I Want Crazy – English Lyrics

• By: Hunter Hayes
• Album: Hunter Hayes (Encore)

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the passion of the English language through Hunter Hayes' "I Want Crazy." This song is a fantastic way to learn vocabulary related to love and emotions, expressing a desire for something more than just 'good enough.' What makes this song special for learners is its clear, narrative-driven lyrics about love and distance, and a catchy chorus that's easy to sing along to, helping you to practice pronunciation and rhythm in a fun and engaging way.

[English]

I'm bookin' myself a one-way flight

I gotta see the color in your eyes

And tellin' myself I'm gonna be alright

Without you, baby, it's a waste of time

Yeah, our first date, girl, the seasons changed

It got washed away in a summer rain

You can't undo a fall like this

'Cause love don't know what distance is

Yeah, I know that's crazy

But I don't want good, and I don't want good enough

I want can't sleep, can't breathe without your love

Front porch and one more kiss

It doesn't make sense to anybody else

Who cares if you're all I think about?

I've searched the world and I know now

It ain't right if you ain't lost your mind

Yeah, I don't want easy, I want crazy

Are you with me, baby? Let's be crazy

Well, I don't wanna be scared

Don't wanna know why

Wanna feel good, don't have to be right

The world makes all kinds of rules for love

I say you gotta let it do what it does

I don't want just another hug and a kiss goodnight

Catchin' up calls and a date, sometimes

I love that we're rebels and we still believe

We're the kind of crazy people wish that they could be

And I know we're crazy, yeah

But I don't want good, and I don't want good enough

I want can't sleep, can't breathe without your love

Front porch and one more kiss

It doesn't make sense to anybody else

Who cares if you're all I think about?

I've searched the world and I know now

It ain't right if you ain't lost your mind

Yeah, I don't want easy, I want crazy

Are you with me, baby? Let's be crazy

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na

No, I don't want good, and I don't want good enough

I want can't sleep, can't breathe without your love

Front porch and one more kiss

It doesn't make sense to anybody else

Who cares if you're all I think about?

I've searched the world and I know now

It ain't right if you ain't lost your mind

Yeah, I don't want easy, I want crazy

Yeah, look at us baby

Tonight the midnight rules are breakin'

There's no such thing as wild enough

Maybe we just think too much

Who needs to play it safe in love

Let's be crazy

Who cares if we're crazy?

We gotta be crazy

I know that we're crazy

So let's be crazy

Key Grammar Structures

• I don't want good, and I don't want good enough

  ➔ Double negative for emphasis

  ➔ The line uses two negatives ("don't want good" and "don't want good enough") to emphasize the speaker's rejection of mediocrity in love, showing that he wants something extraordinary rather than just acceptable.

• I gotta see the color in your eyes

  ➔ Modal verb of necessity (gotta)

  ➔ "Gotta" is an informal contraction of "got to" which functions as a modal verb expressing necessity or obligation, similar to "must" or "have to". In this line, "I gotta see" means "I must see" or "I have to see".

• I've searched the world and I know now

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The line uses the present perfect tense "I've searched" (I have searched) to indicate an action that started in the past and continues to have relevance in the present. It suggests that the speaker's search has been completed recently and has led to his current realization.

• Let's be crazy

  ➔ Imperative mood for suggestions

  ➔ "Let's" (let us) is used to make a suggestion or proposal that includes both the speaker and the listener. The imperative mood "be crazy" functions as the action being proposed. This structure is commonly used for inclusive suggestions or invitations.

• It ain't right if you ain't lost your mind

  ➔ Conditional structure

  ➔ This line uses a conditional structure with "if" to establish a relationship between two clauses. The main clause "It ain't right" depends on the condition "if you ain't lost your mind". Note that "ain't" is an informal contraction for "is not" or "has not".

• We're the kind of crazy people wish that they could be

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted pronoun

  ➔ This line contains a relative clause "(that) people wish that they could be" where the relative pronoun "that" or "who" has been omitted. The full form would be "We're the kind of crazy people that/who people wish that they could be." This omission is common in informal English.

• Who cares if you're all I think about?

  ➔ Ellipsis in questions

  ➔ This question uses ellipsis by omitting words that would be present in a more formal construction. The complete form might be "Who cares if you're all that I think about?" The word "that" has been omitted, which is common in informal spoken English.

• It doesn't make sense to anybody else

  ➔ Indefinite pronoun with negative verb

  ➔ This line uses the indefinite pronoun "anybody" with a negative verb "doesn't" to express a complete negative meaning. In English, "anybody" (or anyone, anything, etc.) is typically used with negative verbs rather than "nobody" with a positive verb, though both constructions are grammatically correct.