10/10 – English Lyrics

• By: Paolo Nutini
• Album: Sunny Side Up

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Yeah

Oh, oh, oh

...

All the people wanna try you, girl

And I hope you tell them where to go

'Cause I've got so much here to offer, girl

Oh, I love you more than you can know

Some people wanna speed it up

In fact I wanna slow it down

I wanna get myself dressed up

And take you out on the town

And be a model pupil tonight, babe

I wanna get ten out of ten

Be a model pupil tonight, babe

I wanna get ten out of ten, yeah

Get ten out of ten, oh

Get ten out of ten, oh

Everybody's got opinions, girl

Their own versions of a good idea

But the best one I can think of now

Is to make sure that I keep you near

And I know I've got to keep it up

'Cause I can see you're feeling down

And I wanna get myself dressed up, yeah

And take you out on the town

And be a model pupil tonight, babe

I wanna get ten out of ten

Be a model pupil tonight, babe

I wanna get ten out of ten

Get an A in the taxi, in the restaurant

Get ten out of ten

Get an A in the kitchen and an A in the bedroom

And get ten out of ten, yeah

Oh, you make it out of nothing

Turn it into something

And give it to you all for free

Be a model pupil tonight, babe

I wanna get ten out of ten, oh yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
people /ˈpiːpəl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or a group of persons
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt to do something
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
hope /hoʊp/ B1	verb - to wish for something to happen or be true
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
speed /spiːd/ B1	verb - to move or cause to move quickly
slow /sloʊ/ B1	verb - to reduce speed or make less fast
get /ɡɛt/ A2	verb - to obtain or receive
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to grasp or carry something to another place
model /ˈmɒdəl/ B1	noun - a person or thing that is regarded as an example to be imitated
pupil /ˈpjuːpəl/ B2	noun - a student, especially a child attending school
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
opinions /əˈpɪnjənz/ B2	noun - personal views, beliefs, or judgments
idea /aɪˈdiːə/ A2	noun - a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action
keep /kiːp/ A2	verb - to retain or continue to have
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to hand over something to someone
free /friː/ A2	adjective - without cost; not constrained or limited

Key Grammar Structures

• All the people wanna try you, girl

  ➔ want to + infinitive (informal “wanna”)

  ➔ The word "wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to" and is followed by the infinitive "try".

• I've got so much here to offer, girl

  ➔ present perfect (have/has + past participle)

  ➔ "I've got" uses the present perfect to express possession in the present: "I have got" = "I have".

• I know I've got to keep it up

  ➔ modal verb + infinitive (have to) for obligation

  ➔ "have to" expresses necessity: "I've got to keep it up" = "I must keep it up".

• I can see you're feeling down

  ➔ modal verb "can" + verb for ability/possibility

  ➔ "can see" uses the modal "can" to indicate that the speaker is able to perceive something.

• Get an A in the kitchen and an A in the bedroom

  ➔ imperative mood (command)

  ➔ "Get" is in the imperative, giving a direct instruction or encouragement.

• Everybody's got opinions, girl

  ➔ present perfect with contraction (has got) for possession

  ➔ "Everybody's got" = "Everybody has got", a contracted present perfect meaning "has".

• And I hope you tell them where to go

  ➔ "hope" + that‑clause (expressing desire)

  ➔ "hope" is followed by a clause "you tell them where to go" that states what the speaker wishes to happen.

• And be a model pupil tonight, babe

  ➔ bare infinitive after conjunction (imperative list)

  ➔ "be" appears without "to" because it follows the coordinating conjunction "and" in a list of commands.