Don't You Want a Man Like Me – English Lyrics

• By: Blue Stew
• Album: Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Blue Stew's bluesy charm with "Don't You Want a Man Like Me." This song offers a fun and engaging way to explore the nuances of blues music while enjoying a lighthearted take on love and self-confidence. Discover the playful lyrics and catchy rhythm that make this track a memorable experience.

[English]

She wanted the sunshine

so I brought home the rain

She tries to understand me

as I drive her insane

She wants tender moments

I bring her bad news

I'm forever bringing home the blues

I turn out the lights

just to curse the dark

She knows that I love her

But I still break her heart

Why I do the things I do

Man, I wish I knew

I'm forever bringing home the blues

Bringing home the blues

I'm bringing home just for you

You wanted the blue sky

I've got bad news

I'm bringing home the blues

She knows I am irresponsible

Yet she still wants me around

She ain't gonna get no peace till' I am buried in the ground

Than, If you love me today

Oh, one will put the blame on me

I'm bringing home the blues

bringing home the blues

I'm bringing it home just for you

She want the sunshine

I bring bad news

I'm forever bringing home the blues

She looks for the rainbow

But it's nowhere inside

There is no romance in the stars

They are just holes in the night

When the clouds they are all gone

and the sky turns to blue

I''ll be forever bringing home the blues

bringing home the blues...

I am bringing it home just for you

She wants the blue sky

I got bad news

I am forever bringing home the blues

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire for
bring /brɪŋ/ A1	verb - to take or carry someone or something to a place
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human being
rain /reɪn/ A2	noun - water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere
tender /ˈtendər/ B1	adjective - gentle and loving
news /nuːz/ A2	noun - newly received or noteworthy information
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - of poor quality or a low standard
blues /bluːz/ B1	noun - a feeling of sadness or depression
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
curse /kɜːrs/ B2	verb - utter offensive words in anger or annoyance
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	noun - the absence of light
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
irresponsible /ˌɪrɪˈspɒnsəbl/ B2	adjective - not showing a proper sense of responsibility
peace /piːs/ A2	noun - freedom from disturbance; tranquility.
buried /ˈberiːd/ B1	verb - placed or hidden underground.
blame /bleɪm/ B2	noun - responsibility for a fault or wrong
rainbow /ˈreɪnboʊ/ A2	noun - a multicolored arc in the sky caused by refraction and dispersion of light in raindrops.
romance /roʊˈmæns/ B2	noun - a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love
clouds /klaʊdz/ A1	noun - a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere

Key Grammar Structures

• She wanted the sunshine, so I brought home the rain

  ➔ Past Simple Tense; conjunction 'so' indicating consequence.

  ➔ Both clauses are in the simple past, describing completed actions in the past. "So" connects the cause ('she wanted sunshine') to the effect ('I brought home the rain').

• She tries to understand me as I drive her insane

  ➔ Present Simple Tense; conjunction 'as' meaning 'while'.

  ➔ Both clauses use the present simple, describing habitual or ongoing actions. "As" indicates that the two actions happen simultaneously: she tries to understand me while I drive her insane.

• Why I do the things I do, Man, I wish I knew

  ➔ Embedded question; 'wish' + Past Simple (unreal past).

  ➔ "Why I do the things I do" is an embedded question acting as the object of "knew". "I wish I knew" uses the past simple "knew" to express a desire about the present - a wish for something to be different now.

• She ain't gonna get no peace till' I am buried in the ground

  ➔ Double negative; future with 'gonna'; time clause with 'till'.

  ➔ "Ain't gonna get no peace" is a double negative (though common in informal speech, it is grammatically incorrect). "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to". "Till" introduces a time clause, indicating the duration until which she will not get peace.

• Than, If you love me today, Oh, one will put the blame on me

  ➔ Conditional sentence (mixed type). The usage of "than" is incorrect; it should be "then". Likely an error in the lyrics.

  ➔ This appears to be a mixed conditional sentence. It's unusual and potentially ungrammatical due to the error with 'than/then'. Assuming it *should* be 'then', it suggests a possible future consequence (someone putting the blame on me) if the condition (you loving me today) is met. However the conditional structure is quite broken.