Gotta Have You – English Lyrics

• By: The Weepies
• Album: Say I Am You

Lyrics & Translation

This heartfelt indie-folk gem offers a perfect entry point into the lyrical beauty of English music. Through its simple yet profound words, you can explore expressions of deep emotional need and connection. The song's clear vocals and relatable theme make it an ideal choice for understanding conversational English and emotional vocabulary in a musical context.

[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
gray /ɡreɪ/ A1	adjective - of a color between black and white; lacking brightness
tired /ˈtaɪərd/ A1	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary
mean /miːn/ A2	adjective - unkind, spiteful, or unfair
worried /ˈwɜːrid/ A2	adjective - anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs used for seeing
fire /ˈfaɪər/ A1	noun - a process of combustion that produces heat and light
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
amount /əˈmaʊnt/ A2	noun - a quantity of something
coffee /ˈkɔːfi/ A1	noun - a drink made from roasted coffee beans
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
whiskey /ˈwɪski/ A2	noun - a type of strong alcoholic drink made from grain
wine /waɪn/ A1	noun - an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
spring /sprɪŋ/ A1	noun - the season after winter and before summer
hearts /hɑːrts/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body
ears /ɪrz/ A1	noun - the organ of hearing
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn
warm /wɔːrm/ A1	adjective - having or producing a comfortably high temperature
arms /ɑːrmz/ A1	noun - the upper limbs of the human body

Key Grammar Structures

• No amount of coffee

  ➔ Quantifiers

  ➔ The phrase "No amount of coffee" uses a quantifier to express that no quantity of coffee is sufficient.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Oh, such a primadonna

  ➔ Exclamatory Sentences

  ➔ The phrase "Oh, such a primadonna" is an exclamatory sentence expressing strong emotion or surprise.

• 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.