Good as You – English Lyrics

• By: Kane Brown
• Album: Experiment

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into Kane Brown's "Good as You," a song that beautifully blends heartfelt sentiment with accessible language, making it an excellent choice for English learners. Through its relatable themes of love and admiration, you can explore common vocabulary related to relationships and personal aspirations. The song's clear vocals and engaging narrative offer a unique opportunity to understand conversational English in a country music context, encouraging you to connect with its emotional depth and lyrical simplicity.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
care /kɛər/ A2	verb - to look after or be concerned about
light /laɪt/ A2	noun - something that makes things visible or bright verb - to make bright with light adjective - not dark or not heavy
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - a deep feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
good /ɡʊd/ A2	adjective - morally right or beneficial
want /wɑnt/ A2	verb - to desire or wish for something
never /ˈnɛvər/ A2	adverb - at no time
time /taɪm/ A2	noun - the ongoing sequence of events
life /laɪf/ B1	noun - the existence of being alive
man /mæn/ A2	noun - adult male human
world /wɜrld/ B1	noun - the planet or universe
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A2	noun - a very young child
whole /hoʊl/ B2	adjective - entire or complete

Key Grammar Structures

• The way you're takin' care of your mama

  ➔ Present continuous tense, indicating ongoing actions.

  ➔ The phrase 'tak in'' is a colloquial contraction of 'taking in', indicating the ongoing action of caring.

• I'd wanna be the man you want me to be

  ➔ Use of modal 'would' with 'wanna' (want to) for expressing desire or hypothetical situations.

  ➔ 'wanna' is a colloquial form of 'want to', used here in a conditional or expressive manner.

• Never leave 'I love you' left unsaid

  ➔ Use of the passive voice 'left unsaid' to emphasize the action of not speaking.

  ➔ 'left unsaid' is a passive construction meaning that something was not spoken or expressed.

• It might take a hundred lifetimes to do

  ➔ Use of 'might' to express possibility and 'to do' as an infinitive of purpose.

  ➔ 'might' expresses uncertainty or possibility about the action, and 'to do' indicates the purpose or goal.

• Baby, I just wanna be good as you

  ➔ Use of 'wanna' (want to) in a comparative structure 'be good as you'.

  ➔ 'be good as you' is a comparison indicating striving to match or emulate someone.