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Katy, don't cry, I know 00:00

You're trying your hardest, and the hardest part is letting 00:04

Go of the nights we shared 00:13

Ocala is calling, and you know it's haunting 00:17

But compared to your eyes 00:25

Nothing shines quite as bright 00:29

And when we look to the sky 00:33

It's not mine, but I want it so 00:37

Let's not pretend like you're alone tonight 00:42

I know he's there, and 00:47

You're probably hanging out and making eyes 00:50

While across the room he stares 00:54

I'll bet he gets the nerve to walk the floor 00:57

And ask my girl to dance, she'll say yes 01:01

Because these words were never easier for me to say 01:09

Or her to second-guess, but I guess 01:15

That I can live without you, but 01:23

Without you, I'll be miserable at best 01:27

You're all that I hoped I'd find in every single way 01:34

And everything I would give is everything you couldn't take 01:39

'Cause nothing feels like home, you're a thousand miles away 01:46

And the hardest part of living is just taking breaths to stay 01:53

'Cause I know I'm good for something, I just haven't found it yet 02:00

And I need it 02:09

So let's not pretend like you're alone tonight 02:13

I know he's there, and 02:19

You're probably hanging out and making eyes 02:21

While across the room he stares 02:26

I'll bet he gets the nerve to walk the floor 02:29

And ask my girl to dance, she'll say yes 02:33

Because these words were never easier for me to say 02:41

Or her to second-guess, but I guess 02:47

That I can live without you, but 02:56

Without you, I'll be miserable at best 03:00

03:07

And this will be the first time in a week 03:31

That I'll talk to you, and I can't speak 03:35

It's been three whole days since I've had sleep 03:40

'Cause I dream of his lips on your cheek 03:43

And I got the point that I should leave you alone 03:46

But we both know that I'm not that strong 03:50

And I'll miss the lips that made me fly 03:54

So let's not pretend like you're alone tonight 04:00

I know he's there, and 04:06

You're probably hanging out and making eyes 04:09

While across the room he stares 04:13

I'll bet he gets the nerve to walk the floor 04:16

And ask my girl to dance, she'll say yes 04:21

Because these words were never easier for me to say 04:28

Or her to second-guess, but I guess 04:35

That I can live without you, but 04:44

Without you, I'll be miserable 04:47

And I can live without you, but 04:51

Without you, I'll be miserable 04:55

And I can live without you, but 04:58

Oh, without you, I'll be miserable at best 05:02

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Miserable at Best – English Lyrics

Mayday Parade

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A Lesson In Romantics

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Katy, don't cry, I know

You're trying your hardest, and the hardest part is letting

Go of the nights we shared

Ocala is calling, and you know it's haunting

But compared to your eyes

Nothing shines quite as bright

And when we look to the sky

It's not mine, but I want it so

Let's not pretend like you're alone tonight

I know he's there, and

You're probably hanging out and making eyes

While across the room he stares

I'll bet he gets the nerve to walk the floor

And ask my girl to dance, she'll say yes

Because these words were never easier for me to say

Or her to second-guess, but I guess

That I can live without you, but

Without you, I'll be miserable at best

You're all that I hoped I'd find in every single way

And everything I would give is everything you couldn't take

'Cause nothing feels like home, you're a thousand miles away

And the hardest part of living is just taking breaths to stay

'Cause I know I'm good for something, I just haven't found it yet

And I need it

So let's not pretend like you're alone tonight

I know he's there, and

You're probably hanging out and making eyes

While across the room he stares

I'll bet he gets the nerve to walk the floor

And ask my girl to dance, she'll say yes

Because these words were never easier for me to say

Or her to second-guess, but I guess

That I can live without you, but

Without you, I'll be miserable at best

...

And this will be the first time in a week

That I'll talk to you, and I can't speak

It's been three whole days since I've had sleep

'Cause I dream of his lips on your cheek

And I got the point that I should leave you alone

But we both know that I'm not that strong

And I'll miss the lips that made me fly

So let's not pretend like you're alone tonight

I know he's there, and

You're probably hanging out and making eyes

While across the room he stares

I'll bet he gets the nerve to walk the floor

And ask my girl to dance, she'll say yes

Because these words were never easier for me to say

Or her to second-guess, but I guess

That I can live without you, but

Without you, I'll be miserable

And I can live without you, but

Without you, I'll be miserable

And I can live without you, but

Oh, without you, I'll be miserable at best

...

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Vocabulary	Meanings
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
haunting /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/ C1	adjective - difficult to ignore or forget; something that stays in your mind
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving out or reflecting a lot of light
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
stares /steərz/ B1	verb - to look directly at someone or something for a long time
nerve /nɜːrv/ B2	noun - courage or boldness
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
words /wɜːrdz/ A1	noun - units of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation
live /lɪv/ A1	verb - to be alive
miserable /ˈmɪzərəbl/ B2	adjective - extremely unhappy or uncomfortable
hoped /hoʊpt/ A2	verb - wanted something to happen
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
living /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ A1	noun - the state of being alive
breathes /briːðz/ A2	verb - to take air into the lungs and let it out
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or feelings occurring in a person's mind during sleep
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sadness at not being with someone or something

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