Why You Wanna Fight? – English Lyrics

• By: Bruno Mars
• Album: The Romantic

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of Bruno Mars with "Why You Wanna Fight?", a masterclass in emotional R&B. This track offers a unique opportunity to explore English expressions of vulnerability, remorse, and the art of reconciliation within a relationship. With its poignant lyrics and smooth, minimalist production, you'll uncover how language can convey deep yearning and a heartfelt desire to mend fences, all while enjoying Mars' emotive vocal performance that makes every word resonate.

[English]

Heat. Heat.

Why you want to fight with me, baby?

Wouldn't you rather make love

tonight?

Tell me why you want to fight with me,

baby.

Let me show you I can make

it right.

You want me knocking on the door, crying

in the rain. Baby girl, for you to warm

them face,

I'm begging baby.

I'm begging. Don't go, baby. No, no, no.

I apologize, but you keep coming on.

Ain't surprising

I admit I was wrong.

Stop playing when we come back home. Why

you want to fight with me, babe?

Why you want to fight? Would you ra

tonight?

Tell me why you want to fight with me,

baby.

Why you want to fight? Let me show you.

I can make

it right.

Just run into my arms. Dance to start

again. Girl, I call your mama. Play with

uncle friends. Yes, I will.

But I do it for us cuz enough is enough.

We can work this out. Don't say that

it's true. You may hate me now, but I

never stopped laughing.

We're not going to do Why you want to

fight with me, baby?

Why you want to fight?

What did you rather make

tonight?

Tell me why you want to fight with me,

baby.

Why you want to fight? Let me show you.

I can make

it right.

I can make it right.

I can't stop thinking about you.

I just say about you.

If your heart hurt just like mine, I'll

ask you one more time. Why you want to

fight with me?

Baby,

why you want to fight?

What did you make love?

Sweet love. Sweet love. Sweet love. Wow.

Wow. Wow.

Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow.

>> What a fight.

>> Let me show you. I can make

it right.

I can make it right tonight.

Key Grammar Structures

• Why you want to fight with me, baby?

  ➔ Present Simple in Questions

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple in a question form with 'why' to ask about a habitual or general action. The subject 'you' is inverted with the verb 'want'.

• Wouldn't you rather make love tonight?

  ➔ Past Modal for Hypothetical Situations

  ➔ The use of 'wouldn’t' and 'rather' expresses a hypothetical preference or suggestion. It’s a polite way to propose an alternative.

• I apologize, but you keep coming on.

  ➔ Present Continuous for Ongoing Actions

  ➔ The phrase 'you keep coming on' uses the present continuous to describe an action that is ongoing or repetitive. 'Keep' emphasizes the continuity.

• I admit I was wrong.

  ➔ Past Simple for Completed Actions

  ➔ The past simple 'was wrong' indicates a completed action in the past. It’s used to admit a mistake.

• We can work this out.

  ➔ Modal Verb for Ability

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used to express ability or possibility. Here, it suggests that resolving the issue is possible.

• If your heart hurt just like mine, I'll ask you one more time.

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ The second conditional is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the present or future. 'If' introduces the condition, and 'would' is used in the main clause.