♪ We're just ordinary people ♪
00:02
♪ We don't know which way to go ♪
00:07
♪ 'Cause we're ordinary people ♪
00:14
♪ Maybe we should take it slow ♪
00:22
(piano lid slams)
00:25
- Well, time to go.
00:28
♪ Give me the green light ♪
00:31
♪ Give me just one night ♪
00:34
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
00:38
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
00:41
♪ Let's go ♪
00:44
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
00:50
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
00:53
♪ I see you move, I'm
checking your smile ♪
00:57
♪ Working your back like,
it's going out of style ♪
01:00
♪ Shake just a little bit faster ♪
01:03
♪ Shake just a little now girl ♪
01:06
♪ I'm dying to meet you,
so let's mess around ♪
01:09
♪ Got an obsession, of us getting down ♪
01:12
♪ Come just a little bit closer ♪
01:16
♪ I just need permission, so ♪
01:19
♪ Give me the green light ♪
01:21
♪ Give me just one night ♪
01:24
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
01:27
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
01:31
♪ We could go all night ♪
01:33
♪ Give me the green light ♪
01:36
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
01:40
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
01:43
♪ Let's go ♪
01:46
♪ One, two, three, green light ♪
01:47
♪ Well if it's what it seems like ♪
01:48
♪ They way you're moving baby ♪
01:49
♪ Let's me know that's
it's gon' be right ♪
01:50
♪ I'm ♪
01:52
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
01:53
♪ I'm ♪
01:55
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
01:56
♪ One, two, three, red light ♪
01:58
♪ I wanna see what your bed's like ♪
02:00
♪ But if I be your
buddy, get you studied ♪
02:02
♪ Is yo' head right? ♪
02:04
♪ I'm ♪
02:05
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
02:05
♪ I'm ♪
02:07
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
02:08
♪ Do I have a girlfriend? ♪
02:11
♪ Well, technically no ♪
02:12
♪ No ♪
02:14
♪ If you be my girlfriend,
then I'll make it so ♪
02:14
♪ You'll be my only true lover ♪
02:18
♪ No competition, no other ♪
02:21
♪ No other ♪
02:23
♪ Baby, it's just, the
thrill of the chase ♪
02:24
♪ I've got a feeling,
I'm winning this race ♪
02:26
♪ Baby, I'm getting much closer ♪
02:30
♪ I just need permission so ♪
02:33
♪ Give me the green light ♪
02:35
♪ Give me just one night ♪
02:38
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
02:42
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
02:45
♪ We could go all night ♪
02:47
♪ Give me the green light ♪
02:50
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
02:54
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
02:57
♪ One, two, three, green light ♪
03:00
♪ Well if it's what it seems like ♪
03:02
♪ They way you're moving baby ♪
03:04
♪ Let's me know that's
it's gon' be right ♪
03:05
♪ I'm ♪
03:06
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
03:07
♪ I'm ♪
03:09
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
03:10
♪ One, two, three, red light ♪
03:13
♪ I wanna see what your bed's like ♪
03:14
♪ But if I be your
buddy, get you studied ♪
03:16
♪ Is your head right? ♪
03:18
♪ I'm ♪
03:19
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
03:20
♪ I'm ♪
03:21
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
03:22
♪ So I went hard like
Medusa staring at me ♪
03:25
♪ I told her, "Let's go, let's
blow this lame factory" ♪
03:28
♪ She said, "What kind of girl
do you think that I are? ♪
03:31
♪ The kind that you meet in a bar? ♪
03:33
♪ You think you can
get whatever you want ♪
03:34
♪ 'Cause you some kind of star" ♪
03:36
♪ No, I'm a comet ♪
03:37
♪ I just want you woman ♪
03:38
♪ Hey, if I were you it would
be me that I'd go home with ♪
03:40
♪ Three, the one and only ♪
03:43
♪ One thing you ain't considered ♪
03:44
♪ I heard you when you told your
girl, "Ooh, he can get it" ♪
03:46
♪ Admit it ♪
03:49
♪ You did it ♪
03:51
♪ Let's hop a cab, and split it ♪
03:51
♪ I'm kidding ♪
03:53
♪ We both going to where you living ♪
03:55
♪ I got you giggling like a piglet ♪
03:57
♪ Oh, that's the ticket? ♪
03:59
♪ I hope you more like, Anita
Baker, than Robin Givens ♪
04:00
♪ No, I don't know that
lady, so let me quit it ♪
04:03
♪ I'm just style freeing, free
styling which I seldom do ♪
04:05
♪ This is what I'm telling you ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
04:09
♪ To the bed I'm nailing you ♪
04:11
♪ Like I've been in jail for ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
04:12
♪ Two years and then they let me loose ♪
04:13
♪ Give me the green light ♪
04:15
♪ Give me just one night ♪
♪ You got you one, Legend. ♪
04:17
♪ Sometimes you gotta step ♪
04:20
♪ From behind that piano ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
04:21
♪ Let 'em know what's going on ♪
04:23
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
04:24
♪ Even Stevie Wonder got down sometimes. ♪
04:26
♪ We could go all night ♪
04:27
♪ Give me the green light ♪
04:29
♪ I'm ready to go ♪
04:32
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
04:33
♪ My mandate can't wait ♪
04:35
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
04:36
♪ Participate ♪
04:39
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
04:46
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
04:49
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
04:58
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
05:01
♪ Good morning ♪
05:10
♪ Good morning, love ♪
05:13
- That was all right.
05:18
- Well done, sir.
05:19
I'll see you next week.
05:20
- All right.
05:22
Next time, let me know
when you gon' do it, okay?
05:24
- All right bruh.
05:27
- All right.
05:28
- Hey, where are you going?
05:31
- My driver, he's gon' come, just wait.
05:34
- Call me.
05:37
Lyrics & Translation
Discover the electrifying sound of John Legend's "Green Light" featuring André 3000, a departure from Legend's signature style that blends funk and electro elements. Dive into the lyrics about seeking a 'green light' in romance and explore the cultural impact of this club-friendly hit, perfect for learning about rhythm and collaboration in music.
[English]
♪ We're just ordinary people ♪♪ We don't know which way to go ♪
♪ 'Cause we're ordinary people ♪
♪ Maybe we should take it slow ♪
(piano lid slams)
- Well, time to go.
♪ Give me the green light ♪
♪ Give me just one night ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ Let's go ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I see you move, I'm checking your smile ♪
♪ Working your back like, it's going out of style ♪
♪ Shake just a little bit faster ♪
♪ Shake just a little now girl ♪
♪ I'm dying to meet you, so let's mess around ♪
♪ Got an obsession, of us getting down ♪
♪ Come just a little bit closer ♪
♪ I just need permission, so ♪
♪ Give me the green light ♪
♪ Give me just one night ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ We could go all night ♪
♪ Give me the green light ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ Let's go ♪
♪ One, two, three, green light ♪
♪ Well if it's what it seems like ♪
♪ They way you're moving baby ♪
♪ Let's me know that's it's gon' be right ♪
♪ I'm ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ One, two, three, red light ♪
♪ I wanna see what your bed's like ♪
♪ But if I be your buddy, get you studied ♪
♪ Is yo' head right? ♪
♪ I'm ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ Do I have a girlfriend? ♪
♪ Well, technically no ♪
♪ No ♪
♪ If you be my girlfriend, then I'll make it so ♪
♪ You'll be my only true lover ♪
♪ No competition, no other ♪
♪ No other ♪
♪ Baby, it's just, the thrill of the chase ♪
♪ I've got a feeling, I'm winning this race ♪
♪ Baby, I'm getting much closer ♪
♪ I just need permission so ♪
♪ Give me the green light ♪
♪ Give me just one night ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ We could go all night ♪
♪ Give me the green light ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ One, two, three, green light ♪
♪ Well if it's what it seems like ♪
♪ They way you're moving baby ♪
♪ Let's me know that's it's gon' be right ♪
♪ I'm ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ One, two, three, red light ♪
♪ I wanna see what your bed's like ♪
♪ But if I be your buddy, get you studied ♪
♪ Is your head right? ♪
♪ I'm ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ So I went hard like Medusa staring at me ♪
♪ I told her, "Let's go, let's blow this lame factory" ♪
♪ She said, "What kind of girl do you think that I are? ♪
♪ The kind that you meet in a bar? ♪
♪ You think you can get whatever you want ♪
♪ 'Cause you some kind of star" ♪
♪ No, I'm a comet ♪
♪ I just want you woman ♪
♪ Hey, if I were you it would be me that I'd go home with ♪
♪ Three, the one and only ♪
♪ One thing you ain't considered ♪
♪ I heard you when you told your girl, "Ooh, he can get it" ♪
♪ Admit it ♪
♪ You did it ♪
♪ Let's hop a cab, and split it ♪
♪ I'm kidding ♪
♪ We both going to where you living ♪
♪ I got you giggling like a piglet ♪
♪ Oh, that's the ticket? ♪
♪ I hope you more like, Anita Baker, than Robin Givens ♪
♪ No, I don't know that lady, so let me quit it ♪
♪ I'm just style freeing, free styling which I seldom do ♪
♪ This is what I'm telling you ♪ ♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ To the bed I'm nailing you ♪
♪ Like I've been in jail for ♪ ♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ Two years and then they let me loose ♪
♪ Give me the green light ♪
♪ Give me just one night ♪ ♪ You got you one, Legend. ♪
♪ Sometimes you gotta step ♪
♪ From behind that piano ♪ ♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ Let 'em know what's going on ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ Even Stevie Wonder got down sometimes. ♪
♪ We could go all night ♪
♪ Give me the green light ♪
♪ I'm ready to go ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ My mandate can't wait ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ Participate ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ I'm ready to go right now ♪
♪ Good morning ♪
♪ Good morning, love ♪
- That was all right.
- Well done, sir.
I'll see you next week.
- All right.
Next time, let me know when you gon' do it, okay?
- All right bruh.
- All right.
- Hey, where are you going?
- My driver, he's gon' come, just wait.
- Call me.
Key Vocabulary
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Key Grammar Structures
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I'm dying to meet you, so let's mess around
➔ Present continuous for emphatic desire ('dying to') + infinitive of purpose ('to meet')
➔ "Dying to" is an idiom meaning to want something very much. The 'so' introduces a consequence or result of that desire – to "mess around".
-
If you be my girlfriend, then I'll make it so
➔ Subjunctive mood ('be') in an 'if' clause expressing a hypothetical situation + future conditional ('I'll make')
➔ The use of 'be' instead of 'are' in the 'if' clause indicates a hypothetical or unreal situation. 'I'll make it so' means 'I will ensure that it happens'.
-
I've got a feeling, I'm winning this race
➔ Present perfect continuous ('I've got') expressing a current feeling + present continuous ('I'm winning') suggesting a developing situation.
➔ "I've got a feeling" is an idiom meaning 'I believe'. 'I'm winning' suggests the speaker feels confident and is making progress.
-
I hope you more like, Anita Baker, than Robin Givens
➔ Comparative structure ('more like...than...') expressing a preference.
➔ The speaker is hoping the person is sophisticated and classy (like Anita Baker) rather than problematic or difficult (like Robin Givens, referencing a past relationship).
