i can translate

you take a shot baby

i'll take a stab

shits about to go down at the language lab

some are 'pour favour'

some are 's'il vous plait'

talk is cheap

baby

anyway

get ready to go

if you're willing or able

you're bound to get run over by my tower of babel

yes i give a warning

from my gift to the gab

all the pretty girls at the language lab

it's always hurry up and wait

you know i can relate

if you've got another language

baby

i can translate

i can translate

i can translate

i can be the kind of

between a dozen heads of state

who would otherwise be trying to kill each other. speaking cantonese just to get my kicks

french is just romanian that's been remixed

come on pretty baby let's jump in the next cab

destination - the language lab

don't just chalk it up to fate

is there too much on your plate

and if you're lost in translation

baby

i can translate

i can translate

i can translate

and when my work is done standing in the way

and you won't have to press '1' for english

there's no need to speak when looking into your eyes

'cos lies in foreign languages are still just lies

this is what i get for my gift of the gab

all the broken hearts at the language lab

you for your linguistic blind date

and if you're looking for some meaning

baby

i can translate

i can translate

i can translate

i can make your mumbo jumbo and your voice co-operate

and your romance is no longer greek to me