la – English Lyrics

• By: Kelsea Ballerini
• Album: kelsea

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotions of Kelsea Ballerini's "la" and discover how this country-pop track beautifully captures the universal experience of conflicting feelings towards a place or situation. Through its honest lyrics and Ballerini's expressive vocals, you can explore themes of identity, vulnerability, and the search for belonging, making it a perfect song to connect with authentic storytelling in English.

[English]

(gentle guitar music)

♪ I've got a love and hate relationship with LA ♪

♪ Off the plane, paint my face in the car ♪

♪ Park my heart at the valet ♪

♪ I watch the sun sink down over Santa Monica Boulevard ♪

♪ When I'm lonely and I'm missing home ♪

♪ But other times, I feel like my blood is running Cali ♪

♪ I've got some famous friends that I could call ♪

♪ But I don't know if I'm cool enough ♪

♪ And what's worse than spending time alone ♪

♪ Is one of them not picking up ♪

♪ It's hard to grow and time to go ♪

♪ But some days, I wanna stay ♪

♪ I've got a love and hate relationship with LA ♪

♪ I've got a love and hate relationship with LA ♪

♪ I wonder if I'll get invited to the party ♪

♪ I wonder if I'll get invited to the party ♪

♪ Yeah, and if I do, will I go ♪

♪ If I go, will I know somebody ♪

♪ Will I even know somebody ♪

♪ I'm on my third glass of wine trying to find conversation ♪

♪ In a room with bigger names ♪

♪ But other days, I'm looking up the real estate ♪

♪ Confetti's falling, friends are calling, saw me on the TV ♪

♪ But if I let down my hair in the ocean air ♪

♪ Will Tennessee be mad at me ♪

♪ Yeah, I know it ain't a one-way road ♪

♪ But sometimes, it feels that way ♪

♪ I've got a love and hate relationship with LA ♪

♪ I've got a love and hate relationship with LA ♪

♪ Yeah, ooh ♪

♪ Yeah, ooh ♪

♪ Sometimes, it feels like it's all real ♪

♪ But nothing here is as it seems ♪

♪ I ask myself does it feed my soul or my anxiety ♪

♪ Carpet's red, ego's fed ♪

♪ But it's myself that I have to face ♪

♪ I've got a love and hate relationship with LA ♪

♪ I've got a love and hate relationship with LA ♪

♪ Yeah, ooh ♪

♪ I've got a love and hate relationship with LA ♪

♪ LA ♪ ♪ Yeah, ooh ♪

♪ I've got a love and hate relationship with LA ♪

♪ LA ♪ ♪ Yeah, ooh ♪

♪ I've got a love and hate relationship with LA ♪

♪ LA ♪ ♪ Yeah, ooh ♪

♪ I've got a love and hate relationship with LA, LA ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection and care for someone or something. verb - to feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone, or to like something very much.
hate /heɪt/ A2	noun - intense dislike or aversion. verb - to feel intense dislike for.
relationship /rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/ B1	noun - the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected.
paint /peɪnt/ A2	verb - to apply color to a surface, often for decoration or protection; to apply makeup to one's face.
valet /ˈvæleɪ/ B2	noun - a person employed to park cars for patrons at a hotel, restaurant, etc.
sink /sɪŋk/ B1	verb - to go down below the surface of something, especially water; to decline or fall slowly.
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company.
blood /blʌd/ A2	noun - the red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
pick up /pɪk ˈʌp/ B1	verb - to answer a telephone call.
grow /ɡroʊ/ A1	verb - to increase in size, amount, or intensity; to develop or mature.
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ A2	verb - to ask oneself questions or to be curious about something.
invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ A2	verb - to ask someone to come to an event or go to a place.
conversation /ˌkɒnvərˈseɪʃən/ A2	noun - talk between two or more people in which thoughts, feelings, and ideas are exchanged.
real estate /ˈriːəl ɪˈsteɪt/ B2	noun - property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources.
confetti /kənˈfɛti/ B2	noun - small pieces of colored paper, typically thrown over a bride and groom or at a celebration.
soul /soʊl/ B1	noun - the spiritual or nonphysical part of a person, often regarded as immortal.
anxiety /æŋˈzaɪəti/ B2	noun - a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an event or something with an uncertain outcome.
ego /ˈiːɡoʊ/ B2	noun - a person's sense of self-esteem or self-importance.
feed /fiːd/ A2	verb - to give food to; to provide or supply something, especially in a way that nourishes or maintains.
face /feɪs/ B1	verb - to confront and deal with a difficult situation or person; to be positioned with the front towards something.