Open Mine Tonight – English Lyrics

• By: Ne-Yo
• Album: Another Kind Of Christmas

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ GUESS WE AIN'T GETTING NO SLEEP ♪

♪ I WANT SOME MORE OF YOU ♪

♪ I CAN TELL YOU WANT SOME MORE OF ME ♪

♪ I GIVE IT HAPPILY, BUT IT'S TOO LATE ♪

♪ WE BEEN AT IT SINCE 11:15 ♪

♪ TOOK IT FROM THE LIVING ROOM TO THE KITCHEN TO RIGHT UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE ♪

♪ GETTING FREAKY (YOU AND ME BABE) ♪

♪ NOW, BABY DON'T BE TOO LOUD ♪

♪ CAUSE IF THE KIDS AIN'T SLEEP WE DON'T WANT THEM TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING DOWN ♪

♪ AND I KNOW WE SHOULD BE WRAPPING GIFTS ♪

♪ PUTTING COOKIES OUT FOR SAINT NICK ♪

♪ BUT YOU THE ONLY THING I ASKED FOR FOR CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ SO RIGHT NOW I'M FEELING SELFISH ♪

♪ LET THE KIDS OPEN GIFTS WHEN THEY WAKE IN THE MORNING ♪

♪ BUT I WANT MINE TONIGHT ♪

♪ BABY CAN I, BABY CAN I ♪

♪ CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY GIFT ON THE LIST ♪

♪ ONLY THING I'VE BEEN WANTING ♪

♪ CAN I OPEN MINE TONIGHT ♪

♪ BABY CAN I, BABY CAN I CAN I ♪

♪ MISTLETOE HANGING FROM YOUR HIP ♪

♪ MAKING SURE I KNOW WHERE TO PUT MY KISS ♪

♪ AND THIS CANDY CANE GOT YOUR NAME ON IT ♪

♪ LIL DRUMMER BOY COME AND LET ME BANG ON IT ♪

♪ YOU'LL BE MY WORKSHOP TONIGHT ♪

♪ PUT IN MORE WORK THAN THEM ELVES TONIGHT ♪

♪ ANYTHING YOU ASK FOR ♪

♪ FULFILLING ALL YOUR WISHES ♪

♪ WON'T FORGET THIS CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ NOW, BABY DON'T BE TOO LOUD ♪

♪ CAUSE IF THE KIDS AIN'T SLEEP WE DON'T WANT THEM TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING DOWN ♪

♪ AND I KNOW WE SHOULD BE WRAPPING GIFTS ♪

♪ PUTTING COOKIES OUT FOR SAINT NICK ♪

♪ BUT YOU THE ONLY THING I ASKED FOR FOR CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ SO RIGHT NOW I'M FEELING SELFISH ♪

♪ LET THE KIDS OPEN GIFTS WHEN THEY WAKE IN THE MORNING ♪

♪ BUT I WANT MINE TONIGHT ♪

♪ BABY CAN I, BABY CAN I ♪

♪ CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY GIFT ON THE LIST ♪

♪ ONLY THING I'VE BEEN WANTING ♪

♪ CAN I OPEN MINE TONIGHT ♪

♪ BABY CAN I, BABY CAN I CAN I ♪

♪ ♪

♪ LET THE KIDS OPEN GIFTS WHEN THEY WAKE IN THE MORNING ♪

♪ BUT I WANT MINE TONIGHT ♪

♪ BABY CAN I, BABY CAN I ♪

♪ CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY GIFT ON THE LIST ♪

♪ ONLY THING I'VE BEEN WANTING ♪

♪ CAN I OPEN MINE TONIGHT ♪

♪ BABY CAN I, BABY CAN I CAN I ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ A2	noun - the Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, observed on December 25
gift /ɡɪft/ A1	noun - something given voluntarily without payment; a present verb - to give something as a gift
mistletoe /ˈmɪsəltoʊ/ B2	noun - a parasitic plant traditionally hung at Christmas, under which people kiss
selfish /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/ B2	adjective - concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure
wrapping /ˈræpɪŋ/ B1	noun - the material used to cover a gift; the act of covering a gift verb - to cover or enclose something in paper or other material
cookies /ˈkʊkiz/ A1	noun - small sweet baked treats, often round and flat
wishes /ˈwɪʃɪz/ B1	noun - desires or hopes for something to happen verb - to express a desire for something
elves /ɛlvz/ B1	noun - mythical small, magical beings who help Santa Claus
workshop /ˈwɜrkˌʃɑp/ B2	noun - a room or building where things are made or repaired; a place for creative activity
candy_cane /ˈkændi keɪn/ B2	noun - a cane‑shaped stick of red‑and‑white striped hard candy, traditionally associated with Christmas
hip /hɪp/ B2	noun - the joint between the thigh and the pelvis; also, a fashionable person adjective - fashionable or cool; up‑to‑date
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - the act of pressing one's lips against someone or something verb - to touch with the lips as a sign of affection
freaky /ˈfriːki/ B2	adjective - strange, odd, or frightening in an unusual way
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	verb - to move something so that it is no longer closed adjective - not closed; allowing access or passage
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child; also a term of endearment for a lover adjective - relating to a baby; used as a term of affection (e.g., “baby‑face”)
want /wɑnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something

Key Grammar Structures

• I want some more of you

  ➔ Simple present tense for expressing desire

  ➔ The verb **""want""** is in the simple present to show a current desire.

• I can tell you want some more of me

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb (can + tell) + present simple in reported clause

  ➔ The modal **""can""** expresses ability; **""tell""** stays in base form, and the clause **""you want""** uses present simple.

• We've been at it since 11:15

  ➔ Present perfect continuous (have/has + been + -ing) for an action that started in the past and continues

  ➔ The contraction **""We've""** = **""we have""** + **""been""** + **""-ing""** (been at it) shows the ongoing activity.

• Now, baby don't be too loud

  ➔ Imperative mood with negative contraction (do not → don't)

  ➔ The verb **""be""** follows the negative imperative **""don't""**, telling someone not to do something.

• If the kids ain't sleep we don't want them to hear what's going down

  ➔ First‑conditional clause (if + present simple, main clause + present simple) with informal contraction "ain't"

  ➔ The clause **""If the kids ain't sleep""** uses **""if""** + present simple (with informal **""ain't""**) to set a condition, and **""we don't want""** shows the result in present simple.

• But you're the only thing I asked for for Christmas

  ➔ Relative clause (the only thing *that* I asked for) with past simple verb

  ➔ The phrase **""the only thing I asked for""** contains a relative clause where **""I asked""** is in the past simple, describing the noun "thing".

• Can I open mine tonight?

  ➔ Modal verb question (can + subject + base verb) for permission

  ➔ The modal **""Can""** is placed at the start of the sentence, followed by the subject **""I""** and the base verb **""open""** to ask for permission.

• Mistletoe hanging from your hip

  ➔ Present participle (-ing) used as an adjective (a hanging mistletoe)

  ➔ The word **""hanging""** is a present participle that describes the mistletoe, functioning like an adjective.

• Let the kids open gifts when they wake in the morning

  ➔ Imperative verb + infinitive (let + object + base verb) and time clause with present simple (when they wake)

  ➔ The verb **""Let""** introduces an imperative followed by **""the kids""** (object) and **""open""** (base verb). The clause **""when they wake""** uses present simple to indicate a future routine.