Make It Better (Forget About Me) – English Lyrics

• By: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw emotions of Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers with “Make It Better (Forget About Me).” This song offers a fascinating look into the intricacies of human relationships, with lyrics that explore the push and pull between hope and resignation. By exploring its evocative phrases and the story behind its creation, you can gain deeper insight into English expressions of longing, regret, and internal conflict, making it a powerful and relatable piece for language learners.

[English]

(rhythmic tambourine music)

(bass drum kicks)

(tambourine continues)

(percussive music fades)

(gentle rock music)

♪ Oh! ♪

♪ Aha! ♪

♪ Ah! ♪

(enthusiastic rock music)

(horns play)

♪ Honey I wanna make it better, baby ♪

♪ Honey I wanna make it good again ♪

♪ Baby I want to make it better, girl ♪

♪ Yeah better for you and me ♪

♪ Honey wait and see ♪

♪ I know it's been a long, long time ♪

♪ But it's gonna be alright ♪

♪ Honey you mustn't let it drag you down ♪

♪ When there's a lot a fools around ♪

♪ But anything I can do, honey ♪

♪ I'm gonna do it for you ♪

♪ I wanna make it better, baby ♪

♪ Listen I want to make it good again ♪

♪ Baby good for you and me ♪

♪ Baby please believe ♪

♪ That anything I can do ♪

♪ You know I'm gonna do it for you ♪

♪ Forget about me, forget about these eyes ♪

♪ Forget about love, say good-bye ♪

(energetic horn music)

♪ Alright ♪

♪ Oh! ♪

♪ Whoo! ♪

♪ There was too much rain, too much humidity ♪

♪ Tell me why you did what you did to me? ♪

♪ Honey you're the judge, there ain't no jury ♪

♪ And I'm just an innocent boy, used to being guilty ♪

(electric guitar wails)

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Break it down. ♪

♪ Forget about me, forget about these eyes ♪

♪ Forget about love, say goodbye, goodbye ♪

♪ Yeah blame it on me ♪

♪ Blame it on life ♪

♪ Blame it on love ♪

♪ Say goodbye, goodbye ♪

♪ (Forget about me, forget about these eyes) ♪

♪ Forget about love ♪

♪ (say goodbye, goodbye) ♪

♪ Goodbye ♪

♪ (Forget about me, forget about these eyes) ♪

♪ Bye bye ♪

♪ (Forget about love, say goodbye, goodbye) ♪

♪ Yeaaaahhhh ♪

♪ I'm gonna make it better babe ♪

♪ Listen, I wanna make it good again ♪

♪ Yeah I wanna make it alright ♪

♪ (Forget about these eyes) ♪

♪ Alright ♪

♪ (Forget about love, say goodbye, goodbye) ♪

♪ Wanna make it alright ♪

♪ (Forget about these eyes) ♪

♪ Oh! ♪

♪ (Forget about love, say goodbye, goodbye) ♪

♪ Oh! ♪

♪ Yeah! ♪

♪ (Forget about me, forget about these eyes) ♪

♪ Make it alright! ♪

♪ Baby baby baby baby ♪

♪ Oh! ♪

♪ (vocalizing) ♪

(music fades)

♪ Oh! ♪

(rhythmic tambourine music)

(wind blows)

♪ Forget about me, forget about these eyes ♪

♪ Forget about love, say goodbye ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B1	verb - to fail to remember
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for
goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ A2	noun - a farewell
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - an infant
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce
better /ˈbɛt.ər/ B1	adjective - of higher quality
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - desirable or satisfactory
alright /ɔːlˈraɪt/ B1	adjective - acceptable or satisfactory
honey /ˈhʌn.i/ A2	noun - sweet substance produced by bees; term of endearment
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire
listen /ˈlɪs.ən/ A2	verb - to give attention to sound
blame /bleɪm/ B1	verb - to hold responsible for a fault noun - responsibility for a fault
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes living things
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ B2	noun - a public officer authorized to decide cases in a court verb - to form an opinion or conclusion about
jury /ˈdʒʊə.ri/ B2	noun - a group of people sworn to give a verdict in a legal case
boy /bɔɪ/ A1	noun - a male child
guilty /ˈɡɪl.ti/ B2	adjective - responsible for a wrongdoing
innocent /ˈɪn.ə.sənt/ B2	adjective - not guilty of a crime or offense
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water droplets falling from the sky
humidity /hjuːˈmɪd.ɪ.ti/ B2	noun - the amount of moisture in the air
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs of sight