUT ♪

♪ I WOKE UP THIS MORNING DICK ROCK HARD ♪

♪ IF YOU LOOKING FOR YOUR WOMAN SHE JUST HOPPED OFF ♪

♪ IF YOU LOOKING FOR SOME TROUBLE, AIN'T GOTTA LOOK FAR ♪

♪ I PUT THAT DICK IN HER STOMACH, SHE HOLLA GOOD LORD ♪

♪ I PUT THAT DICK IN HER STOMACH, SHE HOLLA GOOD GOD ♪

♪ THESE NIGGAS CLAIMING THEY THUGGIN THEY KNOW THEY GOOD BOYS ♪

♪ MY BITCH CALL ME KG CAUSE I'M THE KUSH GOD ♪

♪ AND MY COUPE DON'T NEED A KEY ♪

♪ I'M TALKING PUSH START PUSH START ♪

♪ RIDING AND BOBBIN THEY HIDING, COME FIND ME ♪

♪ IT AIN'T HARD TO FIND ME CAUSE NIGGA I'M SHINING ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOT TO TELL THESE BOYS THEY KNOW I'M SHINING ♪

♪ I AIN'T GOT TO TELL MY GOONS TURN UP, THEY BOUT IT ♪

♪ YOU FUCK WITH ME RIGHT NOW THATS BAD TIMING ♪

♪ FATHERLESS CHILDREN AND SAD MOMMIES ♪

♪ FUCK ALL THE SHIT THEY BE SAYING BOUT ME ♪

♪ I'M ON THAT SIP AND TOO DAMN DROWSY FOR THAT BULLSHIT. ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ GET CASH GET CARS GO HARD ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ NIGGA I DON'T ASK WHY YOU DO YOUR JOB ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ I GRIND SUNDOWN TO SUNRISE ♪

♪ DON'T TELL ME TO PROVE IT (WHY) ♪

♪ CAUSE I MIGHT LOOSE IT (BOY) ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THE GRIND IS RELENTLESS ♪

♪ I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT ♪

♪ NIGGA THAT'S MY BUSINESS ♪

♪ EVEN IF YOU SAY YOU DON'T FUCK WITH IT ♪

♪ (THAT'S COOL) ♪

♪ MULA BABY ♪

THAT'S A WRAP

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
grind /ɡraɪnd/ B2	verb - to work hard and persistently, especially at a demanding job or activity noun - the repetitive, often difficult work or routine; a hard, monotonous task
cash /kæʃ/ A2	noun - money in the form of coins and banknotes verb - to pay for something using cash
cars /kɑːrz/ A2	noun - motor vehicles with four wheels used for transport
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - requiring great effort or endurance
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived for only a short time; not old
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange in the form of coins and notes
business /ˈbɪznɪs/ B1	noun - the activity of making, buying, or selling goods or services
flex /flɛks/ B2	verb - to show off one's abilities, wealth, or status; to bend a muscle noun - an act of showing off; a display of strength or wealth
camera /ˈkæmrə/ A2	noun - a device for recording visual images, either as still photographs or moving pictures
shooting /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of filming or photographing; a session of taking pictures or video verb - to fire a weapon; to take a photograph or film
alcohol /ˈælkəhɒl/ B1	noun - a volatile, flammable liquid that is the intoxicating ingredient of drinks such as wine, beer, and spirits
check /tʃɛk/ B1	noun - a written order directing a bank to pay money verb - to examine something in order to verify it
mall /mɔːl/ A2	noun - a large indoor shopping center
panties /ˈpæntiz/ B1	noun - women's undergarments that cover the hips and buttocks
winning /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ B1	verb - to achieve victory in a competition or contest adjective - resulting in success or triumph
losing /ˈluːzɪŋ/ B1	verb - to be defeated or fail to win adjective - in a state of defeat; not winning
job /dʒɒb/ A1	noun - a regular activity performed for wages or salary
relentless /rɪˈlɛntlɪs/ C1	adjective - unwavering; continuing without giving up or stopping
sunrise /ˈsʌnˌraɪz/ B1	noun - the time when the sun appears above the horizon in the morning
prove /pruːv/ B2	verb - to demonstrate the truth or existence of something by evidence or argument

Key Grammar Structures

• I'M FLEXING STUPID ON THESE NIGGAS

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense with 'I'M FLEXING' to describe an action happening now or around now, emphasizing ongoing behavior.

• SHE WANNA KNOW IF SHE CAN BRING HER FRIENDS

  ➔ Subject + Wanna + Verb (Base Form)

  ➔ 'WANNA' is a colloquial contraction of 'want to,' used here to express desire in a casual tone. Followed by the base form of the verb 'KNOW.'

• I AINT GOTTA TELL YOU WHY I DO IT

  ➔ Double Negative (AINT + GOTTA)

  ➔ The line uses double negatives ('AINT GOTTA') which is non-standard but common in colloquial speech, emphasizing refusal or denial.

• I GRIND SUNDOWN TO SUNRISE

  ➔ Present Simple with Adverbial Phrase

  ➔ The present simple ('GRIND') is used with an adverbial phrase ('SUNDOWN TO SUNRISE') to indicate habitual action over a period.

• DON'T TELL ME TO PROVE IT (WHY)

  ➔ Imperative Mood with Object Pronoun

  ➔ The imperative mood ('DON'T TELL') is used to give a direct command, followed by the object pronoun 'ME.'

• CAUSE' YOU KNOW FOR MY NIGGAS

  ➔ Contraction (CAUSE') + Coordinate Clause

  ➔ 'CAUSE' is a contraction of 'because,' introducing a coordinate clause that explains the reason.

• I'M TALKING PUSH START PUSH START

  ➔ Present Continuous with Reduplication

  ➔ The present continuous ('I'M TALKING') is used with reduplication ('PUSH START PUSH START') for emphasis and rhythmic effect.

• IF YOU LOOKING FOR YOUR WOMAN SHE JUST HOPPED OFF

  ➔ If Clause (Condition) + Simple Past

  ➔ The if clause introduces a condition ('IF YOU LOOKING'), followed by a simple past action ('SHE JUST HOPPED OFF').