Steal My Girl – English Lyrics

• By: One Direction

Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
steal /stiːl/ A2	verb - to take something without permission
girl /ɡɜːl/ A1	noun - a young female person
belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ A2	verb - to be the property of someone or be a part of something
queen /kwiːn/ A1	noun - a female ruler of a country
dream /driːm/ A1	verb - to have a series of thoughts, images, or emotions while sleeping noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
kiss /kɪs/ A1	verb - to touch someone with one's lips as a sign of love or affection noun - a touch with the lips as a sign of love or affection
mean /miːn/ A2	adjective - unkind or cruel verb - to intend to express or refer to
jaw /dʒɔː/ B1	noun - the part of the face where the mouth is
drop /drɒp/ A1	verb - to fall or let something fall
exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ B1	verb - to be present or have life
shine /ʃaɪn/ A2	verb - to emit light
turn /tɜːn/ A1	verb - to move in a circle or change direction
inhibition /ɪnˌhɪˈbɪʃən/ C1	noun - a feeling that makes one hesitant or restrained
create /kriˈeɪt/ A2	verb - to make or produce something new
barren /ˈbærən/ B2	adjective - unable to produce crops or sustain life
generation /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃən/ B1	noun - all the people born and living at about the same time

Key Grammar Structures

• She's been my queen since we were sixteen

  ➔ Present Perfect with 'since'

  ➔ The phrase 'She's been my queen' uses the present perfect with 'since' to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to the present. 'Since we were sixteen' specifies the starting point.

• We want the same things

  ➔ Simple Present for General Truths

  ➔ The sentence 'We want the same things' uses the simple present to express a general truth or a habitual action. It implies that this is a consistent desire.

• Everybody wanna steal my girl

  ➔ Non-standard Contraction in Informal Speech

  ➔ The phrase 'Everybody wanna steal my girl' uses a non-standard contraction ('wanna' for 'want to') typical of informal or colloquial speech, often found in songs for rhythmic purposes.

• Find another one 'cause she belongs to me

  ➔ Causal Conjunction with Apostrophe

  ➔ The phrase 'Find another one 'cause she belongs to me' uses the causal conjunction 'cause (short for 'because') with an apostrophe to indicate reason. This is common in informal speech.

• She knows that I never let her down before

  ➔ Emphatic Structure with 'that'

  ➔ The sentence 'She knows that I never let her down before' uses the emphatic structure with 'that' to highlight the clause 'I never let her down before', adding emphasis to the statement.