Sports car – English Lyrics

• By: Tate McRae
• Album: So Close To What

Lyrics & Translation

"Sports Car" by Tate McRae offers a vibrant journey into modern pop. Its catchy, 2000s-inspired beats and bold lyrics about desire and freedom provide an excellent opportunity to explore contemporary English slang and expressions related to romance and confidence. Immerse yourself in the rhythm and discover how McRae's clever metaphors paint a vivid picture of exhilarating connections.

[English]

Illegal

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Illegal

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Hey, cute jeans (jeans)

Take mine off me (me)

Oh, golly gee (gee)

I can't take no more, I'm goin' weak in my knees

Where'd you put those keys?

We can share one seat (seat)

We can share one seat

In the alley, in the back

In the center of this room

With the windows rolled down

Boy, don't make me choose

In the alley, in the back

In the center of this room

With the windows rolled down

Boy, don't make me choose

I think you know what this is

I think you wanna, uh

No, you ain't got no Mrs.

Oh, but you got a sports car

We can uh-uh in it

While you drive it real far

Yeah, you know what this is

Yeah, you know what this is

Pretty blue streetlights (lights)

And my hazel eyes (eyes)

And if it feels right (right)

We could go again like three, four times

So my type (type), got butterflies

So good it hurts (hurts)

Thinkin' 'bout what we did before this verse

On the corner of my bed

Oh, and maybe on the beach

You could do it on your own

While you're lookin' at me (at me)

I think you know what this is

I think you wanna, uh

No, you ain't got no Mrs.

Oh, but you got a sports car

We can uh-uh in it (we can uh-uh)

While you drive it real far

Yeah, you know what this is

Yeah, you know what this is

I think you know what this is (oh-oh)

I think you wanna, uh (you wanna)

No, you ain't got no Mrs.

Oh, but you got a sports car

We can uh-uh in it (uh-uh, mm)

While you drive it real far

Yeah, you know what this is

Yeah, you know what this is

Oh, my guy, guy

You don't wanna waste my time (my time)

Let's go ride (let's go)

Let's go ride (come on)

Oh, my guy, guy

You don't wanna waste my time, no

Let's go ride

Let's go ride

I think you wanna, wanna (oh)

But you got a sports car (oh-oh)

While you drive it real far

Yeah, you know what this is

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
jeans /dʒiːnz/ A2	noun - a type of pants made from denim
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - a vehicle with wheels used for transportation
streetlights /ˈstriːtlaɪts/ B1	noun - lights along the street illuminating the road
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs for sight
streetlights /ˈstriːtlaɪts/ B1	noun - lights along the street illuminating the road
feels /fiːlz/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
hurts /hɜːrts/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury
drive /draɪv/ A2	verb - to operate a vehicle
seats /siːts/ A1	noun - furniture for sitting
window /ˈwɪn.doʊ/ A1	noun - an opening in a wall with glass
wheels /wiːlz/ A2	noun - round parts that allow something to move
guy /ɡaɪ/ A1	noun - a man or boy
waste /weɪst/ B2	verb - to use inefficiently or unnecessarily

Key Grammar Structures

• We can share one seat

  ➔ modal verb 'can' + base verb

  ➔ 'Can' is used to express ability or possibility.

• While you drive it real far

  ➔ preposition 'while' + present participle

  ➔ 'While' introduces an action happening at the same time as another.

• No, you ain't got no Mrs.

  ➔ contraction 'ain't' (informal for 'have not')

  ➔ 'Ain't' is used in informal speech to indicate negation of 'have' or 'has'.

• You don't wanna waste my time

  ➔ negative contraction 'don't' + base verb 'want'

  ➔ 'Don't' is a contraction of 'do not' used to make negative sentences.

• I think you know what this is

  ➔ verb 'think' + indirect object 'you' + relative clause

  ➔ 'Think' is a verb expressing opinion or belief; here it introduces what the person believes.

• Boy, don't make me choose

  ➔ imperative 'make' + object pronoun 'me'

  ➔ 'Make' in the imperative form is used to command or strongly request someone to do something.

• Boy, don't make me choose

  ➔ contraction 'don't' + verb 'make' + object 'me'

  ➔ The contraction 'don't' is short for 'do not', combined here with 'make' and object pronoun 'me' to form a negative command.