good guys – English Lyrics

• By: LANY
• Album: mama's boy

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into LANY's introspective world with "good guys," a song that captures the complexities of modern relationships and the challenges of expressing genuine feelings. Explore the nuances of the English language as you learn how the song uses simple yet powerful lyrics to convey the universal struggle of unrequited love and the desire to be valued for who you are.

[English]

I wanna call you up

Tell you how I feel

But I might scare you away if

I get too real

So I won't text back

For a couple hours

What I really wanna do is

Bring you flowers

I'm not gonna hold your hand

Ask if you wanna dance

Not gonna take you home, even though

I just wanna give you everything

Show you I'm a Southern gentleman

All I wanna do is let you in

But good guys, good guys never win

I just wanna be the one you call

Anything you need, anything at all

All I wanna do is let you in

But good guys, good guys never win

When you stay out late

And I don't hear back

I always wonder where you've been but

I don't ask

You're the one I want

I don't wanna share

But when you talk about someone else

I act like I don't care

I'm not gonna hold your hand

Ask if you wanna dance

Not gonna take you home, even though

I just wanna give you everything

Show you I'm a Southern gentleman

All I wanna do is let you in

But good guys, good guys never win

I just wanna be the one you call

Anything you need, anything at all

All I wanna do is let you in

But good guys, good guys never win

So I'm gonna play it cool

'Til I know you want me too

So I'm gonna play it cool

'Til I know you want me too

I just wanna give you everything

Show you I'm a Southern gentleman

All I wanna do is let you in

But good guys, good guys never win

I just wanna be the one you call

Anything you need, anything at all

All I wanna do is let you in

But good guys, good guys never win

So I'm gonna play it cool

'Til I know you want me too

So I'm gonna play it cool

'Til I know you want me too

So I'm gonna play it cool

'Til I know you want me too

...

Key Grammar Structures

• But I might scare you away if

  ➔ Modal Verb 'might' (possibility), Phrasal Verb, Conditional Clause

  ➔ The modal verb "might" expresses possibility. "scare you away" is a phrasal verb meaning to make someone leave or be afraid. "if" introduces a conditional clause.

• What I really wanna do is

  ➔ Noun Clause as Subject

  ➔ The entire phrase "What I really wanna do" functions as the subject of the sentence, acting like a noun.

• Ask if you wanna dance

  ➔ Indirect Question (using 'if')

  ➔ "if you wanna dance" is an indirect question, used when asking a 'yes/no' question indirectly. The word order is subject-verb.

• Not gonna take you home, even though

  ➔ Conjunction of Concession ('even though')

  ➔ "even though" introduces a subordinate clause that presents a contrasting or unexpected idea to the main clause.

• I just wanna be the one you call

  ➔ Relative Clause (Omission of Relative Pronoun)

  ➔ "you call" is a relative clause modifying "the one". The relative pronoun (that/who/whom) is omitted because it's the object of the verb "call".

• All I wanna do is let you in

  ➔ Causative Verb 'let' + Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "let" is a causative verb, meaning to allow or permit. It is followed by an object ("you") and then a base form of the verb (implied 'come' or 'enter' with "in" completing the phrasal verb "let in"). "let you in" means to allow you to enter or become close.

• I always wonder where you've been but

  ➔ Indirect Question (with 'where') + Present Perfect

  ➔ "where you've been" is an indirect question, functioning as the object of "wonder". "you've been" (you have been) is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present.

• I act like I don't care

  ➔ 'Act like' + Clause (Comparison/Manner)

  ➔ "act like" is used to describe how someone behaves, suggesting that their behavior gives the impression of something, even if it's not true. It's followed by a clause.

• So I'm gonna play it cool 'Til I know you want me too

  ➔ Time Clause with ''Til' (Until)

  ➔ ''Til' (a shortened form of "until") introduces a time clause, indicating the point in time when the action in the main clause will stop or change.

• I just wanna give you everything

  ➔ Ditransitive Verb ('give')

  ➔ "give" is a ditransitive verb, meaning it takes both a direct object ("everything") and an indirect object ("you"). The indirect object usually precedes the direct object.