Gifts For Me – English Lyrics

• By: Meghan Trainor

Lyrics & Translation

Get into the festive spirit with Meghan Trainor's upbeat holiday single, "Gifts For Me." This track is an excellent way to learn positive, everyday English phrases related to self-worth, confidence, and self-care, delivered with her signature pop flair and a fun doo-wop sound. You'll pick up motivational vocabulary while enjoying a catchy song that reminds everyone to treat themselves!

[English]

作曲 : Emily Bear/Meghan Trainor/Nicole "Kole" Cohen

This year I'm buying gifts for me, mm-mm

That's right, I'm buying gifts for me, uh-huh

I've got myself, that's guaranteed

It's me I love to please

They don't know what I need

What do you get for the girl who's got everything?

That's what they say every year, but I don't need nothing, babe

No, baby, baby, you got me all wrong, so I guess I'm playing Santa Claus

'Cause I made a list, but nobody checked it

I made a wish that you might get it right

But if you don't, can I see something that I like?

...

This year I'm buying gifts for me, mm-hmm

That's right, I'm buying gifts for me, mm-hmm

I got myself, that's guaranteed

It's me I love to please

They don't know what I need

This year I'm buying gifts for me

...

So don't worry

No one loves me like me

It's Christmas, I got me

No one loves me like me

Don't worry, I got me

No one loves me like me

It's Christmas, I got me

...

What do you get for the girl who has everything?

She got the house and the cars, a couple diamond rings

No, baby, baby, you got me all wrong

So I guess I'm playing Santa Claus

I made a list, but nobody checked it, no

I made a wish, thinking you might get it right

But if you don't, then I see something that I like

...

This year I'm buying gifts for me, mm-hmm

That's right, I'm buying gifts for me, mm-hmm

I got myself, that's guaranteed

It's me, I love to please

They don't know what I need

This year I'm buying gifts for me, so don't worry

...

No one loves me like me

This Christmas, I got me

No one loves me like me

Don't worry, I got me

No one loves me like me

So this Christmas, I got me

No one loves me like me, baby

No one loves me like me, baby

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
buying /ˈbaɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - obtaining something by paying for it
gifts /ɡɪfts/ A1	noun - things given to someone without expecting payment
myself /maɪˈsɛlf/ A2	pronoun - referring to the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition
guaranteed /ˌɡærənˈtiːd/ B2	adjective - promised with certainty
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something noun - a feeling of deep affection
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is necessary noun - a requirement or necessity
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to obtain or receive something
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
everything /ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ/ A2	pronoun - all things or all that exists
wrong /rɒŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or right
list /lɪst/ A2	noun - a series of items written or printed together
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	noun - a desire or hope for something to happen verb - to hope for something
playing /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - engaging in a game or activity for enjoyment
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A2	noun - annual Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus
loves /lʌvz/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection or care for

Key Grammar Structures

• This year I'm buying gifts for me, mm-hmm

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I'm buying' uses the present continuous tense to indicate an action happening now or in the near future. It emphasizes the ongoing nature of the action.

• That's what they say every year, but I don't need nothing, babe

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The phrase 'don't need nothing' is an example of a double negative, which is often used in informal or colloquial language. In standard English, it would be 'don’t need anything'.

• I made a list, but nobody checked it

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I made' and 'nobody checked' use the past simple tense to describe completed actions in the past.

• No one loves me like me

  ➔ Comparative Structure with 'like'

  ➔ The phrase 'No one loves me like me' uses 'like' to compare the way others love the speaker to the way the speaker loves themselves.

• I got myself, that's guaranteed

  ➔ Reflexive Pronoun

  ➔ The phrase 'I got myself' uses the reflexive pronoun 'myself' to emphasize that the action is directed back to the subject.