Bring Me Love – English Lyrics

• By: John Legend
• Album: A Legendary Christmas

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in the heartfelt warmth of John Legend's "Bring Me Love." This original Christmas song is a beautiful way to connect with English expressions of longing and the true spirit of the holidays, highlighting how love is the most cherished gift. Its clear and emotional lyrics make it an excellent song for language learners to grasp themes of affection and festive desire.

[English]

(Instrumental music)

♪ I don't need my stocking filled with toys ♪

♪ And I don't need no gifts to bring me joy ♪

♪ Baby I, I haven't hung my mistletoe ♪

♪ 'Cause without you baby ♪

♪ I can't see no point ♪

♪ Baby, I hope Santa brings you to me ♪

♪ 'Cause that's all I wish for this Christmas Eve ♪

♪ No, I don't want much ♪

♪ Your love is all I need ♪

♪ Baby, I hope Santa brings you to me ♪

♪ I hope he;s bringing me ♪

♪ Love this Christmas ♪ ♪ Love this Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I deserve you here ♪ ♪ Deserve you here ♪

♪ Bring me love ♪

♪ Love this Christmas ♪ ♪ This Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I've been good this year ♪

♪ Hope he's bringing me love ♪

♪ Love this Christmas ♪ ♪ This Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I deserve you here ♪ ♪ Deserve you here ♪

♪ Bring me love ♪

♪ This Christmas ♪ ♪ Love this Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I been good this year ♪

♪ I don't wanna light this tree alone ♪

♪ No, no, I can't ♪

♪ I can't sing Christmas songs if you're not home ♪

♪ No I, I haven't hung my mistletoe ♪

♪ 'Cause without you baby, I can't see no point ♪

♪ Baby, I hope Santa brings you to me ♪

♪ 'Cause it's all I wish for this Christmas Eve ♪

♪ No, I don't want much, your love is all I need ♪

♪ Baby, I hope Santa brings you to me ♪

♪ I hope he's bringing me ♪

♪ Love this Christmas ♪ ♪ Love this Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I deserve ♪ ♪ Deserve you here ♪

♪ Bring me love this Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I've been good this year ♪

♪ Merry, Merry Christmas ♪

♪ It's been so cold since you've been gone ♪

♪ When you've been gone ♪

♪ This winter seems so long ♪ ♪ So long ♪

♪ And I can't get in no spirit ♪

♪ It felt so wrong ♪

♪ Bring me love this Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I deserve you here ♪

♪ Bring me love this Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I've been good this year ♪

♪ Hope he's bringing me love ♪

♪ Love this Christmas ♪ ♪ This Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I deserve you here ♪ ♪ Deserve you here ♪

♪ Bring me love ♪ ♪ Love this Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I been good this year ♪

♪ Hope he's bringing me love ♪

♪ Love this Christmas ♪ ♪ Love this Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I deserve you here ♪ ♪ Deserve you here ♪

♪ Bring me love ♪ ♪ Love ♪

♪ This Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I been good this year ♪

♪ Hope he's bringing me love ♪

♪ Love this Christmas ♪ ♪ This Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I deserve you here ♪ ♪ Deserve you here ♪

♪ Bring me love this Christmas ♪

♪ 'Cause I've been good this year ♪

♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Hey, this Christmas ♪

♪ Won't you bring me love ♪

♪ Love this Christmas ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Ohhhhhh ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something
bring /brɪŋ/ B1	verb - to carry or cause to come with oneself
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a deep feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
bring /brɪŋ/ B1	verb - to carry or cause to come with oneself
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B2	verb - to be worthy of or to merit something
bring /brɪŋ/ B1	verb - to carry or cause to come with oneself
Christmas /ˈkrɪs·məs/ A2	noun - the annual Christian festival on December 25th
hope /hoʊp/ B1	verb - to wish for something to happen
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - having positive qualities
year /jɪər/ A1	noun - the period of 365 days (or 366 in a leap year)
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B2	verb - to be worthy of or to merit something
see /siː/ A2	verb - to perceive with the eyes

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't need no gifts to bring me joy

  ➔ Double negatives with 'no' and 'not' in negative expressions

  ➔ The use of both 'no' and 'not' creates a double negative which emphasizes the negation.

• Baby, I hope Santa brings you to me

  ➔ Subjunctive mood used in expressions of hope and desire

  ➔ The phrase 'hope Santa brings you to me' expresses a wish or desire, which requires the subjunctive mood in English.

• Your love is all I need

  ➔ Superlative construction with 'all' used to emphasize sufficiency

  ➔ The phrase uses 'all' to indicate that love is the only thing necessary, emphasizing sufficiency.

• I haven't hung my mistletoe

  ➔ Present perfect tense indicating an action not yet completed

  ➔ The use of 'haven't hung' emphasizes that the action of hanging mistletoe has not happened yet.

• So long, and I can't get in no spirit

  ➔ Conjunction 'so long' used to mean 'goodbye' or 'farewell'

  ➔ The phrase 'so long' is an informal way to say goodbye, indicating separation.

• Hope he's bringing me love

  ➔ Present continuous tense used for future arrangement or intention

  ➔ The phrase indicates an ongoing intention or hope that in the future, love will be brought.

• Bring me love this Christmas

  ➔ Imperative mood used in a polite or earnest request or wish

  ➔ The phrase is a direct plea or wish, expressed as a command or request in a poetic form.