Baby Be Mine – English Lyrics

• By: Michael Jackson
• Album: Thriller

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Baby Be Mine,' a celebrated album track from the King of Pop's iconic *Thriller*. This song is a masterclass in '80s pop-funk, blending infectious grooves with smooth, romantic lyricism. Listening closely will help you practice conversational English phrases for expressing love, desire, and commitment, all while appreciating a track that Michael Jackson's producer, Quincy Jones, used to subtly introduce the complexity of jazz bebop to a global pop audience.

[English]

I don't need no dreams when I'm by your side, ooh-ooh

Every moment takes me to paradise

Darling, let me hold you

I'll warm you in my arms and melt your fears away

Show you all the magic that a perfect love can make

I need you night and day

So baby, be mine (Baby, you got to be mine)

And girl I'll give you all I got to give

So baby, be my girl (All the time)

And we can share this ecstasy

As long as we believe in love

...

I won't give you reason to change your mind

(I can't sit still, you thrill me, baby, be mine)

You are all the future that I desire

Girl, I need to hold you

Share my feelings in the heat of love's embrace

Show you all the passion burning in my heart today

It's never going to fade

So baby, be mine (Baby, you got to be mine)

And girl I'll give you all I got to give

So baby, be my girl (All the time)

You're everything this world could be

The reason that I live, oh

Won't you stay with me until the morning sun

I promise you now that the dawn will be different

Lady can't you see that heaven's just begun

It's living here inside our hearts

There'll be no more mountains for us to climb

(I can't be still, you thrill me, baby, be mine)

This will be a love lasting for all time

Girl, you got to hold me

We can touch the sky and light the darkest day

Hold me, only you and I can make sweet love this way

There's no more I can say

So baby, be mine (Baby be mine, baby you got to be mine)

And girl I'll give you all I got to give (Say you're thinking of me)

So baby, be my girl (All the time, show me how it should be, hold me tight)

You're everything this world could be (Every night)

The reason that I live (It's alright, every night)

Baby, be my girl (Tell me that you love me, all the time)

And girl I'll give you all I got to give (Say you're thinking of me)

So baby, be mine, baby, be mine (Show me how it should be, hold me tight)

You're everything this world could be to me (Every night, it's alright)

C'mon, girl, c'mon, girl (Tell me that you love me, all the time)

(Say you're thinking of me)

So baby, be mine (Show me how it should be, hold me tight)

You're everything this world could be to me (Every night, it's alright)

C'mon, girl, c'mon, girl (Tell me that you love me, all the time)

Baby be mine (All the time)

(Say you're thinking of me)

So baby, be mine, girl

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dreams /driːmz/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B2	noun - an ideal or idyllic place or state.
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ A2	noun - the power of apparently influencing events or people by using mysterious or supernatural forces.
ecstasy /ˈɛkstəsi/ C1	noun - an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B1	noun - a strong feeling of wanting something.
passion /ˈpæʃən/ B2	noun - strong and barely controllable emotion.
fade /feɪd/ A2	verb - gradually become less visible, audible, or distinct.
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A2	noun - a place or state of perfect happiness.
mountains /ˈmaʊntɪnz/ A2	noun - a large natural elevation of the earth's surface.
lasting /ˈlæstɪŋ/ B1	adjective - continuing or remaining in existence for a long time.
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth.
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey.
hearts /hɑːts/ A2	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body.
morning /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time between sunrise and noon.
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen.
different /ˈdɪfrənt/ A2	adjective - not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality.

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't need no dreams when I'm by your side, ooh-ooh

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The use of both 'don't' and 'no' creates a double negative, common in informal speech to emphasize the lack of need for dreams. While grammatically debated, it's stylistically effective here. The phrase 'I don't need **no** dreams' means 'I don't need any dreams'.

• Darling, let me hold you

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The sentence is a direct command or request. 'Let me' functions as a polite imperative. The verb **hold** is in its base form, characteristic of imperatives.

• I need you night and day

  ➔ Adverbial Phrase of Time

  ➔ The phrase 'night and day' functions as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb 'need'. It indicates *when* the speaker needs the person – constantly, without interruption. The phrase **night and day** is an idiom meaning 'always'.

• You are all the future that I desire

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The clause 'that I desire' is a restrictive relative clause modifying 'the future'. It specifies *which* future is being referred to – the one the speaker desires. The relative pronoun **that** introduces the clause.