Mr Right – English Lyrics

• By: Leona Lewis

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the festive spirit and romantic anticipation in Leona Lewis's "Mr Right." This song, crafted during a joyful departure from her usual style, showcases her beautiful, soulful voice in a holiday setting, offering listeners a sweet, lighthearted touch of seasonal cheer and the language of hopeful romance.

[English]

Mr. Right, Mr. Right, Mr. Right

Mr. Right, Mr. Right, Mr. Right

I turn the radio on

Tell them play another song

Don't you know, the holidays just make me blue?

It won't Christmas without you

And I try to make it on my own

But this house don't feel like a home

2000 miles away tonight, tonight

Don't you know that I'm so lonely this Christmas?

(Yeah, yeah)

Ooh, ooh, Santa come help me tonight

Ooh, ooh, make every wish come tonight

Just one thing I need you to bring me for Christmas, and that's my baby

Ooh, ooh, Santa come save me tonight

There's nothing I need under my tree

I just want Mr Right

Don't wanna look outside

Snow is falling from the sky

All I see is couples walking hand in hand

But I'm the one without my man

And I try to make it on my own

But this house, it don't feel like a home

2000 miles away tonight, tonight

Don't you know that I'm so lonely this Christmas?

(Yeah, yeah)

Ooh, ooh, Santa come help me tonight

Ooh, ooh, make every wish come tonight

Just one thing I need you to bring me for Christmas, and that's my baby

Ooh, ooh, Santa come save me tonight

There's nothing I need under my tree

I just want Mr Right

So if Santa Claus is real, and he know just how I feel

Ooh baby, so baby, all I want is you

And when I open my eyes

Will you be lying by my side?

Ooh, baby (ooh, baby) so baby

All I want is you

Mr. Right, Mr. Right, Mr. Right

Mr. Right, Mr. Right, Mr. Right

Don't you know that I'm so lonely this Christmas?

(Yeah, yeah)

Ooh, ooh, Santa come help me tonight

Ooh, ooh, make every wish come tonight

Just one thing I need you to bring me for Christmas, and that's my baby

Ooh, ooh, Santa come save me tonight

There's nothing I need under my tree

I just want Mr Right

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lonely ˈloʊnli A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
Christmas ˈkrɪsməs A1	noun - a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
blue bluː A1	adjective - feeling sad or depressed
home hoʊm A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently
wish wɪʃ A1	noun - a desire or hope for something to happen verb - to want something to happen or be true
Santa ˈsæntə A1	noun - a legendary figure who brings gifts to children on Christmas Eve
couples ˈkʌpəlz A1	noun - two people who are married or in a romantic relationship
walking ˈwɔkɪŋ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by using the feet
hand hænd A1	noun - the part of the body at the end of the arm
feel fiːl A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
save seɪv A1	verb - to rescue or protect someone from harm
bring brɪŋ A1	verb - to carry or take someone or something to a place
tree triː A1	noun - a tall plant with a trunk and branches
baby ˈbeɪbi A1	noun - a very young child
real riːl A1	adjective - actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact
side saɪd A1	noun - a position to the left or right of an object
lying ˈlaɪɪŋ A2	verb - to be in or move into a horizontal position
snow snoʊ A1	noun - white particles of ice that fall from the sky
falling ˈfɔlɪŋ A1	verb - to move downward, typically rapidly and freely

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't you know, the holidays just make me blue?

  ➔ Inversion with negative adverbial 'Don't you know'

  ➔ This is an example of inversion, where the auxiliary verb 'do' comes before the subject 'you' due to the negative adverbial 'Don't you know'. It emphasizes the speaker's surprise or feeling.

• It won't Christmas without you

  ➔ Contraction 'won't' and prepositional phrase 'without you'.

  ➔ Use of the contraction 'won't' (will not) and the prepositional phrase 'without you' to express the meaning that Christmas won't be enjoyable without the person being addressed.

• And I try to make it on my own

  ➔ Verb tense and prepositional phrase.

  ➔ Present simple tense 'try' is used to describe a general action. The prepositional phrase 'on my own' indicates the singer is attempting something alone.

• But this house don't feel like a home

  ➔ Negative form with auxiliary verb 'do' and comparative structure 'feel like'

  ➔ Uses 'don't' as negative form of 'do' and the structure 'feel like + noun phrase' to indicate something isn't the same as something else. In this case, the house doesn't feel like a home.

• 2000 miles away tonight, tonight

  ➔ Adverbial phrase of distance and repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ The phrase '2000 miles away' describes the distance, and the repetition 'tonight, tonight' emphasizes the feeling of separation and loneliness.

• Don't you know that I'm so lonely this Christmas?

  ➔ Question with negative contraction and present continuous tense.

  ➔ Uses 'Don't you know' (negative question) and 'I'm so lonely' (present continuous) to express the singer's current feeling of loneliness during the Christmas season.

• Just one thing I need you to bring me for Christmas, and that's my baby

  ➔ Inversion and relative clause.

  ➔ Inversion of 'Just one thing' and use of the relative clause 'I need you to bring me for Christmas' to emphasize what the singer desires most. The second part introduces the clarification.

• There's nothing I need under my tree

  ➔ Existential 'there' and object relative clause.

  ➔ Uses the existential 'there' construction to introduce the statement. Includes a relative clause 'I need' which modifies 'nothing', acting as the object of the verb.

• So if Santa Claus is real, and he know just how I feel

  ➔ Conditional clause 'if' and present tense.

  ➔ Uses the conditional 'if' clause to express a hypothetical situation (Santa Claus being real) and presents another clause with the simple present tense to depict a general truth or the singer's feeling.