Can't Take My Eyes Off You – English Lyrics

• By: Frankie Valli

Lyrics & Translation

This timeless classic is a study in dynamic songwriting, transitioning from a tender ballad to a dramatic, brass-filled explosion of emotion. Learning the English lyrics to 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' will expose you to an enthusiastic and direct vocabulary of love and admiration, giving you phrases for everything from a simple compliment ('You're just too good to be true') to an intense emotional declaration ('I love you, baby!'). Frankie Valli's passionate vocal performance provides an excellent example of mid-20th-century pop vocal delivery.

[English]

You're just too good to be true

Can't take my eyes off you

You'd be like heaven to touch

I wanna hold you so much

At long last love has arrived

And I thank God I'm alive

You're just too good to be true

Can't take my eyes off you

Pardon the way that I stare

There's nothing else to compare

The sight of you leaves me weak

There are no words left to speak

But if you feel like I feel

Please let me know that is real

You're just too good to be true

I can't take my eyes off you

...

I love you baby

And if it's quite all right

I need you baby

To warm the lonely nights

I love you baby

Trust in me when I say

Oh pretty baby

Don't let me down I pray

Oh pretty baby

Now that I've found you stay

And let me love you, baby let me love you

You're just too good to be true

I can't take my eyes off you

You'd be like heaven to touch

I wanna hold you so much

At long last love has arrived

And I thank God I'm alive

You're just too good to be true

Can't take my eyes off you

...

I love you baby

And if it's quite all right

I need you baby

To warm the lonely nights

I love you baby

Trust in me when I say

Oh pretty baby

...

Now that I've found you stay

Oh pretty baby

Trust in me when I say

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - to get hold of something with your hands or fingers
eye /aɪ/ A1	noun - the organ of sight
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to have or keep something in your hand or arms
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep feeling of affection verb - to care deeply about someone
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - to put your hand or another part of your body lightly on something or someone
arrive /əˈraɪv/ A2	verb - to reach a place, especially at the end of a journey
compare /kəmˈpɛr/ A2	verb - to examine the similarities or differences between things
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ A2	noun - the place where God and the gods live, and where good people go when they die
pardon /ˈpɑːrdən/ B1	verb - to forgive someone for a mistake or offense
stare /stɛər/ B1	verb - to look at someone or something for a long time, usually without blinking
sight /saɪt/ B1	noun - the ability to see
warm /wɔːrm/ B1	adjective - slightly hot verb - to make or become warm
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
pretty /ˈprɪti/ B1	adjective - attractive in a delicate way
weak /wiːk/ B1	adjective - lacking physical strength or energy

Key Grammar Structures

• You're just too good to be true

  ➔ Too...to construction

  ➔ The word "too" shows an excessive degree, and it is followed by "to" + infinitive to express an impossible result.

• I wanna hold you so much

  ➔ Informal contraction "wanna" = want to

  ➔ "wanna" is a colloquial shortening of "want to" used in spoken English.

• At long last love has arrived

  ➔ Present perfect (has arrived)

  ➔ "has arrived" is in the present perfect, indicating a recent event with relevance to the present moment.

• I thank God I'm alive

  ➔ Contraction "I'm" = I am

  ➔ "I'm" is the contracted form of "I am", frequently used in spoken and informal written English.

• Pardon the way that I stare

  ➔ Relative clause introduced by "that"

  ➔ The word "that" introduces a defining relative clause "that I stare", giving more information about "the way".

• There are no words left to speak

  ➔ Existential construction "there are" + negative + "left to" + infinitive

  ➔ The phrase "there are" states existence; "no words" is the negative subject, and "left to speak" uses "left" + infinitive to indicate something remaining to be done.

• If you feel like I feel

  ➔ Conditional clause with "if" + comparative "like"

  ➔ "If" introduces a condition; "like" is used as a comparative meaning "similar to".

• Let me love you

  ➔ Imperative with "let" + object + bare infinitive

  ➔ "Let" is used as a polite request or permission, followed by the object "me" and the bare infinitive "love".

• Now that I've found you stay

  ➔ "Now that" causal subordinate clause + present perfect

  ➔ "Now that" introduces a cause (the fact that I have found you), and "I've found" is in the present perfect, showing a completed action relevant to the present.