Mr. Know It All – English Lyrics

• By: Teddy Swims

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the soulful world of Teddy Swims with 'Mr. Know It All.' This song is a perfect tool for English learners to practice understanding conversational nuances, emotional expression, and idiomatic phrases used to describe personality traits and social confrontations.

[English]

[music]

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>> She like to love, she like [music] to

hide.

I've seen it all

too many [singing] times to write them

off.

>> [music]

>> She's dropping bags,

poking a hole [singing]

in this fate of mine. I

act act like I don't [music] care,

dressing for the storm, then blaming the

sky.

Oh,

I know I'm damned if I

>> [music and singing]

>> do, damned if I don't. Wherever I end

up, it's never no surprise. [singing]

Should have told you [music] I could see

this coming.

Like I'm looking right into a crystal

ball.

When I fall in love, it's sweet

>> [music]

>> misfortune.

Oh, I wish I wasn't Mr.

Know-It-All.

>> [music]

>> Give you everything you said you

wanted.

See the future [music] like it's written

in stone.

You're the only thing that's missing

from me.

Oh, I wish I wasn't Mr.

>> [music]

>> Know-It-All.

Mr. Know-It-All.

>> [music]

>> Pulling down my nose for my coffee cake.

Set them [music] up and watch them fall.

Do it over again like a tennis ball. Do

a [music] silly dance.

Bet you'll never end up [singing]

falling back in my hands.

Should have told you I could [music] see

this coming. See this coming. Like I'm

looking right into a crystal [music]

ball.

When I fall in love, it's sweet

misfortune.

Oh, I [music] wish I wasn't Mr.

Know-It-All.

Give you everything you said

>> [music]

>> you wanted. What you wanted.

See the future like it's

written in stone.

>> [music]

>> You're the only thing that's missing

from me.

Oh, I wish [music] I wasn't Mr.

Know-It-All.

I don't want to stay.

I don't want to

run.

I already

know what

this will

become.

>> [music]

>> I'm watching it dance.

I'm falling

in love.

I'm getting

way too close to the sun.

>> [music]

>> Should have told you I could see this

coming.

Yeah.

Like I'm [music] looking right into

a crystal ball.

When I fall in love, it's sweet

>> [music]

>> misfortune.

Sweet misfortune. Oh, I wish I wasn't

Mr.

Know-It-All.

>> [music]

>> Give you everything you said you wanted.

See the future like it's written

in stone.

>> [music]

>> You're the only thing that's missing

from me. Missing from me.

Oh, I wish I wasn't Mr.

Know-It-All.

>> [music]

>> Mr. Know-It-All.

>> [music]

>> Mr. Know-It-All. [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dropping /ˈdrɒpɪŋ/ B1	verb - letting something fall
fate /feɪt/ B2	noun - the development of events beyond a person's control
blaming /ˈbleɪmɪŋ/ B1	verb - assigning responsibility for a fault or wrong
damned /dæmd/ B2	adjective - deserving condemnation; cursed
crystal /ˈkrɪstəl/ B1	noun - a clear, typically quartz, mineral
misfortune /ˌmɪsˈfɔːrtʃuːn/ B2	noun - bad luck
written /ˈrɪtn/ A2	verb - to trace letters or symbols on a surface
missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ A2	adjective - not present
pulling /ˈpʊlɪŋ/ A2	verb - exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement toward oneself
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - move downward, typically rapidly and freely
dance /dæns/ A1	noun - a series of movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music
bet /bet/ A2	verb - risk something, usually money, against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of a future event
sun /sʌn/ A1	noun - the star that provides light and warmth to Earth
watching /ˈwɒtʃɪŋ/ A2	verb - look at or observe attentively
become /bɪˈkʌm/ B1	verb - begin to be

Key Grammar Structures

• She like to love, she like [music] to hide.

  ➔ Present simple tense with 'like to'

  ➔ The phrase 'like to' is used to express habitual actions or preferences. Here, it indicates what 'she' enjoys doing.

• I've seen it all too many [singing] times to write them off.

  ➔ Present perfect with 'have seen'

  ➔ The present perfect tense with 'have seen' is used to describe an action that occurred in the past and has a result relevant to the present.

• I act like I don't [music] care, dressing for the storm, then blaming the sky.

  ➔ Present simple with 'act like'

  ➔ 'Act like' is used to describe behavior or pretense. Here, it shows how the speaker behaves as if they don't care.

• Oh, I know I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't.

  ➔ Conditional clauses with 'if'

  ➔ Conditional clauses with 'if' express possible outcomes based on certain conditions. Here, it shows the speaker's dilemma.

• Should have told you I could see this coming.

  ➔ Past modal 'should have'

  ➔ The past modal 'should have' is used to express regret or advice about a past action that did not occur.

• You're the only thing that's missing from me.

  ➔ Present continuous with 'missing from'

  ➔ The phrase 'missing from' is used to describe something that is absent or lacking. Here, it emphasizes what the speaker feels is incomplete.