"What It Takes" песня 2008-го года, записанная канадским исполнителем Adam Gregory для альбома "Crazy Days".

Текст песни Adam Gregory - What It Takes с транскрипцией

What makes you hurt?
[ˈwɒt ˈmeɪks ju hɜːt]
 
What makes you smile?
[ˈwɒt ˈmeɪks ju smaɪl]
 
Or calms your nerves?
[ɔː kɑːmz jə nɜːvz]
 
What drives you wild?
[ˈwɒt draɪvz ju waɪld]
 
I wanna know,
[ˈaɪ ˈwɒnə nəʊ]
 
I wanna understand,
[ˈaɪ ˈwɒnə ˌʌndəˈstænd]
 
What it takes to be your man?
[ˈwɒt ɪt teɪks tə bi jə mæn]
 
What's your favorite color?
[wɒts jə ˈfeɪvərət ˈkʌlər]
 
What's your favorite song?
[wɒts jə ˈfeɪvərət sɒŋ]
 
If I sang it to you would you sing along?
[ɪf ˈaɪ sæŋ ɪt tə ju wʊd ju sɪŋ əˈlɒŋ]
 
I need to know,
[ˈaɪ niːd tə nəʊ]
 
I gotta understand,
[ˈaɪ ˈɡɒtə ˌʌndəˈstænd]
 
What it takes to be your man?
[ˈwɒt ɪt teɪks tə bi jə mæn]
 
What you want?
[ˈwɒt ju wɒnt]
 
What you need?
[ˈwɒt ju niːd]
 
Baby tell me everything,
[ˈbeɪbi tel miː ˈevrɪθɪŋ]
 
There ain't nothing I don't wanna know,
[ðər eɪnt ˈnʌθɪŋ ˈaɪ dəʊnt ˈwɒnə nəʊ]
 
'Cause all I want, all I need is just you here with me,
[kɔːz ɔːl ˈaɪ wɒnt, ɔːl ˈaɪ niːd z dʒəst ju hɪə wɪð miː]
 
Baby let me know so that I can be what it takes to be your man
[ˈbeɪbi let miː nəʊ ˈsəʊ ðət ˈaɪ kən bi ˈwɒt ɪt teɪks tə bi jə mæn]
 
What makes you cuss?
[ˈwɒt ˈmeɪks ju kʌs]
 
When do you pray?
[wen də ju preɪ]
 
Is your Daddy your hero?
[ɪz jə ˈdædi jə ˈhɪərəʊ]
 
What would your Momma say 'bout what I need to know,
[ˈwɒt wʊd jə ˈmɑːmə ˈseɪ baʊt ˈwɒt ˈaɪ niːd tə nəʊ]
 
I need to understand,
[ˈaɪ niːd tu ˌʌndəˈstænd]
 
What it takes to be your man?
[ˈwɒt ɪt teɪks tə bi jə mæn]
 
What you want?
[ˈwɒt ju wɒnt]
 
What you need?
[ˈwɒt ju niːd]
 
Baby tell me everything,
[ˈbeɪbi tel miː ˈevrɪθɪŋ]
 
There ain't nothing I don't wanna know,
[ðər eɪnt ˈnʌθɪŋ ˈaɪ dəʊnt ˈwɒnə nəʊ]
 
'Cause all I want, all I need is just you here with me,
[kɔːz ɔːl ˈaɪ wɒnt, ɔːl ˈaɪ niːd z dʒəst ju hɪə wɪð miː]
 
Baby let me know so that I can be what it takes to be your man.
[ˈbeɪbi let miː nəʊ ˈsəʊ ðət ˈaɪ kən bi ˈwɒt ɪt teɪks tə bi jə mæn]
 
What you want?
[ˈwɒt ju wɒnt]
 
What you need?
[ˈwɒt ju niːd]
 
Baby tell me everything,
[ˈbeɪbi tel miː ˈevrɪθɪŋ]
 
There ain't nothing I don't wanna know,
[ðər eɪnt ˈnʌθɪŋ ˈaɪ dəʊnt ˈwɒnə nəʊ]
 
'Cause all I want, all I need is just you here with me,
[kɔːz ɔːl ˈaɪ wɒnt, ɔːl ˈaɪ niːd z dʒəst ju hɪə wɪð miː]
 
Baby let me know so that I can be what it takes to be your man.
[ˈbeɪbi let miː nəʊ ˈsəʊ ðət ˈaɪ kən bi ˈwɒt ɪt teɪks tə bi jə mæn]
 
What it takes to be your man?
[ˈwɒt ɪt teɪks tə bi jə mæn]

Перевод незнакомых слов
 
hurt – [hɜ:t] – страдать
calm – [kɑ:m] – успокаивать
drive wild – [draɪv waɪld] – вывести из себя, привести в бешенство
what it takes – [wɒt ɪt teɪks] – всё что требуется
favorite – [feɪvərət] – любимый
sing along – [sɪŋ əˈlɒŋ] – подпевать
sing (sang) – [sɪŋ (sæŋ)] – петь
cuss – [kʌs] – ругаться
pray – [preɪ] – молиться