Like I Love You – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Timberlake

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the rhythms of affection in Justin Timberlake's "Like I Love You," a song that launched his solo career and redefined pop music in the early 2000s. By diving into the lyrics, you'll explore the nuances of expressing deep emotions and learn how Timberlake blended R&B, pop, and hip-hop to create a timeless hit.

[English]

♪ Just somethin' about you ♪

♪ Way I'm lookin at you, whatever ♪

♪ Keep lookin' at me ♪

♪ Gettin' scared now, right? ♪

♪ Don't fail me, baby, it's just Justin ♪

♪ It feel good, right? ♪

♪ Listen ♪

♪ I kinda noticed something wasn't right, ♪

♪ from your colorful face ♪

♪ It's kinda weird to me, since you're so fine ♪

♪ If it's up to me, your face'll change ♪

♪ If you smile, then that should set the tone ♪

♪ Just be limber ♪

♪ And if you let go, the music should groove your bones ♪

♪ Just remember ♪

♪ Sing this song with me ♪

♪ Ain't nobody love you, like I love you ♪

♪ You're a good girl and that's what makes me trust ya ♪

♪ Late at night, I talk to you ♪

♪ You will know the difference when I touch you ♪

♪ Some people are so phony ♪

♪ Nosy 'cause they're lonely ♪

♪ Aren't you sick of the same thing? (Thing, thing) ♪

♪ They say so and so was dating ♪

♪ Love you or they're hating ♪

♪ When it doesn't matter anyway ♪

♪ 'Cause we're here tonight ♪

♪ If you smile, then that should set the tone ♪

♪ Just be limber, baby ♪

♪ And if you let go, the music should groove your bones ♪

♪ Baby, just remember ♪

♪ Sing this song with me ♪

♪ Ain't nobody love you, like I love you ♪

♪ You're a good girl and that's what makes me trust ya ♪

♪ Late at night, I talk to you ♪

♪ You will know the difference when I touch you ♪

♪ Yeah, you know I can make you happy ♪

♪ I could change your life ♪

♪ If you give me that chance to be your man ♪

♪ I won't let you down, baby ♪

♪ If you give me that chance to be your man ♪

♪ Here baby, put on my jacket, and then ♪

♪ Maybe, we'll fly the night away ♪

♪ I just wanna love you, baby (girl) ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Maybe, we'll fly the night away ♪

♪ I just wanna love you, baby, girl ♪

♪ Ma, what you wanna do? ♪

♪ I'm in front of you ♪

♪ Grab a friend, see I can have fun with two ♪

♪ Or me and you put on a stage show, in the mall, kids ask, ♪

♪ "How'd the chain glow?" ♪

♪ Point to her they say, "Wow, it's the same glow" ♪

♪ Point to me, I say "Yeah, it's the same dough" ♪

♪ We the same type, you my a-like (yeah) ♪

♪ You have me sleeping in the same bed, e'ry night ♪

♪ Go ride with me, you deserving the best ♪

♪ Take a few shots, let it burn in your chest ♪

♪ We could ride down, pumping N.E.R.D. in the deck ♪

♪ Funny how a few words turn into sex ♪

♪ Play number three, joint called "Brain" ♪

♪ (I just love your brain) ♪

♪ Ma, take a hint, make me swerve in the lane ♪

♪ The name Malicious, and I burn every track ♪

♪ Clipse and J. Timberlake, now how heavy is that? ♪

♪ Maybe, we'll fly the night away ♪

♪ I just wanna love you, baby ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Maybe we'll fly the night away ♪

♪ I just wanna love you, baby, girl, oh! ♪

♪ Ain't nobody love you, like I love you ♪

♪ (can't love you, like I do) ♪

♪ You're a good girl and that's what makes me trust ya ♪

♪ (makes me trust ya like I do) (hey!) ♪

♪ Late at night, I talk to you (hey!) ♪

♪ You will know the difference when ♪

♪ Break it down ♪

♪ You know, I used to dream about this ♪

♪ when I was a little boy ♪

♪ I never thought it would end up this way ♪

♪ Drums (hey!) ♪

♪ It's kind of special right? Yeah ♪

♪ You know, you think about it ♪

♪ Sometimes people just destined ♪

♪ Destined to do, what they do ♪

♪ And that's what it is ♪

♪ Now, everybody dance ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - confidence in the honesty or ability of someone or something verb - to believe in the reliability or truth of someone or something
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ B2	verb - to make or become different noun - the process of becoming different
smile /smaɪl/ A2	verb - to make a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up noun - a facial expression showing happiness or amusement
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - confidence in the honesty or ability of someone or something verb - to believe in the reliability or truth of someone or something
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child or a term of endearment
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
happy /ˈhæpi/ A2	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A2	noun - art of arranging sounds in time to produce a composition
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise

Key Grammar Structures

• Ain't nobody love you, like I love you

  ➔ Double Negative & Comparative Structures

  ➔ "Ain't" is a colloquial contraction of "am not/are not/is not," creating a double negative with "nobody." While grammatically incorrect in formal English, it's used for emphasis. "Like I love you" uses "like" as a conjunction introducing a clause of comparison.

• You're a good girl and that's what makes me trust ya

  ➔ Relative Clause & Causative 'Make'

  ➔ "That's what makes me trust ya" is a relative clause where "that" refers back to her being a good girl. "Makes me trust" uses the causative verb "make," indicating she is causing him to trust her. "Ya" is a colloquial form of "you."

• If you give me that chance to be your man

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

  ➔ This is a Type 1 conditional sentence, expressing a real possibility in the future. "If" clause uses the simple present tense ("give"), and the main clause will use the simple future (implied in the subsequent line). The phrase "to be your man" uses the infinitive form.

• Maybe, we'll fly the night away

  ➔ Future Tense with Modal Auxiliary

  ➔ "We'll fly" uses the contracted form of "we will fly", indicating future action. "Maybe" is an adverb expressing possibility or uncertainty. "Fly the night away" is an idiomatic expression.