Suit & Tie – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the smooth, stylish world of Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" featuring Jay-Z – a perfect song to learn English through its rich vocabulary of fashion, romance, and self-assuredness. This track offers a unique blend of R&B, soul, and big band flair, showcasing intricate lyrical play and a confident swagger that makes it not just a hit, but a masterclass in modern pop storytelling. You can explore expressions related to dressing up, flirtation, and self-expression, all wrapped in an impeccably produced, memorable soundscape.

[English]

(upbeat instrumental music)

♪ Hey ♪

♪ I be on my suit and tie shit tie shit tie ♪

♪ I be on my suit and tie shit tie shit ♪

♪ Can I show you a few things ♪

♪ A few things a few things little baby 'cause ♪

♪ I be on my suit and tie shit tie shit check it ♪

♪ I be on my suit and tie shit tie shit ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪

- [Speaker] Wait a minute, you ready, JT?

♪ I can't wait 'til I get you on the floor good-looking ♪

♪ Babe going out so hot just like an oven ♪

♪ And I'll burn myself but just had to touch it ♪

♪ But it's so fly ♪

♪ And it's all mine ♪

♪ Hey baby we don't mind all the watching hi ♪

♪ 'Cause if they study close real close ♪

♪ They might learn something ♪

♪ She ain't nothing but a little doozy when she does it ♪

♪ She's so fly tonight ♪

♪ And as long as I've got my suit and tie ♪

♪ I'ma leave it all on the floor tonight ♪

♪ And you got fixed up to the nines ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪

♪ Show you a few things ♪

♪ All pressed up in black and white ♪

♪ And you're dressed in that dress I like ♪

♪ Love is swinging in the air tonight ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪ ♪ Show you a few things ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪

♪ Show you a few things about love ♪

♪ While we're in the swing of love ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪

♪ Show you a few things about love hey ♪

♪ Stop let me get a good look at it ♪

♪ Ooh so thick now I know why they call it a fatty ♪

♪ And oh shit so sick got a hit and picked up a habit ♪

♪ That's all right ♪

♪ 'Cause you're all mine ♪

♪ Oh go on and show 'em who you call daddy ♪

♪ I guess they're just mad ♪

♪ 'Cause girl they wish they had it ♪

♪ Ooh my killer my Thriller yeah you're a classic ♪

♪ And you're all mine tonight ♪

♪ And as long as I've got my suit and tie ♪

♪ I'ma leave it all on the floor tonight ♪

♪ And you got fixed up to the nines ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪

♪ Show you a few things ♪

♪ All pressed up in black and white ♪

♪ And you're dressed in that dress I like ♪

♪ Love is swinging in the air tonight ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪ ♪ Show you a few things ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪

♪ Show you a few things about love ♪

♪ While we're in the swing of love ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪

♪ Show you a few things about love hey ♪

- [Justin] Get out ya seat, Hov.

♪ Uh all black at the white shows ♪

♪ White shoes at the black shows ♪

♪ Green card for the Cuban lynx ♪

♪ Y'all sit back and enjoy the light show ♪

♪ Nothing exceeds like excess ♪

♪ Stoute got gout from having the best of the best ♪

♪ Is this what it's all about ♪

♪ I'm at the restaurant with my rent disturbing the guests ♪

♪ Years of distress tears on the dress ♪

♪ Try to hide her face with some makeup sex uh ♪

♪ This is truffle season ♪

♪ Tom Ford tuxedos for no reason ♪

♪ All Saints for my angel ♪

♪ Alexander Wang too ♪

♪ Ass-tight denim and some Dunks ♪

♪ I'll show you how to do this young uh ♪

♪ No papers catch vapors ♪

♪ Get high out Vegas ♪

♪ D'usses on doubles ain't looking for trouble ♪

♪ You just got good genes so a nigga tryna cuff you ♪

♪ Tell your mother that I love her 'cause I love you ♪

♪ Tell your father we go farther as a couple ♪

♪ They ain't lose a daughter got a son ♪

♪ I show you how to do this hun uh ♪

♪ As long as I've got my suit and tie ♪

♪ I'ma leave it all on the floor tonight ♪

♪ Baby got fixed up to the nines ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪ ♪ Show you a few things ♪

♪ All pressed up in black and white ♪

♪ And you're dressed in that dress I like ♪

♪ Love is swinging in the air tonight ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪ ♪ Show you a few things ♪

♪ Let me show you a few things ♪

♪ Show you a few things about love love love ♪

♪ Let let let me show you a few things ♪

♪ Show you a few things about love hey ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Da da da no ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Ooh ooh oh ♪

♪ Hey hey hey ♪

♪ Still swinging tonight babe ♪

♪ Swinging tonight babe oh ♪

♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• I be on my suit and tie shit tie shit tie

  ➔ Present continuous tense with 'be' as an auxiliary verb

  ➔ The phrase uses 'be' to indicate an action happening now or in the near future, emphasizing the ongoing nature of wearing a suit and tie.

• Can I show you a few things

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability or permission

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used to ask for permission or to express ability to show something.

• I can't wait 'til I get you on the floor

  ➔ Contraction 'can't' and future tense with 'til'

  ➔ The contraction 'can't' is used for 'cannot', and 'til' is a shortened form of 'until', indicating a future action.

• And I'll burn myself but just had to touch it

  ➔ Future tense with 'will' and conditional structure

  ➔ The future tense with 'will' indicates a future action, and the conditional structure shows a consequence or necessity.

• As long as I've got my suit and tie

  ➔ Present perfect with 'have got' and subordinating conjunction 'as long as'

  ➔ The present perfect with 'have got' indicates possession, and 'as long as' introduces a condition that must be met.

• Let me show you a few things about love

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'let' and object complement 'a few things about love'

  ➔ The imperative mood with 'let' is used to make a request, and 'a few things about love' serves as an object complement.

• Uh all black at the white shows

  ➔ Present tense with adverbial phrase 'all black'

  ➔ The present tense describes a habitual action, and 'all black' modifies the verb as an adverbial phrase.

• Nothing exceeds like excess

  ➔ Comparative structure with 'like'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'like' to compare the degree of exceeding, emphasizing that nothing compares to excess.