Available – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Bieber
• Album: Changes

Lyrics & Translation

Listen to 'Available' to practice contemporary American English colloquialisms related to relationships and availability. The song is special for its relaxed, melodic flow, making it an excellent tool for learning how to express patience and commitment in everyday conversation.

[English]

♪♪♪

♪ OH YES I AM ♪

♪ I'M AVAILABLE ♪

♪ OH FOR YOU I AM ♪

♪ DON'T MEAN TO SOUND DESPERATE ♪

♪ BUT YOU MADE IT LIKE THIS ♪

♪ SAY I'M NUMBER ONE ON YOUR TO DO LIST ♪

♪ I'M AVAILABLE ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪♪♪

♪♪♪

♪ THINKING BOUT YOU IT AIN'T ALWAYS ABOUT ME ♪

♪ DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE IN YOU BEING LONELY ♪

♪ HURRY UP AND GET HERE NOW BUT DON'T SPEAK ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER GET OVER YOU UP UNDER ME ♪

♪ I'M AVAILABLE ♪

♪ OH YES I AM ♪

♪ I'M AVAILABLE ♪

♪ YEAH FOR YOU I AM ♪

♪ DON'T MEAN TO SOUND DESPERATE ♪

♪ BUT YOU MADE IT LIKE THIS ♪

♪ SAY I'M NUMBER ONE ON YOUR TO DO LIST ♪

♪ I'M AVAILABLE ♪

♪ I'M AVAILABLE ♪

♪ NOTHING LIKE YOUR HANDS ON ME ♪

♪ REGRET THE MOMENTS THAT THEY'RE OFF ME, LET IT SINK IN ♪

♪ HEAR ME TALKING DON'T IGNORE ME ♪

♪ I WAS JUST ABOUT TO CALL IT BUT WHAT YOU THINKING ♪

♪ BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU CAN'T GET THIS VISION ON MY HEAD ♪

♪ GOTTA GRIP I'M HOLDING ONTO EVERYTHING YOU SAY ♪

♪ AIN'T MAKING THIS UP JUST TO GET YOU IN MY BED ♪

♪ IF YOU AIN'T LEFT YET YOU CAN GO AHEAD ♪

♪ THINKING ABOUT YOU IT AIN'T ALWAYS ABOUT ME ♪

♪ DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE IN YOU BEING LONELY ♪

♪ HURRY UP AND GET HERE NOW BUT DON'T SPEAK ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER GET OVER YOU UP UNDER ME ♪

♪ I'M AVAILABLE ♪

♪ OH YES I AM ♪

♪ I'M AVAILABLE ♪

♪ YEAH FOR YOU I AM ♪

♪ DON'T MEAN TO SOUND DESPERATE ♪

♪ BUT YOU MADE IT LIKE THIS ♪

♪ SAY I'M NUMBER ONE ON YOUR TO DO LIST ♪

♪ I'M AVAILABLE ♪

♪ I'M AVAILABLE ♪

♪ GOT MY ARMS WIDE OPEN (ARMS WIDE OPEN) ♪

♪ GOT MY ARMS WIDE OPEN (ARMS WIDE OPEN) ♪

♪ I GET FRUSTRATED WHEN YOU'RE BUSY ♪

♪ LATELY IT'S BEEN MORE THAN OFTEN BABY WHAT IS THIS ♪

♪ IT'S LIKE DO YOU EVEN MISS ME ♪

♪ FEELING LESS THAN PRIORITY, YOU GOT ME CONVINCED ♪

♪ CONVINCED I'M THE ONLY ONE, TRIPPING IN MY HEAD ♪

♪ BECAUSE IN REALITY, YOU LIVE IN MY BED ♪

♪ I'M SUPPOSED TO HOLD ON TO EVERYTHING YOU SAID ♪

♪ YES OR NO QUESTION, DON'T LEAVE IT UNREAD ♪

♪ ARE YOU AVAILABLE (NOW) ♪

♪ OH HERE I AM (OH HERE I AM) ♪

♪ ARE YOU AVAILABLE (JUST TELL ME YEAH) ♪

♪ CAUSE FOR YOU I AM (YOU KNOW I AM) ♪

♪ DON'T MEAN TO SOUND DESPERATE ♪

♪ BUT YOU MADE IT LIKE THIS ♪

♪ SAY I'M NUMBER ONE ON YOUR TO DO LIST ♪

♪ ARE YOU AVAILABLE ♪

♪ LIKE I'M AVAILABLE ♪

♪ GOT MY ARMS WIDE OPEN (ARMS WIDE OPEN) ♪

♪ GOT MY ARMS WIDE OPEN (ARMS WIDE OPEN) ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
available /əˈveɪləbl/ B2	adjective - free to see or talk to someone
desperate /ˈdespərət/ B2	adjective - feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
hurry /ˈhʌri/ A2	verb - to move or act with great haste
regret /rɪˈɡret/ B1	verb - to feel sad or disappointed about something
moments /ˈməʊmənts/ A2	noun - very brief periods of time
ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː(r)/ B1	verb - to refuse to take notice of or acknowledge
vision /ˈvɪʒn/ B2	noun - the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom; a mental image
grip /ɡrɪp/ B2	noun - a firm hold or grasp
frustrated /frʌˈstreɪtɪd/ B2	adjective - feeling or expressing distress and annoyance
priority /praɪˈɒrəti/ B2	noun - the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important
convinced /kənˈvɪnst/ B2	adjective - completely certain about something
reality /riˈæləti/ B2	noun - the world or the state of things as they actually exist
supposed /səˈpəʊzd/ B1	verb - to be expected to do something
unread /ʌnˈred/ B2	adjective - not having been read

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't mean to sound desperate

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose / 'Mean to' + verb

  ➔ Using "to sound" to express the intention behind the action.

• But you made it like this

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ The verb "made" indicates a completed action in the past that caused the current situation.

• Thinking bout you it ain't always about me

  ➔ Present Continuous (Participle clause)

  ➔ "Thinking" functions as an introductory participial phrase describing the subject's ongoing mental state.

• I'll never get over you up under me

  ➔ Phrasal verb / Future Simple

  ➔ "Get over" is a phrasal verb meaning to recover from, combined with the modal "'ll" for future intent.

• Regret the moments that they're off me

  ➔ Relative clause

  ➔ "That they're off me" is a relative clause modifying the noun "moments".

• Ain't making this up just to get you in my bed

  ➔ Negative contraction / Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "Ain't" is used for "am not", and "to get" explains the reason for the action.

• Lately it's been more than often

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "It's been" (It has been) indicates a state that started in the past and continues to the present.

• You got me convinced

  ➔ Causative structure (Get + object + past participle)

  ➔ Using "got me convinced" to express that the subject has successfully caused a state of mind in the speaker.