No One Needs To Know – English Lyrics

• By: Shania Twain
• Album: The Woman In Me

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(acoustic guitar strumming)

- That's as in-tune as we're gonna get it.

- Okay. - Okay. (laughing)

Let's start from the top, all right?

- [Man] A-one, two, three.

♪ I got my heart set, my feet wet ♪

♪ But he don't even know it yet ♪

♪ But no one needs to know right now ♪

♪ We'll have a little girl ♪

Okay, one more time.

And when we go to that turnaround,

give it a couple extra beats in there, yeah.

Here we go, count it in.

- [Man] One, two, a-one, two, three.

♪ Am I dreamin' or stupid ♪

♪ I think I've been hit by Cupid ♪

♪ But no one needs to know right now ♪

♪ I met a tall, dark, and handsome man ♪

♪ And I've been busy makin' big plans ♪

♪ But no one needs to know right now ♪

♪ I got my heart set, my feet wet ♪

♪ And he don't even know it yet ♪

♪ But no one needs to know right now ♪

♪ I'll tell him someday, some way, somehow ♪

♪ But I'm gonna keep it a secret for now ♪

♪ I want bells to ring, a choir to sing ♪

♪ The white dress, the guests, the cake, the car ♪

♪ The whole darn thing ♪

♪ But no one needs to know right now ♪

♪ I'll tell him someday, some way, somehow ♪

♪ But I'm gonna keep it a secret for now ♪

♪ We'll have a little girl, a little boy ♪

♪ A little Benji we call Leroy ♪

♪ And no one needs to know right now ♪

♪ And I'm not lonely ♪

♪ Anymore at night ♪

♪ And he don't know only ♪

♪ Only he can make it right ♪

♪ And I'm not lonely ♪

♪ Anymore at night ♪

♪ And he don't know only ♪

♪ Only he can make it right ♪

♪ I'm not dreamin' or stupid ♪

♪ But, boy, have I been hit by Cupid ♪

♪ But no one needs to know right now ♪

♪ No one, no one, no one needs to know right now ♪

♪ No one, no one, no one needs to know-oh-oh ♪

♪ Right now ♪

(thunder rumbling)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in the chest that pumps blood
set /sɛt/ A1	verb - to put something in a specific place or position adjective - fixed or arranged
wet /wɛt/ A1	adjective - covered or saturated with water or liquid
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - to be aware of something
dreamin /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - experiencing dreams during sleep
stupid /ˈstuːpɪd/ A2	adjective - lacking intelligence or common sense
hit /hɪt/ A1	verb - to strike or collide with
Cupid /ˈkjuːpɪd/ B1	noun - a Roman god of love, often depicted as a cherub
tall /tɔːl/ A1	adjective - having great height
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
handsome /ˈhænsəm/ A2	adjective - good-looking, especially for a man
busy /ˈbɪzi/ A1	adjective - actively occupied or engaged
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ A2	noun - something kept hidden or unknown
bells /bɛlz/ A1	noun - a percussive instrument that makes a ringing sound
choir /kwaɪər/ B1	noun - a group of singers
guests /ɡɛsts/ A1	noun - a person receiving hospitality
cake /keɪk/ A1	noun - a sweet baked food made from flour and sugar
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - correct or true

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ I got my heart set, my feet wet ♪

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The phrase 'I got my heart set' uses the Present Perfect Tense with 'have/has got' to indicate a state that began in the past and continues to the present.

• ♪ But he don't even know it yet ♪

  ➔ Contraction with 'don't'

  ➔ The use of 'don't' instead of 'do not' is a common contraction in informal English, emphasizing the informal and conversational tone of the song.

• ♪ But no one needs to know right now ♪

  ➔ Emphasis with 'right now'

  ➔ The phrase 'right now' is used to emphasize the immediacy of the secrecy, highlighting the current moment as the time when the information should remain undisclosed.

• ♪ I met a tall, dark, and handsome man ♪

  ➔ Comma usage in a series

  ➔ The commas between 'tall, dark, and handsome' are used to separate adjectives describing the man, following the standard rule for listing items in English.

• ♪ We'll have a little girl ♪

  ➔ Future Tense with 'will'

  ➔ The use of 'will' in 'We'll have' indicates a future action or prediction, expressing the speaker's expectation of having a daughter.