That's What a Girl Wants – English Lyrics

• By: Fun Squad

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I run it, no lyin', I do it so stylish

Yeah that's, that's, that's, that's, that's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

Yah, that's what a girl wants

I work hard, I play hard, I'm pretty and I'm smart

Yeah that's, that's, that's, that's, that's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

Talkin' all crazy, who you think you're talkin' to?

I just do my own thing, no I don't pay no attention to

you

You, you

Used to let your words hit me like sticks and stones

Now I duck and roll

I brush it off, no it don't get to me no more, no

You can't ruin my good mood

'Cause I don't want that drama, hey

I run it, no lyin', I do it so stylish

Yeah that's, that's, that's, that's, that's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

Yah, that's what a girl wants

I work hard, I play hard, I'm pretty and I'm smart

Yeah that's, that's, that's, that's, that's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

Started from the bottom where I came from

Yeah, look at the glow up

Now I'm on my own wave, do whatever I wanna

Do, do

Used to let your words hit me like sticks and stones

Now I duck and roll

I brush it off, no it don't get to me no more, no

You can't ruin my good mood

'Cause I don't want that drama, hey

I run it, no lyin', I do it so stylish

Yeah that's, that's, that's, that's, that's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

Yah, that's what a girl wants

I work hard, I play hard, I'm pretty and I'm smart

Yeah that's, that's, that's, that's, that's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

Listen up, ladies, sometimes you're gonna get knocked down

People might even try to tell you what you can't do

But I'm here to tell you this

You have more than enough inside

to rise up and be the champion you are

Here we go! I run it, no lyin', I do it so stylish

Yeah that's, that's, that's, that's, that's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

Yah, that's what a girl wants

I work hard, I play hard, I'm pretty and I'm smart

Yeah that's, that's, that's, that's, that's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

That's what a girl wants

That's what a girl... that's, that's what a girl wants

Key Grammar Structures

• I run it, no lyin', I do it so stylish

  ➔ Simple Present

  ➔ The verbs "run" and "do" are in the simple present to describe habitual actions.

• I work hard, I play hard, I'm pretty and I'm smart

  ➔ Simple Present (Parallel structure)

  ➔ Each clause uses the simple present; the repeated pattern creates a parallel structure.

• Used to let your words hit me like sticks and stones

  ➔ Used to + infinitive (past habit)

  ➔ "Used to" expresses a habit that existed in the past but no longer does.

• Now I duck and roll

  ➔ Simple Present with adverb "now" (change)

  ➔ "Now" signals that the present action is a new response.

• I brush it off, no it don't get to me no more

  ➔ Negative Present Simple (do not) – colloquial "don't" with third‑person singular

  ➔ "don't" is the negative auxiliary for "do"; here it is used informally with "it" (third‑person singular).

• I don't want that drama, hey

  ➔ Negative Simple Present (do not + verb)

  ➔ "don't" (= do not) negates the verb "want" in the simple present.

• I'm here to tell you this

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to + verb)

  ➔ "to tell" is an infinitive that expresses the purpose of "I'm here".

• You have more than enough inside to rise up and be the champion you are

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose + coordination (to + verb and + verb)

  ➔ "to rise up" and "be the champion" are two coordinated infinitives showing purpose.

• Now I'm on my own wave, do whatever I wanna

  ➔ Imperative + informal "wanna" (want to)

  ➔ "do" is an imperative verb; "wanna" is the colloquial contraction of "want to".

• Started from the bottom where I came from

  ➔ Simple Past (regular) + relative clause

  ➔ "Started" is the simple past form of "start"; "where I came from" is a relative clause modifying "the bottom".