Bye Bye Baby – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: Fearless (Taylor's Version)

Lyrics & Translation

This song is an excellent resource for learners of the English language who want to explore emotive storytelling and natural colloquialisms. Through its clear, conversational lyrics, you can practice understanding narrative structure and the nuanced language used to express complex feelings of longing and transition.

[English]

It wasn't just like a movie

The rain didn't soak through my clothes

down to my skin

I'm driving away and I

I guess you could say

This is the last time

I'll drive this way again

Lost in the gray and I

Try to grab at the fray 'cause I

I still love you but I can't

Bye bye

to everything I thought was on my side

Bye bye baby

I want you bad but it's come down to nothing

And all I have is your sympathy

'Cause you took me home

but you just couldn't keep me

Bye bye baby

Bye bye baby

The picture frame is empty

On the dresser, vacant just like me

I see your writing on the dash

Then back to your hesitation

I was so sure of everything

Everything I thought we'd always have

Guess I never doubted it

Then the here and the now floods in

Feels like I'm becoming

A part of your pain

Bye bye

to everything I thought was on my side

Bye bye baby

I want you bad but it's come down to nothing

And all I have is your sympathy

'Cause you took me home

but you just couldn't keep me

Bye bye baby

There's so much that I can't touch

You're all I want but it's not enough this time

And all the pages are just slipping through my hands

And I'm so scared

Of how this ends

Bye bye

to everything I thought was on my side

Bye bye baby

I want you bad but it's come down to nothing

And all I have is your sympathy

'Cause you took me home

but you just couldn't keep me

Bye bye

to everything I thought was on my side

Bye bye baby

I want you bad but it'0s come down to nothing

And all I have is your sympathy

'Cause you took me home

but you just couldn't keep me

Oh, you took me home

I thought you were gonna keep me

Bye bye baby

Bye bye baby

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
soak /soʊk/ B1	verb - to make something extremely wet
fray /freɪ/ C2	noun - a situation of intense activity or conflict; a struggle
sympathy /ˈsɪmpəθi/ B2	noun - understanding between people; feelings of pity or sorrow for someone else's misfortune
vacant /ˈveɪkənt/ B2	adjective - empty; not filled or occupied
hesitation /ˌhezɪˈteɪʃn/ B2	noun - a pause in speech or action; uncertainty
doubt /daʊt/ B1	verb - to feel uncertain about something noun - a feeling of uncertainty
flood /flʌd/ B1	verb - to flow over in great quantities
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
slipping /ˈslɪpɪŋ/ B1	verb - sliding accidentally; losing grip
scared /skerd/ A2	adjective - fearful; frightened