Like This – English Lyrics

• By: Kelly Rowland, Eve
• Album: Ms. Kelly

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of R&B and hip-hop with Kelly Rowland's "Like This," featuring Eve. This energetic track is a fantastic way to grasp expressions of confidence, self-empowerment, and celebratory language in English. Its catchy hooks and assertive lyrics make it an engaging song to learn from, offering insights into contemporary slang and the rhythm of conversational English in an upbeat musical context.

[English]

Told y'all I was gonna bump like this

Y'all didn't think that I could bump like this

Said I told y'all I was gonna bump like this （uh-uh）

Turn around then I make it jump like this （Ladies）

You wanna keep that boy that make it jump like this

Y'all didn't think that I could make it bump like this

See I told y'all y'all was gonna jump like this

How you not gon' know it when it hits like this

Ladies, drama, leave it - home

If he ain't got it right by now scratch him - off

They just called me

Said it's about - twenty strong

They standing at the door don't wanna take us - on

The ring let it go 'bout three months ago

The pain the stressin’

Ain’t in me no more

The girl that they used to know - done changed

Now they sayin' Ms. before they reachin' my name

Told y'all I was gonna bump like this

Y'all didn't think that I could bump like this

Said I told y'all I was gonna bump like this （uh-uh）

Turn around then I make it jump like this （Ladies）

You wanna keep that boy that make it jump like this

Y'all didn't think that I could make it bump like this

See I told y'all y'all was gonna jump like this

How you not gon' know it when it hits like this

See satellite 664

Came up real slow

Put a good game on me

Told him pa'tna don't get too close

So comfortable 'cause the quick ain't for me

Got my girls all here

With me so spare me please all your personal info

I ain't thinking about love

I just wanna get it up

Pop a bottle talk a lotta bullish and let's

Let's go

Told y'all I was gonna bump like this

Y'all didn't think that I could bump like this

Said I told y'all I was gonna bump like this （uh-uh）

Turn around then I make it jump like this （Ladies）

You wanna keep that boy that make it jump like this

Y'all didn't think that I could make it bump like this

See I told y'all y'all was gonna jump like this

How you not gon' know it when it hits like this

Oooh

Tonight ain't feeling no （stress）

To my girls that's lookin' their best

Won't chu go and show it off for us （yeaah）

Ladies go and throw yo hands up （up）

And if he's all in your head

Just forget all the things that he said （uh）

Girl this is yours （uh）

Do whateva you want to （uh）

（yo, yo） Ladies go and throw yo hands up

Hear these words out my mouth now

Tell you how it's going down

Kelly E-v-e we comin' through and got ‘em bowin’ down

Ladies can you feel it

It's an athemn you can bounce around

Give you just a second take ya breath.

Bring it back now

Dudes get excited

Seein' what they like

Hopin' they the one you choose

Hope they get invited

Late night rendezvous is alright

But we lovin' how the club vibratin'

It's enticin'

Let the beat knock

Trust me we ain't gon' stop

Here 'til the light's up

Watch us take over the spot

Few mad looks from the chicks you know

And from them dudes who be jealous of a chick with dough

Pop another bottle for dem

Keep my life movin'

No time for the drama

Watch me blow through dem

I know I sound confident

I'm s’posed to though

We Do it big

How we live

Kelly told you so

C'mon

Told y'all I was gonna bump like this

Y'all didn't think that I could bump like this

Said I told y'all I was gonna bump like this （uh-uh）

Turn around then I make it jump like this （Ladies）

You wanna keep that boy that make it jump like this

Y'all didn't think that I could make it bump like this

See I told y'all y'all was gonna jump like this

How you not gon' know it when it hits like this

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bump /bʌmp/ A2	verb - to move or cause to move with a jolt
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off a surface and into the air
stress /strɛs/ A2	noun - pressure or tension
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A1	verb - to make or become different
comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbəl/ A2	adjective - feeling relaxed and at ease
excited /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling great enthusiasm or eagerness
vibrate /ˈvaɪbreɪt/ B1	verb - to move or cause to move rapidly back and forth
enticing /ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ/ B2	adjective - attracting or tempting
confident /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing certainty about something
drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ A2	noun - an exciting or emotional situation
spare /spɛər/ A2	verb - to save or keep something for future use
personal /ˈpɜːrsənl/ A1	adjective - relating to a particular person
invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ A2	verb - to ask someone to come or join
vibratin' /ˈvaɪbreɪtɪŋ/ B1	verb - to move rapidly back and forth
jealous /ˈdʒɛləs/ A2	adjective - feeling resentment towards someone because of their success or advantages
dough /doʊ/ B1	noun - money

Key Grammar Structures

• Told y'all I was gonna bump like this

  ➔ Past‑future ("was gonna" = past form of "going to")

  ➔ The phrase ""was gonna"" shows a future intention that was held in the past.

• You wanna keep that boy that make it jump like this

  ➔ Colloquial "wanna" = want to + infinitive; relative clause with "that" and verb‑subject agreement

  ➔ The word ""wanna"" is a contraction of "want to". The clause "that ""make""" should be "that ""makes""" for correct subject‑verb agreement.

• How you not gon' know it when it hits like this

  ➔ Rhetorical question with "how"; negative future with "gon'" (going to); time clause with "when"

  ➔ The word ""how"" introduces a rhetorical question. ""gon'"" is a colloquial contraction of "going to" used in a negative sense. The clause "when it ""hits""" sets the time.

• If he ain't got it right by now scratch him - off

  ➔ First‑conditional with present simple; negative "ain't" for "has not"; imperative "scratch him off"

  ➔ "If" introduces a real condition. ""ain't"" is a colloquial negative for "has not". The command ""scratch"" + object "him" + particle "off" tells what to do.

• Let's go

  ➔ Imperative with "let's" = let us + base verb

  ➔ ""Let's"" is a contraction of "let us" and is used to give a suggestion or command together with the base verb "go".

• I ain't thinking about love

  ➔ Present progressive negative with "ain't" (colloquial "am not")

  ➔ ""ain't"" replaces "am not" in informal speech, forming the negative of the progressive "am thinking".

• We ain't gon' stop

  ➔ Negative future intention with "ain't gon'" (going to); simple present for near future

  ➔ ""ain't gon'"" combines the colloquial negative "ain't" with "gon'" (going to) to state a future action that will not happen.

• I'm s’posed to though

  ➔ Contraction of "supposed to" indicating obligation or expectation

  ➔ ""s’posed"" is the shortened form of "supposed"; the phrase "I'm ""s’posed to"" means "I am expected/obliged to".

• Ladies go and throw yo hands up

  ➔ Imperative with "go and" + bare infinitive; colloquial "yo" for "your"

  ➔ "go and" is a colloquial way to give a command, followed by the bare verb "throw". "yo" stands for "your".