Sometimes Always Never – English Lyrics

• By: Brandon Ratcliff
• Album: Sometimes Always Never EP

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a powerful tool, and Brandon Ratcliff's 'Sometimes Always Never' offers a unique opportunity to explore colloquial English expressions of love and loss. The song's clever wordplay around the adverbs 'sometimes,' 'always,' and 'never' provides a great lesson in how nuanced language can be used to convey complex emotions. Its conversational lyrics and catchy tune make it a memorable and enjoyable way to deepen your understanding of English.

[English]

("Sometimes Always Never" by Brandon Ratcliff)

♪ Sometimes I look for your black Civic ♪

♪ When I'm driving past ♪

♪ Your church on Sunday morning ♪

♪ And I kinda always wanna ♪

♪ Write down I miss you love me ♪

♪ On a note stick it underneath ♪

♪ Your wiper blades like I used to ♪

♪ But I sometimes always never do ♪

♪ Yeah I sometimes always never do ♪

♪ Sometimes I'm fine single's where its at ♪

♪ But I'm always lying to myself when I say that ♪

♪ I don't miss kicking it with you ♪

♪ Yeah that's sometimes always never true ♪

♪ Sometimes I hang out with other girls ♪

♪ And I always tell myself to remember ♪

♪ That it's not fair to compare but I do ♪

♪ And they're sometimes always never you ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Yeah yeah yeah ♪

♪ Yeah they're sometimes always never you ♪

♪ Sometimes I wonder if it's ♪

♪ Just me or lately does ♪

♪ It seem like "Come Over's" ♪

♪ Always on the radio ♪

♪ Hey shouldn't you probably change it ♪

♪ So those memory lane ♪

♪ Tears stay out your rear-view ♪

♪ But they sometimes always never do ♪

♪ 'Cause you sometimes always never do ♪

♪ Yeah-yeah-yeah ♪

♪ Sometimes I'm fine single's where it's at ♪

♪ But I'm always lying to myself when I say that ♪

♪ I don't miss kicking it with you ♪

♪ Yeah that's sometimes always never true ♪

♪ Sometimes I hang out with other girls ♪

♪ And I always tell myself to remember ♪

♪ That it's not fair to compare but I do ♪

♪ And they're sometimes always never you ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ No no ♪

♪ Yeah they're sometimes always never you ♪

♪ Wish I could be okay ♪

♪ With the way without you feels ♪

♪ But I'm afraid I'm afraid ♪

♪ That I sometimes always never will ♪

♪ Sometimes I'm fine single's where it's at ♪

♪ But I'm always lying to myself when I say that ♪

♪ I don't miss kicking it with you ♪

♪ Yeah that's sometimes always never true ♪

♪ Sometimes I hang out with other girls ♪

♪ And I always tell myself to remember ♪

♪ That it's not fair to compare but I do ♪

♪ And they're sometimes always never you ooh ooh ooh ♪

♪ Na na ♪

♪ Yeah they're sometimes always never you ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze in a specified direction
drive /draɪv/ A2	verb - to operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle
church /tʃɜːrtʃ/ A2	noun - a building used for public Christian worship
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to feel sad because someone or something is not present
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection
note /noʊt/ A2	noun - a brief record of facts, topics, or thoughts, written down as an aid to memory
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ B1	verb - to have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of someone or something from the past
fair /fɛr/ B1	adjective - treating people equally without favoritism or discrimination
compare /kəmˈpɛr/ B1	verb - to examine the similarities and/or differences
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ B1	adjective - feeling fear or anxiety; frightened
single /ˈsɪŋɡəl/ B2	adjective - not married or in a romantic relationship
true /truː/ B1	adjective - in accordance with fact or reality
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ B2	verb - to desire to know something; to be curious
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B2	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
tears /tɪrz/ B2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid produced by glands in the eyes

Key Grammar Structures

• Sometimes I look for your black Civic

  ➔ Simple Present Tense

  ➔ Using the simple present tense to describe a habitual action: I "look" for your car sometimes.

• When I'm driving past Your church on Sunday morning

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ Using the present continuous tense to describe an action in progress: I "am driving" past your church.

• And I kinda always wanna Write down I miss you love me

  ➔ Modal Verb "wanna"

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to". I "wanna" write... = I want to write...

• But I sometimes always never do

  ➔ Adverbs of Frequency

  ➔ The sentence uses a combination of adverbs of frequency ("sometimes," "always," "never") for emphasis, creating an internal conflict: "I sometimes always never do" means the speaker almost never does it, but is fighting the urge.

• single's where its at

  ➔ Informal/Colloquial Language

  ➔ "where it's at" is an informal expression meaning "where the good times are" or "what's cool/desirable". It is less formal than saying 'being single is the best option' or 'being single is ideal'.

• But I'm always lying to myself when I say that

  ➔ Present Continuous for Emphasis (lying)

  ➔ Using the present continuous "I'm lying" adds emphasis to the fact that the speaker knows they are being dishonest with themselves. It highlights the ongoing and deliberate nature of the lie.

• That it's not fair to compare but I do

  ➔ Impersonal "it" and contrasting ideas

  ➔ The "it" refers to the act of comparing other girls to his ex. The sentence contrasts the knowledge that it's not fair (morally wrong) to compare, with the reality that he *does* compare anyway, showing internal conflict.

• Wish I could be okay With the way without you feels

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (Wish I could be)

  ➔ "Wish I could be" expresses a desire for something that is currently untrue or unlikely. The subjunctive mood indicates a hypothetical or counterfactual situation.