The Boy Is Mine – English Lyrics

• By: Brandy, Monica
• Album: Never Say Never

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and 'The Boy Is Mine' offers a unique opportunity to dive into conversational English with a dramatic flair. The song's back-and-forth dialogue structure is perfect for understanding tone, attitude, and assertion in language. What makes this song special is not just its iconic status in R&B history, but the story behind it - a tale of rumored rivalries and ultimate professional collaboration that teaches a lesson in both confidence and the complexities of relationships.

[English]

The boy is mine

The boy is mine

The boy is mine

The boy is mine

The boy is mine

Excuse me! Can I please talk to you for a minute?

Uh-huh, sure

You know, you look kinda familiar

Yeah, you do too

But um, I just wanted to know

Do you know somebody named...? You know his name

Oh yeah, definitely, I know his name

Well, I just want to let you that he's mine

Ha-ha, no, no, he's mine!

You need to give it up

Had about enough

It's not hard to see

The boy is mine

I'm sorry that you

Seem to be confused

He belongs to me

The boy is mine

I think it's time we got this straight

Let's sit and talk face to face

There is no way you could mistake

Him for your man, are you insane?

You see, I know that you may be

Just a bit jealous of me

But you're blind if you can't see

That his love is all in me

You see, I tried to hesitate

I didn't wanna say what he told me

He said without me, he couldn't make it

Through the day, ain't that a shame?

But maybe you misunderstood

'Cause I can't see how he could

Wanna change something that's so good

All my love was all it took (the boy is mine)

You need to give it up

Had about enough (enough)

It's not hard to see (oh)

The boy is mine (boy is mine)

I'm sorry that you (sorry that you)

Seem to be confused (confused)

He belongs to me (oh)

The boy is mine

Must you do the things you do?

You keep on acting like a fool

You need to know it's me, not you

And if you didn't know it, girl, it's true

I think that you should realize

And try to understand why

He is a part of my life

I know it's killing you inside

You can say what you wanna say

What we have, you can't take

From the truth, you can't escape

I can tell the real from the fake

When will you get the picture?

You're the past, I'm the future

Get away, it's my time to shine

If you didn't know, the boy is mine, oh (the boy is mine)

You need to give it up

Had about enough (enough)

It's not hard to see (to see)

The boy is mine (the boy is mine)

I'm sorry that you (sorry that you)

Seem to be confused (seem to be confused)

He belongs to me (he belongs to me)

The boy is mine (the boy is mine)

You need to give it up (ooh)

Had about enough (had about enough)

It's not hard to see

The boy is mine (he's mine, he's mine, he's mine, he's mine)

I'm sorry that you (I'm so sorry)

Seem to be confused (you seem to be confused)

He belongs to me (he belongs to me)

The boy is mine

I can't destroy this love I've found

Your silly games, I won't allow

The boy is mine without a doubt

You might as well throw in the towel

What makes you think that he wants you

When I'm the one that brought him to

The special places that's in my heart?

He was my love right from the start

You need to give it up (give it on up)

Had about enough (had about enough)

It's not hard to see (it's not hard to see)

The boy is mine (the boy is mine, oh)

I'm sorry that you (I'm sorry that you)

Seem to be confused (seem to be confused)

He belongs to me (he belongs to me)

The boy is mine (no, no)

You need to give it up (you need to give it up)

Had about enough (about enough)

It's not hard to see (it's not hard to see)

The boy is mine (the boy is mine)

I'm sorry that you (mine, oh)

Seem to be confused (seem to be confused)

He belongs to me (he belongs to me)

The boy is mine (the boy is mine)

You need to give it up (not yours)

Had about enough (but mine, not yours)

It's not hard to see (but mine, not yours)

The boy is mine (but mine)

I'm sorry that you

Seem to be confused

He belongs to me

The boy is mine

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child or young man
mine /maɪn/ A1	pronoun - belonging to or associated with me
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to express thoughts and feelings by speaking noun - a conversation or discussion
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or words by which someone or something is known verb - give a name to
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important noun - a thing that is necessary or wanted
see /siː/ A1	verb - perceive with the eyes; discern visually
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A2	adjective - feeling regret or penitence
fool /fuːl/ B1	noun - a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person verb - to trick or deceive
life /laɪf/ A2	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true
picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ B1	noun - a painting or drawing verb - imagine
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B1	noun - the time that is to come adjective - that will exist or happen in the time to come
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ B2	verb - put an end to the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it
doubt /daʊt/ B2	noun - a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction verb - feel uncertain about

Key Grammar Structures

• He said without me, he couldn't make it

  ➔ Conditional sentences with 'couldn't' indicating ability in the past.

  ➔ 'Couldn’t' is the past tense of 'cannot', expressing inability or impossibility.

• He belongs to me

  ➔ Possessive structure with 'belongs to' indicating ownership.

  ➔ 'Belongs to' is used to show ownership or association.

• He couldn't make it

  ➔ Use of modal verb 'could' + base verb 'make' to express ability in the past.

  ➔ 'Could' functions as a modal verb indicating past ability or possibility.

• He was my love right from the start

  ➔ Past simple tense 'was' used with possessive pronoun 'my' to describe a relationship.

  ➔ 'Was' is the past tense of 'be', used here to indicate a past state or relationship.

• When will you get the picture?

  ➔ Question form with 'will' + subject + base verb to inquire about future action.

  ➔ 'Will' is a modal auxiliary verb used to form questions about future events.

• You need to know it's me

  ➔ Use of 'need to' + base verb to express obligation or necessity.

  ➔ 'Need to' indicates that something is necessary or required.