Young & Reckless – English Lyrics

• By: Sak Noel, Da Beat Freakz, Conor David

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Baby, yeah

Baby, yeah

She's going out 'cause she lives for the weekend

No one could stop her or tell her any different

She'll grab her friends and descend, they'll all be at it by ten

She doesn't know how this night will end

She got that makeup is caking up on her face and she's saying

That baby, this is my life and I swear to God I'm not playing

I'm just swaying off of this liquor, thoughts of you get me sicker

I burnt every damn picture of you, baby, just get me out of here

Baby, yeah

We're YOUNG & RECKLESS

Living this life like you should

Baby, yeah

We're a good arty girl, but always up to no good

Baby, yeah

Yeah, the spark in your eye that set my heart on fire

So damn reckless

She walks in and the chills are felt

Touch her wine and your body will melt

She's got those stiletto heels

Check out the curves and that sex-appeal

Popping bottles with models

Gucci, Fendi, Louis, Prada

She don't really care, no nada

Living reckless and full throttle

She got a guy but he ain't here tonight

She'll do what it takes to feel alright

Take her away, she's out of sight

I'll take her on

Baby, yeah

We're YOUNG & RECKLESS

Living this life like you should

Baby, yeah

We're a good arty girl, but always up to no good

Baby, yeah

Yeah, the spark in your eye that set my heart on fire

So damn reckless

You know it's dumb love

When you find it in a club

Moments like these make decisions tough

In a place here with us

Baby, yeah

You don't know why

And you don't really care

Not knowing about and you're filled with doubt

And this crowd will lay it there

But you don't really know

If she'll make it with you home

But she knows I got her and she sees that, I'm ready to go

Living young & reckless

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - in an early stage of life, not old
reckless /ˈrekləs/ B2	adjective - showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions
descend /dɪˈsend/ B1	verb - to go or come down
cake /keɪk/ B2	verb - (often with 'up') to cover thickly or form a thick layer, especially of something drying
sway /sweɪ/ B1	verb - to move slowly from side to side
liquor /ˈlɪkər/ B1	noun - strong alcoholic drink
spark /spɑːrk/ B1	noun - a very small, burning piece of material that is produced by something that is burning or by hitting two hard substances together noun - a small amount of a quality or feeling
chills /tʃɪlz/ A2	noun - a feeling of coldness, often with shivering, caused by fear, illness, or excitement
melt /melt/ A2	verb - to change from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heat
stiletto /stɪˈletoʊ/ B2	noun - a woman's shoe with a very high, thin heel
curve /kɜːrv/ B1	noun - a line or surface that bends smoothly and continuously without a sharp angle noun - the rounded shape of a woman's body (often used in plural)
model /ˈmɒdl/ A2	noun - a person whose job is to wear clothes so that they can be photographed or shown to customers
throttle /ˈθrɒtl/ B2	noun - a device that controls the flow of fuel or power to an engine
dumb /dʌm/ A2	adjective - (informal) stupid
tough /tʌf/ A2	adjective - difficult to do or deal with
doubt /daʊt/ B1	noun - (a feeling of) not being certain about something, especially about how good or true it is verb - to not believe something or someone
crowd /kraʊd/ A2	noun - a large group of people who are together in one place
swear /swer/ A2	verb - to use offensive language verb - to promise that you are telling the truth
appeal /əˈpiːl/ B1	noun - the quality of being attractive or interesting verb - to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money, information, or help
arty /ˈɑːrti/ B2	adjective - (informal, sometimes disapproving) interested in or connected with art, often in a way that is considered to be pretentious or artificial

Key Grammar Structures

• She's going out 'cause she lives for the weekend

  ➔ Present Continuous for planned/habitual action

  ➔ The phrase "She's going out" uses the Present Continuous tense (be + -ing) to describe a planned or habitual action in the near future or an ongoing trend.

• No one could stop her or tell her any different

  ➔ Modal Verb 'could' for possibility/ability

  ➔ The modal verb "could stop" expresses ability or possibility, often in a past or hypothetical context, implying that it was not possible for anyone to stop her.

• She doesn't know how this night will end

  ➔ Indirect Question (Noun Clause)

  ➔ The phrase "how this night will end" is an indirect question functioning as a noun clause, embedded within the main sentence. It maintains the subject-verb order of a statement.

• Yeah, the spark in your eye that set my heart on fire

  ➔ Relative Clause with 'that'

  ➔ The word "that set" introduces a defining relative clause, providing essential information about "the spark" by telling us what kind of spark it was.

• She walks in and the chills are felt

  ➔ Passive Voice (Present Simple)

  ➔ The phrase "are felt" uses the Passive Voice (be + past participle) to emphasize the chills as the recipient of the action, rather than who is feeling them.

• Moments like these make decisions tough

  ➔ Causative Verb 'make' + object + adjective

  ➔ The structure "make decisions tough" uses the causative verb 'make' to show that 'moments like these' cause 'decisions' to become 'tough'.

• She got a guy but he ain't here tonight

  ➔ Colloquial/Non-standard 'ain't'

  ➔ "ain't" is an informal and non-standard contraction for "is not," "are not," "has not," or "have not." It is very common in casual speech and song lyrics.

• She'll do what it takes to feel alright

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to feel alright" explains the reason or purpose for the action "she'll do what it takes."

• Living this life like you should

  ➔ Present Participle (reduced relative/adverbial clause)

  ➔ The present participle "Living" functions as a reduced relative clause (e.g., 'We are living...') or an adverbial phrase, describing an ongoing action or manner related to the subject (implied 'we').

• Touch her wine and your body will melt

  ➔ Implied Conditional (Type 1)

  ➔ This structure, where an imperative verb ("Touch") is followed by 'and' and a future consequence ("will melt"), implies a Type 1 conditional: 'If you touch her wine, your body will melt'.