Dear Future Husband – English Lyrics

• By: Meghan Trainor

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Meghan Trainor's "Dear Future Husband" offers a fun and catchy way to dive into English. The song's clear, direct address and listed demands make it easy to pick up new vocabulary related to relationships and daily life. What makes this song special for learners is its conversational tone and repetitive structure, which can help in memorizing phrases and understanding modern American slang and cultural references around dating.

[English]

(birds singing)

(bicycle bell ringing)

(birds singing)

♪ Dear future husband ♪

♪ Here's a few things ♪

♪ You need to know if you wanna be ♪

♪ My one and only all my life ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Take me on a date ♪

♪ I deserve it, babe ♪

♪ And don't forget the flowers every anniversary ♪

♪ 'Cause if you treat me right ♪

♪ I'll be the perfect wife ♪

♪ Buying groceries ♪

♪ Buy-buying what you need ♪

♪ You got that 9 to 5 ♪

♪ But, baby, so do I ♪

♪ So don't be thinking I'll be home and baking apple pies ♪

♪ I never learned to cook ♪

♪ But I can write a hook ♪

♪ Sing along with me ♪

♪ Sing-sing along with me ♪

♪ You gotta know how to treat me like a lady ♪

♪ Even when I'm acting crazy ♪

♪ Tell me everything's alright ♪

♪ Dear future husband ♪

♪ Here's a few things ♪

♪ You'll need to know if you wanna be ♪

♪ My one and only all my life ♪

♪ Dear future husband ♪

♪ If you wanna get that special lovin' ♪

♪ Tell me I'm beautiful each and every night ♪

♪ After every fight ♪

♪ Just apologize ♪

♪ And maybe then I'll let you try and rock my body right ♪

♪ Even if I was wrong ♪

♪ You know I'm never wrong ♪

♪ Why disagree ♪

♪ Why, why disagree ♪

♪ If you gotta know how to treat me like a lady ♪

♪ Even when I'm acting crazy ♪

♪ Tell me everything's alright ♪

♪ Dear future husband ♪

♪ Here's a few things ♪

♪ You need to know if you wanna be ♪

♪ My one and only all my life ♪

♪ Hey, baby ♪

♪ Dear future husband ♪

♪ Make time for me ♪

♪ Don't leave me lonely ♪

♪ And know we'll never see your family more than mine ♪

♪ I'll be sleeping on the left side of the bed ♪

♪ Open doors for me and you might get some kisses ♪

♪ Don't have a dirty mind ♪

♪ Just be a classy guy ♪

♪ Buy me a ring ♪

♪ Buy-buy me a ring, babe ♪

♪ You gotta know how to treat me like a lady ♪

♪ Even when I'm acting crazy ♪

♪ Tell me everything's alright ♪

♪ Dear future husband ♪

♪ Here's a few things ♪

♪ You need to know if you wanna be ♪

♪ My one and only all my life ♪

♪ Dear future husband ♪

♪ If you wanna get that special loving ♪

♪ Tell me I'm beautiful each and every night ♪

♪ Future husband, better love me right ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
husband /ˈhʌzbənd/ A2	noun - a married man
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require (something) because it is essential or very important
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
date /deɪt/ A2	noun - a social or romantic appointment or engagement
flowers /ˈflaʊərz/ A1	noun - the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals)
treat /triːt/ B1	verb - behave towards (someone or something) in a specified way.
wife /waɪf/ A1	noun - a married woman
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
cook /kʊk/ A1	verb - prepare (food) by heating it
lady /ˈleɪdi/ A2	noun - a woman of good social position
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; demented; insane.
alright /ˌɔːlˈraɪt/ A2	adjective - satisfactory or acceptable.
special /ˈspeʃəl/ B1	adjective - different from what is usual; better or greater than usual; remarkable
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.
fight /faɪt/ A2	noun - a violent confrontation or struggle.
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect.
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness.
ring /rɪŋ/ A1	noun - a small circular band, typically made of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

Key Grammar Structures

• Here's a few things You need to know **if** you wanna be My one and only all my life

  ➔ Conditional Sentences (Type 1)

  ➔ Uses "if" + present simple, then "will/can/may/imperative" + base form. Expresses a real possibility in the future. Here, "if you wanna be" indicates the condition, and the rest of the sentence implies the speaker's desired outcome.

• Take me on a date. I **deserve** it, babe

  ➔ Present Simple for General Truth

  ➔ "Deserve" in the present simple expresses the speaker's belief that they are worthy of something based on general principle or earned right. It's not just happening now, but it's a continuing state.

• And don't forget the flowers **every** anniversary

  ➔ Use of "Every" to denote frequency

  ➔ "Every" + noun indicates that something happens on all occurrences of that noun. Here, it means that flowers are expected on *each* anniversary.

• So don't be thinking I'll be home and **baking** apple pies

  ➔ Present Continuous after "thinking" indicating an activity in progress

  ➔ The construction "don't be thinking + present continuous" implies disapproval or correction of an assumption. The speaker is rejecting the idea that they are currently baking apple pies, or that it's something they regularly do.

• If you wanna get that special lovin', Tell me I'm beautiful **each** and every night

  ➔ Using "each and every" for Emphasis

  ➔ "Each and every" is used for emphasis, meaning *absolutely every*. It strengthens the requirement, indicating that this needs to happen without exception.

• Just **apologize** And maybe then I'll let you try and rock my body right

  ➔ Imperative Mood for a Direct Command

  ➔ "Apologize" is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or instruction. There's no subject explicitly stated, but it's understood to be directed at the future husband.

• Even **if** I was wrong, You know I'm never wrong

  ➔ Contrary-to-fact conditional

  ➔ This sentence combines a Type 2 conditional ("If I was wrong...") with a statement of fact ("You know I'm never wrong"). It highlights the speaker's stubbornness by presenting a hypothetical situation (being wrong) that is immediately contradicted by their actual belief.

• And know **we'll** never see your family more than mine

  ➔ Future tense with "will"

  ➔ "We'll" is a contraction of "we will," indicating a future action or intention. Here, it expresses a strong assertion about the future relationship with the husband's family.