I'll Never Love Again – English Lyrics

• By: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
• Album: A Star Is Born Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the profound emotions of this powerful ballad to master expressive English vocabulary related to heartbreak and loss. This song is a masterclass in vocal storytelling, making it a perfect tool for learners to understand how music conveys deep, complex human sentiments through dramatic phrasing and melodic swells.

[English]

I WANT TO KNOW

WHAT THIS IS?

YOU HIDING LOVE SONGS?

NO I WOULDN'T SAY I WAS HIDING IT JUST UM

STARTED PUTTING DOWN ON PAPER WHEN WE WERE HOME

I DUNNO IT'S JUST STARTED FALL OUT OF ME I GUESS

AND ON TO THIS PAGE

♪♪♪

♪ WISH I COULD ♪

♪ I COULD HAVE SAID GOODBYE ♪

♪ I WOULD HAVE SAID WHAT I WANTED TO ♪

♪ MAYBE EVEN CRIED FOR YOU ♪

♪ IF I KNEW IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME ♪

♪ I WOULD HAVE BROKE MY HEART IN TWO ♪

♪ TRYIN' TO SAVE A PART OF YOU ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO FEEL ANOTHER TOUCH ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO START ANOTHER FIRE ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO KNOW ANOTHER KISS ♪

♪ NO OTHER NAME FALLING OFF MY LIPS ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO GIVE MY HEART AWAY ♪

♪ TO ANOTHER STRANGER ♪

♪ OR LET ANOTHER DAY BEGIN ♪

♪ WON'T EVEN LET THE SUNLIGHT IN ♪

♪ NO I'LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN ♪

♪ OOOUUU OOOU OOU ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ WHEN WE FIRST MET ♪

♪ I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD FALL ♪

♪ I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I'D FIND MYSELF LYIN' IN YOUR ARMS ♪

♪ MMMM MMMM ♪

♪ AND I WANNA PRETEND THAT IT'S NOT TRUE ♪

♪ OH BABY THAT YOU'RE GONE ♪

♪ CAUSE MY WORLD KEEPS TURNIN' AND TURNIN' AND TURNIN' ♪

♪ AND I'M NOT MOVIN' ON ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO FEEL ANOTHER TOUCH ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO START ANOTHER FIRE ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO KNOW ANOTHER KISS ♪

♪ NO OTHER NAME FALLING OFF MY LIPS ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO GIVE MY HEART AWAY ♪

♪ TO ANOTHER STRANGER ♪

♪ OR LET ANOTHER DAY BEGIN ♪

♪ WON'T EVEN LET THE SUNLIGHT IN ♪

♪ NO I'LL NEVER LOVE ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA KNOW THIS FEELING UNLESS IT'S YOU AND ME ♪

♪ I DON'T WANNA WASTE A MOMENT ♪

♪ HOOOO OUUU ♪

♪ AND I DON'T WANNA GIVE SOMEBODY ELSE THE BETTER PART OF ME ♪

♪ I WOULD RATHER WAIT FOR YOU ♪

♪ HOOOO OUUU ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO FEEL ANOTHER TOUCH ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO START ANOTHER FIRE ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO KNOW ANOTHER KISS ♪

♪ BABY UNLESS THEY ARE YOUR LIPS ♪

♪ DON'T WANT TO GIVE MY HEART AWAY TO ANOTHER STRANGER ♪

♪ OR LET ANOTHER DAY BEGIN ♪

♪ WON'T EVEN LET THE SUNLIGHT IN ♪

♪ OOOO I'LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN ♪

♪ LOVE AGAIN ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN ♪

♪ I'LL NEVER LOVE ♪

♪ AGAIN ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - To feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone); to like or enjoy very much. noun - An intense feeling of deep affection; a great interest and pleasure in something.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system; the central or innermost part of something; the emotional or moral nature of a human being.
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - To experience an emotion or sensation; to perceive by touch. noun - An act of touching or feeling something; a particular quality or atmosphere.
touch /tʌtʃ/ A1	verb - To come into contact with; to affect emotionally. noun - An act of touching someone or something; a small amount.
kiss /kɪs/ A2	verb - To touch with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting. noun - A touch with the lips.
fire /faɪər/ A1	noun - Combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; enthusiasm or passion. verb - To shoot a gun or other weapon; to dismiss (an employee) from a job; to inspire with enthusiasm.
stranger /ˈstreɪndʒər/ A2	noun - A person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar.
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - To move downwards, typically rapidly and freely without support; to experience an unexpected decline (e.g., fall in love). noun - An act of falling or collapsing; the autumn season.
break /breɪk/ A1	verb - To separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain; to fail to observe a law, rule, or code of conduct. noun - A pause in work or during an activity; a gap or opening.
save /seɪv/ A1	verb - To protect from harm or danger; to keep or store (something) for future use.
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ A1	verb - To start (an activity or process).
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - A period of 24 hours, especially from midnight to midnight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - The earth, together with all of its countries and peoples; a particular part or aspect of life or the universe.
move /muːv/ A1	verb - To change position or go from one place to another; to take action. noun - An act of moving; a change of residence.
know /noʊ/ A1	verb - To have information or an understanding of something; to be familiar with (a person, place, or thing).
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - To want something to happen or be true even if it is unlikely or impossible; to express a desire. noun - A desire or hope.
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - To shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow; to shout or make a loud noise. noun - A loud utterance, typically of pain, fear, or excitement; a period of weeping.
lie /laɪ/ B1	verb - (Of a person or animal) to be in or assume a horizontal position on a surface; (of an object) to be situated in a particular place.
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - To behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.
waste /weɪst/ B1	verb - To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose; to fail to make good use of. noun - Material that is not wanted or discarded; an act or instance of wasting.

Key Grammar Structures

• WISH I COULD HAVE SAID GOODBYE

  ➔ Wish + Could have + Past Participle

  ➔ This structure is used to express regret or a strong desire for something to have been different in the past, specifically about an ability or opportunity that was not realized. Here, it conveys regret about not being able to "say goodbye".

• IF I KNEW IT WOULD BE THE LAST TIME

  ➔ Unreal Past Conditional (colloquial usage)

  ➔ While the classic Third Conditional uses 'if + past perfect' for unreal past conditions, colloquially, the past simple "knew" is often used here to express a hypothetical situation in the past that did not occur, implying 'if I had known'.

• DON'T WANT TO FEEL ANOTHER TOUCH

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive (want to + V)

  ➔ This structure is used to express a desire or lack thereof for an action. The verb "want" is followed by the infinitive form of another verb ("to feel").

• NO OTHER NAME FALLING OFF MY LIPS

  ➔ Present Participle Phrase (Adjectival)

  ➔ The phrase "falling off my lips" uses the present participle "falling" to act as an adjective, describing the "name" and indicating an ongoing action or state related to it.

• WON'T EVEN LET THE SUNLIGHT IN

  ➔ Future Simple (Will/Won't for determination/refusal)

  ➔ The use of "won't" (will not) expresses a strong and determined refusal or decision about a future action, highlighting the speaker's firm stance.

• I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD FALL

  ➔ Would for Future in the Past

  ➔ "Would" is used here to describe an action or event that was expected or intended to happen at a future point from a past perspective. The speaker 'never thought' at a past time that they "would fall" later.

• I'D FIND MYSELF LYIN' IN YOUR ARMS

  ➔ Find oneself + Gerund/Present Participle

  ➔ This idiomatic expression means to unexpectedly be in a particular state or situation. "Lyin'" is a colloquial, contracted form of 'lying' (present participle).

• MY WORLD KEEPS TURNIN' AND TURNIN' AND TURNIN'

  ➔ Keep + Gerund

  ➔ The structure 'keep' followed by a gerund (verb ending in -ing) indicates that an action continues or repeats, emphasizing its continuous nature. "Turnin'" is a colloquial form of 'turning'.

• I DON'T WANNA KNOW THIS FEELING UNLESS IT'S YOU AND ME

  ➔ Conditional Conjunction "Unless"

  ➔ "Unless" means 'if not' and introduces a negative condition. It specifies that the main clause will only be true or happen if the condition introduced by "unless" is not met. Here, the speaker doesn't want to experience the feeling if it's not with 'you and me'.