That’s What Love Is – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Bieber
• Album: Changes

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the smooth sounds of Justin Bieber's 'That's What Love Is.' This song is a perfect tool for learners to practice romantic English vocabulary and natural conversational phrasing, all while experiencing a heartfelt tribute to lifelong partnership.

[English]

♪ WOO AND I CAN FEEL YOU ♪

♪ EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T TOUCHED YOU ♪

♪ YEAH THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT TRUE LOVE IS ♪

♪ WOULDN'T WANT NOBODY ELSE BY MY SIDE ♪

♪ WOO YOU CAN TRUST ME ♪

♪ AFTER ALL THE LIES I TOLD YOU ♪

♪ YEAH THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT TRUE LOVE IS ♪

♪ DON'T NOBODY ELSE DESERVE MY TIME ♪

♪ I REACH OUT TO YOU, BUT MY HANDS CAN'T HOLD ENOUGH ♪

♪ ENOUGH OF YOUR GREATNESS, YOU TEACH ME PATIENCE ♪

♪ LIKE THE BEST OF OUR WORLDS COLLIDE ♪

♪ NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT MEANT ♪

♪ IT MEANT TO SUBMIT TO LOVE ♪

♪ SO BEYOND WHAT LUST IS ♪

♪ HEY ♪

♪ IT'S A BLESSING THAT YOU'RE IN MY LIFE ♪

♪ MAKE ME LOOK EVEN BETTER ♪

♪ WHEN WE SHINE, WE SHINE TOGETHER ♪

♪ YEAH THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ♪

♪ NOW THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ♪

♪ DON'T NOBODY ELSE DESERVE MY EYES ♪

♪ WHEN YOU DEMAND MY PRESENCE ♪

♪ IT'S HARD TO READ THE MESSAGE ♪

♪ I STAY ON THE DEFENSE ♪

♪ TO TAKE AWAY YOUR LEVERAGE ♪

♪ TILL YOU PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE ♪

♪ CAN'T HELP BUT TO RESPECT IT ♪

♪ OH NOW, I KNOW WHAT LOVE IS ♪

♪ I KNOW WHAT TRUE LOVE IS ♪

♪ YEAH, DOWN IN MY SOUL ♪

♪ FOR MORE THAN YOU KNOW ♪

♪ MY SELF-ESTEEM GETS BELOW YOU LIFT YOU RIGHT UP THROUGH THE CEILING ♪

♪ WOO OH ♪

♪ WOO I CAN FEEL YOU ♪

♪ EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T TOUCHED YOU ♪

♪ YEAH THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT TRUE LOVE IS ♪

♪ WOULDN'T WANT NOBODY ELSE BY MY SIDE ♪

♪ NO ♪

♪ AH AAAH ♪

♪ WOO (THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS) ♪

♪ WOO (THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS) ♪

♪ LA LA LA... ♪

♪ I APPRECIATE YOU (AH) ♪

♪ GOD BLESS YOU MAKER (AH) ♪

♪ WOO (THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS, THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS) ♪

♪ LA LA LA...(LOOK AT THIS LOVE) ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ B1	noun - the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering
collide /kəˈlaɪd/ B2	verb - to hit each other with force
submit /səbˈmɪt/ B2	verb - to accept or yield to a superior force or to the will of another
lust /lʌst/ C1	noun - very strong sexual desire
blessing /ˈblesɪŋ/ B1	noun - a beneficial thing for which one is grateful
leverage /ˈliːvərɪdʒ/ C1	noun - the power to influence a person or situation
perspective /pərˈspektɪv/ B2	noun - a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ B1	verb - to recognize the full worth of
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B1	verb - to do something worthy of or requiring a particular action
greatness /ˈɡreɪtnəs/ B2	noun - the quality of being great, distinguished, or eminent
presence /ˈprezns/ B2	noun - the state or fact of being present
defense /dɪˈfens/ B2	noun - the action of defending from or resisting attack
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
self-esteem /ˌself ɪˈstiːm/ B2	noun - confidence in one's own worth or abilities
ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - the upper interior surface of a room

Key Grammar Structures

• Even though I haven't touched you

  ➔ Concessive clause with Present Perfect

  ➔ "Even though" introduces a contrast, and the present perfect "haven't touched" describes an action not completed up to now.

• Wouldn't want nobody else by my side

  ➔ Conditional mood (would + verb)

  ➔ "Wouldn't" is used here to express a strong personal preference or hypothetical choice.

• Never understood what it meant

  ➔ Noun clause as direct object

  ➔ "What it meant" functions as a noun clause acting as the direct object of the verb "understood".

• It's a blessing that you're in my life

  ➔ Extraposition with 'that' clause

  ➔ The dummy subject "It" refers forward to the clause "that you're in my life".

• When we shine, we shine together

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time

  ➔ "When we shine" acts as an adverbial clause indicating the timing or conditions of the main action.

• I stay on the defense to take away your leverage

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "To take away" is an infinitive phrase explaining the reason or purpose for staying on the defense.

• Can't help but to respect it

  ➔ Fixed expression (cannot help but + verb)

  ➔ "Cannot help but" is a structure used to express that someone is compelled to do something.

• My self-esteem gets below

  ➔ Linking verb with prepositional phrase

  ➔ "Gets" acts as a linking verb here, indicating a change of state regarding "self-esteem".