Sugar Sweet – English Lyrics

• By: Mariah Carey, Shenseea, Kehlani
• Album: Here For It All

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

ShenYengz

Mm-mm

Ay

Mariah, ah, what you do?

Walk to the car and there you are

Can't explain the rush that I feel

Open up the door, you pull me towards you

Then you put your lips on me

I really, really like when I put it all together for you

I'm gonna take my time

My nails, hair, new perfume

Hate it when you have to leave

But I don't say a thing

'Cause I will absolutely get the ring

No hurry, no worries

Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, I'm

Gonna use my expertise

I'ma keep it nice, l'ma keep it neat

I'ma keep it sugar, I'ma keep it sweet

I'ma keep it nice, nice, neat, neat, sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

I'ma keep it nice, nice, neat, neat, sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

I hope that you don't mind, I'm gonna take my time

And I'ma keep it nice, nice (nice), neat, neat, sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

You make me melt like candy

Only you can make it drip that kinda way

My baby come in handy

When I wanna get away

So tell me what are you on tonight?

'Cause I wanna take a ride

Let me blow your mind

Ride it from the passenger side (side)

It's like that y'all (that y'all)

I got the sweet and the spice

And the everything nice

It's like that y'all (that y'all)

I got Tajin and the lime with the cream on the side

Hate it when you have to leave

But I don't say a thing

'Cause I will absolutely get the ring

No hurry (no worry), no worries (no worries)

Oh, baby, baby, baby, baby, I'm

Gonna use my expertise

I'ma keep it nice, l'ma keep it neat

I'ma keep it sugar, I'ma keep it sweet

I'ma keep it nice, nice, neat, neat, sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

I'ma keep it nice, nice, neat, neat, sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

I hope that you don't mind, I'm gonna take my time

And I'ma keep it nice, nice (nice), neat, neat, sugar (ShenYengz), sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

Me will keep it nice, l'ma keep it sweet (yeah)

And I'm full of sugar, come get a rush from me (rush)

I got what you like, what you wanna beat

When me give you, don't go chatting like a parakeet, oh

This aroma sweeter than Dior, love

Keep my body tight, treat you right 'cause you deserve me easy

My love, me nice and sweet, all of the above

And me guarantee to love you proper (and me guarantee)

So sweet, like a gizzada (oh, yeah)

Me ago lock it down, prison zone, keep the bumpa 'round

Though I'm getting older, I'm with you, boy, you gon' keep me young

I'ma keep it nice, nice (sugar), neat, neat, sugar (oh), sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

I'ma keep it nice (I'ma keep it nice), nice, neat, neat (nice), sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

I hope that you don't mind (that you don't mind), I'm gonna take my time

And I'ma keep it nice (nice), nice (nice), neat, neat, sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet (sweet)

Sweet

ShenYengz (yeah, yeah), uh

I'ma keep it nice, nice (sweet), neat, neat, sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

(I love it when you keep it so nice, yeah, yeah)

I'ma keep it nice, nice, neat, neat, sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot noun - a journey on foot
car /kɑːr/ A1	noun - a road vehicle for transporting people
rush /rʌʃ/ B1	noun - a sudden surge or movement verb - to move quickly or to act with urgency
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to perceive by touch or emotion
lips /lɪps/ B1	noun - the two fleshy folds surrounding the mouth
time /taɪm/ A2	noun - a measured or definite period or duration
nails /neɪlz/ B1	noun - the hard keratin covering at the tips of fingers and toes
hair /hɛr/ A2	noun - the filamentous strands growing from the skin on the head
perfume /pərˈfjuːm/ B1	noun - a scented liquid worn to smell pleasant
ring /rɪŋ/ A2	noun - a circular band worn on a finger verb - to emit a sound (bell) or to call by phone
expertise /ˌɛkspərˈtiːz/ C1	noun - specialized knowledge or skill in a domain
neat /niːt/ B1	adjective - tidy and well organized; clean
sugar /ˈʃuːɡər/ A2	noun - a sweet-tasting carbohydrate used in foods
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a pleasant taste; sugary or kind
mind /maɪnd/ B1	noun - the part of a person that thinks, perceives, and feels verb - to be bothered by or care about
ride /raɪd/ A2	noun - a journey on a vehicle or animal verb - to sit on and travel on (a horse, bike, etc.)
aroma /əˈroʊ.mə/ B2	noun - a distinctive, pleasant smell
Dior /diˈɔːr/ C1	noun - the luxury fashion house Dior

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm gonna take my time

  ➔ going to + base form

  ➔ Expresses intention to do something at a later time.

• My nails, hair, new perfume

  ➔ my + singular noun

  ➔ Possessive form of 'my' with singular nouns.

• Hate it when you have to leave

  ➔ hate + past participle

  ➔ Combine 'hate' with a past participle to express dislike of an action.

• But I don't say a thing

  ➔ but + not + verb

  ➔ Contrastive 'but' followed by 'not' and a verb.

• I will absolutely get the ring

  ➔ will + base form

  ➔ Future intention expressed with 'will' and base form of verb.

• I'ma keep it nice, neat, sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

  ➔ going to + present participle

  ➔ Expresses intention to continue an action using 'going to' and present participle.

• I'ma keep it nice, nice, neat, neat, sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

  ➔ going to + present participle

  ➔ Repetition emphasizes the action.

• I hope that you don't mind, I'm gonna take my time

  ➔ hope + that + subject + verb

  ➔ Expresses a wish or desire using 'hope' and a conditional structure.

• And I'ma keep it nice, nice (nice), neat, neat, sugar, sugar (sugar), sweet, sweet

  ➔ and + present participle

  ➔ Connects two actions using 'and' with a present participle.