Baby – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Bieber, Ludacris

Lyrics & Translation

Justin Bieber's "Baby" is a landmark 2010 pop song that introduced a global phenomenon. For English learners, its simple, narrative lyrics about first love and heartbreak are universally relatable and easy to follow. The repetitive and highly-catchy chorus is excellent for pronunciation practice, while Ludacris's rap verse provides an authentic exposure to American hip-hop flow and slang.

[English]

Ohhh ah

Ohhh ah

Ohhhh aaahhh

You know you love me,

I know you care

Just shout whenever

And ill be there

You are my love, you are my heart

And we will never ever ever be apart

Are we an item

Girl quit playin

We're just friends

What are you sayin

Said theres another and looked right in my eyes

My first love broke my heart for the first time

And I was like

baby baby baby ooooh

Like baby baby baby nooo

Like baby baby baby ooooh

I thought you'd always be mine, mine

Babybaby baby oooh

Like baby baby baby nooo

Like baby baby baby ooooh

I thought you'd always be mine, mine

Oh for you I would have done whatever

And I just cant believe we aint together

And I want to play it cool,

but im loosing you

Ill buy you anything,

ill buy you any ring

And I mean please say,

baby fix me

And just shake me till you wake me from this bad dream

Im goin down down down down

And I just cant believe my first love wont be around

And im like baby baby baby ooooh

Like baby baby baby nooo

Like baby baby baby ooooh

I thought you'd always be mine, mine

Baby baby baby oooh

Like baby baby baby nooo

Like baby baby baby ooooh

I thought you'd always be mine, mine

LUDA.

When I was 13, I had my first love

There was nobody that compared to my baby and

nobody came between us or could ever come above

She had me goin crazy, oh I was star struck She woke me up

daily, don't need no starbucks She made my heart pound,

and skip a beat when I see her in the street

and, At school on the playground,

but I really wanna see her on the weekend She know she

got me dazing, cause she was so amazin And now my

heart is breakin, but I keep on sayin

Baby baby baby oooh

Like baby baby baby nooo

Like baby baby baby ooooh

Thought you'd always be mine, mine

Baby baby baby oooh

Like baby baby baby nooo

Like baby baby baby ooooh

Thought you'd always be mine, mine

Im gone (yea yea yea) (yea yea yea)

(Repeat 3x) Now Im all gone (yea yea yea) (yea yea yea)

Gone. gone

Im gone.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child noun - a term of endearment
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - an organ that pumps blood noun - the emotional or spiritual center of a person
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - people whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
mine /maɪn/ A1	pronoun - belonging to me adjective - belonging to me
believe /bɪˈliːv/ A2	verb - to accept that something is true
together /təˈɡeðər/ A2	adverb - in or into company or close association
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience a dream
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally ill; insane
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - an organ that pumps blood noun - the emotional or spiritual center of a person
breakin /ˈbreɪkɪn/ B1	verb - to cause something to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, strain, or other action.
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - an institution for educating children
playground /ˈpleɪɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - an area for children to play in, especially at a school or park, usually with equipment like swings and slides
weekend /ˌwiːkˈend/ A1	noun - the period from Friday evening through Sunday
amazin /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ B1	adjective - causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing
gone /ɡɒn/ A1	adjective - no longer present; lost or missing

Key Grammar Structures

• Just shout whenever / And ill be there

  ➔ Implied Conditional & Future Simple

  ➔ The word "whenever" acts like an "if" clause, indicating that "I will be there" *every time* you shout. "Ill be there" is a contraction of "I will be there", using the future simple for a promise or prediction.

• And we will never ever ever be apart

  ➔ Future Simple (Negation) & Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Will never be apart" uses the future simple tense with the adverb "never" to express a strong negative prediction or promise. "Be apart" is a phrasal verb meaning to be separated or not together.

• What are you sayin

  ➔ Present Continuous (Colloquial Contraction)

  ➔ "Sayin'" is a colloquial, informal contraction of "saying". The structure "What are you + verb-ing?" forms a question in the present continuous tense, asking about an action happening now.

• I thought you'd always be mine, mine

  ➔ Past Tense ('thought') + 'Would' for Past Expectation + Possessive Pronoun

  ➔ "I thought" is the past simple tense. "You'd" is a contraction of "you would," used here to express an expectation or prediction from a past perspective that turned out to be false. "Mine" is a possessive pronoun meaning "belonging to me."

• Oh for you I would have done whatever

  ➔ Third Conditional (Implied If-Clause) / Modal Perfect

  ➔ This sentence uses the structure "would have done" (modal perfect), which is typical of the third conditional. It expresses a hypothetical action in the past that did not happen. The "if" clause is implied (e.g., "If it would have helped you," or "If you had asked me").

• And I just cant believe we aint together

  ➔ Modal Verb of Belief + Colloquial 'Ain't'

  ➔ "Can't believe" expresses strong disbelief. "Ain't" is a very informal and non-standard contraction of "am not," "is not," "are not," "has not," or "have not." Here, it functions as "aren't." It's common in casual speech and song lyrics but generally avoided in formal writing.

• There was nobody that compared to my baby and nobody came between us or could ever come above

  ➔ Relative Clause + Phrasal Verbs + Modal 'Could'

  ➔ "That compared to my baby" is a relative clause modifying "nobody," describing what kind of nobody existed. "Came between us" and "come above" are phrasal verbs. "Could ever come above" uses the modal verb "could" to express past possibility or ability.

• She had me goin crazy, oh I was star struck

  ➔ Causative Verb 'Have' + Present Participle

  ➔ The structure "had me goin' crazy" (or "had me going crazy") uses the causative verb "have" (in the past tense) followed by an object ("me") and a present participle ("goin'/going"). It means "she caused me to go crazy" or "she made me go crazy."

• She woke me up daily, don't need no starbucks

  ➔ Double Negative (Colloquial)

  ➔ "Don't need no starbucks" is a double negative. In standard English, this would be "don't need any Starbucks" or "need no Starbucks." Double negatives are non-standard but are used for emphasis in informal speech and certain dialects, though they are grammatically incorrect in formal contexts.

• but I keep on sayin

  ➔ Phrasal Verb 'Keep on' + Gerund

  ➔ The phrasal verb "keep on" means to continue doing something. It is always followed by a gerund (the -ing form of a verb). "Sayin'" is a colloquial form of "saying."