Better Man Than Me – English Lyrics

• By: Marshmello, Hudson Westbrook

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the unique blend of country storytelling and electronic beats in 'Better Man Than Me.' This collaboration between Marshmello and Hudson Westbrook offers a fresh sound and a modern take on a classic country theme of love and letting go. It's a great song to explore how contemporary artists are pushing the boundaries of genre while still telling a relatable story.

[English]

[CLOCK TICKING]

I DON'T KNOW, MAN. I THINK I JUST NEED TO SWITCH IT UP THIS ONE TIME [ECHOING].

♪♪♪

♪ WELL YOU'VE TURNED INTO A LESSON TO LEARN ♪

♪ TO A BRIDGE I SHOULD BURN ♪

♪ BUT BURNING IT DOWN IS MORE YOUR THING ♪

♪ YOU GAVE ME TOO MANY CHANCES ♪

♪ MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS ♪

♪ MORE NIGHTS SPENT ALONE IN THE RAIN ♪

♪ YOU CALL MY PHONE I LET IT RING ♪

♪ I LET IT RING UNTIL IT'S WRONG ♪

♪ WRONG AS IT IS I SPEND THE NIGHT ♪

♪ YOU END UP CRYING THEN I'M GONE ♪

♪ IF I'M SO PREDICTABLE THEN WHY WOULD YOU STAY? ♪

♪ YEAH WRAP ME UP, THROW ME AWAY ♪

♪ GIRL BREAK MY HEART ♪

♪ JUST LET IT BLEED ♪

♪ YOU SHOULD'VE KNOWN ♪

♪ WE'D NEVER BE ♪

♪ IT'S COMMON SENSE ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO LEAVE ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO FIND SOMEBODY ELSE ♪

♪ GIRL FINALLY ♪

♪ GO FIND A BETTER MAN THAN ME ♪

♪ GO FIND A BETTER MAN THAN ME ♪

♪ I LED YOU ON, I LET YOU DREAM ♪

♪ I LET YOU DREAM AND THAT AIN'T RIGHT ♪

♪ KNEW RIGHT AWAY THE GAMES I PLAYED ♪

♪ THE CALLING NAMES AND PICKING FIGHTS ♪

♪ IT'S SO ADDICTIVE YOU'RE SO HARD TO PUT DOWN ♪

♪ TIRED OF WONDERING WHEN, JUST DO IT NOW ♪

♪ GIRL BREAK MY HEART ♪

♪ JUST LET IT BLEED ♪

♪ YOU SHOULD'VE KNOWN ♪

♪ WE'D NEVER BE ♪

♪ IT'S COMMON SENSE ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO LEAVE ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO FIND SOMEBODY ELSE ♪

♪ GIRL FINALLY ♪

♪ GO FIND A BETTER MAN THAN ME ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A BETTER MAN THAN ME ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A BETTER MAN THAN ME ♪

♪ GIRL BREAK MY HEART ♪

♪ JUST LET IT BLEED ♪

♪ YOU SHOULD'VE KNOWN ♪

♪ WE'D NEVER BE ♪

♪ IT'S COMMON SENSE ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO LEAVE ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO FIND SOMEBODY ELSE ♪

♪ GIRL FINALLY ♪

♪ GO FIND A BETTER MAN THAN ME ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A BETTER MAN THAN ME ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A ♪

♪ GO FIND A BETTER MAN THAN ME ♪

[RINGING]

HELLO?

YOU GOOD?

♪ YO, YOU GOOD? ♪

[CLOCK TICKING]

[OVER SPEAKERS] ♪ GIRL BREAK MY HEART ♪

♪ JUST LET IT BLEED ♪

♪ YOU SHOULD'VE KNOWN ♪

♪ WE'D NEVER BE ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to destroy with fire
chance /tʃæns/ A1	noun - an opportunity
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
dream /driːm/ A1	noun - a series of thoughts or images experienced during sleep verb - to experience dreams
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - to discover or locate
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to depart from a place
lesson /ˈlesən/ A1	noun - something learned
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period between sunset and sunrise
predictable /prɪˈdɪktəbəl/ B1	adjective - able to be predicted
ring /rɪŋ/ A1	verb - to produce a sound
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A1	adjective - feeling a need to rest
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ A2	verb - to think about uncertainly
wrong /rɒŋ/ A1	adjective - not correct
bleed /bliːd/ A2	verb - to lose blood
sense /sɛns/ A2	noun - a feeling or understanding
addictive /əˈdɪktɪv/ B1	adjective - causing addiction

Key Grammar Structures

• IF I'M SO PREDICTABLE THEN WHY WOULD YOU STAY?

  ➔ Conditional clause using 'IF' with a hypothetical main clause containing 'WOULD'.

  ➔ This line uses a 'IF' clause to set a condition and a main clause with 'WOULD' to express a hypothetical outcome, i.e. 'If ... then would ...'.

• I LED YOU ON, I LET YOU DREAM

  ➔ Past simple narration with irregular verbs 'LED' and 'LET'; parallel structure.

  ➔ Two short past-tense clauses share the same subject, using irregular past forms 'LED' and 'LET'.

• I LET YOU DREAM AND THAT AIN'T RIGHT

  ➔ Causative 'let' + bare infinitive; informal 'ain't' for 'is not'.

  ➔ The line uses 'let' to allow someone to do something and the informal 'ain't' for emphasis.

• IT'S TIME TO LEAVE

  ➔ Impersonal 'It' with 'time to' + base verb; idiomatic expression.

  ➔ A fixed expression using 'It's time to' to signal a decision or change.

• IT'S TIME TO FIND SOMEBODY ELSE

  ➔ Same fixed expression 'it's time to' + infinitive; object 'somebody else'.

  ➔ Continuation of the fixed pattern signaling a change; 'somebody else' indicates replacement.

• GIRL FINALLY GO FIND A BETTER MAN THAN ME

  ➔ Go + bare infinitive after 'go' (informal) implying future purpose; ellipsis of 'to'.

  ➔ Informal structure where 'go' is followed directly by a base verb to express future action; 'to' is omitted.

• YOU SHOULD'VE KNOWN WE'D NEVER BE

  ➔ Modal perfect 'should've' (should have) + past 'we'd' (we would) + bare infinitive ellipsis.

  ➔ Use of 'should've' (should have) to indicate expectation not met; 'we'd' = 'we would' with ellipsis.

• GIRL BREAK MY HEART JUST LET IT BLEED

  ➔ Imperative 'break' + causative 'let' + bare infinitive 'bleed'; parallel imperative phrases.

  ➔ Imperative mood in 'BREAK' and a causative 'LET' construction with 'BLEED'.

• YOU END UP CRYING THEN I'M GONE

  ➔ Phrasal verb 'end up' + gerund 'crying'; simple future contraction 'I'm gone'.

  ➔ End up + -ing shows result of progression; 'I'm gone' is a contracted form indicating state after departure.

• YOU CALL MY PHONE I LET IT RING

  ➔ Simple present actions; repeated past/present tense sequence; parallel structure.

  ➔ Two clauses in simple present; describes habitual or repeated actions and a sequence.