Good as You – English Lyrics

• By: Kane Brown
• Album: Experiment

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heartfelt story behind Kane Brown's "Good as You," a song that beautifully blends country and R&B. Learning the lyrics of this song offers a glimpse into expressions of love, admiration, and respect. What makes this song special is its dual dedication – a love letter to Brown's wife and a tribute to the strong women who raised him, making it a powerful and personal piece of music.

[English]

(birds chirping) (leaves rustling)

("Good as You" by Kane Brown)

♪ See the way you're takin' care of your mama ♪

♪ The way you're takin' care of me ♪

♪ The way you light up any room, girl ♪

♪ You're what this world should be ♪

♪ Tomorrow, tonight, the rest of my life ♪

♪ I wanna be the man you want me to be ♪

♪ So startin' right now, girl, tell me everything you need ♪

♪ I just wanna wake up everyday here in this bed ♪

♪ Never leave "I love you" left unsaid ♪

♪ It might take a hundred lifetimes to do ♪

♪ But baby, I just wanna be good as you ♪

♪ Girl, you're more than just the surface ♪

♪ Yeah, you got that heart of gold ♪

♪ So when it comes to lovin' you, baby ♪

♪ No, it will never get old ♪

♪ Tomorrow, tonight, the rest of my life ♪

♪ I wanna be the man you want me to be ♪

♪ So startin' right now, girl, tell me everything you need ♪

♪ I just wanna wake up everyday here in this bed ♪

♪ Never leave "I love you" left unsaid ♪

♪ It might take a hundred lifetimes to do ♪

♪ But baby, I just wanna be good as you ♪

♪ Good as you, baby ♪

♪ I just wanna wake up everyday here in this bed ♪

♪ Never leave "I love you" left unsaid ♪

♪ It might take a hundred lifetimes to do ♪

♪ But baby, I just wanna be good as you ♪

♪ I just wanna wake up everyday here in this bed ♪

♪ Here with you, baby ♪

♪ Never leave "I love you" left unsaid ♪

♪ Never leave it unsaid ♪

♪ It might take a hundred lifetimes to do ♪

♪ A hundred lifetimes now ♪

♪ But baby, I just wanna be good as you ♪

♪ Baby, I just wanna be good as you ♪

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.