Nothing Compares 2 U – English Lyrics

• By: Prince
• Album: Rave Un2 The Year 2000

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the soul-stirring lyrics of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U," a song that masterfully conveys the depths of longing and loss. Its raw emotion and universal themes of heartbreak offer an exceptional opportunity to connect with English vocabulary and expressions related to love, sorrow, and remembrance, making it a powerful piece for language learners to explore emotional nuance.

[English]

作词 : Prince

It's been 7 hours and 13 days

Since U took your love away

I go out every night and sleep all day

Since U took your love away

Since U've been gone I can do whatever I want

I can see whomever I choose

U sing it...

（I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant）

Aw, is that right?

Nothing, nothing could take away these blues, no no

Sing it y'all...

Nothing compares, nothing compares 2 U

If U love her, show her now

Ladies and gentlemen, Candy Dulfer

Whoo, hands up 4 love, y'all

Go, girl!

All the flowers that U planted, baby, in the backyard

All died when U went away

I know that living with me, baby, b-b-b-baby

Was sometime hard, sometime hard

But I'm willing, I'm willing, I'm willing, I'm willing

I'm willing, I'm willing, I'm willing, I'm willing

2 give, give it, give it another try, sing it!

（Nothing compares, nothing compares 2 U）

Ah Portland, I wanna hear ya, everybody top of your voices, sing!

（Nothing compares, nothing compares 2 U） U...

U can come home if U want 2

Like I told ya, I'd give U anything U want

They say that money don't buy U happiness..But

..it'll pay 4 the search

And ultimately what U find out is that

Ain't none of us really free

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel affection for
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest with eyes closed noun - the state of resting
gone /ɡɒn/ A2	adjective - having left
choose /tʃuːz/ B1	verb - to select from a range of options
blues /bluːz/ B2	noun - a feeling of sadness
compare /kəmˈpeər/ B1	verb - to estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A2	noun - the reproductive part of a plant
plant /plænt/ A2	verb - to put in the ground and allow to grow noun - a living organism that grows in the earth
die /daɪ/ A2	verb - to stop living
hard /hɑːrd/ A2	adjective - requiring a lot of effort
willing /ˈwɪlɪŋ/ B1	adjective - ready, eager, or prepared to do something
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to freely transfer possession of something to someone
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
money /ˈmʌni/ A2	noun - a current medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes
buy /baɪ/ A2	verb - to obtain in exchange for payment
find /faɪnd/ A2	verb - to discover or locate
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under the control or power of another