One Life – English Lyrics

• By: Justin Bieber
• Album: Journals

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'One Life' by Justin Bieber to practice conversational English focused on themes of positivity and motivation. This song is a great way to learn common idioms about time and living in the moment while enjoying a catchy, upbeat melody.

[English]

So girl

You just be honest with me

I know we can make this work

I love you

I know that you afraid, babe

But you don't need to be saved, babe

You just need someone who understands

And I think I need the same, babe

Show me where you at, let's keep it honest

Home is where you at and that's a promise

Open up and never keep it from us

Nothing left between us, baby, nothing

Tell me what you want, let's keep it gangsta

Tell me who created you, I'd thank her

Open up and never keep it from us

Nothing left between us, baby

Hopefully you'll give me a chance

All I want is love and romance

I wanna give it all, give it all to you

I wanna dream what you dream

Go where you're going

I only have one life

And I only wanna live it with you

I wanna sleep where you sleep

Connect with your soul

The only thing I want in life

I only wanna live it with you

Oh yeah, oh yeah

I only wanna live it with you, oh

Only wanna live it with you

Tell me what you want, I can't believe it

I know that if we make it, there's a reason

Sometimes the sun shines, baby

Sometimes it ain't breezy

I hope that maybe this time may be different

I told you I'mma make it, that commitment, oh

Yeah, you took your shot and didn't miss it

Ain't nothing more attractive than ambition

Hopefully you'll give me a chance

All I want is love and romance

I wanna give it all, give it all to you

I wanna dream what you dream

Go where you're going

I only have one life

And I only wanna live it with you

I wanna sleep where you sleep

Connect with your soul

The only thing I want in life

I only wanna live it with you

Oh yeah, oh yeah

I only wanna live it with you

...

Only wanna live it with you

If I came to your crib, would you open the door?

I don't wanna go down that road no more

Said you wanted it bad, but girl I wanted it more

You're the only one I wanna be with, yeah, yeah

I wanna dream what you dream

Go where you're going

I only have one life

And I only wanna live it with you

I wanna sleep where you sleep

Connect with your soul

The only thing I want in life

I only wanna live it with you

Oh yeah, oh yeah

I only wanna live it with you, ooh

Only wanna live it with you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
honest /ˈɒnɪst/ A2	adjective - Free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A1	adjective - Feeling fear or anxiety; frightened
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	noun - A declaration that one will do something specified
romance /rəʊˈmæns/ B1	noun - A feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love
connect /kəˈnekt/ A2	verb - To bring together or into contact so that a link is established
soul /səʊl/ B2	noun - The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/ B2	noun - The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause or activity
attractive /əˈtræktɪv/ B1	adjective - Pleasing or appealing to the senses
ambition /æmˈbɪʃn/ B2	noun - A strong desire to do or to achieve something
breezy /ˈbriːzi/ C1	adjective - Pleasantly windy
hopefully /ˈhəʊpfəli/ B2	adverb - It is to be hoped that
gangsta /ˈɡæŋstə/ C2	adjective - Relating to or characteristic of gangsters or street culture
crib /krɪb/ B2	noun - Slang for one's home or place of residence
dream /driːm/ A1	verb - To experience images and stories during sleep
reason /ˈriːzn/ A2	noun - A cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event

Key Grammar Structures

• But you don't need to be saved, babe

  ➔ Passive Voice (Infinitive)

  ➔ The structure "to be" + past participle expresses an action done to the subject.

• Tell me who created you, I'd thank her

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical)

  ➔ Uses "would" + verb to describe a hypothetical result in the present.

• Hopefully you'll give me a chance

  ➔ Future Simple (Prediction)

  ➔ Uses "will" to express a hopeful expectation about the future.

• I wanna dream what you dream

  ➔ Relative Clause (Noun Clause)

  ➔ "what you dream" acts as the object of the verb "dream".

• I don't wanna go down that road no more

  ➔ Double Negative (Colloquialism)

  ➔ Using "don't" and "no more" together for emphasis in informal English.

• I know that if we make it, there's a reason

  ➔ First Conditional

  ➔ Uses "if" + present tense to talk about a real future possibility.

• Ain't nothing more attractive than ambition

  ➔ Comparative Adjective Structure

  ➔ "more [adjective] than" is used to compare two things.

• You're the only one I wanna be with

  ➔ Relative Clause with omitted relative pronoun

  ➔ The relative pronoun "whom" or "that" is implied after "one".