Lyrics & Translation
Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Josh Turner's 'Your Man' is a perfect place to start with English. The song's clear, slow-paced lyrics make it easy to follow along and pick up romantic and everyday vocabulary. What makes this song special for learners is its heartfelt and straightforward expression of love, allowing you to connect with the emotion of the language. Plus, Turner's distinct, deep voice makes every word crystal clear, helping you with pronunciation.
[English]
♪♪♪♪ BABY, LOCK THE DOOR AND TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW ♪
♪ AND PUT SOME MUSIC ON THAT'S SOFT AND SLOW ♪
♪ BABY, WE AIN'T GOT NO PLACE TO GO ♪
♪ I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN THINKING 'BOUT THIS ALL DAY LONG ♪
♪ NEVER FELT A FEELING QUITE THIS STRONG ♪
♪ I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH IT TURNS ME ON ♪
♪ JUST TO BE YOUR MAN ♪
♪ THERE'S NO HURRY ♪
♪ DON'T YOU WORRY ♪
♪ WE CAN TAKE OUR TIME ♪
♪ COME A LITTLE CLOSER ♪
♪ LET'S GO OVER ♪
♪ WHAT I HAD IN MIND ♪
♪ BABY, LOCK THE DOOR AND TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW ♪
♪ AND PUT SOME MUSIC ON THAT'S SOFT AND SLOW ♪
♪ BABY, WE AIN'T GOT NO PLACE TO GO ♪
♪ I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN THINKING 'BOUT THIS ALL DAY LONG ♪
♪ NEVER FELT A FEELING QUITE THIS STRONG ♪
♪ I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH IT TURNS ME ON ♪
♪ JUST TO BE YOUR MAN ♪
♪ AIN'T NOBODY ♪
♪ EVER LOVE NOBODY ♪
♪ THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU ♪
♪ WE'RE ALONE NOW ♪
♪ YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'VE WANTED TO ♪
♪ LOCK THE DOOR AND TURN THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW ♪
♪ AND PUT SOME MUSIC ON THAT'S SOFT AND SLOW ♪
♪ BABY, WE AIN'T GOT NO PLACE TO GO ♪
♪ I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN THINKING 'BOUT THIS ALL DAY LONG ♪
♪ NEVER FELT A FEELING THAT WAS QUITE THIS STRONG ♪
♪ I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH IT TURNS ME ON ♪
♪ JUST TO BE YOUR MAN ♪
♪ I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH IT TURNS ME ON ♪
♪ JUST TO BE YOUR MAN ♪
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Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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lock /lɒk/ (UK), /lɑːk/ (US) B1 |
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light /laɪt/ A2 |
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music /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ A2 |
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heart /hɑːt/ B1 |
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feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ A2 |
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strong /strɒŋ/ (UK), /strɔːŋ/ (US) B1 |
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believe /bɪˈliːv/ B1 |
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hurry /ˈhʌr.i/ B2 |
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move /muːv/ A2 |
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time /taɪm/ A1 |
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think /θɪŋk/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Baby, lock the door and turn the lights down low.
➔ Imperative sentence with coordinating conjunction 'and'.
➔ 'lock' and 'turn' are commands telling someone to perform actions.
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I've been thinking 'bout this all day long.
➔ Present perfect continuous tense used to emphasize an ongoing action.
➔ 'I've been thinking' indicates an action started in the past and still continues.
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Never felt a feeling quite this strong.
➔ Use of 'never' with the past participle to express something that has not happened before.
➔ 'Felt' is the past tense of 'feel', used here to describe a personal experience.
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There’s no hurry, don’t you worry.
➔ Contraction of 'there is' and imperative 'don’t you worry'.
➔ 'There’s' (there is) introduces existence, and the phrase 'don’t you worry' is a reassuring command.
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Let's go over what I had in mind.
➔ Use of 'Let's' (let us) for suggestions or proposals; 'what I had in mind' as a fixed expression meaning someone's thoughts or plans.
➔ 'Let's' is a contraction of 'let us', indicating a suggestion; 'what I had in mind' refers to someone's thoughts or intentions.
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Baby, we ain't got no place to go.
➔ Use of the colloquial contraction 'ain't' for 'have not' or 'has not', with double negatives 'no place' for emphasis.
➔ 'Ain't' is a non-standard contraction used in informal speech for 'have not' or 'has not'.
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I hope you understand.
➔ Use of the present simple tense with 'hope' to express a wish or expectation.
➔ 'Hope' is a verb that expresses desire or optimistic expectation about something.