Draggin' – English Lyrics

• By: Hannah Cohen
• Album: Earthstar Mountain

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the lyrical nuances of Hannah Cohen's "Draggin'" to explore conversational English centered around relationships and shared human experiences. This track's jazzy, soulful feel and relatable theme of family dynamics make it a special and engaging piece for language learners.

[English]

Somebody say it I'm not gonna be the only one

You know I love ya but they're draggin you down

Somebody say it I'm not gonna be the only one

You know I love ya but they're draggin you down

As soon as you got here as soon as you came in

You gotta whole lotta business and whole lotta pain

From your ma, from your dad, from the sister you wished you had

It's all a lesson thrown in your face

But somehow you don't think that's it

Somebody say it I'm not gonna be the only one

You know I love ya but they're draggin you down

Somebody say it I'm not gonna be the only one

You know I love ya but they're draggin you down

I see you baby don't even start

You say you workin, oh you workin hard

You're the common cause of your own pain

But you leave that part out, you rearrange

It's all a lesson thrown in your face

But somehow you don't think thats it

Somebody say it!

I'm not gonna be the only one

You know I love ya but they're draggin you down

Somebody say it!

I'm not gonna be the only one

You know I love ya but they're draggin you down

Draggin you down dragging you down

Draggin you down draggin you down

...

Somebody say it!

I'm not gonna

Be the only one

You know I love ya but they're draggin you down

Somebody say it!

I'm not gonna be the only one

You know I love ya but they're draggin you down

Draggin you down

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
draggin' ˈdræɡɪn A2	verb - to pull or draw with force; to cause to move slowly or heavily
love lʌv A1	verb - to have a deep affection for someone
business ˈbɪznəs A2	noun - a person's work or occupation; commercial activity
pain peɪn A1	noun - a feeling of discomfort or suffering
lesson ˈlɛsən A2	noun - something learned or taught; a period of learning
thrown θroʊn A2	verb - past participle of throw; to propel something with force
face feɪs A1	noun - the front part of the head
somehow ˈsʌmhaʊ A2	adverb - in an unspecified or unknown way
workin' ˈwɜːrkɪn A2	verb - informal form of working; to be engaged in a task
hard hɑːrd A1	adverb - with a great deal of effort
common ˈkɒmən A2	adjective - occurring or appearing frequently
cause kɔːz A2	noun - a reason for an action or condition
rearrange riːəˈrændʒ B1	verb - to organize something in a different way
baby ˈbeɪbi A1	noun - a very young child
start stɑːrt A1	verb - to begin an activity

Key Grammar Structures

• Somebody say it I'm not gonna be the only one

  ➔ Present continuous with 'gonna'

  ➔ 'I'm not gonna' is a colloquial contraction of 'I am going to', used here to express a future action in a casual, spoken style.

• You know I love ya but they're draggin you down

  ➔ Present continuous with apostrophe contraction

  ➔ 'They're' is a contraction of 'they are', used to indicate ongoing action in the present.

• As soon as you got here as soon as you came in

  ➔ Past simple in a temporal clause

  ➔ 'Got here' and 'came in' are in the past simple, used to describe completed actions in the past.

• It's all a lesson thrown in your face

  ➔ Present simple with apostrophe contraction

  ➔ 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is', used here to state a fact or a general truth.

• But somehow you don't think that's it

  ➔ Present simple with apostrophe contraction

  ➔ 'That's' is a contraction of 'that is', used to refer to a specific situation or idea.

• You're the common cause of your own pain

  ➔ Present continuous with apostrophe contraction

  ➔ 'You're' is a contraction of 'you are', used here to attribute a characteristic or state.

• But you leave that part out, you rearrange

  ➔ Present simple with coordinating conjunction

  ➔ 'But' is a coordinating conjunction used to connect two independent clauses, contrasting the actions of leaving out and rearranging.

• Draggin you down draggin you down

  ➔ Gerund form as a repetitive action

  ➔ 'Draggin' is the gerund form of 'dragging', used here to emphasize the repetitive nature of the action.