positions – English Lyrics

• By: Ariana Grande
• Album: Positions

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Ariana Grande's "Positions," a midtempo pop-R&B track that beautifully blends a romantic narrative with a powerful message about female versatility and strength. Learn everyday relationship vocabulary and expressions of dedication, alongside empowering phrases about taking charge, making it a perfect song for expanding your English vocabulary in both personal and aspirational contexts. Its catchy melody and relatable lyrics make it an engaging way to immerse yourself in contemporary English.

[English]

♪ Nah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Nah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Nah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Nah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Nah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ Nah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ Nah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ Nah yeah, oh yeah ♪ ♪ Meet your mama on a Sunday ♪

♪ Make alotta love on a Monday ♪ ♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ Nah yeah, oh yeah ♪ ♪ Meet your mama on a Sunday ♪

♪ Make alotta love on a Monday ♪ ♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ Nah yeah, oh yeah ♪ ♪ Meet your mama on a Sunday ♪

♪ Make alotta love on a Monday ♪ ♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah ♪

♪ Nah yeah, oh yeah ♪ ♪ Meet your mama on a Sunday ♪

♪ Make alotta love on a Monday ♪ ♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah ♪

♪ Nah yeah, oh yeah ♪ ♪ Meet your mama on a Sunday ♪

♪ Make alotta love on a Monday ♪ ♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah ♪

♪ Meet your mama on a Sunday ♪ ♪ Sunday baby ♪

♪ Switching the positions for ♪

♪ Heaven sent you to me ♪

♪ And I'm just hoping ♪

♪ I don't repeat history ♪

♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ Boy I'm tryna meet your mama on a Sunday ♪

♪ Then make alotta love on a Monday ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah ♪

♪ Never need no, no one else babe ♪

♪ 'Cause I'll be ♪

♪ Switching the positions for you ♪

♪ Cookin' in the kitchen, and I'm in the bedroom ♪

♪ I'm in the Olympics, way I'm jumpin' through hoops ♪

♪ Know my love infinite, nothin' I wouldn't do ♪

♪ That I won't do ♪

♪ Switchin' for ♪

♪ Perfect, perfect ♪

♪ You're too good to be true ♪ ♪ You're too good to be true ♪

♪ But I get tired of runnin' ♪

♪ Fuck it, now I'm runnin' with you ♪

♪ With you ♪

♪ Said boy, I'm tryna meet your mama on a Sunday ♪

♪ Then make alotta love on a Monday ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah ♪

♪ Never need no, no one else, babe ♪

♪ Cause I'll be ♪

♪ Switchin' the positions for you, ah ♪

♪ Cookin' in the kitchen, and I'm in the bedroom ♪

♪ I'm in the Olympics, way I'm jumpin' through hoops ♪

♪ Know my love infinite, nothin' I wouldn't do ♪

♪ That I won't do ♪

♪ Switchin' for you ♪

♪ Cookin' in the kitchen, and I'm in the bedroom ♪

♪ I'm in the Olympics, way I'm jumpin' through hoops ♪

♪ Know my love infinite, nothin' I wouldn't do ♪

♪ That I won't do ♪

♪ Switchin' for you ♪

♪ This some shit that I usually don't do, yeah ♪

♪ Bur for you, I kinda, kinda want to ♪

♪ 'Cause you're down for me, and I'm down too ♪

♪ Yeah, I'm down too ♪

♪ Switching the positions for you ♪

♪ This some shit that I, yeah, usually don't do ♪

♪ Don't do ♪

♪ But for you I kinda, kinda want to ♪

♪ 'Cause you're down for me, and I'm down too, baby ♪

♪ Switching the positions for you, baby ♪

♪ Cookin' in the kitchen, and I'm in the bedroom ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ I'm in the O;ympics, way I'm jumpin' through hoops ♪

♪ Through hoops ♪

♪ Infinite, nothin' I wouldn't do ♪

♪ That I won't do ♪

♪ Switchin' for you ♪

♪ Cookin' in the kitchen and I'm in the bedroom ♪

♪ I'm in the Olympics, way I'm jumpin' through hoops ♪

♪ Know my love infinite, nothin' I wouldn't do ♪

♪ That I won't do ♪

♪ Switchin' for you, oh ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Nah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - to come into the presence of someone
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a strong affection for someone
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ A2	noun - a room where food is prepared
switch /swɪtʃ/ B1	verb - to change or exchange something
positions /pəˈzɪʃənz/ B2	noun - places where someone or something is located
infinite /ˈɪnfɪnɪt/ C1	adjective - without limits or end
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ B1	adjective - in need of rest or sleep
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off the ground and into the air
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child
history /ˈhɪstəri/ B2	noun - the study of past events
cookin' /ˈkʊkɪn/ A2	verb - to prepare food by heating it
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - having positive qualities
true /truː/ B1	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm in the Olympics, way I'm jumpin' through hoops

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ This sentence uses the **present continuous tense** to describe an action that is happening right now or around the current time.

• Making alotta love on a Monday

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating time

  ➔ The phrase **on a Monday** is a prepositional phrase used to specify the day when the action takes place.

• Switching the positions for you

  ➔ Gerund as the subject

  ➔ The word **Switching** is a **gerund** used as the subject of the sentence, indicating the action of changing or swapping.

• I don't repeat history

  ➔ Negative simple present tense

  ➔ This sentence uses the **negative simple present tense** to express that the speaker does not want to repeat past events or history.

• Know my love infinite

  ➔ Adjective + noun

  ➔ In this phrase, **infinite** is an **adjective** modifying **love**, describing the limitless nature of the love.

• I kinda, kinda want to

  ➔ Adverbs of degree (kinda)

  ➔ The word **kinda** is an informal **adverb of degree** used to express a vague or approximate amount or desire.

• Know my love infinite

  ➔ Adjective + noun

  ➔ In this phrase, **infinite** is an **adjective** that describes the noun **love**, emphasizing the limitless quality.