Next To You – English Lyrics

• By: Unflirt
• Album: Fleeting

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Money talks, immunity

Hunger hurts, between you and me

I didn't come from a house with stairs

It's all I want, if you even care

It's all I really want

You wouldn't get it if it hurt you in the face

I wish you'd know it and just how it tastes

Life I deserve too, but I guess that's how

The world turns when you're ahead of the race

Wish I didn't care, but I do

Weight of the world dragging on my shoes

But it's unfair, playing next to you

Playing next to you

Playing next to you

Playing next to you

Playing next to you

Not enough, but a silver spoon

Get what you want, if you asked by noon

I'm still at home, so are all my friends

Impossible for this thing to end

It's all I really want

You wouldn't get it if it hurt you in the face

I wish you'd know it and just how it tastes

Life I deserve too, but I guess that's how

The world turns when you're ahead of the race

Wish I didn't care, but I do

Weight of the world dragging on my shoes

But it's unfair, playing next to you

Playing next to you

Playing next to you

Playing next to you

Playing next to you

Want it, I need it

I wanted to be it

I want it, I need it

I wanted to be it

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - currency used to buy goods and services
hurts /hɜːrts/ B1	verb - causes pain or injury
hunger /ˈhʌŋgər/ A2	noun - need or desire for food
tastes /teɪsts/ B1	verb/noun - to perceive flavor by eating or drink; flavor or sensation
deserve /dɪˈzɜːrv/ B2	verb - to be worthy of something
world /wɜːrld/ A2	noun - the Earth; people in general
race /reɪs/ A2	noun - a competition of speed; ethnic group
playing /ˈpleɪɪŋ/ A2	verb (gerund) - engaging in activity for enjoyment
next /nɛkst/ A1	adjective - coming immediately after something
need /niːd/ A2	verb/noun - require something; necessity
want /wɒnt/ A2	verb/noun - desire or wish for something

Key Grammar Structures

• I didn't come from a house with stairs

  ➔ Past Simple Negative

  ➔ The auxiliary "didn't" makes the verb "come" a negative past‑simple form.

• if you even care

  ➔ Zero Conditional (if‑clause with present simple)

  ➔ "if" introduces a condition that is generally true; the verb "care" is in the present simple.

• You wouldn't get it if it hurt you in the face

  ➔ Second Conditional (would + base verb, if + past simple)

  ➔ "wouldn't" (would not) shows an unreal present/future result, and "hurt" is a past‑simple verb in the if‑clause.

• I wish you'd know it and just how it tastes

  ➔ Wish + would / Subjunctive for unreal present

  ➔ "wish" expresses a desire for something unlikely; "you'd" (you would) shows the hypothetical mood.

• The world turns when you're ahead of the race

  ➔ When‑clause of time with present simple

  ➔ "when" introduces the time when the main clause happens; both verbs "turns" and "are" are in present simple.

• Weight of the world dragging on my shoes

  ➔ Present participle phrase functioning as a modifier

  ➔ The participle "dragging" describes the ongoing action of the "weight of the world".

• Not enough, but a silver spoon

  ➔ Elliptical construction (verb omitted)

  ➔ The sentence omits a verb such as "is" – it could be read as "[It is] not enough, but [it is] a silver spoon".

• Get what you want, if you asked by noon

  ➔ First Conditional with past simple in if‑clause (polite/remote condition)

  ➔ "Get" is an imperative. The if‑clause "if you asked by noon" uses past simple to suggest a polite or less certain condition.

• I wanted to be it

  ➔ Past simple + infinitive (expressing past desire)

  ➔ "wanted" is the past form of "want", followed by the infinitive "to be" indicating a past wish.