This Time Baby – English Lyrics

• By: Jackie Moore

Lyrics & Translation

Jackie Moore's iconic 1979 disco anthem, 'This Time Baby,' offers a fantastic opportunity to delve into the expressive world of English-language soul and disco. Through its powerful vocals and heartfelt lyrics about second chances and unwavering commitment, listeners can grasp common idioms related to love and relationships, while its energetic rhythm makes it a perfect entry point into the nuances of classic dance music.

[English]

You for me, me for you

That's the way it's gonna be, yeah

Oh, baby

Oh... oh... oh... oh... baby

We won't be in and out, up and down, all around

Not this time, baby

It'll be me for you and you for me

Yes, it will

...

I've got love on my mind

Ain't no use in me wastin' time

I've got you on my brain

I ain't fixin' to play no games

Baby, you're my life

Give me one more chance to prove my love

Baby, oh, you're so fine

I promise to be true only to you

Oh, this time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

This time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

This time, this time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby, yeah

...

I've been selfish at times

Always tryin' to blow your mind

Usin' you was so easy

Boy, I used you a thousand times

But baby, you're my life

Give me one more chance to prove my love

Baby, you're so fine

I promise to be true only to you

Oh, this time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

This time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

This time, this time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby, yeah

...

Well, baby, you're my life

Give me one more chance to prove my love

Baby, oh, you're so fine

I promise to be true only to you

Oh, this time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

This time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

This time, this time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

This time, this time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby, yeah

Well

...

Not this time, baby, well

We won't be in and out, up and down, all around

Not this time, baby

...

Me for you and you for me

That's the way it's gonna be

This time, baby

Well, this time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

This time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

This time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

Oh, this time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

This time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

Oh, this time, baby

We won't be in and out of love

In and out, baby

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
prove /pruːv/ B1	verb - demonstrate the truth or existence of (something) by evidence or argument.
true /truː/ A2	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality.
selfish /ˈselfɪʃ/ B2	adjective - (of a person, action, or motive) lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure.
blow /bloʊ/ B1	verb - (of wind) move creating an air current. verb - to spend (money) freely
easy /ˈiːzi/ A1	adjective - achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.
games /ɡeɪmz/ A1	noun - a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or chance.
fine /faɪn/ A1	adjective - of high quality; excellent.

Key Grammar Structures

• That's the way it's gonna be, yeah

  ➔ Future with "gonna"

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to," used to express future intentions or predictions. It is less formal than "going to." Here, it expresses a strong belief about how things will be.

• We won't be in and out, up and down, all around

  ➔ Future negative with "won't"

  ➔ "Won't" is the contraction of "will not", used to express a negative prediction or intention about the future. The sentence uses parallelism with the phrases "in and out, up and down, all around" to emphasize instability.

• Ain't no use in me wastin' time

  ➔ Double negative and present participle after preposition

  ➔ "Ain't no use" is a double negative (although grammatically incorrect in formal English) which emphatically means "there's no point." "Wasting" is a present participle used as a gerund (noun) after the preposition "in."

• I ain't fixin' to play no games

  ➔ Future intention with "fixin' to" and double negative

  ➔ "Fixin' to" is a colloquialism meaning "about to" or "going to." The double negative "ain't... no" is used for emphasis (again, grammatically incorrect in formal settings).

• Tryin' to blow your mind

  ➔ Present participle of "try" followed by infinitive with "to"

  ➔ This construction shows continuous effort. "Trying to do something" means making an effort to achieve something. The infinitive "to blow" expresses the purpose of the action.

• Usin' you was so easy

  ➔ Gerund as subject

  ➔ "Using" is a gerund (verb acting as a noun) that functions as the subject of the sentence. It describes the action of using someone.

• I promise to be true only to you

  ➔ Promise followed by infinitive; preposition "to" expressing direction

  ➔ "Promise to be true" shows the structure "promise + to + verb", which expresses a commitment. "Only to you" uses the preposition "to" to indicate the direction of the truth – towards the specific person.