Gotta Have You – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Gray, quiet and tired and mean
Picking at a worried seam
I try to make you mad at me
Over the phone
Red eyes and fire and signs
I'm taken by a nursery rhyme
I want to make a ray of sunshine
And never leave home
No amount of coffee
No amount of crying
No amount of whiskey
No amount of wine
No, no, no, no, no
Nothing else will do
I've gotta have you
I've gotta have you
...
The road gets cold
There's no spring
In the meadow this year
I'm the new chicken
Clucking open hearts and ears
Oh, such a primadonna
Sorry for myself
But green, it is also summer
And I won't be warm
'Til I'm lying in your arms
No amount of coffee
No amount of crying
No amount of whiskey
No amount of wine
No, no, no, no, no
Nothing else will do
I've gotta have you
I've gotta have you
...
I see it all through a telescope
Guitar, suitcase, and a warm coat
Lying in the back of the blue boat
Humming a tune
Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm
...
No amount of coffee
No amount of crying
No amount of whiskey
No wine
No, no, no, no, no
Nothing else will do
I've gotta have you
I've gotta have...
No amount of coffee
No amount of crying
No amount of whiskey
No amount of wine
No, no, no, no, no
Nothing else will do
I've gotta have you
I've gotta have you
I've gotta have you
Gotta have you
I've gotta have you
...
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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gray /ɡreɪ/ A1 |
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tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A1 |
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mean /miːn/ A2 |
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worried /ˈwɜːrid/ A2 |
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eyes /aɪz/ A1 |
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fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1 |
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home /hoʊm/ A1 |
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amount /əˈmaʊnt/ A2 |
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coffee /ˈkɔːfi/ A1 |
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crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A1 |
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whiskey /ˈwɪski/ A2 |
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wine /waɪn/ A1 |
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cold /koʊld/ A1 |
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spring /sprɪŋ/ A1 |
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hearts /hɑːrts/ A1 |
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ears /ɪrz/ A1 |
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summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1 |
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warm /wɔːrm/ A1 |
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arms /ɑːrmz/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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No amount of coffee
➔ Quantifiers
➔ The phrase "No amount of coffee" uses a quantifier to express that no quantity of coffee is sufficient.
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I've gotta have you
➔ Present Perfect
➔ The phrase "I've gotta have you" uses the present perfect to indicate a strong desire that has existed up to the present.
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I'm taken by a nursery rhyme
➔ Passive Voice
➔ The phrase "I'm taken by a nursery rhyme" uses the passive voice to indicate that the subject is affected by the nursery rhyme.
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There's no spring in the meadow this year
➔ Existential 'there'
➔ The phrase "There's no spring in the meadow this year" uses the existential 'there' to indicate the existence or non-existence of something.
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Lying in the back of the blue boat
➔ Present Participle
➔ The phrase "Lying in the back of the blue boat" uses the present participle to describe an ongoing action.
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Oh, such a primadonna
➔ Exclamatory Sentences
➔ The phrase "Oh, such a primadonna" is an exclamatory sentence expressing strong emotion or surprise.
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Nothing else will do
➔ Future Simple
➔ The phrase "Nothing else will do" uses the future simple to express a definitive statement about what is required.