Sucks to Be You – English Lyrics

• By: Anne-Marie

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Anne-Marie's unapologetic kiss-off anthem, "Sucks to Be You," and explore the nuances of expressing dissatisfaction and moving on. This song serves as a lesson in confidently bidding farewell to toxic relationships, all while mastering the art of the catchy, concise pop sentiment.

[English]

This could be us, but you be playing

And messing 'round and getting wasted

While I am home alone waiting for you

You could spend your money on me

But you spunked it all on weed

Now I'm on my ones with dinner for two

I guess I'll go and find me somebody new

Oh, it sucks to be you, ooh-ah

I guess I'll go and find me somebody new

Oh, it sucks to be you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
play /pleɪ/ A2	verb - To behave in a light-hearted or unserious way, often to avoid commitment or responsibility; to fool around.
mess /mes/ B1	verb - To behave in a silly or aimless way; to waste time doing unimportant things (often with 'around' or 'about').
wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ B2	adjective - (Informal) extremely intoxicated with alcohol or drugs.
alone /əˈloʊn/ A2	adjective - Without other people; by oneself.
wait /weɪt/ A1	verb - To stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event, or until someone arrives.
spend /spend/ A1	verb - To use money to pay for something.
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - A medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes.
spunk /spʌŋk/ C1	verb - (Slang, British English) To spend money recklessly or foolishly, especially on something trivial or undesirable.
weed /wiːd/ B2	noun - (Informal) Cannabis, especially when smoked.
dinner /ˈdɪnər/ A1	noun - The main meal of the day, eaten in the evening.
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - To discover or locate something or someone unexpectedly or by searching.
somebody /ˈsʌmbədi/ A1	noun - An unspecified person; a person.
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - Not existing before; recently made, invented, acquired, or discovered.
suck /sʌk/ B2	verb - (Informal, often impolite) To be very bad, unpleasant, or unfair.

Key Grammar Structures

• This could be us, but you be playing

  ➔ Modal verb (could) + hypothetical situation

  ➔ "Could" expresses a hypothetical scenario contrasting with reality. "Be playing" (non-standard present continuous) emphasizes ongoing irresponsible behavior.

• While I am home alone waiting for you

  ➔ Present continuous + participle phrase

  ➔ "Am waiting" shows ongoing action. The participle phrase "waiting for you" modifies "I" without conjunctions, creating emotional contrast.

• But you spunked it all on weed

  ➔ Simple past tense + phrasal verb

  ➔ "Spunked" (slang for wasted) in past tense indicates completed action. Phrasal verb "spunked on" shows resource misuse.

• Now I'm on my ones with dinner for two

  ➔ Idiomatic expression + prepositional phrase

  ➔ Idiom "on my ones" (UK slang for alone) contrasts ironically with "dinner for two", highlighting loneliness through prepositional phrase.

• I guess I'll go and find me somebody new

  ➔ Future simple + reflexive pronoun (informal)

  ➔ "I'll go" shows future decision. Informal reflexive "find me" (instead of 'find for myself') adds colloquial emphasis.

• Oh, it sucks to be you

  ➔ Impersonal 'it' + infinitive phrase

  ➔ Impersonal "it" introduces general situation. Infinitive "to be you" functions as subject complement, delivering sarcastic judgment.

• You could spend your money on me

  ➔ Modal verb (could) for past possibility

  ➔ "Could" here implies past unrealized possibility, contrasting with actual behavior in next line. Modal creates hypothetical alternative.

• While I am home alone waiting for you

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction (while) + simultaneous actions

  ➔ "While" establishes temporal contrast between two simultaneous actions, emphasizing neglect through parallel structure.