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- ( whistles ) - GOOD MORNING. 00:04
- MORNING. - GOOD MORNING, NE-YO. 00:06
GOOD MORNING. 00:10
LOOKING GOOD. 00:11
- THANK YOU. - GOOD MORNING, NE-YO. 00:13
GOOD MORNING. 00:15
- GOOD MORNING, NE-YO. - MORNING. 00:17
- GOOD MORNING, NE-YO. - GOOD MORNING, NE-YO. 00:19
MORNING. 00:21
GOOD MORNING. GOD DAMN. 00:23
( hip-hop music playing ) 00:25
♪ OOH, OOH YEAH ♪ 00:36
♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH ♪ 00:39
♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH, OOH ♪ 00:43
♪ OOH, IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT ♪ 00:47
♪ JUST SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY SHE MOVE ♪ 00:49
♪ I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT ♪ 00:53
♪ IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT HER ♪ 00:55
♪ I SAID OOH, IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT GOT A WOMAN ♪ 00:58
♪ THAT WANT YOU, BUT DON'T NEED YOU ♪ 01:01
♪ HEY, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT ♪ 01:04
♪ IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT HER ♪ 01:06
♪ CAUSE SHE WALK LIKE A BOSS, TALK LIKE A BOSS ♪ 01:09
♪ MANICURED NAILS TO SET THE PEDICURE OFF ♪ 01:13
♪ SHE'S FLY EFFORTLESSLY ♪ 01:16
♪ AND SHE MOVE LIKE A BOSS, DO WHAT A BOSS DO ♪ 01:20
♪ SHE GOT ME THINKING ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED ♪ 01:24
♪ THAT'S THE KIND OF GIRL I NEED ♪ 01:27
♪ OH, SHE GOT HER OWN THING ♪ 01:30
♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪ 01:34
♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪ 01:36
♪ WON'T YOU COME AND SPEND A LITTLE TIME? ♪ 01:39
♪ SHE GOT HER OWN THING ♪ 01:42
♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪ 01:45
♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪ 01:48
♪ OOH, THE WAY YOU SHINE ♪ 01:50
♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪ 01:52
♪ OH, YEAH YEAH ♪ 01:54
♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH ♪ 01:56
♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH ♪ 01:59
♪ OOH YEAH, OOH, OH ♪ 02:01
♪ OOH, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT ♪ 02:06
♪ KIND OF WOMAN THAT CAN DO FOR HERSELF ♪ 02:07
♪ I LOOK AT HER AND IT MAKES ME PROUD ♪ 02:11
♪ THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HER ♪ 02:13
♪ SOMETHING, OH, SO SEXY ABOUT ♪ 02:16
♪ KIND OF WOMEN THAT DON'T EVEN NEED MY HELP ♪ 02:19
♪ SHE SAID SHE GOT IT, SHE GOT IT, NO DOUBT ♪ 02:21
♪ THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HER ♪ 02:24
♪ CAUSE SHE WORK LIKE A BOSS, PLAY LIKE A BOSS ♪ 02:27
♪ CAR AND CRIB, SHE ABOUT TO PAY THEM BOTH OFF ♪ 02:30
♪ AND HER BILLS ARE PAID ON TIME ♪ 02:34
♪ SHE MADE FOR A BOSS, ONLY A BOSS ♪ 02:38
♪ ANYTHING LESS, SHE'S TELLING THEM TO GET LOST ♪ 02:42
♪ THAT'S THE GIRL THAT'S ON MY MIND ♪ 02:45
♪ SHE GOT HER OWN THING ♪ 02:49
♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪ 02:52
♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪ 02:55
♪ WON'T YOU COME AND SPEND A LITTLE TIME? ♪ 02:58
♪ SHE GOT HER OWN THING ♪ 03:01
♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪ 03:03
♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪ 03:06
♪ OOH, THE WAY YOU SHINE ♪ 03:09
♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪ 03:11
♪ MMM ♪ 03:13
♪ HER FAVORITE THING TO SAY-- "DON'T WORRY, I'VE GOT IT" ♪ 03:15
♪ MMM ♪ 03:18
♪ AND EVERYTHING SHE GOT, BEST BELIEVE SHE BOUGHT IT ♪ 03:20
♪ MMM, SHE GONNA STEAL MY HEART ♪ 03:25
♪ AIN'T NO DOUBT ABOUT IT ♪ 03:28
♪ GIRL, YOU'RE EVERYTHING I NEED ♪ 03:29
♪ SAID YOU'RE EVERYTHING I NEED ♪ 03:33
♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH ♪ 03:37
♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH ♪ 03:39
♪ OOH YEAH, OOH ♪ 03:42
♪ SHE GOT HER OWN THING ♪ 03:45
♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪ 03:48
♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪ 03:50
♪ WON'T YOU COME AND SPEND A LITTLE TIME? ♪ 03:53
♪ SHE GOT HER OWN THING, SHE GOT, SHE GOT ♪ 03:56
♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪ 03:59
♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪ 04:02
♪ OOH, THE WAY YOU SHINE ♪ 04:04
♪ MISS INDEPENDENT, MISS INDEPENDENT ♪ 04:06
- ♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER. ♪ - ( music stops ) 04:10
- NE-YO. - YES? 04:14
LOOK, I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE FOR CUTTING YOU OFF TODAY. 04:17
IT'S OKAY. YOU ARE THE BOSS. 04:21
IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU? 04:24
UH, WHAT DID THE BOSS HAVE IN MIND? 04:27

Miss Independent – English Lyrics

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[English]

- ( whistles ) - GOOD MORNING.

- MORNING. - GOOD MORNING, NE-YO.

GOOD MORNING.

LOOKING GOOD.

- THANK YOU. - GOOD MORNING, NE-YO.

GOOD MORNING.

- GOOD MORNING, NE-YO. - MORNING.

- GOOD MORNING, NE-YO. - GOOD MORNING, NE-YO.

MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. GOD DAMN.

( hip-hop music playing )

♪ OOH, OOH YEAH ♪

♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH ♪

♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH, OOH ♪

♪ OOH, IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT ♪

♪ JUST SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY SHE MOVE ♪

♪ I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT ♪

♪ IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT HER ♪

♪ I SAID OOH, IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT GOT A WOMAN ♪

♪ THAT WANT YOU, BUT DON'T NEED YOU ♪

♪ HEY, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT ♪

♪ IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT HER ♪

♪ CAUSE SHE WALK LIKE A BOSS, TALK LIKE A BOSS ♪

♪ MANICURED NAILS TO SET THE PEDICURE OFF ♪

♪ SHE'S FLY EFFORTLESSLY ♪

♪ AND SHE MOVE LIKE A BOSS, DO WHAT A BOSS DO ♪

♪ SHE GOT ME THINKING ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED ♪

♪ THAT'S THE KIND OF GIRL I NEED ♪

♪ OH, SHE GOT HER OWN THING ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪

♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪

♪ WON'T YOU COME AND SPEND A LITTLE TIME? ♪

♪ SHE GOT HER OWN THING ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪

♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪

♪ OOH, THE WAY YOU SHINE ♪

♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪

♪ OH, YEAH YEAH ♪

♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH ♪

♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH ♪

♪ OOH YEAH, OOH, OH ♪

♪ OOH, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT ♪

♪ KIND OF WOMAN THAT CAN DO FOR HERSELF ♪

♪ I LOOK AT HER AND IT MAKES ME PROUD ♪

♪ THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HER ♪

♪ SOMETHING, OH, SO SEXY ABOUT ♪

♪ KIND OF WOMEN THAT DON'T EVEN NEED MY HELP ♪

♪ SHE SAID SHE GOT IT, SHE GOT IT, NO DOUBT ♪

♪ THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HER ♪

♪ CAUSE SHE WORK LIKE A BOSS, PLAY LIKE A BOSS ♪

♪ CAR AND CRIB, SHE ABOUT TO PAY THEM BOTH OFF ♪

♪ AND HER BILLS ARE PAID ON TIME ♪

♪ SHE MADE FOR A BOSS, ONLY A BOSS ♪

♪ ANYTHING LESS, SHE'S TELLING THEM TO GET LOST ♪

♪ THAT'S THE GIRL THAT'S ON MY MIND ♪

♪ SHE GOT HER OWN THING ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪

♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪

♪ WON'T YOU COME AND SPEND A LITTLE TIME? ♪

♪ SHE GOT HER OWN THING ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪

♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪

♪ OOH, THE WAY YOU SHINE ♪

♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪

♪ MMM ♪

♪ HER FAVORITE THING TO SAY-- "DON'T WORRY, I'VE GOT IT" ♪

♪ MMM ♪

♪ AND EVERYTHING SHE GOT, BEST BELIEVE SHE BOUGHT IT ♪

♪ MMM, SHE GONNA STEAL MY HEART ♪

♪ AIN'T NO DOUBT ABOUT IT ♪

♪ GIRL, YOU'RE EVERYTHING I NEED ♪

♪ SAID YOU'RE EVERYTHING I NEED ♪

♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH ♪

♪ OOH YEAH, OOH YEAH ♪

♪ OOH YEAH, OOH ♪

♪ SHE GOT HER OWN THING ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪

♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪

♪ WON'T YOU COME AND SPEND A LITTLE TIME? ♪

♪ SHE GOT HER OWN THING, SHE GOT, SHE GOT ♪

♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER ♪

♪ MISS INDEPENDENT ♪

♪ OOH, THE WAY YOU SHINE ♪

♪ MISS INDEPENDENT, MISS INDEPENDENT ♪

- ♪ THAT'S WHY I LOVE HER. ♪ - ( music stops )

- NE-YO. - YES?

LOOK, I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE FOR CUTTING YOU OFF TODAY.

IT'S OKAY. YOU ARE THE BOSS.

IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU?

UH, WHAT DID THE BOSS HAVE IN MIND?

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

independent

/ɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

B2
  • adjective
  • - not influenced or controlled by others; self-reliant

boss

/bɔs/

B2
  • noun
  • - a person in charge of a worker or organization
  • verb
  • - to direct or control

shine

/ʃaɪn/

B2
  • verb
  • - to emit light, to glow

move

/muːv/

A2
  • verb
  • - to change position or go in a particular direction

woman

/ˈwʊmən/

A2
  • noun
  • - an adult human female

help

/hɛlp/

A2
  • verb
  • - to assist or aid

dance

/dæns/

A2
  • verb
  • - to move rhythmically to music

player

/ˈpleɪər/

B1
  • noun
  • - a person who plays a game or sport

fashion

/ˈfæʃən/

B2
  • noun
  • - a popular or current style of clothing or behavior

money

/ˈmʌni/

A2
  • noun
  • - a medium of exchange in the form of coins or banknotes

love

/lʌv/

A2
  • noun
  • - an intense feeling of deep affection
  • verb
  • - to feel deep affection for someone

Key Grammar Structures

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