Nothin' On You – English Lyrics

• By: B.o.B, Bruno Mars

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of modern American pop and hip hop with 'Nothin' On You.' This song is a perfect tool for learners to practice conversational English idioms and romantic expressions, all set to a catchy rhythm that makes language acquisition enjoyable.

[English]

Beautiful girls all over the world.

I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you,

baby.

Nothing on you,

baby.

They might say "Hi." And I might say

"Hey." But you shouldn't worry about

what they say cuz they got nothing on

you,

baby.

>> Yeah.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N- n- n- nothing on you, baby. N-

nothing on you. I know you feel where

I'm coming from regardless of the things

in my past that I've done. Most of it

really was for the hell of the fun. On a

carousel, so around I spun. With no

direction, just trying to get some.

Trying to chase skirts living in the

summer sun. And so I lost more than I

had ever won. And honestly, I ended up

with none.

There's so much nonsense that's on my

conscience. I'm thinking maybe I should

get it out. And I don't want to sound

redundant. But I was wondering if there

was something that you wanted

But never mind that, we should let it

go.

We didn't want to be a TV episode.

And all the bad thoughts, just let them

go.

Go. Go.

>> Beautiful girls

all over the world.

I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you.

>> N- n- n- nothing on you, baby. N-

nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N- n- n- nothing on you, baby.

N- nothing on you.

>> They might say "Hi."

And I might say "Hey."

>> Hey.

>> But you shouldn't worry

about what they say cuz they got nothing

on you, baby.

>> N- n- n- nothing on you, baby. N-

nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N- n- n- nothing on you, baby. N-

nothing on you.

Hands down, there will never be one.

I've been around and I never seen

another one. Because your style ain't

really got nothing on. And you wild when

you ain't got nothing on. Baby, you the

whole package. Plus you pay your taxes

and you keep it real while the others

stay plastic. You're my Wonder Woman,

call me Mr. Fantastic. Stop.

Now think about it.

No.

>> No.

>> Beautiful girl.

>> Yeah.

>> All over the world.

>> All over.

>> I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you.

>> Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you, babe. Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you, babe. Nothing, nothing,

nothing

>> Ain't much to hide.

And I might say, "Hey."

>> Hey.

>> But you shouldn't worry

about what they say. Cuz they got

nothing on you.

>> Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you, babe. Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you, babe. Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you.

Everywhere I go, I'm always hearing your

name.

And no matter where I'm at, girl, you

make me want to sing.

Whether a bus or a plane, or a car or a

train.

Know other girls on my brain. And you

the one to blame.

Yeah.

>> All over the world.

>> All over.

>> I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you.

>> Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you, babe. Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you, babe. Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you.

>> Ain't much to hide.

And I might say, "Hey."

>> Hello.

>> But you shouldn't worry

about what they say

cuz they got

nothing on you.

>> Yeah,

and that's just how we do it.

And I'm going to let this ride.

B.o.B

and Bruno Mars.

>> Beautiful girls all over the world,

I could be chasing but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you,

baby.

Nothing on you,

baby.

They might say hi

and I might say hey, but you shouldn't

worry

about what they say cuz they got nothing

on you,

baby.

>> Yeah.

I know you feel where I'm coming from,

regardless of the things in my past that

I've done. Most of it really was for the

hell of the fun. On a carousel so around

I spun. With no direction, just trying

to get some. Trying to chase skirts

living in the summer sun. And so I I

more than I had ever won. And

I ended up with none.

>> So much nonsense is on my conscience.

I'm thinking maybe I should get it out.

And I don't want to sound redundant, but

I was wondering if there was something

that you wanted to know.

But never mind that, we should let it

go.

>> We should let it go.

>> We don't want to be a TV episode.

>> TV episode.

>> And all the bad thoughts, just let it

go.

>> Go.

>> Go.

>> Go.

>> Go.

>> Beautiful girls

all over the world.

I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you. They

got nothing on you. They got nothing on

you. They got nothing on you.

>> N- nothing n- nothing on you, babe. N-

nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N- nothing n- nothing on you, babe. N-

nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

And I might say, "Hey."

>> Hey.

>> But you shouldn't worry

about what they say.

Cuz they got nothing on you.

>> N- nothing n- nothing on you, babe. N-

nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N- nothing n- nothing on you, babe. N-

nothing on you.

>> There never will never be another one.

I've been around and I never seen

another one. Because your style ain't

really got nothing on. And you wild when

you ain't got nothing on. Baby, you the

whole package. Plus, you pay your taxes.

And you keep it real while the others

stay plastic. You're my Wonder Woman,

call me Mr. Fantastic. Stop.

Now, think about it.

>> to London, I've been to Paris, even way

out there in Tokyo. Back home down in

Georgia to New Orleans, but you always

put on a show. And just like that, girl,

you got me thrown.

>> Got me thrown.

>> Looking at you in the window seat of the

plane.

>> Make me thrown.

>> If you never knew, well, now you know.

>> Know.

>> Know.

>> Know.

>> Know.

>> Beautiful girls

>> Yeah.

>> all over the world.

>> All over.

>> I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you.

>> N- nothing n- nothing on you, babe. N-

nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N- nothing n- nothing on you, babe. N-

nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

And I might say, "Hey."

but

>> you shouldn't worry

about what they say

cuz they got nothing on you.

Yeah.

>> Everywhere I go, I'm always hearing your

name.

And no matter where I'm at, girl, you

make me want to sing.

Whether a bus or a plane or a car or a

train,

no other girls on my brain, and you the

one to blame.

>> All over the world,

I could be chasing, but

my time would be wasted. They got

nothing on you.

And I might say hi,

and I might say hey,

but you shouldn't worry

about what they say

cuz they got nothing on you.

>> Yeah.

And that's just how we do it.

And I'mma let this ride.

B.o.B

and Bruno Mars.

>> Beautiful girls all over the world,

I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you,

baby.

Nothing on you, baby.

They might say hi

and I might say hey, but you shouldn't

worry

about what they say cuz they got nothing

on you,

baby.

>> Yeah.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N- n- n- n- nothing on you, baby. N- n-

nothing on you.

I know you feel where I'm coming from.

Regardless of the things in my past that

I've done, most of it really was for the

hell of the fun. On a carousel, so

around I spun. With no direction, just

trying to get some. Trying to chase

skirts, living in a summer's sun. And so

I lost more than I had ever won. And

honestly, I ended up with none.

>> There's so much nonsense on my

conscience. I'm thinking maybe I should

get it out. And I don't want to sound

redundant, but I was wondering if there

was something that you wanted to know.

But never mind that, we should let it

go.

We don't want to be a TV episode.

And all the bad thoughts, just let it

go.

>> Go.

>> Go.

>> Go.

>> Go.

>> Beautiful girls all over the world,

I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you, baby.

>> N- n- n- n- nothing on you, baby.

>> N- n- nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N- n- n- n- nothing on you, baby.

>> N- n- nothing on you.

>> They might say hi

and I might say hey,

>> Hey.

>> but you shouldn't worry

about what they say cuz they got nothing

on you,

>> N- n- n- n- nothing on you, baby.

>> N- n- nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N- n- n- n- Nothing, you, baby.

>> N- n- nothing on

Hand it down, there will never be

another one. I've been around and I

never seen another one. Because your

style ain't really got nothing on. And

you wild when you ain't got nothing on.

Baby, you the whole package. Plus you

pay your taxes. And you keep it real

while the others stay plastic. You my

Wonder Woman, call me Mr. Fantastic.

Now think about it.

Nothing, nothing on you, babe. Nothing,

nothing on you.

Nothing, nothing, nothing on you, babe.

Nothing, nothing on you.

Nothing, nothing, nothing on you, babe.

Nothing, nothing on you.

Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you, babe. Nothing, nothing

on you.

Everywhere I go, I'm always hearing your

name.

And no matter where I'm at, girl, you

make me want to sing.

Whether a bus or a plane, or a car or a

train.

No other girls on my brain. And you the

one to blame.

Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you, babe. Nothing, nothing

on you.

Nothing, nothing,

nothing on you, babe. Nothing, nothing

on you.

Hello.

But you shouldn't worry

about what they say cuz they got nothing

on you.

>> Nothing nothing

nothing on you, babe. Nothing nothing on

you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> Nothing nothing

nothing on you, babe. Nothing nothing on

you.

Yeah.

And that's just how we do it.

And I'mma let this ride.

B.o.B

and Bruno Mars

>> Beautiful girls all over the world,

I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you,

baby.

Nothing on you,

baby.

They might say hi, and I might say hey,

but you shouldn't

about what they say cuz they got nothing

on you, baby.

>> Yeah.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N-n-n-nothing on you, baby.

N-n-n-nothing on you.

I know you feel where I'm coming from

regardless of the things in my past that

I've done. Most of it really was for the

hell of the fun. On a carousel, so

around I spun. With no direction, just

trying to get some. Trying to chase

skirts living in the summer sun. So I

lost more than I had ever won. And

honestly, I ended up with none.

>> It's so much nonsense. It's so much

nonsense. I'm thinking maybe I should

get it out. And I don't want to sound

redundant, but I was wondering if there

was something that you wanted to know.

But never mind that, we should let it

go.

>> We should let it go.

>> We didn't want to be a TV episode.

And all the bad thoughts, just let it

go.

>> Go.

>> Go.

>> Go.

>> Go.

>> Beautiful girls all over the world,

I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you.

>> N-n-n-nothing on you, baby.

N-n-n-nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N-n-n-nothing on you, baby.

N-n-n-nothing on you.

>> They might say hey,

and they might say hey,

>> Hey.

>> but you shouldn't worry

about what they say cuz they got nothing

on you.

>> N-n-n-nothing on you, baby.

N-n-n-nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> N-n-n-nothing on you, baby.

N-n-n-nothing on you.

Hands down, there will never be another

one. I've been around and I never seen

another one. Because your style ain't

really got nothing on. And you wild when

you ain't got nothing on. Baby, you the

whole package, plus you pay your taxes,

and you keep it real while the others

stay plastic. You're my Wonder Woman,

call me Mr. Fantastic.

Now think about it.

>> I've been to Paris, I've been to Madrid,

and Tokyo, back home down in Georgia, to

New Orleans, Yeah, but you're always the

best a

And just like that, girl, you got me

thrown.

>> Got me thrown.

>> Like a Nintendo 64.

>> Make it thrown.

>> If you never knew, well, now you know.

>> Know.

>> Know.

>> Know.

>> Know.

>> Beautiful girl.

>> Yeah.

>> It's all over the world.

>> All over.

>> I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you.

>> Nothing nothing nothing on you, babe.

Nothing nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> Nothing nothing nothing on you, babe.

Nothing nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> And I might say hi,

and I might say hey.

>> Hey.

>> But you shouldn't worry

about what they say, cuz they got

nothing on you.

>> Nothing nothing nothing on you, babe.

Nothing nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> Nothing nothing nothing on you, babe.

Nothing nothing on you.

>> Everywhere I go, I'm always hearing your

name.

And no matter where I'm at, girl, you

make me want to sing.

Whether I bust on a plane, or a car, or

a train.

Know what? That girl's on my brain, and

you're the one to blame.

>> Yeah.

>> It's all over the world.

>> All over.

>> I could be chasing, but my time would be

wasted. They got nothing on you.

>> Nothing nothing nothing on you, babe.

Nothing nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> Nothing nothing nothing on you, babe.

Nothing nothing on you.

>> And I might say hi,

and I might say hey.

>> Hello.

>> But you shouldn't worry

about what they say, cuz they got

nothing on you.

>> Nothing nothing nothing on you, babe.

Nothing nothing on you.

>> Nothing on you.

>> Nothing nothing nothing on you, babe.

Nothing nothing on you.

>> Yeah.

And that's just how we do it.

And I'mma let this ride.

B.o.B.

and Bruno Mars

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfʊl/ A1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
Chasing /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ A2	verb - pursue in order to catch or catch up with
Wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ A2	verb - to use or expend carelessly or extravagantly
Regardless /rɪˈɡɑːrdləs/ B2	adjective - without paying attention to the present situation; despite the prevailing circumstances
Carousel /ˌkærəˈsel/ B2	noun - a merry-go-round; a revolving machine
Direction /dəˈrekʃən/ A2	noun - a course along which someone or something moves
Nonsense /ˈnɒnsəns/ B1	noun - spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense
Conscience /ˈkɒnʃəns/ B2	noun - an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior
Redundant /rɪˈdʌndənt/ C1	adjective - not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous
Wonder /ˈwʌndər/ A2	noun - a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful or unexpected
Fantastic /fænˈtæstɪk/ A2	adjective - extraordinarily good or attractive
Plastic /ˈplæstɪk/ A2	adjective - artificial or superficial
Package /ˈpækɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a set of things or qualities offered or considered together
Blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - assign responsibility for a fault or wrong
Style /staɪl/ A2	noun - a distinctive appearance, typically determined by the principles according to which something is designed

Key Grammar Structures

• I could be chasing, but my time would be wasted.

  ➔ Modal verbs of speculation and conditional (could/would)

  ➔ "Could be chasing" expresses a theoretical possibility in the present, while "would be wasted" is a conditional result.

• I know you feel where I'm coming from regardless of the things in my past that I've done.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "I've done" refers to actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past, having relevance to the present.

• I was wondering if there was something that you wanted to know.

  ➔ Indirect questions and past continuous for politeness

  ➔ "I was wondering" uses past continuous to make the question sound softer and more polite.

• You shouldn't worry about what they say.

  ➔ Modal verb for advice (shouldn't)

  ➔ "Shouldn't" is used to suggest that not worrying is the right or recommended action.

• I've been around and I never seen another one.

  ➔ Present perfect and colloquial grammar (Non-standard usage)

  ➔ "I've been" signifies experience. "Never seen" is non-standard, as it drops the auxiliary 'have'.

• You keep it real while the others stay plastic.

  ➔ Present simple for general truths and contrast

  ➔ Uses present simple to describe characteristics of the subject that remain consistently true.

• No matter where I'm at, girl, you make me want to sing.

  ➔ Concessive clause (No matter where...)

  ➔ "No matter where" acts as a concessive, meaning 'regardless of the location'.

• You're my Wonder Woman, call me Mr. Fantastic.

  ➔ Metaphor and imperative mood

  ➔ "Wonder Woman" is a metaphor for perfection. "Call me" is an imperative used for invitation or role-playing.