Baby – English Lyrics

• By: Ashanti

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt world of R&B with Ashanti's "Baby"! This soulful track offers a perfect opportunity to explore emotional expression in English lyrics, showcasing how language can convey intense feelings of love and devotion through its poetic metaphors and catchy R&B stylings.

[English]

(PIANO MELODY)

♪ I DON'T REMEMBER FEELING LIKE THIS ♪

♪ OH BABY ♪

♪ BABY, I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ OH BABY ♪

♪ BABY, I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ I GOT THIS JONES FORMING IN MY BONES ♪

♪ FROM A MAN ♪

♪ WHO INDEED TOOK OVER MY SOUL ♪

♪ UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ I COULDN'T BREATHE IF HE EVER SAID ♪

♪ HE WOULD LEAVE ♪

♪ GET ON MY KNEES 'TIL THEY BLOODY RED ♪

♪ BABY, PLEASE ♪

♪ SEE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GET IT YET ♪

♪ JUST DON'T KNOW ♪

♪ HE'S LIKE THE LIGHTER TO MY CIGARETTE ♪

♪ WATCH ME SMOKE ♪

♪ I NEVER KNEW ANOTHER HUMAN LIFE ♪

♪ DIDN'T KNOW ♪

♪ COULD HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE OVER MINE ♪

♪ SO, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ I LOVE IT WHEN I HEAR YOUR NAME, GOT ME SAYIN' ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ SEE, I COULD NEVER FEEL ALONE WITH YOU ♪

♪ IN MY LIFE ♪

♪ I'LL UP EVERYTHING I OWN FOR YOU ♪

♪ WON'T THINK TWICE ♪

♪ ALMOST A SHAME HOW I'M MESMERIZED ♪

♪ SUCH A SHAME ♪

♪ I LOSE MY THOUGHT LOOKING IN YOUR EYES ♪

♪ I KNOW WHY ♪

♪ BECAUSE YOUR KISSES MAKE MY LIPS QUIVER ♪

♪ AND THAT'S REAL ♪

♪ AND WHEN YOU TOUCH ME MY WHOLE BODY SHIVERS ♪

♪ I CAN FEEL ♪

♪ NOW I CAN SEE HOW ANOTHER LIFE ♪

♪ 'NOTHER LIFE ♪

♪ COULD HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE OVER MINE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE MY ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ I LOVE IT WHEN I HEAR YOUR NAME, GOT ME SAYIN' ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BREAK IT DOWN ♪

♪ BABY, I CAN'T SEE MY WORLD ♪

♪ CAN'T SEE ♪

♪ LIVIN' HERE ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH ♪

♪ GOD ♪

♪ YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME ♪

♪ DONE TO ME ♪

♪ I NEVER THOUGHT I'D NEED YOU DESPERATELY ♪

♪ DESPERATELY ♪

♪ IT'S KINDA SICK HOW I'M STUCK ON YOU ♪

♪ STUCK ON YOU ♪

♪ BUT I DON'T CARE, 'CAUSE I'M NEEDIN' YOU ♪

♪ I'M NEEDIN' YOU ♪

♪ AND HOW I FEEL WILL REMAIN THE SAME ♪

♪ REMAINS THE SAME ♪

♪ BECAUSE YOU'RE MY BABY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE MY BABY LISTEN ♪

♪ AND WHEN THE WORLD STARTS TO STRESS ME OUT ♪

♪ WHERE I RUN ♪

♪ IS TO YOU, BOY, WITHOUT A DOUBT ♪

♪ YOU'RE THE ONE ♪

♪ WHO KEEPS ME SANE AND I CAN'T COMPLAIN ♪

♪ CAN'T COMPLAIN ♪

♪ YOU'RE LIKE A DRUG, YOU RELIEVE MY PAIN ♪

♪ MAY SEEM STRANGE ♪

♪ YOU'RE LIKE THE BLOOD FLOWIN' THROUGH MY VEINS ♪

♪ OOOH ♪

♪ KEEPS ME ALIVE AND FEEDIN' MY BRAIN ♪

♪ OOOH ♪

♪ NOW THIS IS HOW ANOTHER HUMAN LIFE ♪

♪ 'NOTHER LIFE ♪

♪ COULD HAVE THE POWER TO TAKE OVER MINE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU'RE MY ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ I LOVE IT WHEN I HEAR YOUR NAME, GOT ME SAYIN' ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ (OOOOH) ♪ BABY, I LOVE YOU ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

♪ BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY, BABY ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - a very young child noun - term of endearment for a partner
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something because it is essential
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - something that makes things visible or enables vision adjective - not heavy
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ that enables sight
breath /brɛθ/ B1	noun - the air taken into or expelled from the lungs
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - the ability or capacity to do something or act in a certain way
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to touch with the lips as a way of showing love noun - an act of pressing one's lips against someone or something
shame /ʃeɪm/ B2	noun - a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organ that enables sight
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences verb - to be careful or take care of something
human /ˈhjuː.mən/ B1	adjective - relating to people noun - a person
sane /seɪn/ B2	adjective - having a healthy mind
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept something as true

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ I **DON'T REMEMBER** FEELING LIKE THIS ♪

  ➔ Present Simple (Negative)

  ➔ Used to describe a general truth or a habitual action in the present. 'Don't' is the negative form of the auxiliary verb 'do'.

• ♪ **I GOT THIS JONES FORMING** IN MY BONES ♪

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Emphasizes the duration of an action that started in the past and is continuing now. Often used to describe an ongoing emotional state.

• ♪ **UNDERSTAND** ♪

  ➔ Imperative verb

  ➔ This is a command or instruction, often used to create a sense of urgency or direct communication.

• ♪ **I COULDN'T BREATHE** IF HE EVER SAID ♪

  ➔ Conditional Sentence Type 2

  ➔ Expresses an unreal or unlikely situation in the present or future. The structure is 'If + past simple, would/could/might + base verb'.

• ♪ **GET ON MY KNEES** 'TIL THEY BLOODY RED ♪

  ➔ Imperative verb + adverbial clause of time

  ➔ Imperative to describe an action, and a time clause using 'til' (until) to specify the duration or point in time.

• ♪ **SEE**, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GET IT YET ♪

  ➔ Interjection and conditional clause

  ➔ 'See' used as an interjection to draw attention. Followed by a conditional clause to express uncertainty.

• ♪ **'CAUSE YOU'RE** MY BABY

  ➔ Contraction and possessive adjective

  ➔ 'Cause (because) + you're (you are)' is a contraction. 'My' is a possessive adjective indicating belonging.

• ♪ **YOU DON'T KNOW** WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME ♪

  ➔ Present Simple (Negative) and Present Perfect

  ➔ Uses the negative form of the Present Simple (don't know) and the Present Perfect (you've done) which emphasizes a result or consequence of a past action.