my way – English Lyrics

• By: Olivia Rodrigo
• Album: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotional world of Olivia Rodrigo with 'my way.' This song is a perfect tool for learners to master expressive, conversational English and learn how to communicate intense feelings of frustration and passion through modern pop lyrics.

[English]

It's a little hard to stomach

All your amateur moves

You know he's with me, like obviously

But you linger in the air

Just like a bad perfume

It's getting to me, embarrassingly

And here's the part

Where the girl gets pissed

And the girl is me

Did you get that hint?

You're in my way now

Don't go

Go where you don't belong

Think I can't make out

Ah-ah, ah-ah

How hard you hang on

Kind of insane how

You keep calling

But you never get the message

It goes my way now

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah

Man, I wonder what you think

Is gonna go down

You send him another poem

And think that he'll let me go

Or maybe you're just tryna get me riled up now

You're posting another pic

In clothes I know are his

Well here's a map

Of the lines I drew

And some girl steps over

And the girl is you

You're in my way now

Don't go

Go where you don't belong

Think I can't make out

Ah-ah, ah-ah

How hard you hang on

Kind of insane how

You keep calling

But you never get the message

It goes my way now

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah

So where'd you get that confidence from?

Last time that I checked, I won

Let me be direct

Just stop!

You're being fucking weird

Maybe I'm a petty bitch

But you made me resort to this

That's it, I win

That's it, I win

You're in my way now

Don't go

Go where you don't belong

Think I can't make out

Ah-ah, ah-ah

How hard you hang on

Kind of insane how

You keep calling

But you never get the message

It goes my way now

Ah-ah, ah-ah-ah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stomach /ˈstʌmək/ A2	verb - to be able to accept or tolerate something unpleasant
amateur /ˈæmətər/ B2	adjective - done in an unskillful or inferior way
linger /ˈlɪŋɡər/ C1	verb - to stay in a place longer than necessary
perfume /ˈpɜːrfjuːm/ A2	noun - a liquid for giving a pleasant smell
embarrassingly /ɪmˈbærəsɪŋli/ B2	adjective - in a way that causes feelings of shame or social discomfort
pissed /pɪst/ B2	adjective - very angry or annoyed
hint /hɪnt/ A2	noun - a slight or indirect indication
belong /bɪˈlɔːŋ/ A2	verb - to be in the right or suitable place
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B1	adjective - in a state of mind which prevents normal perception; crazy
message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ A1	noun - a verbal, written, or recorded communication
poem /ˈpoʊəm/ A1	noun - a piece of writing that expresses emotion
riled /raɪld/ C2	verb - to make someone annoyed or irritated
confidence /ˈkɑːnfɪdəns/ B1	noun - a feeling of self-assurance
direct /daɪˈrɛkt/ B1	adjective - going straight to the point; straightforward
petty /ˈpɛti/ C1	adjective - characterized by an undue concern for trivial matters
resort /rɪˈzɔːrt/ B2	verb - to turn to and adopt as a strategy or course of action

Key Grammar Structures

• You know he's with me, like obviously

  ➔ State Verbs (know) + Present Simple

  ➔ "Know" is a state verb expressing a fact, not an action, so it is used in the present simple.

• You're in my way now

  ➔ Present Continuous (for current situations)

  ➔ "You're in" uses the continuous form to emphasize that the state is happening at this very moment.

• Think I can't make out how hard you hang on

  ➔ Modal verb of ability (can't) + Phrasal verb (hang on)

  ➔ "Can't" indicates inability, while "hang on" is a phrasal verb meaning to persist or hold onto something.

• You keep calling but you never get the message

  ➔ Verb + Gerund (keep calling)

  ➔ The verb "keep" is followed by a gerund (-ing) to describe an action that happens repeatedly.

• Man, I wonder what you think is gonna go down

  ➔ Future intention (be going to / gonna)

  ➔ "Gonna" is the colloquial form of "going to", used here to speculate about a future event.

• Or maybe you're just tryna get me riled up now

  ➔ Phrasal verb (get + adjective)

  ➔ "Get" + past participle/adjective is a causative structure meaning to cause someone to enter a state (riled up).

• Last time that I checked, I won

  ➔ Past Simple

  ➔ "Checked" and "won" are in the past simple because they refer to completed actions in the past.

• Maybe I'm a petty bitch but you made me resort to this

  ➔ Causative verb (made me resort to)

  ➔ "Made" + object + base verb is a causative structure indicating that someone forced or compelled another person to do something.