One Of Us – English Lyrics

• By: ABBA

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

They passed me by

...

All of those great romances

You were, I felt, robbing me

Of my rightful chances

My picture clear

Everything seemed so easy

And so I dealt you the blow

One of us had to go

Now it's different, I want you to know

One of us is crying, one of us is lying

In a lonely bed

Staring at the ceiling

Wishing she was somewhere else instead

One of us is lonely, one of us is only

Waiting for a call

Sorry for herself, feeling stupid, feeling small

Wishing she had never left at all

I saw myself

As a concealed attraction

I felt you kept me away

From the heat and the action

Just like a child

Stubborn and misconceiving

That's how I started the show

One of us had to go

Now I'm changed and I want you to know

One of us is crying, one of us is lying

In a lonely bed

Staring at the ceiling

Wishing she was somewhere else instead

One of us is lonely, one of us is only

Waiting for a call

Sorry for herself, feeling stupid, feeling small

Wishing she had never left at all

Never left at all

...

Staring at the ceiling

Wishing she was somewhere else instead

One of us is lonely, one of us is only

Waiting for a call

Sorry for herself, feeling stupid, feeling small

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
romance /ˈroʊˌmæns/ B1	noun - a love relationship or a story about love
rob /rɒb/ B1	verb - to take property illegally from someone
rightful /ˈraɪt.fəl/ C1	adjective - having a just claim or due to law or fairness
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity or possibility of something happening
blow /bloʊ/ B1	noun - a strong hit or strike, especially with a fist
different /ˈdɪf.ər.ənt/ A2	adjective - not the same as something else
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears, typically because of emotion
lie /laɪ/ A1	verb - to say something false intentionally
lonely /ˈloʊn.li/ B1	adjective - feeling sad because one has no friends or company
bed /bɛd/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping or resting
stare /stɛər/ B1	verb - to look at someone or something with eyes wide open for a long time
ceiling /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ B1	noun - the upper interior surface of a room
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - to desire or hope for something to happen
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - to stay in one place or remain inactive until something happens
call /kɔːl/ A2	noun - a telephone communication or a request for someone’s attention
sorry /ˈsɒr.i/ A1	adjective - feeling regret or remorse
stupid /ˈstjuː.pɪd/ B1	adjective - lacking intelligence or common sense
concealed /kənˈsiːld/ C1	adjective - kept hidden; not visible or obvious
attraction /əˈtræk.ʃən/ B2	noun - the action or power of drawing something toward oneself; a thing that draws interest
heat /hiːt/ A2	noun - the quality of being hot; high temperature