Missing You – English Lyrics

• By: Case
• Album: Open Letter

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language is not just about words, but also about conveying emotion. Case's "Missing You" offers a powerful lesson in expressing heartfelt feelings in English. The song's raw and soulful delivery, born from the singer's real-life struggle with laryngitis during recording, provides a unique opportunity to hear how emotion can shape pronunciation and intonation. By listening to the clear, emotive lyrics about love and loss, you can learn vocabulary that will help you express your own deepest feelings.

[English]

(gentle upbeat music)

♪ Standing here, looking out my window ♪

♪ My nights are long and my days are cold ♪

♪ 'Cause I don't have you ♪

♪ How can I be so damn demanding ♪

♪ I know you said that it's over now ♪

♪ But I can't let go ♪

♪ Every day, I want to pick up the phone ♪

♪ And tell you that ♪

♪ You're everything I need and more ♪

♪ If only I could find you ♪

♪ Like a cold summer afternoon (yeah) ♪

♪ Like the snow coming down in June ♪

♪ Like a wedding without a groom ♪

♪ I'm missing you (baby) ♪

♪ I'm the desert without the sand (all right) ♪

♪ You're the woman without a man ♪

♪ I'm the ring without a hand (yes I am) ♪

♪ I'm missing you ♪

♪ Driving 'round, thought I saw you pass me ♪

(chuckles softly)

♪ My rearview mirror's playing tricks on me ♪

♪ 'Cause you fade away ♪

♪ Maybe I'm just hallucinating ♪

♪ 'Cause my loneliness got the best of me ♪

♪ And my heart's so weak ♪

♪ Every day, I want to pick up the phone ♪

♪ And tell you that ♪

♪ You're everything I need and more ♪

♪ If only I could find you ♪

♪ Like a cold summer afternoon ♪

♪ Like the snow coming down in June (all right now) ♪

♪ Like a wedding without a groom ♪

♪ I'm missing you ♪

♪ I'm the desert without the sand ♪

♪ You're the woman without a man ♪

♪ I'm the ring without a hand ♪

♪ I'm missing you ♪

♪ Like a cold summer afternoon (cold summer day) ♪

♪ Like the snow coming down in June ♪

♪ Like a wedding without a groom ♪

♪ I'm missing you (baby) ♪

♪ I'm the desert without the sand (baby) ♪

♪ You're the woman without a man ♪

♪ I'm the ring without a hand (see, baby) ♪

♪ I'm missing you (I'm missing you) ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Said I'm, I'm missing you ♪

♪ Like a cold summer afternoon ♪

♪ Like the snow coming down in June ♪

♪ Like a wedding without a groom ♪

♪ I'm missing you ♪

♪ I'm the desert without the sand (yes, I am) ♪

♪ (yes, I am) You're the woman without a man ♪

♪ I'm the ring without a hand ♪

♪ I'm missing you ♪

♪ Like a cold summer afternoon (like a cold) ♪

♪ Like the snow coming down in June ♪

♪ Like a wedding without a groom ♪

♪ I'm missing you ♪

♪ I'm the desert without the sand ♪

♪ You're the woman without a man (I can't say no more) ♪

♪ I'm the ring without a hand (I can't say no more) ♪

♪ I'm missing you (baby) ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• like a wedding without a groom

  ➔ Simile - comparing two different things using 'like'

  ➔ 'Like' is used to introduce a comparison, indicating that one thing is similar to another.

• I know you said that it's over now

  ➔ Reported Speech - conveying what someone else has said

  ➔ Uses past tense 'said' to report what someone expressed verbally.

• Every day, I want to pick up the phone

  ➔ Present Simple Tense - expressing habitual actions or desires

  ➔ Indicates ongoing desire or habitual behavior in the present.

• I can't say no more

  ➔ Modal Verb 'can't' (cannot) - expressing inability or prohibition

  ➔ Indicates inability or that something is not permitted.

• and my heart's so weak

  ➔ Possessive 'heart's' - showing belonging or relation

  ➔ Shows that the heart belongs to or is related to the speaker.

• You fade away

  ➔ Verb phrase 'fade away' - idiomatic expression meaning to disappear gradually

  ➔ 'Fade away' means to gradually disappear or become less visible.