I Like Me Better – English Lyrics

• By: Lauv
• Album: I met you when I was 18.

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Lauv's "I Like Me Better," a perfect song for English learners. Its clear, relatable lyrics tell a heartwarming story of young love and self-discovery. You can pick up everyday romantic expressions and idioms, and the song's consistent, catchy rhythm makes it easy to follow along, improving your listening and comprehension skills while enjoying a truly uplifting tune.

[English]

To be young and in love in New York City (In New York City)

To not know who I am, but still know that I'm good long as you're here with me

To be drunk and in love in New York City (In New York City)

Midnight into morning coffee

Burning through the hours talking

Damn, I like me better when I'm with you

I like me better when I'm with you

I knew from the first time

I'd stay for a long time 'cause

I like me better when

I like me better when I'm with you

...

I don't know what it is, but I got that feeling (got that feeling)

Wakin' up in this bed next to you

Swear the room, yeah, got no ceiling

If we lay, let the day just pass us by

I might get to too much talking

I might have to tell you somethin'

(Damn)

I like me better when I'm with you

I like me better when I'm with you

I knew from the first time

I'd stay for a long time 'cause

I like me better when

I like me better when I'm with you

...

Stay awhile, stay awhile

Stay here with me

Stay awhile, stay awhile, oh

Stay awhile, stay awhile

Stay here with me

Lay here with me

Eh-eh, eh-eh, oh

I like me better when I'm with you (yes I do, yes I do babe)

I like me better when I'm with you (oh no)

I knew from the first time

I'd stay for a long time 'cause

I like me better when

I like me better when I'm with you

(I like me, I like me)

(Look who you made me, made me, oh no)

(I like me better when)

I'm with you

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - having lived or existed for only a short time
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - of high quality or a high standard
drunk /drʌŋk/ B1	adjective - affected by alcohol to the extent of impaired physical and mental control
midnight /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ A2	noun - twelve o'clock at night
morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ A1	noun - the period of time between sunrise and noon
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ B1	verb - to produce flames and heat
hours /ˈaʊərz/ A1	noun - a period of time equal to sixty minutes
talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to express thoughts and feelings in spoken language
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
waking /ˈweɪkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to cease to sleep; get out of bed
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleep or rest
room /ruːm/ A1	noun - a space within a building, enclosed by walls
ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - the upper interior surface of a room
lay /leɪ/ A2	verb - to put something down gently or carefully
pass /pæs/ A2	verb - to go past or move in front of
tell /tel/ A1	verb - to communicate information to someone
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place

Key Grammar Structures

• To be young and in love in New York City

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose (reduced relative clause)

  ➔ The phrase "To be young and in love" functions as a reduced relative clause, expressing the purpose or state of being in New York City. It means 'a place where you can be young and in love.' The full form would be something like "(A place) Where one can be young..."

• To not know who I am, but still know that I'm good long as you're here with me

  ➔ Noun Clause (who I am), conjunction 'but', Subordinating Conjunction 'as long as'

  ➔ "Who I am" is a noun clause acting as the object of "know". "But" connects two contrasting ideas. "As long as" introduces a condition: I'm good *only if* you're here with me.

• Damn, I like me better when I'm with you

  ➔ Comparative Adverb (better), Subordinating Conjunction 'when'

  ➔ "Better" is the comparative form of the adverb "well", modifying "like". "When I'm with you" is an adverbial clause of time, indicating *the circumstances* under which the speaker likes themselves more.

• I knew from the first time I'd stay for a long time 'cause

  ➔ Past Tense (knew), Conditional (I'd stay), Abbreviation ('cause)

  ➔ "Knew" is the simple past of "know". "I'd stay" is a contraction of "I would stay", indicating a future action from a past perspective, a *conditional* statement. "'Cause" is a colloquial abbreviation of "because".

• I don't know what it is, but I got that feeling

  ➔ Noun Clause as object (what it is), conjunction 'but', Past Tense (got)

  ➔ "What it is" is a noun clause serving as the direct object of "know". It represents an unspecified thing. "Got" is the past tense of "get", indicating the speaker *received* or *experienced* the feeling.

• Wakin' up in this bed next to you

  ➔ Present Participle as adjective (Wakin')

  ➔ "Wakin'" is a shortened form of "waking", which acts as an adjective describing the action of waking up. It sets the scene for the following statements.

• If we lay, let the day just pass us by

  ➔ Imperative Mood (let), Conditional Clause (If we lay)

  ➔ "Let the day just pass us by" is in the imperative mood, expressing a suggestion or wish. "If we lay" sets the condition: *provided that* we lay down, let the day pass us by.

• I might get to too much talking

  ➔ Modal verb (might), too + adjective + noun

  ➔ "Might" expresses possibility or uncertainty. "Too much talking" means an excessive amount of talking, potentially more than is desirable or comfortable.