Moves Like Jagger – English Lyrics

• By: Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera
• Album: Hands All Over

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language can be a fun and engaging experience, and 'Moves Like Jagger' is a perfect song to help you with your English. The lyrics are catchy and repetitive, making it easy to pick up new vocabulary related to confidence and attraction. The song's energetic and playful nature will keep you motivated as you learn phrases that are both modern and have a fun, cultural reference to a music legend.

[English]

- [Interviewer] You've been doing this now for

how many years is it?

- Two years.

- [Interviewer] Two years?

How much longer do you give yourself doing this thing

going around being a sort of-

- I don't know.

I never thought we'd be, I'd be doing it for two years.

♪ Just shoot for the stars ♪

♪ If it feels right ♪

♪ And in for my heart ♪

♪ If you feel like ♪

♪ And take me away, and make it okay ♪

♪ I swear I'll behave ♪

♪ You wanted control ♪

♪ So we waited ♪

♪ I put on a show ♪

♪ Now I make it ♪

♪ You say I'm a kid ♪

♪ My ego is big ♪

♪ I don't give a sh- ♪

♪ And it goes like this ♪

♪ Take me by the tongue ♪

♪ And I'll know you ♪

♪ Kiss me til you're drunk ♪

♪ And I'll show you ♪

♪ You want the moves like jagger ♪

♪ I've got the moves like jagger ♪

♪ I've got the mooooooves like jagger ♪

♪ I don't even try to control you ♪

♪ Look into my eyes and I'll own you ♪

♪ With them moves like jagger ♪

♪ I got the moves like jagger ♪

♪ I got the mooooooves like jagger ♪

♪ Maybe it's hard ♪

♪ When you feel like you're broken and scarred ♪

♪ Nothing feels right ♪

♪ But when you're with me ♪

♪ I make you believe ♪

♪ That I've got the key ♪

♪ So get in the car ♪

♪ We can ride it ♪

♪ Wherever you want ♪

♪ Get inside it ♪

♪ And you want to steer ♪

♪ But I'm shifting gears ♪

♪ I'll take it from here ♪

♪ And it goes like this ♪

♪ Take me by the tongue ♪

♪ And I'll know you ♪

♪ Kiss me til you're drunk ♪

♪ And I'll show you ♪

♪ You want the moves like jagger ♪

♪ I've got the moves like jagger ♪

♪ I've got the mooooooves like jagger ♪

♪ I don't even try to control you ♪

♪ Look into my eyes and I'll own you ♪

♪ With them moves like jagger ♪

♪ I've got the moves like jagger ♪

♪ I've got the mooooooves like jagger ♪

♪ You want to know how to make me smile ♪

♪ Take control, own me just for the night ♪

♪ But if I share my secret ♪

♪ You're gonna have to keep it ♪

♪ Nobody else can see this ♪

♪ So watch and learn ♪

♪ I won't show you twice ♪

♪ Head to toe, ooh baby, roll me right ♪

♪ But if I share my secret ♪

♪ You're gonna have to keep it ♪

♪ Nobody else can see this ♪

♪ And it goes like this ♪

♪ Take me by the tongue ♪

♪ And I'll know you ♪

♪ Kiss me til you're drunk ♪

♪ And I'll show you ♪

♪ You want the moves like jagger ♪

♪ I've got the moves like jagger ♪

♪ I've got the mooooooves... like jagger ♪

♪ I don't even try to control you ♪

♪ Look into my eyes and I'll own you ♪

♪ With them moves like jagger ♪

♪ I've got the moves like jagger ♪

♪ I've got the mooooooves like jagger ♪

- I think we're sort of pretty well set up

for at least another year.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or place noun - an act of moving
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	verb - to have power over something noun - the power to influence or direct people's behavior
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - to make something visible noun - a performance or display
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of love or greeting noun - a touch with the lips
eye /aɪ/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1	verb - to accept something as true
ride /raɪd/ A1	verb - to sit on and control a vehicle noun - a journey on a vehicle
key /kiː/ A1	noun - a small piece of metal used to open a lock
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the time of day when it is dark
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - solid, firm, and resistant to pressure
scared /skɛrd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ A2	noun - something that is kept hidden
learn /lɜrn/ A2	verb - to gain knowledge or skill
shift /ʃɪft/ B2	verb - to change position or direction

Key Grammar Structures

• Just shoot for the stars

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "shoot for the stars" is an example of the imperative mood, which gives a command or instruction.

• I swear I'll behave

  ➔ Future simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "I'll behave" uses the future simple tense to express a promise about future behavior.

• You wanted control

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "You wanted control" uses the past simple tense to describe a desire that existed in the past.

• I don't give a sh-

  ➔ Negative form

  ➔ The phrase "I don't give a sh-" uses the negative form to express a lack of concern or indifference.

• Look into my eyes and I'll own you

  ➔ Future simple tense with conditional

  ➔ The phrase "I'll own you" uses the future simple tense in a conditional context, indicating a result based on an action.

• You want the moves like jagger

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "You want the moves" uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or desire.

• Maybe it's hard

  ➔ Present simple tense with modal verb

  ➔ The phrase "Maybe it's hard" uses the present simple tense with the modal verb 'may' to express possibility.