Nobody Does It Better – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you're the best
I wasn't looking
But somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your love light
But like heaven above me
The spy who loved me
Is keeping all my secrets safe tonight
And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Why'd you have to be so good?
The way that you hold me
Whenever you hold me
There's some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from running
But just keep it coming
How'd you learn to do the things you do?
And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, baby, darlin', you're the best
Baby, you're the best (Baby, you're the best)
Sweet thing you're the best
Darlin', you're the best (Darlin', you're the best)
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Sweet thing you're the best
Darlin, you're the best
Sweet thing you're the best
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Key Vocabulary
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shine /ʃaɪn/ B2 |
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safe /seɪf/ B1 |
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magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A2 |
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dream /driːm/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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hold /hoʊld/ A2 |
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sky /skaɪ/ A1 |
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secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ B2 |
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way /weɪ/ A1 |
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remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B2 |
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feel /fiːl/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Nobody does it better
➔ Subject + do/does + it + comparative adjective (better)
➔ This structure emphasizes the superiority of the subject performing an action.
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I wasn't looking
➔ Negative past continuous tense: was/were + not + verb-ing
➔ Expresses that the speaker was not in the process of doing something at that moment.
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Makes me feel sad for the rest
➔ Subject + makes + object + base verb or adjective
➔ This pattern shows causation, where the subject causes the object to feel a certain way.
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Why'd you have to be so good?
➔ Question form with contraction of 'did' and 'have to'
➔ This is an informal question asking about necessity or obligation, often expressed with colloquial contractions.
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There's some kind of magic inside you
➔ Existential there + be + noun phrase + inside + pronoun
➔ Expresses that a certain intangible quality or feeling exists within the person.
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And nobody does it better
➔ Conjunction + Subject + do/does + it + comparative adjective (better)
➔ Uses coordinating conjunction to link ideas and emphasizes the subject's superiority.
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Baby, baby, darlin', you're the best
➔ Direct address + comma + repeated words + pronoun + the + superlative adjective
➔ Uses direct address for emphasis and repetition to express strong positive feelings or admiration.
