Thinking Bout You – English Lyrics

• By: Ariana Grande
• Album: Dangerous Woman

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the smooth sounds of Ariana Grande's 'Thinking Bout You.' This song is a perfect way to learn conversational English related to emotions and longing, featuring rhythmic phrasing and atmospheric R&B styling that makes language learning feel like a vibe.

[English]

Oh, yeah, yeah

Ah, ah

I've been thinkin' 'bout you

Yeah, I've been missin' you

Where the hell are you

Oh, when I need you?

I could still hear your voice

I ain't got no choice

'Cause I'm here all alone

I know I can't wait 'til you get home

Oh, I don't have you here with me

But, at least I have the memory

I try to make it through the night

But, I can't control my mind

I'm just thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you

I'm just thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you

Got these thoughts in my head

Ain't no way to forget

Got me losin' my breath

Nobody got me the way that you did

Had my eyes rollin' back

Had me archin' my back

Now you love me so good

I wish you would hurry up, and come back

Oh, I don't have you here with me

But, at least I have the memory

I try to make it through the night

But, I can't control my mind

I'm just thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you (about you, baby)

I'm just thinkin' 'bout you ('bout you, ah)

I'm thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you (I'm thinkin' 'bout you)

(I'm thinkin' 'bout you)

I'm just thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you (say you don't, baby)

I'm thinkin' 'bout you ('bout you)

Baby, I don't want no one, no one else

So hurry, 'cause I need some, need some, need some help

And I've been waitin' patient, patiently

'Cause I don't have you here with, here with, here with me

...

But at least I have the memory

...

I'm just thinkin' 'bout you ('bout you)

I'm thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you (I do)

I'm just thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you (thinkin' 'bout you, ooh)

I'm thinkin' 'bout you (oh, yeah)

I'm just thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you

I'm thinkin' 'bout you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
thinking /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to have a conscious mind or thought
missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ A2	verb - to feel sad that a person is not present
choice /tʃɔɪs/ A2	noun - an act of selecting or making a decision
alone /əˈloʊn/ A1	adjective - having no one else present
memory /ˈmɛməri/ A2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores information
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	verb - the power to influence or direct people's behavior
thoughts /θɔːts/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ A1	verb - fail to remember
losin' /ˈluːzɪŋ/ A1	verb - to be deprived of something
breath /brɛθ/ B1	noun - air taken into the lungs
hurry /ˈhɜːri/ A2	verb - to move or act with haste
patiently /ˈpeɪʃəntli/ B1	adverb - in a way that shows tolerance of delays

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been thinkin' 'bout you

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Used to describe an action that started in the past and is still continuing or has just finished with a focus on the duration of "thinkin'."

• Where the hell are you

  ➔ Wh- Questions (Interrogative)

  ➔ The structure places the auxiliary verb "are" before the subject "you" to form an information question.

• I ain't got no choice

  ➔ Double Negative (Colloquial)

  ➔ An informal usage where "ain't got" and "no" reinforce each other to mean "I do not have any choice."

• I know I can't wait 'til you get home

  ➔ Future Time Clauses ('til)

  ➔ The conjunction "'til" (until) introduces a time clause where the present simple ("get") is used to refer to a future event.

• Nobody got me the way that you did

  ➔ Relative Clause / Comparison

  ➔ The phrase "the way that you did" acts as an adverbial clause describing the manner in which the action happened.

• I don't want no one, no one else

  ➔ Indefinite Pronoun with Negative

  ➔ "No one" is an indefinite pronoun used here to emphasize the exclusivity of the desire, reinforced by the negative verb "don't."

• I've been waitin' patient, patiently

  ➔ Adverbs of Manner

  ➔ "Patiently" describes the manner in which the action of "waitin'" is being performed.

• I'm just thinkin' 'bout you

  ➔ Focus Adverb "Just"

  ➔ The adverb "just" is used here to mean "only" or "simply," narrowing the focus of the speaker's thoughts.