Do You Know (What It Takes) – English Lyrics

• By: Robyn
• Album: Robyn Is Here

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a journey into 90s pop and R&B with Robyn's 'Do You Know (What It Takes).' This empowering track, driven by infectious beats and candid lyrics, offers a perfect opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to relationships, self-worth, and communication, making it an engaging and memorable learning experience.

[English]

Always be around

Don't you know I can see what you're doing?

Runnin' around with your cheap talk, cheap talk, yeah

What I need is a man who can do me right

Do me right

If you've got what I need I can guarantee

To return all the love that you've given to me

But I've got to be sure that you'll always will be around

Always be around, aww, yeah

Do you know what it takes to love me?

Do you know what it takes to do me right?

Do you know what it takes to love me baby, baby?

Heaven knows in my time I've been lonely

Feeling my love echo in my mind, in my mind, yeah

Never satisfied girl's what they call me

But I just can't keep goin' on livin' lies

Guarantee unto me you won't let me down

There's so much I can give but it's buried so deep

I've just got to be sure that you always will be around

Always be around, aww, yeah

Do you know what it takes to love me?

Do you know what it takes to do me right?

Do you know what it takes to love me baby, baby?

Do you know what it takes?

Do you know what it takes?

Don't waste my time with your lies

Yeah baby, I gotta know

You've got to prove

That you will always be around

I'll give you everything

Boy, will you do the same for me?

Will you do anything?

I gotta know, what will it be?

Do you know what it takes to love me?

Do you know what it takes to do me right?

Do you know what it takes to love me?

Do you know what it takes to love me baby, yeah?

Do you know what it takes to do me right?

Don't waste my time baby

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
know /nəʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - feel deep affection for
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - a thing that is required
right /raɪt/ A2	adjective - morally good, justified, or acceptable noun - something to which one is entitled; a just claim
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
lies /laɪz/ B1	noun - a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child
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 and thought.
heaven /ˈhevən/ B1	noun - the place regarded in various religions as the abode of God and the angels, and of the good after death.
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
prove /pruːv/ B1	verb - demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument
around /əˈraʊnd/ A1	adverb - in or to many places; on all sides
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone); hand over to
deep /diːp/ A2	adjective - extending far down from the top or surface
satisfied /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/ B1	adjective - content; pleased
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose

Key Grammar Structures

• Always be around

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase uses the imperative mood to give a direct command or instruction, here expressing a strong desire or request.

• Don't you know I can see what you're doing?

  ➔ Tag question

  ➔ The sentence uses a tag question ('Don't you know') to seek confirmation or to emphasize the statement, often with a challenging tone.

• What I need is a man who can do me right

  ➔ Subject-verb inversion with 'is'

  ➔ The sentence uses subject-verb inversion with 'is' to emphasize the object ('a man who can do me right') as the focus of the sentence.

• If you've got what I need I can guarantee

  ➔ Conditional sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, indicating a likely result ('I can guarantee') if a certain condition ('If you've got what I need') is met.

• But I just can't keep goin' on livin' lies

  ➔ Contraction ('can't') and present continuous ('keep goin')

  ➔ The sentence uses the contraction 'can't' for 'cannot' and the present continuous ('keep goin') to describe an ongoing action or state.

• There's so much I can give but it's buried so deep

  ➔ Present simple with 'there's' and contrastive 'but'

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple with 'there's' to state a fact and 'but' to introduce a contrast between two ideas.

• Will you do anything?

  ➔ Future simple with 'will'

  ➔ The sentence uses the future simple with 'will' to ask about a future action or willingness.

• Do you know what it takes to love me?

  ➔ Direct question with auxiliary verb 'do'

  ➔ The sentence is a direct question using the auxiliary verb 'do' to inquire about knowledge or understanding.