Like It Is – English Lyrics

• By: Kygo, Zara Larsson, Tyga

Lyrics & Translation

'Like It Is' by Kygo, Zara Larsson, and Tyga offers a fantastic opportunity to delve into English through its catchy pop and tropical house rhythms. The song's direct and clear lyrical message about honesty in relationships makes it an accessible and engaging piece for language learners to grasp conversational phrases and emotional expressions within a modern musical context.

[English]

♪ Maybe you should leave this girl alone ♪

♪ But you won't ♪

♪ But you don't ♪

♪ Now delete my number from your phone ♪

♪ But you won't ♪

♪ You gotta go ♪

♪ Oh, line-by-line, gotta spell it right out ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I don't know what you're looking for ♪

♪ But I don't think it's me ♪

♪ I wish I could give you my all ♪

♪ Not caught in make believe ♪

♪ I don't feel how you feel ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ I don't need you to say those words no more ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it, tellin' it ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it, tellin' it ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it, tellin' it ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it, tellin' it ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ Yeah, hol' up, wait a minute, let's make this right ♪

♪ You're the only one thing that I need in my life ♪

♪ And I ain't never met a girl like you before ♪

♪ I could tell you everything if you need to know ♪

♪ We was perfect before and I made mistakes ♪

♪ Told you I was all in, we can raise the stakes ♪

♪ Even though I'm a player, I ain't contemplate ♪

♪ Now you on a vacay, hotel heartbreak ♪

♪ Champagne all day, on me, oh yeah ♪

♪ Miami with your friends, you ain't worried 'bout me ♪

♪ Got a room with a suite, so drunk, lose the key ♪

♪ And I know we ain't over so, the ring, you can keep, ayy ♪

♪ We be right back tomorrow night, yeah ♪

♪ Tomorrow night ♪

♪ It's for life, you know we ride or die, yeah ♪

♪ Ride or die ♪

♪ Single for the night but you still mine ♪

♪ And I'ma chill with this shawty just to kill the time ♪

♪ You know ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it, tellin' it ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it, tellin' it ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it, tellin' it ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it, tellin' it ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it, tellin' it ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it, tellin' it ♪

♪ You got me, you got me ♪

♪ I'm just tellin' it like it is ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
leave /liːv/ A1	verb - to go away from
delete /dɪˈliːt/ B1	verb - to remove or erase
spell /spel/ A2	verb - to write or say the letters of a word in the correct order
looking /ˈlʊkɪŋ/ A1	verb - to search for something
wish /wɪʃ/ B1	verb - to want something to be true or to happen
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - unit of language
right /raɪt/ A1	adjective - correct
need /niːd/ A1	verb - require (something) because it is essential or very important
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman
perfect /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/ B1	adjective - completely free from faults or defects
mistakes /mɪˈsteɪks/ B1	noun - an act or judgment that is misguided or wrong
raise /reɪz/ B1	verb - to lift or move to a higher position
heartbreak /ˈhɑːrtbreɪk/ B2	noun - overwhelming distress
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection

Key Grammar Structures

• Maybe you should leave this girl alone

  ➔ Modal verb "should" for advice/suggestion

  ➔ "Should" is used to give advice or make a suggestion. Here, it suggests the person "leave" the girl alone.

• Now delete my number from your phone

  ➔ Imperative mood (delete)

  ➔ The verb "delete" is in the imperative mood, used to give a direct command or instruction.

• I don't know what you're looking for

  ➔ Indirect Question (what you're looking for)

  ➔ The phrase "what you're looking for" acts as a noun clause and is the object of the verb "know". Note the word order is subject-verb, not question word - verb - subject.

• I wish I could give you my all

  ➔ Second Conditional (unreal/hypothetical situation in the present)

  ➔ The structure "I wish + past simple/could" expresses a wish about a present situation that is unlikely to happen. Here, the speaker wishes they "could give" their all.

• Not caught in make believe

  ➔ Past Participle as Adjective (caught)

  ➔ "Caught" is the past participle of "catch" and acts as an adjective, describing the state of being "not caught".

• I don't feel how you feel

  ➔ Comparison using "how"

  ➔ "How you feel" is a noun clause functioning as the object of the verb "feel". It expresses a comparison of the *way* two people feel.

• Even though I'm a player, I ain't contemplate

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction "Even though" and non-standard grammar ("ain't")

  ➔ "Even though" introduces a subordinate clause expressing contrast. "Ain't" is a colloquial, non-standard contraction of "am not", "is not", or "are not", used here for "did not".

• Single for the night but you still mine

  ➔ Ellipsis (implied "I'm")

  ➔ The full sentence would be "I'm single for the night..." The subject and verb "I'm" are omitted for brevity and rhythm.