Why You Wanna – English Lyrics

• By: T.I.
• Album: US or ELSE EP

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the smoother side of Southern hip-hop with T.I.'s 'Why You Wanna'. This song offers a great opportunity to learn colloquial English phrases used in conversation and persuasion. Its clever use of a classic house sample and a compelling narrative make it a standout track that's both musically and lyrically engaging.

[English]

Kao

Hey, T.I.P pimpin'

Hey, shorty why you gotta act like that? I'm sayin'...

I'm just tryin' to be nice to you

Go and tell a nigga no, with a ass so fat

Hey, why you wanna go and do that, love, huh?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that, do that?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that-that-that?

In a relationship, been faithful to a nigga so whack

Hey, why you wanna go and do that love, huh?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that, do that?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that-that-that? Hey-hey

Can't help but notice how you glowin' I can see in yo' face

Now, I just wonder if he know he close to being replaced

Swear I treat you like a queen, you put me in his place

So you can give back his ring and the key to his place

Tell the nigga one thing, that you need yo' space

Selling niggas is one thing, you don't need to chase

I wanna kiss you everywhere between yo' knees and waist

Hear the sounds that you makin', get yo' knees to shake

Holla at me in the A, you feel you need to escape

I got a mansion and a gate, you with me and you safe

A Benz, a Phantom and a truck with 23's the case

600 Gs in the safe, how much cheese it take?

This a chance you need to take, ain't no need to wait

Say the word we can leave today, this somethin' special

And it feel like fate, hate to make a mistake

How the same thing makin' you sad makin' you stay?

Go and tell a nigga no, with a ass so fat

Hey, why you wanna go and do that, love, huh?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that, do that?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that-that-that?

In a relationship, been faithful to a nigga so whack

Hey, why you wanna go and do that love, huh?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that, do that?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that-that-that? Hey-hey

Can he touch you like that, and make you make you feel like this?

How I left and came back and it's still like this?

Do he hit it from the back and make you feel it in your chest?

Take advantage of what you concealing in your dress?

What, he think he too fresh to show you that you the best

Compliment you on your hair and legs and treat you with respect

Give you sex 'til you sweat, tongue kissin' on yo' neck

It's been a while since she got it like this I bet

And I can tell you ain't just another bitch I met

Ain't nobody got me open like this, not yet

No, you confused ain't decided which way you should go yet

So how you keep sayin' no when your panties so wet?

Go and tell a nigga no, with a ass so fat

Hey, why you wanna go and do that, love, huh?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that, do that?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that-that-that?

In a relationship, been faithful to a nigga so whack

Hey, why you wanna go and do that love, huh?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that, do that?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that-that-that? Hey-hey

This nigga playin' mind games man

I think the time came that you mind changed, you understand?

Life is like a chess move, you need to make yo' next move

Yo' best move, keep it pimpin' you understand? Hey

I mean you know what I'm sayin', I done showed you how I feel

You know what I'm sayin', I put myself all the way out there you know

The ball in yo' court man, but I just got a question for you

Is you happy?

Go and tell a nigga no, with a ass so fat

Hey, why you wanna go and do that, love, huh?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that, do that?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that-that-that?

In a relationship, been faithful to a nigga so whack

Hey, why you wanna go and do that love, huh?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that, do that?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that-that-that? Hey-hey

Go and tell a nigga no, with a ass so fat

Hey, why you wanna go and do that, love, huh?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that, do that?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that-that-that?

In a relationship, been faithful to a nigga so whack

Hey, why you wanna go and do that love, huh?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that, do that?

Hey-hey, why you wanna go and do that-that-that? Hey-hey

...

Key Grammar Structures

• Hey, shorty why you gotta act like that? I'm sayin'...

  ➔ Tag Question

  ➔ The phrase "why you gotta act like that?" is a tag question, a grammatical structure used to confirm information or seek agreement, often ending with a pronoun and auxiliary verb.

• I'm just tryin' to be nice to you

  ➔ Contraction

  ➔ "I'm" is a contraction of "I am", a common grammatical feature in informal English to shorten words or phrases.

• Go and tell a nigga no, with a ass so fat

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ "Go and tell" is in the imperative mood, used to give commands or instructions.

• Can't help but notice how you glowin'

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ "Can't help but" is an example of a double negative, which in informal English can emphasize a positive action.

• Now, I just wonder if he know he close to being replaced

  ➔ Subjunctive Mood

  ➔ "If he know" uses the subjunctive mood to express a hypothetical situation or wish.

• This a chance you need to take, ain't no need to wait

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ "Ain't no need" is another example of a double negative, common in informal or colloquial English.

• How the same thing makin' you sad makin' you stay?

  ➔ Gerund

  ➔ "Makin'" is a gerund, a verb form that functions as a noun, often ending in "-ing".

• Is you happy?

  ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (Non-standard)

  ➔ "Is you happy?" shows a non-standard subject-verb agreement, common in informal or dialectal English.