An Easier Affair – English Lyrics

• By: George Michael

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Here comes one for the ladies

For the ones who love me

To think I thought I could be some kind of family man

I told myself I was straight

But I shouldn’t have worried

‘Cos my Maker had a better plan for me

And I’m dancing with the freaks now

I'm havin’, I’m havin’ so much fun

What you sow is what you reap now

I’ll do my dance with everyone

I’ve been getting too much Sun

（Yes I’m dancin’ with the freaks now）

We’re havin’, we’re havin’ too much fun for them

Look who’s talking Guilty feet now…

Well let me tell you people

It’s an easier affair

Not living my life with other people on my mind

No, got nothing to hide from anyone

Yes, I’m walking on new air

Just living my life

Better believe I'm gonna get what’s mine

See I don’t have the time

For the haters

And all the time that I wasted

How careless of me

Too young and stupid to see

I put my life in their hands

（Gonna look for Cupid, man）

Oh, and I know that they want me to hate them

There’s no hurry

I’ll just have to be the bigger man

Dancin’ with the freaks now

I’m havin’, I’m havin’ so much fun

What you sow is what you reap now

I’ll do my dance with everyone

I’ve been getting too much Sun

If I turn the other cheek now

Would that be, would that be too much fun for them?

Look who’s talking

Guilty feet now…

Well let me tell you people

It’s an easier affair

Not livin’ my life with other people on my mind

No, got nothing to hide from anyone

‘Cos I’m walking on new air

Just living my life

Better believe I’m gonna get what’s mine

See I don’t have the time for the haters

Don’t let them tell you who you are is not enough

Don’t let them tell you that it’s wrong

Or that you won’t find love

Don’t let them use my life to put your future down

Don’t let them tell you that happiness can’t be found

For my life

Take it to the streets

There are stories you can keep

They’re just passing you by

Don’t let them tell you who you are is not enough

Don’t let them tell you that it’s wrong

Or that you won’t find love

Don’t let them use my life to put your future down

Don’t let them tell you that happiness can’t be found

Key Grammar Structures

• To think I thought I could be some kind of family man

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The phrase 'To think' is used to express surprise or reflection, acting as an infinitive of purpose.

• I told myself I was straight

  ➔ Past simple with 'was'

  ➔ The past simple tense with 'was' is used to describe a completed action in the past.

• ‘Cos my Maker had a better plan for me

  ➔ Contraction ('Cos)

  ➔ The contraction 'Cos' is short for 'because', commonly used in informal speech.

• I’m havin’, I’m havin’ so much fun

  ➔ Present continuous with contraction

  ➔ The present continuous tense with contractions ('I’m havin’) is used to describe an action happening now.

• What you sow is what you reap now

  ➔ Present simple in a proverb

  ➔ The present simple tense is used in proverbs to express general truths.

• Don’t let them tell you who you are is not enough

  ➔ Subjunctive mood

  ➔ The subjunctive mood is used in 'Don’t let them tell you' to express a wish or command.

• I’ve been getting too much Sun

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The present perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• Would that be, would that be too much fun for them?

  ➔ Indirect question with 'would'

  ➔ The indirect question with 'would' is used to ask politely or hypothetically.