Nobody Does It Better – English Lyrics

• By: Carly Simon

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic journey, and Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better" is an excellent starting point. The song's clear and emotive lyrics about admiration and love provide a great opportunity to learn descriptive English phrases. Its iconic status as a James Bond theme makes it a special piece of pop culture history to explore.

[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)

...

Sweet thing you're the best

Darlin, you're the best

Sweet thing you're the best

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to emit light
safe /seɪf/ B1	adjective - free from danger or risk
magic /ˈmædʒɪk/ B2	noun - a supernatural power or influence adjective - charming or enchanting
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - organ that pumps blood
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - series of images or thoughts during sleep verb - to imagine or aim for something
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - affection or deep feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry with the hands
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse of air over the earth
secret /ˈsiːkrɪt/ B2	noun - something kept hidden or unknown adjective - kept hidden or confidential
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - method or manner of doing something
remember /rɪˈmɛm.bər/ B2	verb - to recall or keep in memory
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation

Key Grammar Structures

• Nobody does it better

  ➔ Subject + do/does + it + comparative adjective (better)

  ➔ This structure emphasizes the superiority of the subject performing an action.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.