Leave the Door Open – English Lyrics

• By: Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
• Album: An Evening with Silk Sonic

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a fun and romantic journey with a song like "Leave the Door Open." Its playful and suave English lyrics, filled with charming slang and vivid descriptions, offer a unique way to understand conversational expressions of love and invitation. The song's blend of vintage cool and modern polish makes it a timeless and enjoyable track for language learners to sing along to and appreciate the art of smooth talk.

[English]

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ What you doin (what you doin) ♪

♪ Where you at (where you at) ♪

♪ Oh you got plans (you got plans) ♪

♪ Don't say that (shut yo trap) ♪

♪ I'm sippin wine (sip sip) ♪

♪ In a robe (drip rip) ♪

♪ I look too good (look too good) ♪

♪ To be alone (wooohooo) ♪

♪ My house clean (house clean) ♪

♪ My pool warm (pool warm) ♪

♪ Just shaved (smooth like a new born) ♪

♪ We should be dancing, romancing ♪

♪ In the east wing and the west wing ♪

♪ Of this mansion, wus happenin ♪

♪ I aint playin no games Every word that I say ♪

♪ Is coming straight from the heart ♪

♪ (so if you tryna lay in these arms) ♪

♪ Imma leave the door open (imma leave the door open) ♪

♪ Imma leave the door open girl ♪

♪ (Imma leave the door open, open) ♪

♪ That you feel the way I feel ♪

♪ And you want me like I want you tonight baby ♪

♪ (tell me that you're coming through) ♪

♪ You're so sweet (so sweet) ♪

♪ So tight (so tight) ♪

♪ I won't bite (ahh ahh) ♪

♪ Unless you like (unless you like) ♪

♪ If you smoke (what you smoke) ♪

♪ I got that haze (purple haze) ♪

♪ And if you're hungry girl I got filets (woohooo) ♪

♪ Ooh baby don't keep me waiting ♪

♪ There's so much love we could be making ♪

♪ I'm talking kissing, Cuddling ♪

♪ Rose pedals in the bathtub ♪

♪ Lets jump in, Its bubblin ♪

♪ I aint playin no games ♪

♪ Every word that I say ♪

♪ Is coming straight from the heart ♪

♪ (so if you tryna lay in these arms) ♪

♪ Imma leave the door open (imma leave the door open) ♪

♪ Imma leave the door open girl ♪

♪ (Imma leave the door open, open) ♪

♪ That you feel the way I feel ♪

♪ And you want me like I want you tonight baby ♪

♪ (tell me that you're coming through) ♪

♪ La la laaa la la la la la (I need you baby) ♪

♪ La la laaa la la la la (I gotta see you baby) ♪

♪ La la laaa la la la la ♪

♪ (Girl I'm tryna give you this) ♪

♪ (aaaaahhhhhhhhhh) ♪

♪ Imma leave my door open (imma leave the door open) ♪

♪ Imma leave my door open girl ♪

♪ (Imma leave the door open, open) ♪

♪ And I'm hopin', hopin' ♪

♪ That you feel the way I feel ♪

♪ And you want me like I want you tonight baby ♪

♪ (tell me that you're coming through) ♪

♪ La la laaa la la la la la (tell me somethin') ♪

♪ (wooohooo) ♪

♪ La la laaa la la la la la ♪

♪ (tell me that you're coming through) ♪

♪ Girl I'm here just waiting for you ♪

♪ Come on over I'll adore you ♪

♪ La la laaa la la la la la I'm waiting for you ♪

♪ Girl I'm here just waiting for you ♪

♪ Come on over I'll adore you ♪

♪ La la laaa la la la la la ♪

♪ (Music fades) ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	adjective - allowing access, passage, or a view verb - to allow access, passage, or a view
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a pleasant taste like that of sugar
clean /kliːn/ A2	adjective - free from dirt, marks, or stains
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - be aware of (a person or object) through touching.
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - have a desire to possess or do (something); wish for.
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of.
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.
pool /puːl/ A2	noun - a small area of still water, typically one formed naturally.
warm /wɔːrm/ A2	adjective - having a moderately high temperature.
adore /əˈdɔːr/ B2	verb - love and respect (someone) deeply
mansion /ˈmænʃən/ B2	noun - a large, impressive house
hungry /ˈhʌŋɡri/ A2	adjective - feeling or displaying the need for food

Key Grammar Structures

• What you doin' (what you doin')

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (informal contraction)

  ➔ The phrase "What you doin'" is a shortened, informal version of "What are you doing?". The auxiliary verb "are" is omitted, and "doing" is often pronounced as "doin'". This is common in casual speech and song lyrics.

• Don't say that (shut yo trap)

  ➔ Imperative with Negative Command; Possessive Adjective (informal)

  ➔ "Don't say that" is a negative imperative, telling someone not to say something. "Shut yo trap" uses the informal possessive adjective "yo" instead of "your." This is a colloquialism.

• I look too good to be alone

  ➔ "Too + adjective + to + infinitive" structure

  ➔ This sentence uses the "too + adjective + to + infinitive" structure to express that something is excessive to the point that it prevents something else from happening. Here, being "too good" prevents the speaker from being alone.

• We should be dancing, romancing

  ➔ Modal verb "should" + Continuous Infinitive

  ➔ "Should be dancing" expresses a suggestion or a recommendation about an action in progress. The continuous infinitive "be dancing" suggests an ongoing activity.

• Every word that I say is coming straight from the heart

  ➔ Relative Clause; Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ "That I say" is a relative clause modifying "every word." "Is coming" is in the present continuous tense, describing an action that is happening now or around now.

• If you smoke (what you smoke)

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Zero/General Truth Condition)

  ➔ This is a zero conditional, used for general truths. In zero conditionals, both clauses are in the simple present. It implies that *if* the person smokes, the speaker has something for them.

• Ooh baby don't keep me waiting

  ➔ Imperative with Negative Command

  ➔ "Don't keep me waiting" is a negative imperative, commanding someone *not* to do something. It expresses urgency and desire.

• I'm hoping, hoping that you feel the way I feel

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense (repeated for emphasis); Subordinate clause with "that"

  ➔ The repetition of "hoping" emphasizes the speaker's desire. The subordinate clause "that you feel the way I feel" is introduced by "that", and it functions as the object of the verb "hoping".