Long Day – English Lyrics

• By: Matchbox Twenty
• Album: Yourself or Someone Like You

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful way to connect with its culture and emotion, and Matchbox Twenty's "Long Day" offers a compelling entry point into English. The song's raw and honest lyrics about personal struggles are expressed with a straightforward vocabulary that is both accessible and deeply moving. By exploring the themes of introspection and the complexities of relationships in "Long Day," you can learn to articulate nuanced feelings in English, all while being carried by a classic '90s rock anthem.

[English]

It's sitting by the overcoat

The second shelf, the note she wrote

That I can't bring myself to throw away

And also, reach, she said, for no one else but you

'Cause you won't turn away

When someone else is gone

I'm sorry 'bout the attitude

I need to give when I'm with you

But no one else would take this shit from me

And I'm so terrified of no one else but me

I'm here all the time

I won't go away

Yeah, it's me, yeah, well, I can't get myself to go away

Hey, it's me, and I can't get myself to go away

Oh God, I shouldn't feel this way now

Reach down your hand in your pocket

Pull out some hope for me

It's been a long day, always, ain't that right?

But no, Lord, your hand won't stop it

Just keep you trembling

It's been a long day, always, ain't that right?

Well, I'm surprised if you'd believe

In anything that comes from me

I didn't hear from you or from someone else

And you're so set in life, man, a pisser they're waiting

Too damn bad you get so far so fast

So what? So long

So reach down your hand in your pocket

Pull out some hope for me

It's been a long day, always, ain't that right?

But no, Lord, your hand won't stop it

Just keep you trembling

It's been a long day, always, ain't that right?

Oh, ain't that right?

It's me, yeah, well, I can't get myself to go away

Hey, well, it's me, yeah, well, I can't get myself to go away

Oh God, I shouldn't feel this way now

Reach down your hand in your pocket

Pull out some hope for me

It's been a long day, always, ain't that right?

But no, Lord, your hand won't stop it

Just keep you trembling

It's been a long day, always, ain't that right?

Yeah, reach down your hand in your pocket

Well, reach down your hand right now

It's been a long day, always, ain't that right?

Reach down your hand in your pocket

Well, reach down your hand right now

It's been a long day, always, ain't that right?

Oh, ain't that right?

Well, ain't that right, right, right on, child?

Right, right, right on, right, right on, child (child), oh

So come on

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
overcoat /ˈoʊvərkoʊt/ B2	noun - a heavy coat worn over clothes in cold weather
attitude /ˈætɪtuːd/ B1	noun - a settled way of thinking or feeling
terrified /ˈtɛrɪfaɪd/ B1	adjective - extremely frightened
trembling /ˈtrɛmbəlɪŋ/ B2	verb - shaking involuntarily (from fear, cold, etc.)
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation for a positive outcome
surprised /sərˈpraɪzd/ A2	adjective - feeling unexpected wonder
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - to stretch out to touch/grasp something
damn /dæm/ B2	adjective - used to express anger or frustration
set /sɛt/ B1	adjective - fixed or established