Tonight's The Night – English Lyrics

• By: Blackstreet, SWV, Craig Mack

Lyrics & Translation

Discover Blackstreet's classic hit, 'Tonight's The Night,' featuring SWV and Craig Mack, and learn about the language of love and commitment through its heartfelt lyrics. This song, a blend of R&B and hip-hop, showcases a renewed dedication in a relationship, offering listeners a chance to explore themes of destiny, devotion, and starting anew.

[English]

You know baby

Tonight's the night (Tonight's the night)

I know I've been promising you everything in the world

Tonight's the night, tonight's the night

But tonight's the night, tonight's the night, tonight's the night

Me and you, me and you

Tonight's the night

Your understanding is what brought us this far

Never demanding although you gave your heart

You made it easy baby for me to reveal all the love I have inside

Just how I really feel

So many lovers

And yeah I've had big fun

But none of the others took my heart

My playing days are done 'cause I'm ready baby

I never been this sure

You are the one I adore, I'm gonna love you more starting tonight

Let's make tonight the night (we make up)

Let's make tonight the night (baby let's fall in love again)

Let's make tonight the night (tonight's gonna be the night)

Let's make tonight the night

I have decided the moment that we met

You were invited, baby

I could never let you get away

I'm so glad you're staying giving me all the love I need

Making me feel the heat

Boy, it's been my dream,

It's been my dream for you to love only me yeah

Everything I want

Everything I need

Can't you see it? Destiny

Oh, let's make it tonight

Let's make tonight the night (let's make up)

Let's make tonight the night (in the beginning)

Let's make tonight the night (all the deeper love yeah)

Let's make tonight the night (to every little thing I wanted baby baby)

Tonight's the night, tonight's the night

You're everything I want (everything I want)

Tonight's the night, tonight's the night

Can't you see it? Destiny

Oh yeah

Let's make tonight the night (tonight's the night baby)

Let's make tonight the night

Dance with you, yes I do

Let's make tonight the night

Let's make tonight the night

Tonight's the night, tonight's the night, tonight's the night, tonight's the night, tonight's the night.

Let's make tonight the night

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - to tell someone that you will certainly do something noun - a statement telling someone that you will certainly do something
reveal /rɪˈviːl/ B1	verb - to make known or show something that was previously secret or unknown
adore /əˈdɔːr/ B2	verb - to love and respect someone very much
destiny /ˈdestɪni/ B2	noun - what will happen to a particular person or thing in the future
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - to know the meaning of something
demand /dɪˈmɑːnd/ A2	verb - to strongly request something noun - a strong request for something
easy /ˈiːzi/ A1	adjective - not difficult
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience a sensation or emotion
ready /ˈrɛdi/ A1	adjective - prepared or available for use
sure /ʃʊr/ A1	adjective - certain or confident about something
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to care for someone very much noun - a deep feeling of care and affection
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce something
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a particular place or condition
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential or very important noun - something that is required because it is essential or very important
dance /dɑːns/ A1	verb - to move the body and feet to music noun - a series of movements that match the rhythm and tempo of music

Key Grammar Structures

• You know baby, Tonight's the night (Tonight's the night)

  ➔ Present tense with future implication

  ➔ The phrase 'Tonight's the night' uses the present tense to emphasize a future event, creating anticipation.

• I know I've been promising you everything in the world

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ 'I've been promising' indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Your understanding is what brought us this far

  ➔ Present simple with 'is what' structure

  ➔ The structure 'is what' is used to emphasize the cause or reason for something.

• Never demanding although you gave your heart

  ➔ Present participle with 'although'

  ➔ The phrase 'although you gave' contrasts the main clause with a concession, showing a contradictory idea.

• I never been this sure

  ➔ Present perfect with 'never'

  ➔ 'Never been' emphasizes the absence of an action up to the present moment.

• Let's make tonight the night (we make up)

  ➔ Present subjunctive with 'let's'

  ➔ 'Let's make' is a suggestion or invitation using the subjunctive mood to express a desire.

• Can't you see it? Destiny

  ➔ Tag question with modal verb

  ➔ The tag question 'Can't you see it?' seeks confirmation or agreement using a modal verb.

• Tonight's the night, tonight's the night, tonight's the night, tonight's the night, tonight's the night.

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis

  ➔ The repetition of 'Tonight's the night' emphasizes its importance and creates a rhythmic effect.