Say You Won't Let Go – English Lyrics

• By: James Arthur

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the language of love and commitment through James Arthur's global hit, "Say You Won't Let Go." This song offers an opportunity to explore themes of devotion, enduring relationships, and expressing heartfelt emotions. Its conversational lyrics and soulful delivery make it an accessible and moving piece for learners of English.

[English]

I met you in the dark You lit me up You made me feel

as though I was enough We danced the night away We

drank too much I held your hair back when You were

throwing up Then you smiled over your shoulder

For a minute, I was stone cold sober I pulled you

closer to my chest And you asked me to stay over I

said, I already told ya I think that you should get

some rest I knew I loved you then But you'd never

know Cause I played it cool when I was scared of

letting go I knew I needed you But I never showed But

I wanna stay with you Until we're grey and old

Just say you won't let go Just say you won't let go

I'll wake you up with some breakfast in bed I'll

bring you coffee With a kiss on your head And I'll

take the kids to school Wave them goodbye And I'll

thank my lucky stars for that night When you looked

over your shoulder For a minute, I forget that I'm

older I wanna dance with you right now, oh And you

look as beautiful as ever And I swear that everyday

you'll get better You make me feel this way somehow

I'm so in love with you And I hope you know

Darling your love is more than worth its weight in

gold We've come so far my dear Look how we've grown

And I wanna stay with you Until we're grey and old

Just say you won't let go Just say you won't let go

I wanna live with you Even when we're ghosts Cause

you were always there for me When I needed you most

I'm gonna love you till My lungs give out I promise

till death we part Like in our vows So I wrote this

song for you Now everybody knows That it's just you

and me Until we're grey and old Just say you won't

let go Just say you won't let go Just say you won't

let go Oh, just say you won't let go

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dark /dɑːrk/ A1	adjective - with little or no light
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between one day and the next
hair /heər/ A1	noun - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of mammals
smile /smaɪl/ A1	verb - to form one's features into a pleased or kind expression
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ A2	noun - the part of the human body between the neck and the upper arm
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
chest /tʃest/ A2	noun - the upper front part of the body between the neck and the abdomen
rest /rest/ A1	noun - cessation from exertion or labor verb - cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength
scared /skerd/ A2	adjective - afraid; frightened
grey /ɡreɪ/ A1	adjective - of a color intermediate between black and white
old /oʊld/ A1	adjective - having lived for a long time
breakfast /ˈbrekfəst/ A1	noun - a meal eaten in the morning
bed /bed/ A1	noun - a piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on
kiss /kɪs/ A1	noun - an act of touching with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting
kids /kɪdz/ A1	noun - a child or young person
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - an institution for educating children
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically
better /ˈbetər/ A1	adjective - more excellent or effective than something else
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - feel deep affection for (someone)
gold /ɡoʊld/ A1	noun - a precious yellow metal
ghosts /ɡoʊsts/ B1	noun - the supposed soul of a dead person or animal appearing to the living
lungs /lʌŋz/ A2	noun - each of the pair of organs situated within the ribcage
death /deθ/ A2	noun - the end of life
song /sɔːŋ/ A1	noun - a musical composition with words