Mama's Boy – English Lyrics

• By: The Young Wild
• Album: Mama's Boy

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

you and i always fight about the same old thing

in the car at the bar by the kitchen sink

you used to say you want me

now we just say sorry

you and i always fight about the same old thing

i should've probably already left

but i never listen to my head

say i'm gonna go can't take it anymore

keys are in my hand got one foot out the door

every time i try every time i try to leave

my heart won't let me

not okay god i hate hate the place we're in

but i forget for a sec when i kiss your lips

i should've probably already left

but i never listen to my head

say i'm gonna go can't take it anymore

keys are in my hand got one foot out the door

every time i try every time i try to leave

my heart won't let me

be the one to quit i know it's gonna hurt

lying to myself will only make it worse

every time i try every time i try to leave

my heart won't let me

my heart won't let me

you used to say you want me

now we just say sorry

why can't i just walk away

say i'm gonna go can't take it anymore

keys are in my hand got one foot out the door

every time i try every time i try to leave

my heart won't let me

be the one to quit i know it's gonna hurt

lying to myself will only make it worse

every time i try every time i try to leave

my heart won't let me

my heart won't let me

my heart won't let me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fight /faɪt/ B1	verb - to engage in a physical or verbal conflict noun - a conflict or battle
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood; the centre of emotions
leave /liːv/ B1	verb - to go away from a place
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to make an attempt
hurt /hɜːrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury adjective - in pain; injured
hate /heɪt/ B1	verb - to feel intense dislike
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - to press one's lips against another person or object
quit /kwɪt/ B2	verb - to stop doing something; to give up
listen /ˈlɪs(ə)n/ A2	verb - to give attention to sound
go /ɡoʊ/ A1	verb - to move from one place to another
keys /kiːz/ A2	noun - objects used to open locks
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of the arm
foot /fʊt/ A1	noun - the lower extremity of the leg
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a movable barrier that allows entry and exit
sorry /ˈsɒri/ A1	adjective - feeling regret or remorse
worse /wɜːrs/ B2	adjective - more bad; of lower quality

Key Grammar Structures

• you and i always fight about the same old thing

  ➔ Simple Present + Adverb of frequency

  ➔ The verb "fight" is in the Simple Present, and the adverb "always" shows a repeated action.

• i should've probably already left

  ➔ Modal verb + perfect infinitive (should have + past participle)

  ➔ The contraction "should've" stands for "should have" + past participle, expressing past regret.

• but i never listen to my head

  ➔ Simple Present negative + adverb of frequency (never)

  ➔ The verb "listen" is in the Simple Present, negated by "never", which stresses that the action does not happen at any time.

• say i'm gonna go can't take it anymore

  ➔ Future intention with "be going to"; negative modal "can't"

  ➔ The phrase "gonna" is the colloquial contraction of "going to", showing a planned future action; "can't" is the negative form of the modal "can".

• keys are in my hand got one foot out the door

  ➔ Present simple of "to be" + past simple (colloquial "got")

  ➔ "are" is the present simple of "to be"; "got" is the past simple used informally to mean "have".

• every time i try every time i try to leave

  ➔ Repetition clause with "every time" + infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "every time" introduces a repeated condition, and "to leave" is the infinitive showing purpose.

• my heart won't let me

  ➔ Future simple with modal "will" (negative contraction "won't")

  ➔ "won't" is the contracted form of "will not", expressing a future refusal: the heart will not allow.

• be the one to quit i know it's gonna hurt

  ➔ Bare infinitive after imperative "be"; infinitive of purpose "to quit"; informal future "gonna"

  ➔ "be" is an imperative followed by the bare infinitive "the one"; "to quit" shows purpose; "gonna" = "going to", a colloquial future.

• lying to myself will only make it worse

  ➔ Gerund as subject + future simple with "will" + adverb of limitation "only"

  ➔ "Lying" (gerund) functions as the subject; "will" forms the future simple "will make"; "only" limits the effect to "make it worse".

• why can't i just walk away

  ➔ Yes‑no question with modal verb "can" (negative) + adverb "just"

  ➔ "can't" is the negative form of the modal "can" forming a yes‑no question; "just" softens the request, meaning "only".