Cold In LA – English Lyrics

• By: Why Don't We

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Why Don't We's 'Cold In LA' offers a great opportunity to pick up conversational English phrases related to emotions and relationships. The song's direct and repetitive lyrics make it easy to follow along and understand the story of longing and the desire for connection, all within a catchy pop melody.

[English]

I'm a little bit shy

I'm a little bit right on time

And I know that you don't operate the same

Are you feeling alright?

'Cause I really can't tell sometimes

I wanna know what's going on inside your brain

Just come a little bit closer

'Cause I don't know if I know you yet

Yet there seems to be something new everyday

Why do I really wanna hold you?

Why do I want you so bad?

Yeah, you're beautiful

But something's in my way

Yeah, we started with a good night

Then it turned to day

Never thought that we would

Ever say the things we say

To each other but we're

Here, just staring face to face

Why don't you just stay with me?

Don't walk away

'Cause it's cold in LA

Every time that you leave me behind

Just stay at my place

'Cause I can tell by the way

You're lookin' at me, you'll be fine

Is your body talking?

'Cause you don't know what to say

Do you do this often?

Is it all just a game to you, I'm wondering

Never seen this sort of thing

Am I the only one you came to see?

Yeah, we started with a good night

Then it turned to day

Never thought that we would

Ever say the things we say

To each other but we're

Here, just staring face to face

Why don't you just stay with me?

Don't walk away

'Cause it's cold in LA

Every time that you leave me behind

Just stay at my place

'Cause I can tell by the way

You're lookin' at me, you'll be fine

(I, I, I, I, I, I) You'll be fine either way

(I, I, I) But I wish you'd stay

No, no, no

Yeah, it started with a good night

Then it turned to day

Never thought that we would

Ever say the things we say

To each other but we're

Here, just staring face to face

Why don't you just stay with me?

Don't walk away

'Cause it's cold in LA

Every time that you leave me behind

Just stay at my place (stay at my place, oh)

'Cause I can tell by the way

You're lookin' at me, you'll be fine (fine)

You'll be fine either way

'Cause it's cold in LA

Every time that you leave me behind

You'll be fine either way

Just stay at my place

'Cause I can tell by the way

Oh, I wish you'd stay

You lookin' at me, you'd be fine

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shy /ʃaɪ/ A1	adjective - nervous or anxious in social situations
operate /ˈɒpəreɪt/ B1	verb - to work or function in a particular way
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
closer /ˈkləʊsər/ A2	adjective - nearer in distance or relationship
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfʊl/ A1	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
staring /ˈsteərɪŋ/ A2	verb - to look fixedly or vacantly
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
cold /kəʊld/ A1	adjective - low in temperature
wondering /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/ A2	verb - to think about something curiously or uncertainly
game /ɡeɪm/ A1	noun - an activity with rules for entertainment or competition
brain /breɪn/ A1	noun - the organ inside the head responsible for thought
hold /həʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or carry something
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or location
fine /faɪn/ A1	adjective - satisfactory or acceptable
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method, style, or manner of doing something

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm a little bit shy, I'm a little bit right on time

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'be' for temporary states

  ➔ The phrase uses 'I'm' (contraction of 'I am') to describe temporary feelings or states, not permanent traits.

• Are you feeling alright?

  ➔ Present continuous for current emotions

  ➔ 'Are you feeling' uses the present continuous to ask about an emotion happening now.

• Why do I really wanna hold you?

  ➔ Emphatic 'do' in questions for emphasis

  ➔ The word 'do' is added to emphasize the strength of the question.

• Yeah, you're beautiful, but something's in my way

  ➔ Contrastive conjunction 'but'

  ➔ 'But' is used to introduce a contrast between two ideas.

• Why don't you just stay with me?

  ➔ Negative suggestion with 'why don't'

  ➔ 'Why don't' is a polite way to suggest an action negatively.

• 'Cause it's cold in LA

  ➔ Informal contraction 'cause'

  ➔ 'Cause is a shortened, informal version of 'because'.

• You'll be fine either way

  ➔ Future simple with 'will' for prediction

  ➔ 'You'll be fine' uses 'will' to predict a future outcome.

• I wish you'd stay

  ➔ First conditional with 'wish' for unreal situations

  ➔ 'I wish you'd stay' expresses a desire for a different reality using the first conditional structure.