♪ I wish I knew wanted me ♪
00:00
♪ I wish I knew, I wish
I knew you wanted me ♪
00:03
♪ I wish I knew, I wish
I knew you wanted me ♪
00:09
♪ What you, ooh, uh, what you do ♪
00:15
♪ Made a move, coulda made a move ♪
00:17
♪ If I knew I'd be with you ♪
00:20
♪ Is it too late to pursue ♪
00:23
(upbeat music)
00:25
♪ I bite my tongue, it's a bad habit ♪
00:28
♪ Kinda mad that I didn't
take a stab at it ♪
00:34
♪ Thought you were too
good for me, my dear ♪
00:37
♪ Never gave me time of day, my dear ♪
00:40
♪ It's okay, things happen for ♪
00:43
♪ Reasons that I think are sure, yeah ♪
00:45
♪ I wish I knew, I wish
I knew you wanted me ♪
00:49
♪ I wish I knew, I wish
I knew you wanted me ♪
00:54
♪ I wish I knew yeah, I
wish I knew you wanted me ♪
01:00
♪ I wish I knew, I wish
I knew you wanted me ♪
01:06
♪ Say to me, please just say to me ♪
01:13
♪ If this could wind up ♪
01:16
♪ I wish you wouldn't play with me ♪
01:22
♪ I wanna know, oh no ♪
01:27
♪ Can I bite your tongue
like my bad habit ♪
01:36
♪ Would you mind if I tried
to make a pass at it ♪
01:42
♪ Were you not too good for me, my dear ♪
01:45
♪ Funny you come back to me, my dear ♪
01:48
♪ It's okay, things happen for ♪
01:51
♪ Reasons that I can't ignore, yeah ♪
01:53
♪ I wish I knew, I wish
I knew you wanted me ♪
01:57
♪ I wish I knew wish I knew ♪
02:02
♪ I wish I knew you wanted me ♪
02:05
♪ You can't surprise a Gemini ♪
02:08
♪ I'm everywhere, I'm cross-eyed, and ♪
02:11
♪ Now that you're back, I can't decide ♪
02:14
♪ If I decide if you're invited ♪
02:16
♪ You always knew the way to wow me ♪
02:20
♪ Fuck around, get tongue-tied, and ♪
02:22
♪ I turn it on, I make it rowdy ♪
02:25
♪ Then carry on, but I'm not hidin' ♪
02:28
♪ You grabbin' me hard 'cause
you know what you found ♪
02:31
♪ Is biscuits, is gravy, babe ♪
02:37
♪ You can't surprise a Gemini ♪
03:05
♪ But you know it's
biscuits, is gravy, babe ♪
03:10
♪ I knew you'd come back around ♪
03:17
♪ 'Cause you know it's
biscuits, it's gravy, babe ♪
03:21
♪ Let's fuck in the back
of the mall, lose control ♪
03:28
♪ Go stupid, go crazy, babe ♪
03:34
♪ I know I'll be in your
heart 'til the end ♪
03:39
♪ You'll miss me, don't beg me, babe ♪
03:45
(upbeat music)
03:55
Lyrics & Translation
Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Steve Lacy's "Bad Habit" offers a unique opportunity to engage with contemporary English. The song's relatable lyrics about unspoken feelings and missed chances provide a window into modern conversational phrases and emotional expression. Its catchy, genre-fusing melody makes it an enjoyable and memorable way to pick up new vocabulary and understand the nuances of storytelling in song.
[English]
♪ I wish I knew wanted me ♪♪ I wish I knew, I wish I knew you wanted me ♪
♪ I wish I knew, I wish I knew you wanted me ♪
♪ What you, ooh, uh, what you do ♪
♪ Made a move, coulda made a move ♪
♪ If I knew I'd be with you ♪
♪ Is it too late to pursue ♪
(upbeat music)
♪ I bite my tongue, it's a bad habit ♪
♪ Kinda mad that I didn't take a stab at it ♪
♪ Thought you were too good for me, my dear ♪
♪ Never gave me time of day, my dear ♪
♪ It's okay, things happen for ♪
♪ Reasons that I think are sure, yeah ♪
♪ I wish I knew, I wish I knew you wanted me ♪
♪ I wish I knew, I wish I knew you wanted me ♪
♪ I wish I knew yeah, I wish I knew you wanted me ♪
♪ I wish I knew, I wish I knew you wanted me ♪
♪ Say to me, please just say to me ♪
♪ If this could wind up ♪
♪ I wish you wouldn't play with me ♪
♪ I wanna know, oh no ♪
♪ Can I bite your tongue like my bad habit ♪
♪ Would you mind if I tried to make a pass at it ♪
♪ Were you not too good for me, my dear ♪
♪ Funny you come back to me, my dear ♪
♪ It's okay, things happen for ♪
♪ Reasons that I can't ignore, yeah ♪
♪ I wish I knew, I wish I knew you wanted me ♪
♪ I wish I knew wish I knew ♪
♪ I wish I knew you wanted me ♪
♪ You can't surprise a Gemini ♪
♪ I'm everywhere, I'm cross-eyed, and ♪
♪ Now that you're back, I can't decide ♪
♪ If I decide if you're invited ♪
♪ You always knew the way to wow me ♪
♪ Fuck around, get tongue-tied, and ♪
♪ I turn it on, I make it rowdy ♪
♪ Then carry on, but I'm not hidin' ♪
♪ You grabbin' me hard 'cause you know what you found ♪
♪ Is biscuits, is gravy, babe ♪
♪ You can't surprise a Gemini ♪
♪ But you know it's biscuits, is gravy, babe ♪
♪ I knew you'd come back around ♪
♪ 'Cause you know it's biscuits, it's gravy, babe ♪
♪ Let's fuck in the back of the mall, lose control ♪
♪ Go stupid, go crazy, babe ♪
♪ I know I'll be in your heart 'til the end ♪
♪ You'll miss me, don't beg me, babe ♪
(upbeat music)
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