Sweet Baby – English Lyrics

• By: Prince & The New Power Generation
• Album: Love Symbol

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the soothing sounds of Prince & The New Power Generation with "Sweet Baby," a comforting R&B/Soul ballad that provides solace during heartbreak. This song is a great way to learn how music can offer support and encouragement through its heartfelt lyrics and gentle melodies.

[English]

Close your eyes,

sweet baby

Now don't U cry

Everybody get their heart broke

Sweet baby, sometime

So he left U 4 another fool

Yes, a fool

4 lovin' him from the start

Ask yourself what's more important:

Him or the broken pieces of your heart?

Sweet baby

Stand tall (Tall), sweet baby (Baby), don't U fall (Fall, fall, fall)

U ain't the only one gettin' beat down

It happens 2 us all

The road U chose 2 walk in this life

Is a one that leads into the next

So, sweet baby, stand tall, stand tall

(Sweet, sweet, sweet) Sweet baby

Sweet baby hold your tears back now

Better days gonna come your way soon, oh yeah, sweet baby

Someway, somehow

Oh, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet baby

Sweet baby

Sweet baby, hold your tears back now

Walk faster, sweet baby

Don't let those bad boys catch U now

Those things that they would have U do

U been done known better, oh and how

How can U sleep knowing that U and a fool

Sing in the same key

Walk faster, sweet baby

Strive 2 be the very best U can be (Sweet baby)

Sweet baby

Oh, sweet baby

Sweet baby, hold your tears back now

Better days g'on come your way soon

Oh yeah, sweet baby, someway somehow

Oh sweet baby

Better day g'on come your way

Yeah!

Sweet baby

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - a very young child
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood in your body noun - the center of feelings or emotions
tears /tɪrz/ A1	noun - liquid that comes from your eyes when you cry
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently
better /ˈbɛtər/ B1	adjective - more good or improved
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a strong feeling of affection verb - to have a deep affection for someone
road /roʊd/ A2	noun - a way that is made for vehicles to travel on
pieces /ˈpiːsəz/ B1	noun - parts of something that have been broken off or separated
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to produce or reflect light
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move by putting one foot in front of the other
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to make a sound with your voice because you are sad
strive /straɪv/ B2	verb - to make great efforts to achieve something
stand /stænd/ A2	verb - to support oneself in an upright position

Key Grammar Structures

• Close your eyes, sweet baby.

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The phrase "Close your eyes" uses the imperative mood to give a command or request.

• Don't U cry.

  ➔ Negation in the imperative

  ➔ The phrase "Don't U cry" negates the command, instructing someone not to perform an action.

• Ask yourself what's more important.

  ➔ Indirect question

  ➔ The phrase "what's more important" is an indirect question embedded within a statement.

• It happens 2 us all.

  ➔ Present simple tense

  ➔ The phrase "It happens" uses the present simple tense to describe a general truth.

• Strive 2 be the very best U can be.

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The phrase "to be the very best" uses the infinitive to express purpose or intention.

• Better days gonna come your way soon.

  ➔ Future tense

  ➔ The phrase "gonna come" indicates a future event by using an informal contraction of 'going to'.